Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Centre
Municipality: State College borough
Total Population 38,923
SEX
Male 21,033
Female 17,890
AGE
Under 5 years 910
5 to 17 years 1,534
18 to 20 years 12,415
21 to 24 years 13,133
25 to 44 years 6,836
45 to 54 years 1,190
55 to 59 years 524
60 to 64 years 569
65 to 74 years 1,042
75 to 84 years 587
85 years and over 183
Median age 21.7
Under 18 years 2,444
Percent of total population 6.3
65 years and over 1,812
Percent of total population 4.7
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 10,938
Family households (families) 3,559
Married-couple families 3,035
Percent of total households 27.7
Other family, male householder 155
Other family, female householder 369
Nonfamily households 7,379
Percent of total households 67.5
Householder living alone 2,998
Householder 65 years and over 555
Persons living in households 26,599
Persons per household 2.43
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 12,324
Institutionalized persons 21
Other persons in group quarters 12,303
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 34,449
Black 1,331
Percent of total population 3.4
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 57
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 2,836
Percent of total population 7.3
Other race 250
Hispanic Origin (any race) 763
Percent of total population 2.0
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 11,623
Occupied housing units 10,938
Owner occupied 2,603
Percent owner occupied 23.8
Renter occupied 8,335
Vacant housing units 685
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 46
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.3
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.7
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4
Units with over 1 person per room 1,218
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 2,736
1-unit, attached 743
2 to 4 units 919
5 to 9 units 983
10 or more units 6,021
Mobile home, trailer, other 221
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 2,208
Less than $50,000 44
$50,000 to $99,999 750
$100,000 to $149,999 933
$150,000 to $199,999 348
$200,000 to $299,999 100
$300,000 or more 33
Median (dollars) 115,800
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 8,239
Less than $250 512
$250 to $499 4,533
$500 to $749 2,184
$750 to $999 749
$1,000 or more 261
Median (dollars) 449
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 2,208
White 2,147
Black 9
Percent of occupied units 0.4
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 49
Percent of occupied units 2.2
Other race 2
Hispanic origin (of any race) 17
Percent of occupied units 0.8
Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1
Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg
Date Prepared: January, 1997