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State College Area School District, PA

97,969 Population
151.3 square miles 647.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

24.7 ±1.3 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Centre County: 34.4 ±0.4
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Pennsylvania: 41.2 ±0.1
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$41,185 ±$3,749 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Centre County: $39,689 ±$2,198
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,674 ±$329
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$77,887 ±$8,053 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Centre County: $77,110 ±$5,451
  • about the same as the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,545 ±$816
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

21.9% ±4% (17,070  ±3,197) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Centre County: 14.8% † 19,981 (±2.6% / ±3,474)
  • nearly double the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.6% 1,464,236 (±0.3% / ±33,897)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

16.5 minutes ±0.5 (574,875  ±31,651) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Centre County: 20.2 1,225,645 (±0.5 / ±49,223)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.3 137,885,550 (±0.1 / ±608,286)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

33,177 ±1,681 Number of households
  • Centre County: 57,295 ±1,509
  • Pennsylvania: 5,361,724 ±11,743
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.2 (77,764  ±3,630) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Centre County: 2.4 135,182 (±0.1 / ±322)
  • about the same as the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,638,571
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

1.3% ±1.4% (385  ±401) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Centre County: 2.5% † 1,016 (±1.3% / ±546)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.8% 139,720 (±0.2% / ±5,970)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

39,158 ±1,418 Number of housing units
  • Centre County: 67,398 ±139
  • Pennsylvania: 5,861,320 ±507
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$421,400 ±$30,338 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Centre County: $339,200 ±$15,308
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Pennsylvania: $277,600 ±$1,517
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

29.3% ±4% (28,625  ±4,044.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Centre County: 21.2% † 33,711 (±2.7% / ±4,268.8)
  • more than double the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.1% 1,304,951 (±0.3% / ±33,022.9)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

98.6% ±4.3% (47,991  ±3,378.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Centre County: 95.1% 92,203 (±4.2% / ±4,244.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.4% 8,556,816 (±0.5% / ±44,451.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
67.8% ±4.2% (33,014  ±2,748.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Centre County: 47.4% 45,985 (±3.1% / ±3,096.9)
  • nearly double the rate in Pennsylvania: 36.4% 3,369,510 (±0.3% / ±28,358.2)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

12.4% ±2.5% (12,125  ±2,502) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Centre County: 8.3% 13,239
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 8.3% 1,090,675
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3% ±1% (2,547  ±865) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Centre County: 4.3% † 5,869 (±0.7% / ±1,017)
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.8% 601,407 (±0.1% / ±10,364)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
2,547 Total veterans ±865 2,418 Male ±849 129 Female ±100

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