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State College, PA

41,050 Population
4.6 square miles 8,966 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

21.2 ±0.2 Median age
  • about three-fifths of the figure in the State College, PA Metro Area: 34.2 ±0.2
  • about half the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.2

Economics

$24,746 ±$2,457 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the State College, PA Metro Area: $39,316 ±$1,069
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,355 ±$176
$45,424 ±$6,688 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the State College, PA Metro Area: $74,291 ±$2,520
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,971 ±$342

38.1% ±3.6% (9,638  ±915) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the State College, PA Metro Area: 16.3% 22,319 (±1.1% / ±1,538)
  • more than double the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.7% 1,475,496 (±0.2% / ±18,655)

15.5 minutes ±1.4 (207,435  ±24,647) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the State College, PA Metro Area: 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)

Families

11,257 ±496 Number of households
  • the State College, PA Metro Area: 59,013 ±594
  • Pennsylvania: 5,274,853 ±8,848
2.2 ±0.1 (25,163  ±227) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the State College, PA Metro Area: 2.3 136,700 (±0 / ±264)
  • a little less than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,589,066

1.1% ±0.5% (169  ±79) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in the State College, PA Metro Area: 3.1% † 1,230 (±0.6% / ±233)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.9% 143,131 (±0.1% / ±3,398)

Housing

13,261 ±504 Number of housing units
  • the State College, PA Metro Area: 66,475 ±145
  • Pennsylvania: 5,806,452 ±672

$437,800 ±$24,405 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the State College, PA Metro Area: $323,500 ±$7,308
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Pennsylvania: $254,500 ±$767

47.5% ±3.3% (19,428  ±1,351.5) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in the State College, PA Metro Area: 22.4% 35,264 (±1.1% / ±1,803.7)
  • more than double the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.7% 1,373,912 (±0.1% / ±15,230.1)

Social

97% ±5.3% (11,742  ±876.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the State College, PA Metro Area: 94.5% 92,418
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.1% 8,466,554 (±0.3% / ±22,677.1)
68.4% ±4.3% (8,279  ±663.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the State College, PA Metro Area: 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

12.5% ±1.4% (5,127  ±579) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the State College, PA Metro Area: 8% 12,608
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.7% 1,004,975

1.8% ±0.6% (680  ±244) Population with veteran status
  • about one-third of the rate in the State College, PA Metro Area: 5% 6,785 (±0.4% / ±533)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.1% 632,183 (±0.1% / ±4,724)
680 Total veterans ±244 673 Male ±245 7 Female ±10

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