Ohio vs. Pennsylvania
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Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 11,689,100 12,801,989 Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 1.3% 0.8% Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 11,536,751 12,702,868 Population, Census, April 1, 2010 11,536,504 12,702,379 Persons under 5 years, percent 5.9% 5.5% Persons under 18 years, percent 22.2% 20.7% Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.1% 18.2% Female persons, percent 51.0% 51.0% White alone, percent 81.9% 81.8% Black or African American alone, percent 13.0% 12.0% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.3% 0.4% Asian alone, percent 2.5% 3.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1% Two or More Races, percent 2.3% 2.1% Hispanic or Latino, percent 3.9% 7.6% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 78.7% 76.1% Veterans, 2014-2018 729,649 782,682 Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 4.5% 6.8% Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 5,217,423 5,713,150 Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 66.0% 69.0% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $140,000 $174,100 Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,269 $1,474 Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $471 $531 Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $788 $915 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 22.9% 20.5% Building permits, 2018 24,221 23,325 Households, 2014-2018 4,654,075 5,025,132 Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.43 2.46 Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 85.2% 87.7% Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 7.0% 11.3% Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 87.4% 86.5% Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 79.7% 79.2% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 90.1% 90.2% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 27.8% 30.8% With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 10.1% 9.8% Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 7.7% 6.7% In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.1% 62.6% In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.8% 58.3% Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 20,652,777 23,504,192 Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 80,915,693 96,329,248 Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 313,629,976 231,396,178 Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 155,426,023 191,170,147 Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 153,553,997 178,794,945 Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,301 $14,008 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 23.5 26.9 Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $54,533 $59,445 Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $30,304 $32,889 Persons in poverty, percent 13.9% 12.2% Total employer establishments, 2017 253,001 302,772 Total employment, 2017 4,815,946 5,433,660 Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 224,627,609 270,592,656 Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 0.5% 1.5% Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 785,833 849,036 All firms, 2012 904,814 975,453 Men-owned firms, 2012 510,078 579,400 Women-owned firms, 2012 306,824 304,803 Minority-owned firms, 2012 122,653 131,512 Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 759,569 818,858 Veteran-owned firms, 2012 91,316 97,969 Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 776,193 837,792 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.8% 4.6% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3% 0.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.0% 3.2% Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.1% 2.3% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.7% 27.0% Population per square mile, 2010 282.3 283.9 Land area in square miles, 2010 40,860.69 44,742.70
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Ohio and Pennsylvania using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
