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DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Geographic Area: Pennsylvania

NOTE: Corrected counts are available for one or more geographies displayed in this table.

NOTE: For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf1u.htm.

Subject	Number	Percent

Total population	12,281,054	100.0

SEX AND AGE
Male	5,929,663	48.3
Female	6,351,391	51.7

Under 5 years	727,804	5.9
5 to 9 years	827,945	6.7
10 to 14 years	863,849	7.0
15 to 19 years	850,986	6.9
20 to 24 years	746,086	6.1
25 to 34 years	1,560,486	12.7
35 to 44 years	1,948,076	15.9
45 to 54 years	1,705,032	13.9
55 to 59 years	619,969	5.0
60 to 64 years	511,656	4.2
65 to 74 years	969,272	7.9
75 to 84 years	712,326	5.8
85 years and over	237,567	1.9

Median age (years)	38.0	(X)

18 years and over	9,358,833	76.2
Male	4,430,102	36.1
Female	4,928,731	40.1
21 years and over	8,842,276	72.0
62 years and over	2,219,927	18.1
65 years and over	1,919,165	15.6
Male	767,547	6.2
Female	1,151,618	9.4

RACE
One race	12,138,830	98.8
White	10,484,203	85.4
Black or African American	1,224,612	10.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	18,348	0.1
Asian	219,813	1.8
Asian Indian	57,241	0.5
Chinese	50,650	0.4
Filipino	14,506	0.1
Japanese	6,984	0.1
Korean	31,612	0.3
Vietnamese	30,037	0.2
Other Asian ¹	28,783	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	3,417	0.0
Native Hawaiian	897	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	646	0.0
Samoan	734	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	1,140	0.0
Some other race	188,437	1.5
Two or more races	142,224	1.2

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	10,596,409	86.3
Black or African American	1,289,123	10.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	52,650	0.4
Asian	248,601	2.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	8,790	0.1
Some other race	238,700	1.9

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	12,281,054	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	394,088	3.2
Mexican	55,178	0.4
Puerto Rican	228,557	1.9
Cuban	10,363	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	99,990	0.8
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,886,966	96.8
White alone	10,322,455	84.1

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	12,281,054	100.0
In households	11,847,753	96.5
Householder	4,777,003	38.9
Spouse	2,467,673	20.1
Child	3,555,036	28.9
Own child under 18 years	2,653,125	21.6
Other relatives	525,185	4.3
Under 18 years	201,853	1.6
Nonrelatives	522,856	4.3
Unmarried partner	237,622	1.9
In group quarters	433,301	3.5
Institutionalized population	213,790	1.7
Noninstitutionalized population	219,511	1.8

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	4,777,003	100.0
Family households (families)	3,208,388	67.2
With own children under 18 years	1,430,808	30.0
Married-couple family	2,467,673	51.7
With own children under 18 years	1,043,071	21.8
Female householder, no husband present	554,693	11.6
With own children under 18 years	298,021	6.2
Nonfamily households	1,568,615	32.8
Householder living alone	1,320,941	27.7
Householder 65 years and over	555,374	11.6

Households with individuals under 18 years	1,559,281	32.6
Households with individuals 65 years and over	1,328,237	27.8

Average household size	2.48	(X)
Average family size	3.04	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	5,249,750	100.0
Occupied housing units	4,777,003	91.0
Vacant housing units	472,747	9.0
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	148,230	2.8

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.6	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	7.2	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	4,777,003	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	3,406,337	71.3
Renter-occupied housing units	1,370,666	28.7

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.62	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.12	(X)

Subject	Number	Percent

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.