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119th Congress · PA-8

Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District

Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District (PA-8) has a population of 765,141. The median household income is $66,602 and the median age is 43.0.

765,141

Population

276

People / sq mi

$66,602

Median Income

43.0

Median Age

PA-8 covers 2,769 sq mi of land at 276.3 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White77.2%
Black or African American6.8%
Asian0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1.0%

Economy & Income

$66,602

Median Household Income

$35,952

Per Capita Income

10.5%

Poverty Rate

3.5%

Unemployment

Housing

$197,000

Median Home Value

$1,016

Median Rent

70.5%

Homeownership

Education

91.0%

High School+

27.1%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District (PA-8) has a population of 765,141 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 8th Congressional District is $66,602, with a per capita income of $35,952.

Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District is 77.2% White, 6.8% Black, 0.0% Asian, and 1.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

Data for Pennsylvania's 8th 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.

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

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.