Centre County, Pennsylvania

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Centre County, Pennsylvania is among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (149th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for life expectancy (104th of 3,062 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Centre County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States	Rank
Total Population	158,576	13,018,639	334,922,499	439th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$74,291	$77,971	$80,734	886th of 3,221
Median Age	34.2	40.9	38.9	3023rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	46.2%	35.2%	35.7%	149th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$323,500	$254,500	$332,700	519th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,207	$1,209	$1,413	528th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.3%	11.7%	12.5%	1047th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.3%	5.3%	5.2%	1753rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	143.2	291.0	n/a	790th of 3,222
Foreign Born	8.0%	7.7%	14.1%	565th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.6	n/a	n/a	104th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	61.8%	69.3%	65.2%	2923rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.2	26.3	26.4	2511th of 3,221
Worked from Home	15.3%	15.6%	15.1%	401st of 3,222
Uninsured	6.9%	n/a	n/a	2552nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.7%	46.2%	46.9%	2267th of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.6%	n/a	n/a	1319th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Centre County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Centre County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	82.8%	73.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.7%	8.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.2%	10.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	5.7%	3.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	3.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	30.8	44.6	61.4

Age in Centre County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Centre County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Median Age	34.2	40.9	38.9
Under 18 %	14.7%	20.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	23.7%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.6%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.4%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	21.8%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.9%	19.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Centre County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Centre County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Households	59,013	5,274,853	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	54.7%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	21.5%	27.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	9.0%	16.2%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.0%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	46.1%	34.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Centre County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Centre County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,316	$44,355	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.3%	15.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.7%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.8%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	11.0%	11.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.3%	11.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.0%	26.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.3%	14.4%	n/a

Housing in Centre County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Centre County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing Units	66,475	5,806,452	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	57.1%	56.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	23.9%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	11.2%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,980.0	1,965.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	38.2%	30.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	34.4%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,386	$3,311	n/a

Education in Centre County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Centre County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than High School	5.5%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.8%	32.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	19.5%	24.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.7%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	23.6%	14.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Centre County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Centre County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Labour Force Participation	55.7%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	63.0%	68.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	3.2%	3.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	9.0%	3.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	38.9%	26.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.9%	8.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	11.1%	10.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Centre County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Centre County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in State of Residence	65.4%	70.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.7%	4.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.2%	3.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	87.6%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.3%	5.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	10.8%	9.9%	16.7%

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