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Census Tract 127, Centre, PA

3,630 Population
1.1 square miles 3,342.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.1 ±3.7 Median age
  • about double the figure in State College: 21.2 ±0.2
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Centre County: 34.2 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.2

Economics

$48,490 ±$5,099 Per capita income
  • about double the amount in State College: $24,746 ±$2,457
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Centre County: $39,316 ±$1,069
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,355 ±$176
$89,000 ±$20,114 Median household income
  • about double the amount in State College: $45,424 † ±$6,688
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Centre County: $74,291 ±$2,520
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,971 ±$342

8.5% ±4.4% (300  ±159) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-fifth of the rate in State College: 38.1% 9,638 (±3.6% / ±915)
  • about half the rate in Centre County: 16.3% 22,319 (±1.1% / ±1,538)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.7% 1,475,496 (±0.2% / ±18,655)

14.5 minutes ±1.6 (16,770  ±4,564) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in State College: 15.5 207,435 (±1.4 / ±24,647)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Centre County: 20.2 1,225,645 (±0.5 / ±49,223)
  • about half the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.3 137,885,550 (±0.1 / ±608,286)

Families

1,620 ±151 Number of households
  • State College: 11,257 ±496
  • Centre County: 59,013 ±594
  • Pennsylvania: 5,274,853 ±8,848
2.2 ±0.1 (3,538  ±394) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in State College: 2.2 25,163 (±0.1 / ±227)
  • a little less than the figure in Centre County: 2.3 136,700 (±0 / ±264)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,589,066

4.5% ±5.6% (31  ±39) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in State College: 1.1% † 169 (±0.5% / ±79)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Centre County: 3.1% † 1,230 (±0.6% / ±233)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.9% 143,131 (±0.1% / ±3,398)

Housing

1,641 ±149 Number of housing units
  • State College: 13,261 ±504
  • Centre County: 66,475 ±145
  • Pennsylvania: 5,806,452 ±672

$427,800 ±$33,943 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in State College: $437,800 ±$24,405
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Centre County: $323,500 ±$7,308
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Pennsylvania: $254,500 ±$767

16% ±6.4% (575  ±238.1) Moved since previous year
  • about one-third of the rate in State College: 47.5% 19,428 (±3.3% / ±1,351.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Centre County: 22.4% 35,264 (±1.1% / ±1,803.7)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.7% 1,373,912 (±0.1% / ±15,230.1)

Social

97.6% ±7.1% (2,754  ±346.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in State College: 97% 11,742 (±5.3% / ±876.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in Centre County: 94.5% 92,418
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.1% 8,466,554 (±0.3% / ±22,677.1)
67% ±7.2% (1,891  ±280.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in State College: 68.4% 8,279 (±4.3% / ±663.4)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Centre County: 46.2% 45,195
  • nearly double the rate in Pennsylvania: 35.2% 3,231,367 (±0.2% / ±13,722.3)

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

5.2% ±2.1% (188  ±80) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in State College: 12.5% † 5,127 (±1.4% / ±579)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Centre County: 8% 12,608
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.7% 1,004,975

6.5% ±3.1% (202  ±100) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in State College: 1.8% † 680 (±0.6% / ±244)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Centre County: 5% 6,785 (±0.4% / ±533)
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.1% 632,183 (±0.1% / ±4,724)
202 Total veterans ±100 202 Male ±100 N/A Female ±12

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