Pennsylvania

State Government

Governor

Josh Shapiro (D)

State Senate

22

Democrats,

28

Republicans

State House

102

Democrats,

101

Republicans

Assets - Pennsylvania

Average College Debt

$36,120

Unbanked Households

3.00%

Family - Pennsylvania

Children in foster care

12,187

Percent of children in immigrant families

15%

Percent of children living in single parent families

33%

Housing - Pennsylvania

Home foreclosure rate

1 in 5809

People experiencing homelessness

14,088.0

Households paying more than 50% of income on housing

391,600.0

Percent renters

0.307

Total households

Economic well-being - Pennsylvania

Extreme poverty rate

0.07

Food insecurity

0.132

Minimum wage

7.25

Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line

0.273

Poverty rate

11.6%

Unemployment rate

4

Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment

Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment

Percent of individuals who are uninsured

5.8

Percent of jobs that are low-wage

Poverty by demographic - Pennsylvania

Child poverty rate

0.15

Number of Asian and Pacific Islander children below 200% poverty

29000

Number of Black or African American children below 200% poverty

191000

Number of Hispanic or Latino children below 200% poverty

215000

Percent of single-parent families with related children that are below poverty

Senior poverty rate

10.4 %

Women in poverty

6,429,348

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