Age and Sex in Pennsylvania (State)

Age Structure#1

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1 Gray areas represent percentile bands from the states.
Scope: population of the United States, Pennsylvania, and other states
Pennsylvania
United States
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0.0%0.5%1.0%Count%85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-4324,273324k2.537%2.54%290,796291k2.275%2.27%365,835366k2.862%2.86%485,062485k3.794%3.79%375,053375k2.934%2.93%292,228292k2.286%2.29%473,498473k3.704%3.70%350,757351k2.744%2.74%938,083938k7.338%7.34%943,295943k7.379%7.38%861,215861k6.737%6.74%784,076784k6.133%6.13%731,383731k5.721%5.72%789,026789k6.172%6.17%845,266845k6.612%6.61%495,635496k3.877%3.88%183,828184k1.438%1.44%187,719188k1.468%1.47%362,681363k2.837%2.84%481,595482k3.767%3.77%763,742764k5.974%5.97%744,333744k5.822%5.82%714,598715k5.590%5.59%
Count number of people in age cohort
% age cohort as a percentage of the total population
1normalized with respect to the number of years in each interval

Age and Sex#2

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1
Scope: population of the United States and Pennsylvania
Female Male
United States
Pennsylvania
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0.5%0.0%0.5%Count%Senior2Older Adult3Younger Adult4College5Children6-0.199335%-0.064854%-0.177049%-0.048590%-0.264189%0.26%0.199335%0.177049%0.199335%0.20%2,133,2472.13M16.687%16.7%-0.668092%-0.025183%-0.639439%-0.027509%-0.693276%0.69%0.668092%0.639439%0.668092%0.67%4,350,9244.35M34.034%34.0%-0.615201%-0.662794%-0.615201%0.62%0.615201%0.013043%0.662794%0.011473%0.628244%0.63%2,861,3102.86M22.382%22.4%-0.708786%-0.690098%-0.708786%0.71%0.708786%0.018265%0.690098%0.036916%0.727051%0.73%734,228734k5.743%5.74%-0.573321%-0.627873%-0.573321%0.57%0.573321%0.028556%0.627873%0.028032%0.601877%0.60%2,704,2682.70M21.154%21.2%
Count number of people in age cohort
% age cohort as a percentage of the total population
1normalized with respect to the number of years in each interval 265+ 340-64 422-39 518-21 60-17

Detailed Age and Sex#3

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1
Scope: population of the United States and Pennsylvania
Female Male
United States
Pennsylvania
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0.5%0.0%0.5%Count%85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-4-0.051882%-0.054770%-0.040405%-0.038024%-0.106653%0.11%0.051882%0.040405%0.051882%0.05%324,273324k2.537%2.54%-0.180768%-0.093401%-0.151220%-0.063891%-0.274170%0.27%0.180768%0.151220%0.180768%0.18%290,796291k2.275%2.27%-0.248488%-0.075358%-0.220748%-0.056595%-0.323846%0.32%0.248488%0.220748%0.248488%0.25%365,835366k2.862%2.86%-0.344971%-0.068918%-0.319204%-0.054701%-0.413888%0.41%0.344971%0.319204%0.344971%0.34%485,062485k3.794%3.79%-0.461659%-0.054607%-0.421958%-0.052156%-0.516266%0.52%0.461659%0.421958%0.461659%0.46%375,053375k2.934%2.93%-0.544924%-0.053098%-0.502773%-0.054229%-0.598022%0.60%0.544924%0.502773%0.544924%0.54%292,228292k2.286%2.29%-0.589305%-0.056002%-0.541468%-0.051993%-0.645308%0.65%0.589305%0.541468%0.589305%0.59%473,498473k3.704%3.70%-0.669764%-0.032333%-0.599140%-0.045449%-0.702098%0.70%0.669764%0.599140%0.669764%0.67%350,757351k2.744%2.74%-0.718612%-0.030368%-0.647813%-0.041116%-0.748980%0.75%0.718612%0.647813%0.718612%0.72%938,083938k7.338%7.34%-0.724177%-0.027392%-0.688902%-0.025961%-0.751569%0.75%0.724177%0.688902%0.724177%0.72%943,295943k7.379%7.38%-0.665671%-0.015993%-0.655595%-0.013619%-0.681664%0.68%0.665671%0.655595%0.665671%0.67%861,215861k6.737%6.74%-0.610513%-0.005629%-0.640349%-0.007471%-0.616142%0.62%0.610513%0.640349%0.610513%0.61%784,076784k6.133%6.13%-0.570367%-0.003484%-0.626779%-0.004019%-0.573851%0.57%0.570367%0.626779%0.570367%0.57%731,383731k5.721%5.72%-0.611954%-0.669173%-0.611954%0.61%0.611954%0.010491%0.669173%0.005514%0.622445%0.62%789,026789k6.172%6.17%-0.650323%-0.680581%-0.650323%0.65%0.650323%0.021737%0.680581%0.019624%0.672060%0.67%845,266845k6.612%6.61%-0.630990%-0.675846%-0.630990%0.63%0.630990%0.030353%0.675846%0.033642%0.661343%0.66%495,635496k3.877%3.88%-0.713401%-0.709599%-0.713401%0.71%0.713401%0.011155%0.709599%0.039633%0.724555%0.72%183,828184k1.438%1.44%-0.718376%-0.721323%-0.718376%0.72%0.718376%0.031641%0.721323%0.040945%0.750017%0.75%187,719188k1.468%1.47%-0.701683%-0.664734%-0.701683%0.70%0.701683%0.015132%0.664734%0.033543%0.716815%0.72%362,681363k2.837%2.84%-0.609239%-0.642594%-0.609239%0.61%0.609239%0.037247%0.642594%0.030383%0.646486%0.65%481,595482k3.767%3.77%-0.583042%-0.635182%-0.583042%0.58%0.583042%0.028758%0.635182%0.027016%0.611800%0.61%763,742764k5.974%5.97%-0.569721%-0.629799%-0.569721%0.57%0.569721%0.025036%0.629799%0.027976%0.594757%0.59%744,333744k5.822%5.82%-0.545650%-0.609806%-0.545650%0.55%0.545650%0.026658%0.609806%0.027693%0.572309%0.57%714,598715k5.590%5.59%
Count number of people in age cohort
% age cohort as a percentage of the total population
1normalized with respect to the number of years in each interval

Detailed Sex Ratio#4

Percentage more males or females in selected age cohorts.
Scope: population of the United States and Pennsylvania
More Females More Males
United States
Pennsylvania
100%50%0%M:FFM85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-4-105.566235%-94.107784%-105.566235%105.6%0.4860.4967.274%67.3%32.726%32.7%-51.669018%-42.250155%-51.669018%51.7%0.6590.6660.265%60.3%39.735%39.7%-30.326821%-25.637895%-30.326821%30.3%0.7670.7756.583%56.6%43.417%43.4%-19.977778%-17.136703%-19.977778%20.0%0.8330.8354.541%54.5%45.459%45.5%-11.828528%-12.360556%-11.828528%11.8%0.8940.8952.792%52.8%47.208%47.2%-9.744054%-10.786056%-9.744054%9.7%0.9110.9152.323%52.3%47.677%47.7%-9.503119%-9.602216%-9.503119%9.5%0.9130.9152.268%52.3%47.732%47.7%-4.827586%-7.585728%-4.827586%4.8%0.9540.9551.178%51.2%48.822%48.8%-4.225883%-6.346862%-4.225883%4.2%0.9590.9651.035%51.0%48.965%49.0%-3.782516%-3.768485%-3.782516%3.8%0.9640.9650.928%50.9%49.072%49.1%-2.402608%-2.077397%-2.402608%2.4%0.9770.9850.594%50.6%49.406%49.4%-0.921999%-1.166734%-0.921999%0.9%0.9910.9950.229%50.2%49.771%49.8%-0.610843%-0.641232%-0.610843%0.6%0.9940.9950.152%50.2%49.848%49.8%1.714388%0.824044%1.714388%1.7%1.0171.0249.575%49.6%50.425%50.4%3.342427%2.883352%3.342427%3.3%1.0331.0349.178%49.2%50.822%50.8%4.810390%4.977745%4.810390%4.8%1.0481.0548.826%48.8%51.174%51.2%1.563579%5.585264%1.563579%1.6%1.0161.0249.612%49.6%50.388%50.4%4.404543%5.676433%4.404543%4.4%1.0441.0448.923%48.9%51.077%51.1%2.156561%5.046055%2.156561%2.2%1.0221.0249.467%49.5%50.533%50.5%6.113715%4.728170%6.113715%6.1%1.0611.0648.517%48.5%51.483%51.5%4.932382%4.253238%4.932382%4.9%1.0491.0548.797%48.8%51.203%51.2%4.394437%4.441989%4.394437%4.4%1.0441.0448.925%48.9%51.075%51.1%4.885615%4.541243%4.885615%4.9%1.0491.0548.808%48.8%51.192%51.2%
M:F ratio of males to females in the age cohort
F females as a percentage of the age cohort
M males as a percentage of the age cohort

Map of Age Cohorts by County in Pennsylvania

Children Age Cohorts by County#5

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
3.8%7.9%12.0%16.0%20.1%24.2%

College Age Cohorts by County#6

Percentage of population aged 18 to 21 (%):
2.9%6.0%9.0%12.0%15.1%18.1%

20s Age Cohorts by County#7

Percentage of population aged 22 to 29 (%):
7.6%9.8%12.0%14.2%16.4%18.7%

30s Age Cohorts by County#8

Percentage of population aged 30 to 39 (%):
8.9%11.2%13.4%15.7%17.9%20.2%

40s Age Cohorts by County#9

Percentage of population aged 40 to 49 (%):
10.8%11.6%12.3%13.1%13.8%14.6%

50s Age Cohorts by County#10

Percentage of population aged 50 to 59 (%):
11.4%12.9%14.3%15.7%17.0%18.5%

60s Age Cohorts by County#11

Percentage of population aged 60 to 69 (%):
9.0%10.8%12.4%14.1%15.7%17.4%

70s Age Cohorts by County#12

Percentage of population aged 70 to 79 (%):
4.9%6.3%7.7%9.0%10.4%11.8%

80+ Age Cohorts by County#13

Percentage of population aged 80 and older (%):
3.1%3.9%4.7%5.4%6.2%7.0%
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Age Cohorts by Place in Pennsylvania

There are 1,761 places in Pennsylvania. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Pennsylvania, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pennsylvania. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 14,002.

Children by Place#14

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Pennsylvania, selected places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%Count#ReadingYorkFranklin ParkHarrisburgUpper St. ClairLebanonAllentownNorristownLancasterHazletonChesterChambersburgPottstownFullertonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesErieDrexel HillJohnstownAltoonaNew CastlePhiladelphiaWilkes-BarreLansdaleHanoverLevittownWillow GroveWilliamsportMiddle AtlanticNortheastPlumPennsylvaniaMcKeesportAllison ParkHorshamScrantonPhoenixvilleEastonMurrysvilleCarlisleBaldwinBethel ParkKing of PrussiaBethlehemWest MifflinGreensburgHermitageMonroevilleHersheyWilkinsburgPittsburghBloomsburgWest ChesterIndianaState College30.290447%30.290447%30.3%26,62526.6k128.610199%28.610199%28.6%12,54512.5k228.022210%28.022210%28.0%3,987326.901953%26.901953%26.9%13,22513.2k426.801906%26.801906%26.8%5,232526.529976%26.529976%26.5%6,806626.446198%26.446198%26.4%31,63631.6k726.070807%26.070807%26.1%8,984824.777136%24.777136%24.8%14,70314.7k924.737517%24.737517%24.7%6,1731024.377496%24.377496%24.4%8,3021124.348756%24.348756%24.3%5,0101224.306999%24.306999%24.3%5,4981323.232976%23.232976%23.2%3,5961423.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M22.973931%22.973931%23.0%23,01023.0k1522.774943%22.774943%22.8%6,4281622.613912%22.613912%22.6%4,5611722.544184%22.544184%22.5%10,19210.2k1822.431111%22.431111%22.4%5,0471922.168125%22.168125%22.2%345,809346k2021.990040%21.990040%22.0%9,0082121.927799%21.927799%21.9%3,6082221.880874%21.880874%21.9%3,3762321.852043%21.852043%21.9%11,45211.5k2421.696828%21.696828%21.7%3,3452521.634681%21.634681%21.6%6,3132621.597009%21.597009%21.6%8,940,4908.94M21.341491%21.341491%21.3%11,965,27112.0M21.198224%21.198224%21.2%5,8242721.153574%21.153574%21.2%2,704,2682.70M21.096830%21.096830%21.1%4,1202820.924936%20.924936%20.9%4,5022920.898971%20.898971%20.9%2,9853020.705682%20.705682%20.7%15,81515.8k3120.669552%20.669552%20.7%3,4393220.667062%20.667062%20.7%5,5833320.546654%20.546654%20.5%4,1423420.011570%20.011570%20.0%3,8053519.728200%19.728200%19.7%3,9053619.471169%19.471169%19.5%6,2743719.353862%19.353862%19.4%3,8343818.989482%18.989482%19.0%14,26314.3k3918.394284%18.394284%18.4%3,7074018.027724%18.027724%18.0%2,6274117.739628%17.739628%17.7%2,8524217.309735%17.309735%17.3%4,8904316.620170%16.620170%16.6%2,3834416.585428%16.585428%16.6%2,6204515.845466%15.845466%15.8%48,37748.4k4610.431630%10.431630%10.4%1,5254710.260368%10.260368%10.3%1,994488.863020%8.863020%8.9%1,241495.295432%5.295432%5.3%2,22850
Count number of children
# rank of place out of 50 by %

Age Cohorts by Metro Area in Pennsylvania

There are 37 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within Pennsylvania (33 fully and 4 partially). This section compares all 37 of those to each other, Pennsylvania, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pennsylvania.

Children by Metro Area#23

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Pennsylvania, selected metro areas in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Pennsylvania
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Lancaster Metro AreaLancasterUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLebanon Metro AreaLebanon AreaReading Metro AreaReading AreaChambersburg and Waynesboro Metro AreaChambersburgLewistown Metro AreaLewistownYork and Hanover Metro AreaYork AreaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaSayre Metro AreaSayre AreaNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaErie Metro AreaErie AreaSelinsgrove Metro AreaSelinsgroveAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownMiddle AtlanticHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgMeadville Metro AreaMeadvilleNortheastEast Stroudsburg Metro AreaEast StroudsburgPennsylvaniaGettysburg Metro AreaGettysburgYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownAltoona Metro AreaAltoona AreaWilliamsport Metro AreaWilliamsportLock Haven Metro AreaLock HavenNew Castle Metro AreaNew CastleOil City Metro AreaOil City AreaBradford Metro AreaBradford AreaScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaWarren Metro AreaWarren AreaSt. Marys Metro AreaSt. MarysSunbury Metro AreaSunbury AreaPottsville Metro AreaPottsvillePittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghJohnstown Metro AreaJohnstownHuntingdon Metro AreaHuntingdonDuBois Metro AreaDuBois AreaBloomsburg and Berwick Metro AreaBloomsburgSomerset Metro AreaSomerset AreaIndiana Metro AreaIndiana AreaLewisburg Metro AreaLewisburgState College Metro AreaState College24.110034%24.110034%24.1%128,533129k123.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M23.035414%23.035414%23.0%31,54731.5k222.903812%22.903812%22.9%94,84494.8k322.902028%22.902028%22.9%34,97335.0k422.605989%22.605989%22.6%10,53110.5k522.476873%22.476873%22.5%99,03499.0k622.339175%22.339175%22.3%1,351,0111.35M722.167033%22.167033%22.2%13,70113.7k822.084105%22.084105%22.1%4,423,7654.42M921.959783%21.959783%22.0%61,29761.3k1021.741291%21.741291%21.7%8,7501121.632719%21.632719%21.6%179,711180k1221.597009%21.597009%21.6%8,940,4908.94M21.545756%21.545756%21.5%120,968121k1321.517460%21.517460%21.5%18,72618.7k1421.341491%21.341491%21.3%11,965,27112.0M21.177435%21.177435%21.2%35,39335.4k1521.153574%21.153574%21.2%2,704,2682.70M20.714630%20.714630%20.7%21,07921.1k1620.685549%20.685549%20.7%114,292114k1720.658847%20.658847%20.7%26,01326.0k1820.621943%20.621943%20.6%23,98624.0k1920.487657%20.487657%20.5%8,1002020.375474%20.375474%20.4%18,03818.0k2120.362888%20.362888%20.4%10,88610.9k2220.096693%20.096693%20.1%8,5632319.876656%19.876656%19.9%111,289111k2419.803685%19.803685%19.8%8,0502519.787214%19.787214%19.8%6,1562619.761727%19.761727%19.8%18,49518.5k2719.621589%19.621589%19.6%28,55028.6k2819.363156%19.363156%19.4%455,988456k2919.348587%19.348587%19.3%26,65526.7k3019.001396%19.001396%19.0%8,7113118.835777%18.835777%18.8%15,28915.3k3218.563915%18.563915%18.6%15,81215.8k3318.422330%18.422330%18.4%14,03814.0k3418.334457%18.334457%18.3%16,04116.0k3517.960069%17.960069%18.0%8,1143615.358278%15.358278%15.4%24,44724.4k37
Count number of children
# rank of metro area out of 37 by %

Age Cohorts by County in Pennsylvania

There are 67 counties in Pennsylvania. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Pennsylvania, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pennsylvania. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 44,575.

Children by County#32

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Pennsylvania, selected counties in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Pennsylvania
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Lancaster CountyLancasterChester CountyChesterUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLebanon CountyLebanonBerks CountyBerksFranklin CountyFranklinLehigh CountyLehighMifflin CountyMifflinDauphin CountyDauphinYork CountyYorkDelaware CountyDelawarePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaBradford CountyBradfordPerry CountyPerryMontgomery CountyMontgomeryErie CountyErieMiddle AtlanticCrawford CountyCrawfordBucks CountyBucksNortheastMonroe CountyMonroeJefferson CountyJeffersonPennsylvaniaButler CountyButlerAdams CountyAdamsBlair CountyBlairNorthampton CountyNorthamptonLycoming CountyLycomingBedford CountyBedfordLawrence CountyLawrenceCumberland CountyCumberlandVenango CountyVenangoMercer CountyMercerLackawanna CountyLackawannaWashington CountyWashingtonCarbon CountyCarbonPike CountyPikeNorthumberland CountyNorthumberlandBeaver CountyBeaverLuzerne CountyLuzerneSchuylkill CountySchuylkillFayette CountyFayetteArmstrong CountyArmstrongCambria CountyCambriaAllegheny CountyAlleghenyHuntingdon CountyHuntingdonWestmoreland CountyWestmorelandClearfield CountyClearfieldSomerset CountySomersetIndiana CountyIndianaColumbia CountyColumbiaUnion CountyUnionWayne CountyWayneCentre CountyCentre24.110034%24.110034%24.1%128,533129k123.548517%23.548517%23.5%120,575121k223.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M23.035414%23.035414%23.0%31,54731.5k322.903812%22.903812%22.9%94,84494.8k422.902028%22.902028%22.9%34,97335.0k522.870075%22.870075%22.9%82,05682.1k622.605989%22.605989%22.6%10,53110.5k722.516381%22.516381%22.5%61,23661.2k822.476873%22.476873%22.5%99,03499.0k922.451789%22.451789%22.5%126,250126k1022.168125%22.168125%22.2%345,809346k1122.167033%22.167033%22.2%13,70113.7k1222.021162%22.021162%22.0%10,05210.1k1322.013149%22.013149%22.0%179,600180k1421.959783%21.959783%22.0%61,29761.3k1521.597009%21.597009%21.6%8,940,4908.94M21.517460%21.517460%21.5%18,72618.7k1621.420747%21.420747%21.4%134,141134k1721.341491%21.341491%21.3%11,965,27112.0M21.177435%21.177435%21.2%35,39335.4k1821.166573%21.166573%21.2%9,4351921.153574%21.153574%21.2%2,704,2682.70M20.911525%20.911525%20.9%38,89038.9k2020.714630%20.714630%20.7%21,07921.1k2120.658847%20.658847%20.7%26,01326.0k2220.629575%20.629575%20.6%61,99662.0k2320.621943%20.621943%20.6%23,98624.0k2420.615328%20.615328%20.6%10,07110.1k2520.375474%20.375474%20.4%18,03818.0k2620.374183%20.374183%20.4%49,68049.7k2720.362888%20.362888%20.4%10,88610.9k2820.320599%20.320599%20.3%23,28723.3k2920.141686%20.141686%20.1%42,90342.9k3019.876218%19.876218%19.9%41,39641.4k3119.839888%19.839888%19.8%12,76312.8k3219.781178%19.781178%19.8%11,11911.1k3319.761727%19.761727%19.8%18,49518.5k3419.758281%19.758281%19.8%33,43233.4k3519.655898%19.655898%19.7%62,68662.7k3619.621589%19.621589%19.6%28,55028.6k3719.568052%19.568052%19.6%26,26626.3k3819.558005%19.558005%19.6%13,20413.2k3919.348587%19.348587%19.3%26,65526.7k4019.092867%19.092867%19.1%234,911235k4119.001396%19.001396%19.0%8,7114218.890747%18.890747%18.9%67,88967.9k4318.835777%18.835777%18.8%15,28915.3k4418.422330%18.422330%18.4%14,03814.0k4518.334457%18.334457%18.3%16,04116.0k4618.000060%18.000060%18.0%12,01912.0k4717.960069%17.960069%18.0%8,1144817.578498%17.578498%17.6%9,0194915.358278%15.358278%15.4%24,44724.4k50
Count number of children
# rank of county out of 50 by %

Age Cohorts by County Subdivision in Pennsylvania

There are 2,574 county subdivisions in Pennsylvania. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Pennsylvania, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pennsylvania. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 27,333.

Children by County Subdivision#41

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Pennsylvania, selected county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%Count#ReadingYorkCranberry TownshipCranberryHarrisburgAllentownNorristownLancasterChesterLower Macungie TownshipLower MacungieUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyMount Lebanon TownshipMt LebanonLower Makefield TownshipLower MakefieldTredyffrin TownshipTredyffrinHaverford TownshipHaverfordUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesErieManheim TownshipManheimHampden TownshipHampdenAltoonaNorthampton TownshipNorthamptonPhiladelphiaMillcreek TownshipMillcreekLower Merion TownshipLower MerionWilkes-BarreWilliamsportMiddle AtlanticAbington TownshipAbingtonBristol TownshipBristolNortheastRidley TownshipRidleyPlumSpring TownshipSpgPennsylvaniaFalls TownshipFallsMiddletown TownshipMiddletownLower Paxton TownshipLower PaxtonScrantonNorth Huntingdon TownshipN HuntingdonMcCandless TownshipMcCandlessBensalem TownshipBensalemUpper Merion TownshipUpper MerionYork TownshipBethlehemRadnor TownshipRadnorBethel ParkWarminster TownshipWarminsterCheltenham TownshipCheltenhamPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsShaler TownshipShalerRoss TownshipMonroevilleHempfield TownshipHempfieldPittsburghState College30.290447%30.290447%30.3%26,62526.6k128.610199%28.610199%28.6%12,54512.5k227.248111%27.248111%27.2%8,151326.901953%26.901953%26.9%13,22513.2k426.446198%26.446198%26.4%31,63631.6k526.070807%26.070807%26.1%8,984624.777136%24.777136%24.8%14,70314.7k724.377496%24.377496%24.4%8,302824.249889%24.249889%24.2%7,678924.112850%24.112850%24.1%19,95720.0k1023.961661%23.961661%24.0%7,8751123.498255%23.498255%23.5%7,6751223.437659%23.437659%23.4%6,9121323.136236%23.136236%23.1%11,31211.3k1423.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M22.973931%22.973931%23.0%23,01023.0k1522.811523%22.811523%22.8%8,9721622.705614%22.705614%22.7%6,5761722.544184%22.544184%22.5%10,19210.2k1822.435671%22.435671%22.4%8,8761922.168125%22.168125%22.2%345,809346k2022.125793%22.125793%22.1%11,95712.0k2122.090347%22.090347%22.1%12,86112.9k2221.990040%21.990040%22.0%9,0082321.634681%21.634681%21.6%6,3132421.597009%21.597009%21.6%8,940,4908.94M21.527678%21.527678%21.5%11,97812.0k2521.371608%21.371608%21.4%11,57711.6k2621.341491%21.341491%21.3%11,965,27112.0M21.243791%21.243791%21.2%6,5862721.198224%21.198224%21.2%5,8242821.194161%21.194161%21.2%5,7932921.153574%21.153574%21.2%2,704,2682.70M20.969119%20.969119%21.0%7,1233020.817335%20.817335%20.8%9,4343120.807473%20.807473%20.8%10,02410.0k3220.705682%20.705682%20.7%15,81515.8k3320.689767%20.689767%20.7%6,3593420.521613%20.521613%20.5%5,9253520.063293%20.063293%20.1%12,10912.1k3619.861650%19.861650%19.9%5,6853719.854422%19.854422%19.9%5,6193819.780775%19.780775%19.8%10,97211.0k3919.683072%19.683072%19.7%6,2234019.471169%19.471169%19.5%6,2744119.458332%19.458332%19.5%6,3444219.071050%19.071050%19.1%7,0544318.601003%18.601003%18.6%7,8264417.885241%17.885241%17.9%5,1154517.333247%17.333247%17.3%5,3744617.309735%17.309735%17.3%4,8904716.456330%16.456330%16.5%6,8984815.845466%15.845466%15.8%48,37748.4k495.295432%5.295432%5.3%2,22850
Count number of children
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by %

Age Cohorts by State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares Pennsylvania to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pennsylvania.

Children by State#50

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Pennsylvania, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%Count#UtahTexasIdahoAlaskaKansasNebraskaGeorgiaSouth DakotaOklahomaMississippiNew MexicoArizonaIndianaLouisianaArkansasWyomingCaliforniaMinnesotaIowaNevadaIllinoisColoradoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMissouriNorth CarolinaN CarolinaKentuckyTennesseeAlabamaOhioNorth DakotaWashingtonWisconsinMarylandNew JerseyMichiganSouth CarolinaS CarolinaVirginiaMontanaDelawareHawaiiOregonMiddle AtlanticConnecticutNew YorkNortheastPennsylvaniaMassachusettsWest VirginiaFloridaRhode IslandNew HampshireMaineVermont30.700981%30.700981%30.7%905,196905k126.459270%26.459270%26.5%7,132,4767.13M226.372637%26.372637%26.4%431,320431k325.461726%25.461726%25.5%187,616188k424.888693%24.888693%24.9%721,347721k524.855748%24.855748%24.9%467,601468k624.706366%24.706366%24.7%2,495,1752.50M724.629931%24.629931%24.6%209,615210k824.572394%24.572394%24.6%952,325952k924.496085%24.496085%24.5%732,235732k1024.091682%24.091682%24.1%501,750502k1124.070736%24.070736%24.1%1,619,6181.62M1224.007486%24.007486%24.0%1,581,9921.58M1323.979792%23.979792%24.0%1,114,0221.11M1423.824850%23.824850%23.8%707,234707k1523.814253%23.814253%23.8%138,844139k1623.646283%23.646283%23.6%9,140,2839.14M1723.520988%23.520988%23.5%1,282,0981.28M1823.418418%23.418418%23.4%727,514728k1923.409360%23.409360%23.4%664,632665k2023.270328%23.270328%23.3%2,990,6292.99M2123.252704%23.252704%23.3%1,246,1811.25M2223.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M23.023174%23.023174%23.0%1,395,1241.40M2323.014441%23.014441%23.0%2,287,8262.29M2422.987138%22.987138%23.0%1,014,1901.01M2522.830222%22.830222%22.8%1,494,9251.49M2622.828993%22.828993%22.8%1,105,1891.11M2722.783062%22.783062%22.8%2,639,8602.64M2822.782621%22.782621%22.8%167,717168k2922.685733%22.685733%22.7%1,604,5951.60M3022.615876%22.615876%22.6%1,301,4981.30M3122.614634%22.614634%22.6%1,347,8101.35M3222.543020%22.543020%22.5%2,009,8132.01M3322.480857%22.480857%22.5%2,227,7632.23M3422.458484%22.458484%22.5%1,085,7791.09M3522.448718%22.448718%22.4%1,865,5561.87M3621.987686%21.987686%22.0%225,020225k3721.845843%21.845843%21.8%204,192204k3821.802496%21.802496%21.8%308,216308k3921.630770%21.630770%21.6%861,395861k4021.597009%21.597009%21.6%8,940,4908.94M21.558782%21.558782%21.6%773,652774k4121.456623%21.456623%21.5%4,226,4094.23M4221.341491%21.341491%21.3%11,965,27112.0M21.153574%21.153574%21.2%2,704,2682.70M4320.624778%20.624778%20.6%1,390,5521.39M4420.575789%20.575789%20.6%379,848380k4520.398234%20.398234%20.4%4,066,2764.07M4620.142988%20.142988%20.1%212,406212k4720.111367%20.111367%20.1%266,979267k4819.512483%19.512483%19.5%259,501260k4919.431728%19.431728%19.4%121,691122k50
Count number of children
# rank of state out of 50 by %

Age Cohorts by State in the Northeast

There are 9 states in the Northeast. This section compares Pennsylvania to all of the states in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Pennsylvania.

Children by State#59

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Pennsylvania, selected other states in the Northeast, and entities that contain Pennsylvania
0%5%10%15%20%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesNew JerseyMiddle AtlanticConnecticutNew YorkNortheastPennsylvaniaMassachusettsRhode IslandNew HampshireMaineVermont23.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M22.543020%22.543020%22.5%2,009,8132.01M121.597009%21.597009%21.6%8,940,4908.94M21.558782%21.558782%21.6%773,652774k221.456623%21.456623%21.5%4,226,4094.23M321.341491%21.341491%21.3%11,965,27112.0M21.153574%21.153574%21.2%2,704,2682.70M420.624778%20.624778%20.6%1,390,5521.39M520.142988%20.142988%20.1%212,406212k620.111367%20.111367%20.1%266,979267k719.512483%19.512483%19.5%259,501260k819.431728%19.431728%19.4%121,691122k9
Count number of children
# rank of state out of 9 by %

Definitions

The US Census reports extensively on the topics of age and sex, often reporting other topics broken down by age and sex cohorts. This page reports on age and sex alone; charts presenting other topics by age and sex can be found on their topic-specific pages.

  • Children: less than 18 years old
  • College: from 18 to 21 years old
  • 20s: from 22 to 29 years old, to not overlap the college category
  • Younger Adult: from 22 to 39 years old
  • Older Adult: from 40 to 64 years old
  • Senior: more than 64 years old

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Major Counties:
Allegheny, Berks, Bucks, Chester, Dauphin, Delaware, Erie, Lancaster, Lehigh, Luzerne, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia, Westmoreland, York
Counties:
Adams, Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Berks, Blair, Bradford, Bucks, Butler, Cambria, Cameron, Carbon, Centre, Chester, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Columbia, Crawford, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Huntingdon, Indiana, Jefferson, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lawrence, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, McKean, Mercer, Mifflin, Monroe, Montgomery, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Perry, Philadelphia, Pike, Potter, Schuylkill, Snyder, Somerset, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Venango, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Westmoreland, Wyoming, York
Metro Areas:
Allentown Area, Altoona Area, Bloomsburg Area, Bradford Area, Chambersburg Area, DuBois Area, East Stroudsburg Area, Erie Area, Gettysburg Area, Harrisburg Area, Huntingdon Area, Indiana Area, Johnstown Area, Lancaster Area, Lebanon Area, Lewisburg Area, Lewistown Area, Lock Haven Area, Meadville Area, New Castle Area, New York Area, Oil City Area, Philadelphia Area, Pittsburgh Area, Pottsville Area, Reading Area, Sayre Area, Scranton Area, Selinsgrove Area, Somerset Area, St. Marys Area, State College Area, Sunbury Area, Warren Area, Williamsport Area, York Area, Youngstown Area
Major Boroughs:
Baldwin, Carlisle, Chambersburg, Franklin Park, Hanover, Indiana, Lansdale, Norristown, Phoenixville, Plum, Pottstown, State College, West Chester, West Mifflin, Wilkinsburg
Major Cities:
Allentown, Altoona, Bethlehem, Chester, Easton, Erie, Greensburg, Harrisburg, Hazleton, Hermitage, Johnstown, Lancaster, Lebanon, McKeesport, New Castle, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Reading, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Williamsport, York
Major Municipalities:
Bethel Park, Monroeville, Murrysville
Major Town:
Bloomsburg
Major Unincorporated Places:
Allison Park, Drexel Hill, Fullerton, Hershey, Horsham, King of Prussia, Levittown, Upper St. Clair, Willow Grove
Congressional Districts:
PA-1, PA-2, PA-3, PA-4, PA-5, PA-6, PA-7, PA-8, PA-9, PA-10, PA-11, PA-12, PA-13, PA-14, PA-15, PA-16, PA-17, PA-18
State House Districts:
PA-1, PA-2, PA-3, PA-4, PA-5, PA-6, PA-7, PA-8, PA-9, PA-10, PA-11, PA-12, PA-13, PA-14, PA-15, PA-16, PA-17, PA-18, PA-19, PA-20, PA-21, PA-22, PA-23, PA-24, PA-25, PA-26, PA-27, PA-28, PA-29, PA-30, PA-31, PA-32, PA-33, PA-34, PA-35, PA-36, PA-37, PA-38, PA-39, PA-40, PA-41, PA-42, PA-43, PA-44, PA-45, PA-46, PA-47, PA-48, PA-49, PA-50, PA-51, PA-52, PA-53, PA-54, PA-55, PA-56, PA-57, PA-58, PA-59, PA-60, PA-61, PA-62, PA-63, PA-64, PA-65, PA-66, PA-67, PA-68, PA-69, PA-70, PA-71, PA-72, PA-73, PA-74, PA-75, PA-76, PA-77, PA-78, PA-79, PA-80, PA-81, PA-82, PA-83, PA-84, PA-85, PA-86, PA-87, PA-88, PA-89, PA-90, PA-91, PA-92, PA-93, PA-94, PA-95, PA-96, PA-97, PA-98, PA-99, PA-100, PA-101, PA-102, PA-103, PA-104, PA-105, PA-106, PA-107, PA-108, PA-109, PA-110, PA-111, PA-112, PA-113, PA-114, PA-115, PA-116, PA-117, PA-118, PA-119, PA-120, PA-121, PA-122, PA-123, PA-124, PA-125, PA-126, PA-127, PA-128, PA-129, PA-130, PA-131, PA-132, PA-133, PA-134, PA-135, PA-136, PA-137, PA-138, PA-139, PA-140, PA-141, PA-142, PA-143, PA-144, PA-145, PA-146, PA-147, PA-148, PA-149, PA-150, PA-151, PA-152, PA-153, PA-154, PA-155, PA-156, PA-157, PA-158, PA-159, PA-160, PA-161, PA-162, PA-163, PA-164, PA-165, PA-166, PA-167, PA-168, PA-169, PA-170, PA-171, PA-172, PA-173, PA-174, PA-175, PA-176, PA-177, PA-178, PA-179, PA-180, PA-181, PA-182, PA-183, PA-184, PA-185, PA-186, PA-187, PA-188, PA-189, PA-190, PA-191, PA-192, PA-193, PA-194, PA-195, PA-196, PA-197, PA-198, PA-199, PA-200, PA-201, PA-202, PA-203
State Senate Districts:
PA-1, PA-2, PA-3, PA-4, PA-5, PA-6, PA-7, PA-8, PA-9, PA-10, PA-11, PA-12, PA-13, PA-14, PA-15, PA-16, PA-17, PA-18, PA-19, PA-20, PA-21, PA-22, PA-23, PA-24, PA-25, PA-26, PA-27, PA-28, PA-29, PA-30, PA-31, PA-32, PA-33, PA-34, PA-35, PA-36, PA-37, PA-38, PA-39, PA-40, PA-41, PA-42, PA-43, PA-44, PA-45, PA-46, PA-47, PA-48, PA-49, PA-50
Neighboring States:
Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, West Virginia