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WASHINGTON, April 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — With its primary on April 22, Pennsylvania’s 2007 population of 12.4 million has a higher median age than the nation as a whole, a higher percentage of the non-Hispanic white-alone population and a lower percentage of Hispanics, according to U.S. Census Bureau statistics. About 65 percent of Pennsylvania’s voting-age citizens cast a ballot in the 2004 general election, about the same as the national rate of 64 percent.These and other statistics about Pennsylvania’s population at the state and local levels on topics ranging from language spoken to commute times can be found in the American FactFinder section of the Census Bureau Web site . More information about the nation’s voting record can be found in Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2004 at . Highlights include the following: Selected Characteristics Pennsylvania U.S. Median age 39.5 36.4 Women 51.4ACIORFIPROCENTE 50.7ACIORFIPROCENTE White alone, not Hispanic or Latino 82.1ACIORFIPROCENTE 66.4ACIORFIPROCENTE Black alone 10.7ACIORFIPROCENTE 12.8ACIORFIPROCENTE Hispanic or Latino 4.2ACIORFIPROCENTE 14.8ACIORFIPROCENTE Median household income $46,259 $48,451 Foreign born 5.1ACIORFIPROCENTE 12.5ACIORFIPROCENTE Persons below poverty 12.1ACIORFIPROCENTE 13.3ACIORFIPROCENTE Bachelor’s degree or higher (age 25 ) 25.4ACIORFIPROCENTE 27.0ACIORFIPROCENTE Median home value $145,200 $185,200Source: U.S. Census Bureau Total Population Estimates (2007), State Population Estimates by Characteristics (2006), American Community Survey (2006).Editor’s note: News releases, reports and data tables are available on the Census Bureau’s home page. Go to and click on “Releases.” Danielle Conceicao Public Information Office 301-763-3691/763-6340 (fax) 301-457-1037 (TDD) E-mail: U.S. Census Bureau