S0102: Population 60 Years
and Over
Data Set: 2004 American
Community Survey
Geographic Area: Pennsylvania
NOTE. Data are limited to the household population and exclude the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Survey Methodology.
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Subject |
Total |
MOE |
60 years and over |
MOE |
|
Total
population |
11,957,883 |
***** |
2,340,419 |
+/-21,180 |
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SEX AND AGE |
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Male |
48.2% |
+/-0.1 |
42.8% |
+/-0.3 |
|
Female |
51.8% |
+/-0.1 |
57.2% |
+/-0.3 |
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Median age (years) |
39.3 |
+/-0.2 |
71.9 |
+/-0.2 |
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RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO
ORIGIN |
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One race |
98.9% |
+/-0.1 |
99.6% |
+/-0.1 |
|
White |
84.8% |
+/-0.2 |
91.2% |
+/-0.3 |
|
Black
or African American |
10.0% |
+/-0.1 |
6.8% |
+/-0.3 |
|
American
Indian and Alaska Native |
0.1% |
+/-0.1 |
0.1% |
+/-0.1 |
|
Asian |
2.2% |
+/-0.1 |
1.1% |
+/-0.1 |
|
Native
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
0.0% |
+/-0.1 |
0.0% |
+/-0.1 |
|
Some
other race |
1.8% |
+/-0.2 |
0.5% |
+/-0.1 |
|
Two or more races |
1.1% |
+/-0.1 |
0.4% |
+/-0.1 |
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Hispanic or Latino origin
(of any race) |
3.7% |
+/-0.1 |
1.2% |
+/-0.2 |
|
White alone, not Hispanic or
Latino |
83.1% |
+/-0.1 |
90.4% |
+/-0.4 |
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RELATIONSHIP |
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Householder or spouse |
61.9% |
+/-0.3 |
92.6% |
+/-0.5 |
|
Parent |
0.8% |
+/-0.1 |
3.1% |
+/-0.3 |
|
Other relatives |
33.2% |
+/-0.3 |
2.9% |
+/-0.3 |
|
Nonrelatives |
4.2% |
+/-0.2 |
1.3% |
+/-0.2 |
|
Unmarried
partner |
2.2% |
+/-0.1 |
0.6% |
+/-0.1 |
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HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE |
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|
Households |
4,817,757 |
+/-45,100 |
1,512,920 |
+/-29,131 |
|
Family households |
66.8% |
+/-0.5 |
55.9% |
+/-1.2 |
|
Married-couple
families |
50.8% |
+/-0.6 |
45.8% |
+/-1.2 |
|
Female
householder, no husband present |
11.8% |
+/-0.4 |
8.0% |
+/-0.6 |
|
Nonfamily households |
33.2% |
+/-0.5 |
44.1% |
+/-1.2 |
|
Householder
living alone |
28.2% |
+/-0.5 |
42.3% |
+/-1.1 |
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MARITAL STATUS |
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|
Population
15 years and over |
9,638,973 |
+/-7,683 |
2,340,419 |
+/-21,180 |
|
Now married, except
separated |
54.0% |
+/-0.5 |
59.2% |
+/-1.0 |
|
Widowed |
7.3% |
+/-0.2 |
26.2% |
+/-0.8 |
|
Divorced |
8.7% |
+/-0.3 |
7.8% |
+/-0.5 |
|
Separated |
2.3% |
+/-0.2 |
1.1% |
+/-0.2 |
|
Never married |
27.8% |
+/-0.3 |
5.7% |
+/-0.4 |
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |
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Population
25 years and over |
8,137,533 |
+/-11,769 |
2,340,419 |
+/-21,180 |
|
Less than high school
graduate |
14.2% |
+/-0.4 |
26.8% |
+/-0.9 |
|
High school graduate
(includes equivalency) |
38.9% |
+/-0.5 |
43.1% |
+/-0.7 |
|
Some college or associate's
degree |
22.1% |
+/-0.4 |
14.8% |
+/-0.7 |
|
Bachelor's degree or higher |
24.7% |
+/-0.5 |
15.3% |
+/-0.7 |
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RESPONSIBILITY FOR
GRANDCHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS |
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|
Population
30 years and over |
7,461,767 |
+/-9,322 |
2,340,419 |
+/-21,180 |
|
Living with grandchild(ren)
in the household |
2.8% |
+/-0.2 |
3.9% |
+/-0.4 |
|
Responsible
for grandchild(ren) |
1.0% |
+/-0.1 |
1.3% |
+/-0.3 |
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VETERAN STATUS |
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|
Civilian
population 18 years and over |
9,123,222 |
+/-8,727 |
2,340,419 |
+/-21,180 |
|
Civilian veteran |
12.1% |
+/-0.3 |
25.7% |
+/-0.5 |
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DISABILITY STATUS |
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Civilian
population 5 years and over |
11,229,014 |
+/-6,728 |
2,340,419 |
+/-21,180 |
|
With any disability |
15.9% |
+/-0.4 |
35.2% |
+/-0.8 |
|
No disability |
84.1% |
+/-0.4 |
64.8% |
+/-0.8 |
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO |
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|
Population
1 year and over |
11,810,535 |
+/-11,036 |
2,340,419 |
+/-21,180 |
|
Same house |
88.4% |
+/-0.4 |
95.8% |
+/-0.4 |
|
Different house in the U.S. |
11.3% |
+/-0.4 |
4.2% |
+/-0.4 |
|
Same
county |
7.2% |
+/-0.4 |
2.7% |
+/-0.3 |
|
Different
county |
4.1% |
+/-0.3 |
1.5% |
+/-0.2 |
|
Same
state |
2.2% |
+/-0.2 |
0.9% |
+/-0.2 |
|
Different
state |
1.9% |
+/-0.2 |
0.6% |
+/-0.2 |
|
Abroad |
0.3% |
+/-0.1 |
0.1% |
+/-0.1 |
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP
STATUS AND YEAR OF ENTRY |
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Native |
11,392,818 |
+/-29,050 |
2,220,810 |
+/-19,856 |
|
Foreign born |
565,065 |
+/-29,050 |
119,609 |
+/-10,444 |
|
Entered
U.S. 2000 or later |
18.9% |
+/-2.5 |
3.8% |
+/-2.5 |
|
Entered
U.S. 1990 to 1999 |
31.3% |
+/-2.3 |
9.7% |
+/-2.9 |
|
Entered
U.S. before 1990 |
49.8% |
+/-2.6 |
86.6% |
+/-4.0 |
|
Naturalized
U.S. citizen |
51.9% |
+/-2.5 |
78.4% |
+/-4.0 |
|
Not
a U.S. citizen |
48.1% |
+/-2.5 |
21.6% |
+/-4.0 |
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME AND
ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH |
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|
Population
5 years and over |
11,238,952 |
+/-6,204 |
2,340,419 |
+/-21,180 |
|
English only |
91.5% |
+/-0.3 |
93.5% |
+/-0.4 |
|
Language other than English |
8.5% |
+/-0.3 |
6.5% |
+/-0.4 |
|
Speak
English less than "very well" |
3.2% |
+/-0.2 |
2.7% |
+/-0.3 |
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EMPLOYMENT STATUS |
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|
Population
16 years and over |
9,464,359 |
+/-10,643 |
2,340,419 |
+/-21,180 |
|
In labor force |
63.6% |
+/-0.3 |
21.7% |
+/-0.8 |
|
Civilian
labor force |
63.5% |
+/-0.3 |
21.7% |
+/-0.8 |
|
Employed |
59.2% |
+/-0.4 |
20.7% |
+/-0.7 |
|
Unemployed
as a percent of civilian labor force |
6.8% |
+/-0.4 |
4.6% |
+/-0.7 |
|
Armed
forces |
0.1% |
+/-0.1 |
0.0% |
+/-0.1 |
|
Not in labor force |
36.4% |
+/-0.3 |
78.3% |
+/-0.8 |
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INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
(IN 2004 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |
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|
Households |
4,817,757 |
+/-45,100 |
1,512,920 |
+/-29,131 |
|
With earnings |
76.4% |
+/-0.5 |
38.9% |
+/-0.8 |
|
Mean
earnings (dollars) |
60,315 |
+/-965 |
40,631 |
+/-1,627 |
|
With Social Security income |
31.3% |
+/-0.4 |
84.5% |
+/-0.7 |
|
Mean
Social Security income (dollars) |
13,410 |
+/-147 |
14,014 |
+/-149 |
|
With Supplemental Security
Income |
4.5% |
+/-0.3 |
4.8% |
+/-0.5 |
|
Mean
Supplemental Security Income (dollars) |
7,225 |
+/-242 |
6,853 |
+/-465 |
|
With cash public assistance
income |
2.6% |
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