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Penn State Erie (Behrend)

Pennsylvania · 1,629 residents · 0.78 sq mi
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Penn State Erie (Behrend) is a city of 1,629 people in Pennsylvania. The median age is 19.8, younger than the US median of 37.2. 100% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 13% of adults. Getting to work takes 11 minutes on average. The foreign-born share is 4%.

At a glance
Younger
median age 19.8
US median: 37.2
Less educated
13% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Owner-heavy
100% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,629
+7%vs 2011
vs 1,522 in 2011
2010 – 2024
Median age
19.8
+1%vs 2011
vs 19.6 in 2011
US average: 37.2
Land area
0.78 sq mi
Population, 2010 – 2024
1K2K2K2K2K201020202024Penn State Erie (Behrend)
20242K
201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 50.1%(1)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 90%(0)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 140%(0)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 1958.2%(948)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 2441.1%(670)
US avg: 7%
25 to 340.3%(5)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 440%(0)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 540%(0)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 640%(0)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 740.1%(1)
US avg: 7%
75 to 840.2%(3)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over0.1%(1)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Per capita income
$4,074
−8%vs 2011
vs $4,447 in 2011
US average: $27,286
Workforce by industry, 2010
Information11.6%
US avg: 11.5%
Arts, entertainment, food5.3%
US avg: 2.4%
Transportation & warehousing2.9%
US avg: 3.1%
Retail trade2.7%
US avg: 10.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0%
US avg: 1.4%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.5%
Wholesale trade0%
US avg: 7.2%
Finance & insurance0%
US avg: 5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical0%
US avg: 4.2%
Education & health services0%
US avg: 0.9%
Other services0%
US avg: 7%
Public administration0%
US avg: 4.9%
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Section 03

Housing

Owner-occupied
100.0%
0.0% rent
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2011
White, non-Hispanic80.3%(1,222)
Black8.6%(131)
Hispanic / Latino3.5%(53)
Asian6.3%(96)
Other1.3%(20)
2010
White, non-Hispanic89.3%(1,454)
Black3.3%(54)
Hispanic / Latino2%(33)
Asian3.2%(52)
Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican1%(15)
Chilean0.9%(14)
Panamanian0.1%(1)
Ancestry
German33.5%(512)
Irish25.4%(388)
Italian21.8%(333)
Polish13%(199)
English2.9%(44)
French1.8%(28)
Scotch-Irish1.8%(28)
Scottish1.8%(28)
Croatian1.1%(17)
Czech1%(16)
Greek1%(16)
+ 8 more ancestry groups with data
Canadian1%(15)
Dutch0.9%(14)
Iranian0.9%(14)
Slovak0.9%(14)
Swedish0.9%(14)
Welsh0.9%(14)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
12.5%
−3.7 ptsvs 2011
vs 16.2% in 2011
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
100.0%
Unchangedvs 2011
vs 100.0% in 2011
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
12.5%
+7.1 ptsvs 2011
vs 5.4% in 2011
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
10.6 min
−19%vs 2011
vs 13.1 min in 2011
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
30.7%
+5.5 ptsvs 2011
vs 25.3% in 2011
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
8.0%
+4.4 ptsvs 2011
vs 3.6% in 2011
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
0.0%
Unchangedvs 2011
vs 0.0% in 2011
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
2.7%
−6.2 ptsvs 2011
vs 8.9% in 2011
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
58.6%
−3.6 ptsvs 2011
vs 62.2% in 2011
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.0%
Unchangedvs 2011
vs 0.0% in 2011
US average: 0.5%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
16.6%
−1.8 ptsvs 2011
vs 18.4% in 2011
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
27.1%
+2.7 ptsvs 2011
vs 24.4% in 2011
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
69.0%
+15.3 ptsvs 2011
vs 53.7% in 2011
Female
31.0%
−15.3 ptsvs 2011
vs 46.3% in 2011
Foreign born
3.9%
−5.1 ptsvs 2011
vs 8.9% in 2011
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
0.0%
Unchangedvs 2011
vs 0.0% in 2011
US average: 9.9%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married94.7%(784)
Married5.3%(44)
Widowed0%(0)
Divorced0%(0)
Women 15+
Never married98.8%(770)
Married1.2%(9)
Widowed0%(0)
Divorced0%(0)
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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
4.5%
+0.3 ptssince 2013
from 4.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
70.8%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 69.5% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
16.7%
−15.9 ptssince 2020
from 32.6% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
0.3%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 1.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
10.8%
+5.5 ptssince 2020
from 5.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.2%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 0.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
86.1%
−7.7 ptssince 2020
from 93.8% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
12.3%
+5.7 ptssince 2020
from 6.6% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

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