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A1US GDP 2025 $30.86T│A2Real growth +2.3%│A3CPI, 12 mo to Sep 2026 +3.7%│A4Unemployment 2025 4.3%BEA · BLS · Census — updated October 29, 2026
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PA!INCOME=SAINC1(42) / RPP

Pennsylvania: income, population and prices

Personal income is everything residents receive: wages, business and property income, and government benefits. Divided by population it gives income per person; regional price parities show how far a dollar goes in Pennsylvania.

BEA SAINC1 · SARPP · SARPI
Income per person, 2025$75,370#22 of 51 · 98% of US
Price-adjusted, 2024 (2017 $)$58,620#24 of 51
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)97.6#24 of 51 · #1 = most expensive
Housing costs, 2024 (US = 100)85.1#27 of 51
Fig. 1Income per person, 1990–2025Pennsylvania and the United States, current dollars
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025PennsylvaniaUnited States
PennsylvaniaUnited States
YearPersonal incomePopulationPer personvs USReal per personPrice level
2025$984.3B13,059,432$75,37098%——
2024$932.6B13,045,848$71,48697%$58,62097.6
2023$890.8B13,009,406$68,47498%$58,02797.4
2022$847.1B12,984,655$65,23998%$58,30496.3
2021$833.5B13,016,628$64,03399%$61,21796.1
2020$783.4B12,995,576$60,285102%$59,09897.7
2019$729.4B12,991,539$56,142101%$55,45898.0
2018$707.1B12,980,946$54,468102%$54,49298.2
2017$671.7B12,945,701$51,887102%$52,47999.1
2016$653.4B12,918,673$50,575103%$52,74497.8
2015$635.9B12,899,169$49,294103%$51,70298.1
2014$611.5B12,880,907$47,470103%$50,34397.2
2013$589.7B12,847,236$45,904103%$49,04797.8
2012$584.9B12,816,003$45,638103%$49,32598.0
2011$563.6B12,773,059$44,120103%$48,36298.4
2010$535.4B12,716,596$42,099104%$47,07298.9
2009$512.3B12,666,858$40,446103%$45,77699.5
2008$523.0B12,612,285$41,467102%$46,93999.2
2007$502.7B12,563,937$40,008101%——
2006$472.9B12,510,809$37,803100%——
2005$450.4B12,449,990$36,173101%——
2004$432.6B12,410,722$34,860102%——
2003$409.2B12,374,658$33,066101%——
2002$395.6B12,331,031$32,084101%——
2001$388.2B12,298,970$31,563100%——
2000$372.7B12,284,173$30,33999%——
1999$348.5B12,263,805$28,41699%——
1998$334.4B12,245,672$27,30999%——
1997$317.1B12,227,814$25,935100%——
1996$301.8B12,220,464$24,699100%——
1995$287.3B12,198,403$23,556100%——
1994$274.9B12,166,050$22,592100%——
1993$265.6B12,119,724$21,911101%——
1992$255.9B12,049,450$21,238101%——
1991$242.8B11,982,164$20,267101%——
1990$232.9B11,903,299$19,566100%——

BEA: personal income and population (SAINC1), real personal income (SARPI, constant 2017 dollars), regional price parities (SARPP, US = 100).

What prices are made of, 2024

Regional price parities by component: 100 is the national average, 110 means 10% more expensive.

Goods99.4−0.6 vs US2008–2024
Housing (rents)85.1−14.9 vs US2008–2024
Utilities109.3+9.3 vs US2008–2024
Other services99.8−0.2 vs US2008–2024