Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District
Pennsylvania · PA-05
Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District is one of 17 U.S. House districts in Pennsylvania, represented in Congress by Mary Gay Scanlon (Democrat). It is home to roughly 767,406 people, with a median age of 38.5. The population is about 59% White. The median household income is $86,453, and 42% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted solidly Democratic (D+29).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 240 square miles, PA-05 is the 360th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 3,198 residents per square mile, it is a heavily urban district. Its shape is fairly compact: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.31 ranks 163rd of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 64% of PA-05 voters backed Kamala Harris and 35% Donald Trump — a D+29 margin. That is a 3.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+32.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 38.5 years old; 22.3% of residents are under 18 and 16.5% are 65 or older. About 12.3% of residents were born outside the United States, and 15.3% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $86,453, the district's median household income ranks 150th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $306,461, and the median rent is $1,366 a month. 11.4% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 30.6-minute commute (16.2% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).