State College, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 39,419 (All urban)

State College, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 12,488 (12,024 occupied: 2,736 owner occupied, 9,288 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	77%
State:	29%

Housing density: 2750 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $165,004.

Median contract rent in 2007: $684 (lower quartile is $540, upper quartile is $899)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $858

Median gross rent in State College, PA in 2007: $717

Housing units in State College with a mortgage: 1,470 (146 second mortgage, 182 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 825

State College,PA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $223,829 (it was $147,600 in 2000)

State College:	$223,829
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $161,702 - $302,182

Household type by relationship

Households: 27,697

In family households: 9,034 (2,528 male householders, 785 female householders)
2,697 spouses, 2,383 children (2,227 natural, 64 adopted, 92 stepchildren), 41 grandchildren, 159 brothers or sisters, 56 parents, 99 other relatives, 286 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 18,663 (4,850 male householders (2,214 living alone)), 3,896 female householders (1,847 living alone)), 9,917 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 10,723 (236 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,860 2-persons, 768 3-persons, 443 4-persons, 165 5-persons, 58 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,061 1-person, 2,038 2-persons, 1,139 3-persons, 888 4-persons, 407 5-persons, 168 6-persons, 45 7-or-more-persons.

1,688 married couples with children.
387 single-parent households (79 men, 308 women).

85.2% of residents of State College speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
4.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
6.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (59% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 4,247 (11.1%)
(22.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.2
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.2
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in State College, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 66 3 rooms: 97 4 rooms: 192 5 rooms: 262 6 rooms: 358 7 rooms: 537 8 rooms: 519 9 or more rooms: 705

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in State College, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 1,065 2 rooms: 1,802 3 rooms: 2,475 4 rooms: 1,928 5 rooms: 963 6 rooms: 574 7 rooms: 264 8 rooms: 71 9 or more rooms: 146

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 65
1995 to 1998: 362
1990 to 1994: 598
1980 to 1989: 1,765
1970 to 1979: 3,162
1960 to 1969: 2,826
1950 to 1959: 1,697
1940 to 1949: 782
1939 or earlier: 1,231

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in State College:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 153 2 bedrooms: 370 3 bedrooms: 1,114 4 bedrooms: 857 5 or more bedrooms: 242

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in State College:
	no bedroom: 1,175 1 bedroom: 3,468 2 bedrooms: 3,055 3 bedrooms: 1,083 4 bedrooms: 308 5 or more bedrooms: 199

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in State College in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 135 1 vehicle: 1,117 2 vehicles: 1,202 3 vehicles: 243 4 vehicles: 32 5 or more vehicles: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in State College in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 2,168 1 vehicle: 4,433 2 vehicles: 1,700 3 vehicles: 560 4 vehicles: 246 5 or more vehicles: 181

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in State College, PA:

Less than $10,000: 30
$10,000 to $14,999: 15
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 5
$25,000 to $29,999: 12
$30,000 to $34,999: 4
$35,000 to $39,999: 8
$40,000 to $49,999: 27
$50,000 to $59,999: 7
$60,000 to $69,999: 9
$70,000 to $79,999: 24
$80,000 to $89,999: 44
$90,000 to $99,999: 65
$100,000 to $124,999: 177
$125,000 to $149,999: 169
$150,000 to $174,999: 184
$175,000 to $199,999: 265
$200,000 to $249,999: 701
$250,000 to $299,999: 443
$300,000 to $399,999: 388
$400,000 to $499,999: 123
$500,000 to $749,999: 105
$750,000 to $999,999: 1
$1,000,000 or more: 0

State College rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in State College:

Less than $100: 10 people
$100 to $149: 5
$150 to $199: 14
$200 to $249: 52
$250 to $299: 184
$300 to $349: 401
$350 to $399: 438
$400 to $449: 475
$450 to $499: 499
$500 to $549: 494
$550 to $599: 790
$600 to $649: 831
$650 to $699: 720
$700 to $749: 662
$750 to $799: 659
$800 to $899: 832
$900 to $999: 461
$1,000 to $1,249: 937
$1,250 to $1,499: 406
$1,500 to $1,999: 358
$2,000 or more: 197
No cash rent: 87

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2,500 1990 to 1994: 519 1985 to 1989: 407 1980 to 1984: 350 1975 to 1979: 160 1970 to 1974: 103 1970 to 1974: 19 1965 to 1969: 189

State College, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.2%
Number of people working at home: 464 (2.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 969
5 to 9 minutes: 4217
10 to 14 minutes: 4277
15 to 19 minutes: 3077
20 to 24 minutes: 1528
25 to 29 minutes: 242
30 to 34 minutes: 392
35 to 39 minutes: 59
40 to 44 minutes: 114
45 to 59 minutes: 147
60 to 89 minutes: 205
90 or more minutes: 194

State College mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 6,024 (38%)
Carpooled: 1,145 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1,303 (8%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 18 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 14 (0%)
Railroad: 13 (0%)
Taxi: 63 (0%)
Motorcycle: 26 (0%)
Bicycle: 305 (2%)
Walked: 6,446 (41%)
Other means: 64 (0%)
Worked at home: 464 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 2824
$10,000 to $14,999: 1510
$15,000 to $19,999: 1492
$20,000 to $24,999: 849
$25,000 to $29,999: 778
$30,000 to $34,999: 662
$35,000 to $39,999: 517
$40,000 to $44,999: 443
$45,000 to $49,999: 385
$50,000 to $59,999: 489
$60,000 to $74,999: 570
$75,000 to $99,999: 728
$100,000 to $124,999: 351
$125,000 to $149,999: 187
$150,000 to $199,999: 144
$200,000 or more: 130

First ancestries reported:

German: 6123

Other groups: 5854

Italian: 3914

Irish: 3753

English: 1989

Polish: 1455

United States or American: 796

Russian: 715

Scottish: 554

European: 527

Scotch-Irish: 469

French (except Basque): 451

Swedish: 408

Ukrainian: 307

Slovak: 243

British: 232

Dutch: 215

Arab:: 211

Subsaharan African:: 170

Swiss: 165

Hungarian: 165

Austrian: 156

Lithuanian: 154

French Canadian: 151

Czechoslovakian: 150

Welsh: 149

Norwegian: 142

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 137

Greek: 136

Jamaican: 102

African: 84

Canadian: 81

Czech: 77

Romanian: 77

Pennsylvania German: 77

Croatian: 76

Slavic: 69

Bulgarian: 65

Eastern European: 65

Portuguese: 64

Danish: 61

Finnish: 54

Turkish: 53

Lebanese: 52

Egyptian: 51

Brazilian: 46

Syrian: 45

Serbian: 42

Belgian: 40

Arab/Arabic: 39

Iranian: 34

Slovene: 30

Nigerian: 29

Israeli: 25

Latvian: 22

Other Arab: 21

Scandinavian: 20

Northern European: 19

South African: 17

Other Subsaharan African: 16

Luxemburger: 14

Zimbabwean: 14

Afghan: 13

Dutch West Indian: 13

Yugoslavian: 13

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 10

Ethiopian: 10

West Indian: 9

Estonian: 8

Guyanese: 7

Haitian: 7

Barbadian: 6

Armenian: 5

Palestinian: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (15%)
India (12%)
Korea (11%)
Japan (5%)
Taiwan (5%)
United Kingdom (4%)
Canada (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 21544
Northeast: 5280
Midwest: 2454
South: 3291
West: 978

20% of State College residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 13% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 20
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 17
7th and 8th grade: 30
9th grade: 15
10th grade: 23
11th grade: 34
12th grade, no diploma: 60
High school graduate (or equivalency): 386
Less than 1 year of college: 163
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 611
Associate degree: 121
Bachelor's degree: 1,538
Master's degree: 1,292
Professional school degree: 167
Doctorate degree: 1,166

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 17
5th and 6th grade: 7
7th and 8th grade: 57
9th grade: 23
10th grade: 35
11th grade: 46
12th grade, no diploma: 63
High school graduate (or equivalency): 708
Less than 1 year of college: 205
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 494
Associate degree: 229
Bachelor's degree: 1,608
Master's degree: 1,304
Professional school degree: 92
Doctorate degree: 388

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 9.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 10.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 23.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 28.2%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 1.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.8%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 5.4%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 10.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 21.5%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 3.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 14.4%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $28,684
Black householders: $61,811
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $86,298
Asian householders: $31,817
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $14,104
Some other race householders: $6,928
Two or more races householders: $17,642
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $18,901

State College household income for White non-Hispanic householders

State College household income for Black householders

State College household income for Asian householders

State College household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

State College marital status for males

State College marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $235,656
Black or African American householders: $398,069
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $246,423
Asian householders: $130,869
Some other race householders: $155,436
Two or more races householders: $360,157
Hispanic or Latino householders: $201,385

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,784
One, attached: 948
Two: 502
3 or 4: 640
5 to 9: 1,099
10 to 19: 1,285
20 to 49: 2,318
50 or more: 2,855
Mobile homes: 47
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Median worth of mobile homes: $14,815

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in State College:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (38%) Utility gas (30%) Electricity (29%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (58%) Utility gas (28%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 72

Here:	8.8%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 15

Here:	3.2%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 667

Here:	2.8%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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