Centre County, PA Demographic Data
Centre County, PA Summary
Centre County is located in Pennsylvania
- Population: 155,171
- Area: 1,112.96 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1,109.92 sq. miles
- Water Area: 3.04 sq. miles
- Population Density: 139.42 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,147.64 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Centre County, PA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
76,256
47%
50.8
Male
85,208
53%
49.2
Total Population
161,464
323,128,000
Centre County, PA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
6,150
3.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
6,694
4.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
7,302
4.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
20,711
12.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
21,270
13.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
24,229
15.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
16,842
10.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
18,385
11.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
8,196
5.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
10,510
6.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
12,014
7.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
6,464
4.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
2,697
1.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
136,981
84.8%
77.2
Female
63,759
46.5%
51.3
Male
73,222
53.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
113,857
70.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
27,717
17.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
21,175
13.1%
15.2
Female
11,483
54.2%
55.8
Male
9,692
45.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
32
0.0%
0.0
Centre County, PA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
157,459
97.5%
96.8
White
142,112
88.0%
72.6
Black or African American
5,949
3.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
115
0.1%
0.8
Asian
8,766
5.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
1,721
1.1%
1.2
Chinese
5,458
3.4%
1.3
Filipino
14
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
247
0.2%
0.2
Korean
668
0.4%
0.4
Vietnamese
174
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
484
0.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
80
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
437
0.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
4,005
2.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
4,714
2.9%
17.8
Mexican
1,743
1.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
1,057
0.7%
1.7
Cuban
76
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
1,838
1.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
156,750
97.1%
82.2
Centre County, PA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,758
1.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,969
3.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
29,060
29.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
10,893
11.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
6,651
6.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
26,310
26.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
21,696
21.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
4,727
4.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
94,610
95.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
48,006
48.3%
31.2
Centre County, PA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
66,889
47.3%
33.7%
Now Married
57,756
40.9%
47.5
Divorced
10,013
7.1%
11.0%
Separated
862
0.6%
2.0
Widowed
5,798
4.1
5.8%
Centre County, PA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
137,671
88.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
17,643
11.4%
21.6%
Spanish
3,244
2.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
6,612
4.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
6,656
4.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
1,131
0.7%
1.1%
Centre County, PA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
5,305
9.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
2,165
3.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
5,210
9.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
5,373
9.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
6,116
10.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
10,362
18.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
6,214
10.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
9,086
15.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
3,618
6.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
3,961
6.9%
6.4
Median household income
60,266
57,617
Per capita income
31,158
31,128
Centre County, PA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
738
1.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
9,823
12.8%
9.8
Construction
2,573
3.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
31,204
40.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
3,278
4.3%
6.6
Information
970
1.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
4,445
5.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
3,547
4.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
5,509
7.2%
11.4
Public administration
3,006
3.9%
4.6
Retail trade
7,864
10.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
2,504
3.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,087
1.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
3,913
5.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
37,077
48.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
5,187
6.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
14,604
19.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
15,767
20.6%
18.1%
Centre County, PA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
74,918
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
50,287
67.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
6,524
8.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
3,140
4.2%
5.1
Walked
7,455
10.0%
2.7
Other means
3,040
4.1%
1.8
Worked at home
4,472
6.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.7
26.6
Centre County, PA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
5,466
9.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
18,512
32.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
21,813
38.0%
37.1
3 or more
11,619
20.2%
21.0
Centre County, PA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
57,410
87.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
36,884
64.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
20,526
35.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
8,356
12.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Centre County, PA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
65,766
1 room
3,297
5.0%
2.4
2 rooms
3,084
4.7%
2.7
3 rooms
4,813
7.3%
9.1
4 rooms
8,457
12.9%
16.5
5 rooms
9,957
15.1%
19.8
6 rooms
10,469
15.9%
17.8
7 rooms
8,670
13.2%
12.0
8 rooms
6,596
10.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
10,423
15.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Centre County, PA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
65,766
1-unit, detached
40,346
61.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
4,580
7.0%
5.9
2-units
1,866
2.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
3,125
4.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
2,383
3.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
2,250
3.4%
4.4
20 or more units
8,582
13.0%
9.0
Mobile home
2,634
4.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Centre County, PA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
8,638
13.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
3,014
4.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
5,419
8.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
7,817
11.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
9,324
14.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
7,881
12.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
11,294
17.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
9,067
13.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
2,017
3.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
1,295
2.0%
1.4%
Centre County, PA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
13,822
24.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,638
2.9%
4.7
Electricity
24,746
43.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
11,423
19.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
1,278
2.2%
0.1
Wood
3,400
5.9%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
760
1.3%
0.5
No fuel used
343
0.6%
1.1
Centre County, PA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
22,136
47295100.0
Less than $500
276
1.2%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
1,045
4.7%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
1,462
6.6%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
2,992
13.5%
11.8%
$500 to $999
4,650
21.0%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
4,721
21.3%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
6,990
31.6%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
11,133
50.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
4,200
19.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,370
10.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
656
3.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
3,777
17.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Centre County, PA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
19,992
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
143
0.7%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
401
2.0%
4.4%
Less than $500
1,237
6.2%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
2,240
11.2%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
6,807
34.0%
28.3%
$500 to $999
9,164
45.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
534
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
982
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
2,486
13.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
1,552
8.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,814
9.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,535
13.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
950
5.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
9,284
49.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,905
0.0%
0.0%
Centre County, PA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
36,884
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,137
5.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,579
7.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
3,650
9.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
6,759
18.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
10,672
28.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
7,945
21.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
2,878
7.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
264
0.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
224,400
205,000
