Estimated 2004 population: 12,406,292

Change from 2000: +125,238

2004 housing units: 5,385,729

Housing units change from 2000-2004: +128,250

Top Pennsylvania Cities

Allentown | Altoona | Albany | Bedford | Bethlehem | Bradford | Butler | Chambersburg | Easton | Erie | Harrisburg | Levitown | Meadville | Montrose | Penn Hill | Pittsburg | Philadelphia | Scranton

Pennsylvania Economy

Heavy industry has declines in general, but the state still manufactures metal products, transportation equipment, foodstuffs, machinery, chemicals, and a wide variety of plastic, rubber, stone, clay, and glass products.

The Pittsburg and Philadelphia metro areas, situated at opposite ends of the state and dominating the commercial and industrial life of their regions, present startling contracts in production and culture.

Agriculture is concentrated in the fertile counties of the southeast, and prized farmlands lie in the Great Appalachian Valley, rich with limestone soils; here the Pennsylvania Dutch farmer built a culture that is identified with the bountiful agraria life.

Top Pennsylvania Attractions

Hershey Park, Hershey

National Constitution Center, Philadelphia

Fallingwater, Mill Run

Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia

Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square

Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg

Spa at the Hotel Hershey, Hershey

Independence Hall, Philadelphia

Liberty Bell Center, Philadelphia

Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford