What is the population of State College, Pennsylvania?

The population of State College, Pennsylvania is 41,942.

What is the median household income in State College, Pennsylvania?

The median household income in State College, Pennsylvania is $47,828, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in State College, Pennsylvania is $37,498, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in State College, Pennsylvania is 4.5%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health A

Income F

Education B

Metric	State College	Pennsylvania Avg	U.S. Average
Population	41,942	12,851,405	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	9160.9	278.8	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.47%	0.21%	0.57%
Median age	21.0	41.5	37.1
Households	11,437	5,230,563	128,459,983

Year	State College

Group	Share

State College has a the economy index of F, which means it scores poorly in the economy.

Metric	State College	Pennsylvania Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$47,828	$76,231	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	6.16%	4.69%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	5.2%	5.2%

Metric	State College	Pennsylvania Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$37,498	$154,283	$242,182
Median rent	$1,228	$1,161	$1,342
Homeownership rate	27.0%	69.3%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 04:00 PM – 11:59 PM , followed by 09:00 AM – 09:59 AM .

Metric	State College	Pennsylvania Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	13.3	22.5	22.5
Work from home	13.8%	13.8%	13.4%

State College has a education index of B, which means it is quite educated.

Metric	State College	Pennsylvania Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.9%	31.4%	31.6%
Average household size	2.29	2.40	2.54

State College has a health index of A, which means it is very healthy.

Metric	State College	Pennsylvania Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	82.1	78.4	78.3
Self-rated poor health	13.2%	15.7%	16.3%
Smokers	15.6%	20.1%	19.0%