Park Forest Village vs State College

A side-by-side comparison of Park Forest Village and State College: population, income, housing, and more.

Park Forest Village and State College are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

State College has the higher population (40,669 vs 8,810 in Park Forest Village). Park Forest Village has the higher median household income ($79,363 vs $47,132 in State College). State College has the higher median home value ($414,400 vs $383,100 in Park Forest Village).

Population, income & housing

	Park Forest Village	State College
Population	8,810	40,669
Median age	37.1 yrs	21.4 yrs
Median household income	$79,363	$47,132
Median home value	$383,100	$414,400
Median gross rent	$1,317	$1,229
Housing units	4,246	13,148
Homeownership rate	56.6%	27.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	75.6%	70.7%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Park Forest Village	State College
Population	10,299 → 8,810 (-14.5%)	42,275 → 40,669 (-3.8%)
Median household income	$72,083 → $79,363 (+10.1%)	$34,005 → $47,132 (+38.6%)
Median home value	$289,800 → $383,100 (+32.2%)	$312,400 → $414,400 (+32.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,072 → $1,317 (+22.9%)	$1,054 → $1,229 (+16.6%)

Park Forest Village

Population

10,2998,810

Median household income

$72,083$79,363

Median home value

$289,800$383,100

Median gross rent

$1,072$1,317

State College

Population

42,27540,669

Median household income

$34,005$47,132

Median home value

$312,400$414,400

Median gross rent

$1,054$1,229

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Park Forest Village	State College
Under 5	4.2%	1.5%
5 to 17	11.1%	4.4%
18 to 24	16.8%	64.2%
25 to 34	15.2%	10.0%
35 to 44	16.2%	4.9%
45 to 54	9.1%	4.2%
55 to 64	13.8%	3.8%
65 to 74	7.8%	3.6%
75 and over	5.8%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Park Forest Village	State College
White (non-Hispanic)	75.3%	77.1%
Black or African American	2.3%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	11.7%	10.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.7%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Park Forest Village	State College
No high school diploma	1.2%	1.8%
High school graduate	10.5%	14.6%
Some college or associate's	12.7%	12.8%
Bachelor's degree	26.7%	27.4%
Graduate or professional degree	48.9%	43.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Park Forest Village	State College
Drove alone	53.6%	44.2%
Carpooled	7.6%	2.8%
Public transit	6.1%	8.2%
Walked	2.9%	26.8%
Bicycle	4.4%	3.3%
Worked from home	25.5%	13.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Park Forest Village	State College
1-unit, detached	50.0%	26.8%
1-unit, attached	9.3%	8.2%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	28.5%	21.5%
20 or more units	4.0%	35.1%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Park Forest Village	State College
Poverty rate	22.5%	39.1%
Average household size	2.29	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	15	16
Median year structure built	1982	1972