2024 population: 159,805 ( 1,641 from 2020)
Land area: 1108.7 square miles
Population density: 144.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	132,810	83.11%	1.1%
Black:	6,236	3.90%	8.7%
Indian:	166	0.10%	12.2%
Asian:	11,784	7.37%	18.1%
2+ races:	2,592	1.62%	8.9%
Hispanic:	6,217	3.89%	11.7%

Total non-White:	26,995	16.89%	13.4%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,742	7.5
Deaths:	4,951	7.8
Net Migration:	-3,994	-6.3
Net Immigration:	5,665	9.0

Change in White population:	-1,543	-1.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,184	2.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
158,164
134,353	84.95%
5,738	3.63%
148	0.09%
9,978	6.31%
2,380	1.50%
5,567	3.52%
23,811	15.05%

2010
153,990
135,427	87.95%
4,456	2.89%
153	0.10%
7,976	5.18%
2,086	1.35%
3,690	2.40%
18,563	12.05%

2000
135,758
123,055	90.64%
3,469	2.56%
155	0.11%
5,445	4.01%
1,268	0.93%
2,243	1.65%
12,703	9.36%

1990
123,786
115,845	93.58%
2,580	2.08%
222	0.18%
3,925	3.17%
n/a
1,214	0.98%
7,941	6.42%

1980
112,760
108,633	96.34%
1,659	1.47%
28	0.02%
1,404	1.25%
n/a
935	0.83%
4,127	3.66%

1970
99,267
97,333	98.05%
1,384	1.39%
22	0.02%
418	0.42%
n/a
14	0.01%
1,934	1.95%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
11,320	7.4
9,010	5.9
-3,347	-2.2
9,416	6.1

-1,074	-0.7
5,248	3.4

Number	Rate
2000's
12,056	8.9
8,245	6.1
1,864	1.4
5,628	4.1

12,372	9.1
5,860	4.3

Number	Rate
1990's
13,266	10.7
7,727	6.2
640	0.5
1,671	1.3

7,210	5.8
4,762	3.8

Number	Rate
1980's
13,647	12.1
6,996	6.2
4,360	3.9
n/a

7,212	6.4
3,814	3.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
5,067	5.1
n/a

11,300	11.4
2,193	2.2

Age, Family & Household Data for State College, PA Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
33.3
23,215	14.5%
136,590	85.5%
23,904	15.0%

58,285
2.39

32,260	55.3%
27,208	84.3%
1,557	4.8%
26,025	44.7%

2010
Number	Percent
28.7
24,512	15.9%
129,478	84.1%
17,366	11.3%

57,573
2.38

31,256	54.3%
25,703	82.2%
1,992	6.4%
26,317	45.7%

2000
Number	Percent
28.8
24,359	17.9%
111,399	82.1%
14,050	10.3%

49,336
2.45

28,628	58.0%
24,508	85.6%
1,573	5.5%
20,708	42.0%

1990
Number	Percent
27.1
22,601	18.3%
101,185	81.7%
11,114	9.0%

42,784
2.54

26,456	61.8%
23,052	87.1%
1,331	5.0%
16,328	38.2%

1980
Number	Percent
24.5
24,420	21.7%
88,340	78.3%
8,546	7.6%

36,123
2.69

23,936	66.3%
21,009	87.8%
1,279	5.3%
12,187	33.7%

2022 Housing Data for State College, PA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,256	7.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,055	3.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,114	3.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,392	4.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,038	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,424	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,503	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,113	3.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,037	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,660	6.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,132	8.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,925	11.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,107	10.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,068	7.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,896	8.4%
$200,000 or more	5,565	9.5%

Median Household Income	70,087
Per Capita Income	37,262

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	102

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,178	3.7%
Public Assistance	1,169	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	4,655	8.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	67,890	61.7%
Unemployed	2,751	2.5%
In Armed Forces	182	0.2%

Total Labor Force	70,823	64.4%
Not in Labor Force	39,199	35.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		38.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	23,454	19,097	55.1%
Non-Profit	4,313	5,701	43.1%
Self-Employed	3,731	1,579	70.3%

Local Government	1,478	2,251	39.6%
State Government	6,767	5,379	55.7%
Federal Government	502	284	63.9%

Total Private + Self	27,185	20,676	56.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	13,060	13,615	49.0%
Total	40,245	34,291	54.0%

Pct. Govt.	22.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	11,547	15.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	13,093	17.5%
Professional, Technical	26,506	35.5%
Service Occupations	12,328	16.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	246	0.3%
All others	11,196	15.0%

White Collar		68.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	21,970	29.4%
Health care and social assistance	8,375	11.2%
Retail trade	7,487	10.0%
Accommodation and food services	6,104	8.2%
Manufacturing	5,345	7.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,479	6.0%
Construction	3,355	4.5%
Other services	3,017	4.0%
Public administration	2,823	3.8%
Transportation and warehousing	2,164	2.9%
Finance and insurance	2,129	2.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,800	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,437	1.9%
Wholesale trade	1,139	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	992	1.3%
Information	784	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	661	0.9%
Utilities	423	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	166	0.2%
Management	20	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,287	0.81%
Puerto Rican	1,424	0.90%
Cuban	200	0.13%
Dominican	220	0.14%

Total Central American	454	0.29%
Costa Rican	72	0.05%
Guatemalan	108	0.07%
Honduran	5	0.00%
Nicaraguan	63	0.04%
Panamanian	38	0.02%
Salvadoran	168	0.11%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	672	0.42%
Argentinean	117	0.07%
Bolivian	20	0.01%
Chilean	93	0.06%
Colombian	156	0.10%
Ecuadorian	98	0.06%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	163	0.10%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	25	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	691	0.44%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	5,215	3.29%
Indian	1,421	0.90%
Korean	1,260	0.79%
Filipino	593	0.37%
Vietnamese	245	0.15%
Japanese	137	0.09%
Bangladeshi	121	0.08%
Malaysian	91	0.06%
Thai	51	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	133,310	87.2%
Chinese	4,462	2.9%
Spanish	3,295	2.2%
German, other Germanic	3,275	2.1%
Other Indo-European	2,638	1.7%
Other Asian	1,363	0.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,243	0.8%
Korean	991	0.6%
Other	796	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	36,906	23.3%
Irish	21,046	13.3%
English	16,718	10.5%
Italian	13,267	8.4%
American	8,629	5.4%
Polish	7,645	4.8%
Pennsylvania German	2,864	1.8%
Scottish	2,694	1.7%
French	2,450	1.5%
European	2,442	1.5%
Welsh	2,123	1.3%
Slovak	2,068	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	1,961	1.2%
Swedish	1,852	1.2%
Russian	1,822	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	149,546	94.3%
Not a citizen	9,119	5.7%

Native	145,446	91.7%
Foreign-born	13,219	8.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,082	2.1%	2,966	3.1%	27,918	28.7%	19,315	19.9%	21,837	22.5%	23,066	23.7%
Average years of education: 14.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,082	2.1%
9-12 Years	2,966	3.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	27,918	28.7%
Some College	19,315	19.9%
Bach. Degree	21,837	22.5%
Grad Degree	23,066	23.7%
Average years of education: 14.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	121,648	116,502	5,146	4.2%
1991	121,956	116,624	5,332	4.4%
1992	124,630	119,048	5,582	4.5%
1993	125,912	120,640	5,272	4.2%
1994	124,946	120,334	4,612	3.7%
1995	127,150	122,904	4,246	3.3%
1996	132,116	128,096	4,020	3.0%
1997	133,746	129,732	4,014	3.0%
1998	133,528	129,758	3,770	2.8%
1999	132,692	129,042	3,650	2.8%

2000	137,270	132,474	4,796	3.5%
2001	141,174	135,822	5,352	3.8%
2002	144,016	137,948	6,068	4.2%
2003	141,186	135,016	6,170	4.4%
2004	143,686	137,292	6,394	4.4%
2005	144,888	139,060	5,828	4.0%
2006	145,676	140,106	5,570	3.8%
2007	147,432	142,072	5,360	3.6%
2008	150,794	144,284	6,510	4.3%
2009	150,670	142,000	8,670	5.8%

2010	154,300	145,416	8,884	5.8%
2011	154,550	146,342	8,208	5.3%
2012	154,882	146,574	8,308	5.4%
2013	155,612	147,680	7,932	5.1%
2014	155,076	148,332	6,744	4.3%
2015	155,632	149,336	6,296	4.0%
2016	158,116	151,592	6,524	4.1%
2017	158,044	152,116	5,928	3.8%
2018	159,232	153,862	5,370	3.4%
2019	160,088	154,614	5,474	3.4%

2020	152,832	143,910	8,922	5.8%
2021	153,272	146,506	6,766	4.4%
2022	156,106	150,476	5,630	3.6%
2023	159,814	155,492	4,322	2.7%
2024	153,008	148,628	4,380	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	65,712
Median Value	$289,800

Occupied	58,285	88.7%
Vacant	7,427	11.3%

Owned	36,460	62.6%
Rented	21,825	37.4%
Median Rent	$1,118

Single-Family Units	43,054	65.5%
Detached	38,686	58.9%
Attached	4,368	6.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	14,813	22.5%
Mobile Homes	3,217	4.9%

State College, PA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for State College, PA Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for State College, PA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for State College, PA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for State College, PA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for State College, PA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for State College, PA Metro Area