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Benner township, Centre County, PA

8,748 Population
28.4 square miles 307.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.8 ±3.1 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Centre County: 33.8 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.1

Economics

$29,980 ±$3,971 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Centre County: $38,732 ±$1,245
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Pennsylvania: $43,104 ±$186
$98,784 ±$17,102 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Centre County: $72,748 ±$1,937
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Pennsylvania: $76,081 ±$310

7.3% ±3.7% (342  ±173) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Centre County: 16.9% 23,282 (±0.9% / ±1,181)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.8% 1,480,981 (±0.2% / ±19,287)

24 minutes ±3.5 (48,155  ±9,742) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Centre County: 20.3 1,259,865 (±0.6 / ±45,830)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.6 141,916,510 (±0.1 / ±598,943)

Families

1,976 ±156 Number of households
  • Centre County: 59,006 ±678
  • Pennsylvania: 5,235,339 ±9,438
2.4 ±0.2 (4,718  ±48) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Centre County: 2.3 137,615 (±0 / ±223)
  • about the same as the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,564,867

1.2% ±1.9% (12  ±20) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in Centre County: 3.6% † 1,469 (±0.7% / ±264)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.1% 146,799 (±0.1% / ±3,390)

Housing

2,070 ±187 Number of housing units
  • Centre County: 66,023 ±147
  • Pennsylvania: 5,779,663 ±1,198

$292,300 ±$34,974 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Centre County: $308,100 ±$8,257
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $240,500 ±$622

12.8% ±2.3% (1,116  ±200.9) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Centre County: 22.6% 35,395 (±1.3% / ±1,978.3)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.1% 1,424,815 (±0.1% / ±15,518.9)

Social

87% ±5.3% (6,463  ±429.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Centre County: 94.6% 92,230 (±2.1% / ±2,082.9)
  • a little less than the rate in Pennsylvania: 91.9% 8,412,410 (±0.3% / ±22,879.7)
21.2% ±3% (1,577  ±227) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Centre County: 46.5% 45,345 (±1.5% / ±1,448.3)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 34.5% 3,157,318 (±0.2% / ±14,182.6)

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

2.3% ±1.7% (198  ±149) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Centre County: 8.4% 13,213
  • about one-third of the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.4% 961,247

6.7% ±2% (523  ±159) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Centre County: 5.2% 6,971 (±0.4% / ±575)
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.4% 656,112 (±0.1% / ±5,751)
523 Total veterans ±159 512 Male ±157 11 Female ±16

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