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State College, PA Urban Area

84,463 Population
25.9 square miles 3,259.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

23.6 ±1.2 Median age
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$39,594 ±$4,093 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$70,605 ±$12,473 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

24.1% ±4.1% (15,611  ±2,763) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

16 minutes ±0.5 (484,055  ±30,864) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

28,689 ±1,566 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.2 (64,550  ±3,420) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

1.5% ±1.5% (385  ±401) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

34,670 ±1,464 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$424,900 ±$28,686 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

31.9% ±4% (26,848  ±3,503.3) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

98.5% ±5% (39,734  ±3,125.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
69.8% ±4.8% (28,176  ±2,585.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • 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

13.9% ±3% (11,705  ±2,548) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

2.5% ±1.1% (1,918  ±806) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
1,918 Total veterans ±806 1,843 Male ±792 75 Female ±77

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