Port Matilda

Population: 552
Median household income: $50,511
Median home value: $157,200

Located in Centre County, Pennsylvania, Port Matilda is a community with a population of 552. Its median household income of $50,511 runs below the Centre County figure of $72,748.

Between 2019 and 2023, Port Matilda's population declined 6.9% from 593 to 552, while its median home value rose 32.1% from $119,000 to $157,200.

63.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1950.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 552
Median age: 41.7 yrs
Median household income: $50,511
Median home value: $157,200
Median gross rent: $697
Housing units: 316
Homeownership rate: 63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

593552

Median household income

$53,750$50,511

Median home value

$119,000$157,200

Median gross rent

$659$697

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	593	$53,750	$119,000	$659
2020	652	$49,844	$130,100	$663
2021	599	$46,250	$132,100	$665
2022	559	$48,487	$151,700	$649
2023	552	$50,511	$157,200	$697

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1711.4%

18 to 244.5%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4419.9%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7413.2%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	31	5.6%
5 to 17	63	11.4%
18 to 24	25	4.5%
25 to 34	70	12.7%
35 to 44	110	19.9%
45 to 54	49	8.9%
55 to 64	74	13.4%
65 to 74	73	13.2%
75 and over	57	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	523	94.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	2.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	16	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate49.4%

Some college or associate's17.8%

Bachelor's degree15.2%

Graduate or professional degree8.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	38	8.8%
High school graduate	214	49.4%
Some college or associate's	77	17.8%
Bachelor's degree	66	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	38	8.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone85.2%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	219	85.2%
Carpooled	19	7.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	5.1%
Other means	6	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	22	9.0%
15 to 29 min	157	64.3%
30 to 44 min	45	18.4%
45 to 59 min	10	4.1%
60+ min	10	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 1.91
Poverty rate: 8.6% (47 of 549)

	Count	Share
Family households	147	50.9%
Nonfamily households	142	49.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1950

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	289	91.5%
Vacant	27	8.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	183	63.3%
Renter-occupied	106	36.7%

1-unit, detached63.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units15.2%

5 to 19 units7.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	199	63.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	48	15.2%
5 to 19 units	22	7.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	47	14.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4262280
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.6 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.8000, -78.0526