S0103: Population 65 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.


Subject

Total

 

MOE

 

65 years and over

 

MOE

 

Total population

11,957,883

*****

1,763,013

+/-6,214

 

SEX AND AGE

Male

48.2%

+/-0.1

41.3%

+/-0.2

Female

51.8%

+/-0.1

58.7%

+/-0.2

 

Median age (years)

39.3

+/-0.2

75.5

+/-0.2

 

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ORIGIN

One race

98.9%

+/-0.1

99.6%

+/-0.1

White

84.8%

+/-0.2

91.6%

+/-0.3

Black or African American

10.0%

+/-0.1

6.5%

+/-0.2

American Indian and Alaska Native

0.1%

+/-0.1

0.1%

+/-0.1

Asian

2.2%

+/-0.1

1.0%

+/-0.2

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

 

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

90.9%

+/-0.3

 

RELATIONSHIP

Householder or spouse

61.9%

+/-0.3

92.2%

+/-0.6

Parent

0.8%

+/-0.1

3.6%

+/-0.4

Other relatives

33.2%

+/-0.3

3.0%

+/-0.4

Nonrelatives

4.2%

+/-0.2

1.2%

+/-0.2

Unmarried partner

2.2%

+/-0.1

0.4%

+/-0.1

 

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

Households

4,817,757

+/-45,100

1,174,918

+/-21,518

Family households

66.8%

+/-0.5

51.8%

+/-1.4

Married-couple families

50.8%

+/-0.6

41.9%

+/-1.5

Female householder, no husband present

11.8%

+/-0.4

7.8%

+/-0.6

Nonfamily households

33.2%

+/-0.5

48.2%

+/-1.4

Householder living alone

28.2%

+/-0.5

46.9%

+/-1.3

 

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

9,638,973

+/-7,683

1,763,013

+/-6,214

Now married, except separated

54.0%

+/-0.5

55.2%

+/-1.1

Widowed

7.3%

+/-0.2

31.8%

+/-1.0

Divorced

8.7%

+/-0.3

6.6%

+/-0.5

Separated

2.3%

+/-0.2

0.9%

+/-0.2

Never married

27.8%

+/-0.3

5.5%

+/-0.5

 

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

8,137,533

+/-11,769

1,763,013

+/-6,214

Less than high school graduate

14.2%

+/-0.4

30.4%

+/-1.1

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

38.9%

+/-0.5

42.6%

+/-0.8

Some college or associate's degree

22.1%

+/-0.4

13.6%

+/-0.7

Bachelor's degree or higher

24.7%

+/-0.5

13.4%

+/-0.7

 

RESPONSIBILITY FOR GRANDCHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS

Population 30 years and over

7,461,767

+/-9,322

1,763,013

+/-6,214

Living with grandchild(ren) in the household

2.8%

+/-0.2

3.4%

+/-0.4

Responsible for grandchild(ren)

1.0%

+/-0.1

1.0%

+/-0.3

 

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

9,123,222

+/-8,727

1,763,013

+/-6,214

Civilian veteran

12.1%

+/-0.3

27.8%

+/-0.7

 

DISABILITY STATUS

Civilian population 5 years and over

11,229,014

+/-6,728

1,763,013

+/-6,214

With any disability

15.9%

+/-0.4

38.6%

+/-1.0

No disability

84.1%

+/-0.4

61.4%

+/-1.0

 

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO

Population 1 year and over

11,810,535

+/-11,036

1,763,013

+/-6,214

Same house

88.4%

+/-0.4

95.7%

+/-0.4

Different house in the U.S.

11.3%

+/-0.4

4.3%

+/-0.4

Same county

7.2%

+/-0.4

2.8%

+/-0.4

Different county

4.1%

+/-0.3

1.4%

+/-0.2

Same state

2.2%

+/-0.2

0.9%

+/-0.2

Different state

1.9%

+/-0.2

0.5%

+/-0.2

Abroad

0.3%

+/-0.1

0.1%

+/-0.1

 

PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP STATUS AND YEAR OF ENTRY

Native

11,392,818

+/-29,050

1,669,139

+/-8,897

Foreign born

565,065

+/-29,050

93,874

+/-9,200

Entered U.S. 2000 or later

18.9%

+/-2.5

3.2%

+/-2.8

Entered U.S. 1990 to 1999

31.3%

+/-2.3

8.8%

+/-3.3

Entered U.S. before 1990

49.8%

+/-2.6

88.0%

+/-4.4

Naturalized U.S. citizen

51.9%

+/-2.5

80.5%

+/-4.5

Not a U.S. citizen

48.1%

+/-2.5

19.5%

+/-4.5

 

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME AND ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH

Population 5 years and over

11,238,952

+/-6,204

1,763,013

+/-6,214

English only

91.5%

+/-0.3

93.4%

+/-0.5

Language other than English

8.5%

+/-0.3

6.6%

+/-0.5

Speak English less than "very well"

3.2%

+/-0.2

3.0%

+/-0.4

 

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Population 16 years and over

9,464,359

+/-10,643

1,763,013

+/-6,214

In labor force

63.6%

+/-0.3

12.6%

+/-0.6

Civilian labor force

63.5%

+/-0.3

12.6%

+/-0.6

Employed

59.2%

+/-0.4

12.0%

+/-0.6

Unemployed as a percent of civilian labor force

6.8%

+/-0.4

5.0%

+/-1.1

Armed forces

0.1%

+/-0.1

(X)

(X)

Not in labor force

36.4%

+/-0.3

87.4%

+/-0.6

 

INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2004 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)

Households

4,817,757

+/-45,100

1,174,918

+/-21,518

With earnings

76.4%

+/-0.5

29.0%

+/-0.9

Mean earnings (dollars)

60,315

+/-965

30,542

+/-1,875

With Social Security income

31.3%

+/-0.4

95.2%

+/-0.5

Mean Social Security income (dollars)

13,410

+/-147

14,238

+/-181

With Supplemental Security Income

4.5%

+/-0.3

4.4%

+/-0.5

Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)

7,225

+/-242

6,569

+/-527

With cash public assistance income

2.6%