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119th Congress · PA-12

Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District

Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District (PA-12) has a population of 761,238. The median household income is $70,333 and the median age is 39.5.

761,238

Population

1788

People / sq mi

$70,333

Median Income

39.5

Median Age

PA-12 covers 426 sq mi of land at 1788.3 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White74.6%
Black or African American14.8%
Asian0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.9%

Economy & Income

$70,333

Median Household Income

$43,806

Per Capita Income

8.9%

Poverty Rate

3.5%

Unemployment

Housing

$194,300

Median Home Value

$1,111

Median Rent

62.6%

Homeownership

Education

94.8%

High School+

40.8%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District (PA-12) has a population of 761,238 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. Each US Congressional District is drawn to be roughly equal in population (~760K people).

The median household income in Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District is $70,333, with a per capita income of $43,806.

Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District is 74.6% White, 14.8% Black, 0.0% Asian, and 0.9% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

Data for Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District (119th Congress) from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from the Census Gazetteer files. Congressional districts are redrawn after each decennial Census; the 119th Congress (current) uses post-2020 boundaries.

this entity is one of the data points covered by this site’s U.S. population demographics dataset. The detail above comes directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files; the context that follows situates the headline numbers against the broader distribution across U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs.

Every number on this page links back to the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.

Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for this entity’s peers within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.