Statewide Claims to Fame

Centre County is 2nd in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Centre County is 2nd in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Centre County is 3rd in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Income below poverty line

Centre County is 3rd in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Race - Asian

Centre County is 3rd in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Centre County is 5th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Size in square miles

Centre County is 6th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Centre County is 7th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Centre County is 8th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Foreign born residents

Centre County is 11th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Home median value

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Centre County Rank Pennsylvania US
Current population (2012) 155,171 22nd 12,763,536 313,914,040
Size in square miles 1,109.9 5th 44,742.7 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 138.7 36th 283.9 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Centre County Rank Pennsylvania US
Residents younger than 5 4.1% 64th 5.6% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 15.6% 66th 21.5% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 11.9% 67th 16.0% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Centre County Rank Pennsylvania US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 92.9% 2nd 87.9% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 39.8% 3rd 26.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Centre County Rank Pennsylvania US
Race - White 89.6% 54th 83.5% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 3.2% 31st 11.4% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.1% 58th 0.3% 1.2%
Race - Asian 5.4% 3rd 3.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 6th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.6% 20th 1.7% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 2.6% 27th 6.1% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 87.5% 48th 78.8% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Centre County Rank Pennsylvania US
Female residents 48.1% 63rd 51.2% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 6.9% 8th 5.7% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Centre County Rank Pennsylvania US
Housing units 64,115 24th 5,579,275 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 30.4% 2nd 20.5% 25.9%
Households 56,134 25th 4,952,566 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 59.4% 66th 70.6% 66.1%
Home median value $181,400 11th $163,200 $186,200
People per household 2.4 47th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 862 7th 18,796 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Centre County Rank Pennsylvania US
Income per capita $24,514 25th $27,824 $27,915
Income per household $48,262 24th $51,651 $52,762
Income below poverty line 18.9% 3rd 12.6% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Centre County Rank Pennsylvania US
Non-farm private establishments 3,169 24th 295,720 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 43,808 27th 5,078,111 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 11,078 22nd 981,501 27,092,908
Retail sales $1,604,290 24th $166,842,778 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $11,134 35th $13,323 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $240,050 21st $19,625,449 $613,795,732

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