Centre County, Pennsylvania

53 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 158,041
Median household income: $72,748
Median home value: $308,100

Centre County is a county in Pennsylvania with a population of 158,041. 53 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $72,748 runs below the Pennsylvania figure of $76,081.

From 2019 to 2023, Centre County's population declined 2.4% from 161,960 to 158,041, while its median household income rose 20.4% from $60,403 to $72,748.

The typical home was built around 1980. 16.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 158,041
Median age: 33.8 yrs
Median household income: $72,748
Median home value: $308,100
Median gross rent: $1,181
Housing units: 66,023
Homeownership rate: 61.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

161,960158,041

Median household income

$60,403$72,748

Median home value

$234,900$308,100

Median gross rent

$1,000$1,181

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	161,960	$60,403	$234,900	$1,000
2020	162,264	$61,921	$242,700	$1,019
2021	158,879	$64,995	$254,500	$1,043
2022	158,665	$70,087	$289,800	$1,118
2023	158,041	$72,748	$308,100	$1,181

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1711.1%

18 to 2423.5%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,726	3.6%
5 to 17	17,613	11.1%
18 to 24	37,179	23.5%
25 to 34	20,468	13.0%
35 to 44	17,597	11.1%
45 to 54	16,756	10.6%
55 to 64	18,153	11.5%
65 to 74	14,419	9.1%
75 and over	10,130	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	131,999	83.5%
Black or African American	5,073	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	178	0.1%
Asian	9,500	6.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	49	0.0%
Some other race	344	0.2%
Two or more races	5,268	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,630	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate28.5%

Some college or associate's19.6%

Bachelor's degree22.4%

Graduate or professional degree24.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,293	5.4%
High school graduate	27,750	28.5%
Some college or associate's	19,135	19.6%
Bachelor's degree	21,816	22.4%
Graduate or professional degree	23,529	24.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone66.0%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit3.6%

Walked7.6%

Bicycle1.8%

Worked from home13.6%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	47,349	66.0%
Carpooled	4,890	6.8%
Public transit	2,601	3.6%
Walked	5,477	7.6%
Bicycle	1,276	1.8%
Worked from home	9,738	13.6%
Other means	453	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	23,081	37.2%
15 to 29 min	25,069	40.4%
30 to 44 min	9,461	15.2%
45 to 59 min	2,123	3.4%
60+ min	2,312	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 16.9% (23,282 of 137,695)

	Count	Share
Family households	32,524	55.1%
Nonfamily households	26,482	44.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	59,006	89.4%
Vacant	7,017	10.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	36,440	61.8%
Renter-occupied	22,566	38.2%

1-unit, detached58.7%

1-unit, attached6.5%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units12.3%

20 or more units10.9%

Mobile home & other4.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	38,747	58.7%
1-unit, attached	4,276	6.5%
2 to 4 units	4,460	6.8%
5 to 19 units	8,136	12.3%
20 or more units	7,164	10.9%
Mobile home & other	3,240	4.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 42027
State: Pennsylvania
Land area: 1,107 sq mi
Water area: 4.36 sq mi
Center point: 40.9093, -77.8477