Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Pennsylvania
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 12,281,054 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 12,281,054 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 394,088 3.2%
Male 5,929,663 48.3%     Mexican 55,178 0.4%
Female 6,351,391 51.7%     Puerto Rican 228,557 1.9%
          Cuban 10,363 0.1%
Under 5 years 727,804 5.9%     Other Hispanic or Latino 99,990 0.8%
5 to 9 years 827,945 6.7%   Not Hispanic or Latino 11,886,966 96.8%
10 to 14 years 863,849 7.0%     White alone 10,322,455 84.1%
15 to 19 years 850,986 6.9%        
20 to 24 years 746,086 6.1%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 1,560,486 12.7%       Total population 12,281,054 100.0%
35 to 44 years 1,948,076 15.9%   In households 11,847,753 96.5%
45 to 54 years 1,705,032 13.9%     Householder 4,777,003 38.9%
55 to 59 years 619,969 5.0%     Spouse 2,467,673 20.1%
60 to 64 years 511,656 4.2%     Child 3,555,036 28.9%
65 to 74 years 969,272 7.9%       Own child under 18 years 2,653,125 21.6%
75 to 84 years 712,326 5.8%     Other relatives 525,185 4.3%
85 years and over 237,567 1.9%       Under 18 years 201,853 1.6%
          Nonrelatives 522,856 4.3%
Median age (years) 38.0 (X)       Unmarried partner 237,622 1.9%
        In group quarters 433,301 3.5%
18 years and over 9,358,833 76.2%     Institutionalized population 213,790 1.7%
  Male 4,430,102 36.1%     Noninstitutionalized population 219,511 1.8%
  Female 4,928,731 40.1%        
21 years and over 8,842,276 72.0%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 2,219,927 18.1%       Total households 4,777,003 100.0%
65 years and over 1,919,165 15.6%   Family households (families) 3,208,388 67.2%
  Male 767,547 6.2%       With own children under 18 years 1,430,808 30.0%
  Female 1,151,618 9.4%     Married couple family 2,467,673 51.7%
            With own children under 18 years 1,043,071 21.8%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 554,693 11.6%
One race 12,138,830 98.8%       With own children under 18 years 298,021 6.2%
  White 10,484,203 85.4%   Nonfamily households 1,568,615 32.8%
  Black or African American 1,224,612 10.0%     Householder living alone 1,320,941 27.7%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 18,348 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 555,374 11.6%
  Asian 219,813 1.8%        
    Asian Indian 57,241 0.5%   Households with individuals under 18 years 1,559,281 32.6%
    Chinese 50,650 0.4%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 1,328,237 27.8%
    Filipino 14,506 0.1%        
    Japanese 6,984 0.1%   Average household size 2.48 (X)
    Korean 31,612 0.3%   Average family size 3.04 (X)
    Vietnamese 30,037 0.2%        
    Other Asian1 28,783 0.2%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3,417 0.0%       Total housing units 5,249,750 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 897 0.0%   Occupied housing units 4,777,003 91.0%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 646 0.0%   Vacant housing units 472,747 9.0%
    Samoan 734 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 148,230 2.8%
    Other Pacific Islander2 1,140 0.0%        
  Some other race 188,437 1.5%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6% (X)
Two or more races 142,224 1.2%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.2% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 10,596,409 86.3%       Occupied housing units 4,777,003 100.0%
Black or African American 1,289,123 10.5%   Owner-occupied housing units 3,406,337 71.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 52,650 0.4%   Renter-occupied housing units 1,370,666 28.7%
Asian 248,601 2.0%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 8,790 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.62 (X)
Some other race 238,700 1.9%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.12 (X)
Date: March 25, 2002
- Represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable.
1Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3In combination with one or more of the 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.