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Penn State Erie (Behrend)

Pennsylvania · 1,486 residents · 0.78 sq mi
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Penn State Erie (Behrend) is a city of 1,486 people in Pennsylvania. The median age is 20.8, younger than the US median of 38.8. This is an unusually credentialed place: 100% of adults have a four-year degree. People stay put here: 55% were in the same home a year ago. 85% of homes are owner-occupied. Getting to work takes 12 minutes on average.

At a glance
Younger
median age 20.8
US median: 38.8
More educated
100% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Owner-heavy
85% owner-occupied
US average: 63%
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,486
−9%since 2019
from 1,626 in 2019
2010 – 2024
Median age
20.8
+7%since 2019
from 19.4 in 2019
US average: 38.8
Land area
0.78 sq mi
Population, 2010 – 2024
1K2K2K2K2K201020202024Penn State Erie (Behrend)
20242K
201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 50.2%(3)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 90.1%(1)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 140.1%(1)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 1925.5%(379)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 2469.1%(1,027)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 343.8%(57)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 440.1%(2)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 540.3%(4)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 640.2%(3)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 740.5%(7)
US avg: 10%
75 to 840.1%(1)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over0.1%(1)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Per capita income
$3,411
+11%since 2019
from $3,067 in 2019
US average: $35,364
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information20.2%
US avg: 11.1%
Retail trade5.2%
US avg: 10%
Wholesale trade2.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance1.4%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical1.4%
US avg: 4.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.5%
Transportation & warehousing0%
US avg: 2.5%
Education & health services0%
US avg: 0.8%
Arts, entertainment, food0%
US avg: 2%
Other services0%
US avg: 6.6%
Public administration0%
US avg: 4.7%
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Section 03

Housing

Owner-occupied
84.6%
15.4% rent
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2019
White, non-Hispanic73.7%(1,198)
Black4.2%(69)
Hispanic / Latino1.6%(26)
Asian15.1%(246)
Other5.4%(87)
2020
White, non-Hispanic79.5%(1,182)
Black12.7%(189)
Hispanic / Latino6.1%(90)
Asian0.4%(6)
Other3.5%(52)

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Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Salvadoran0.4%(6)
Asian origin
Chinese9.2%(147)
Asian Indian3.7%(59)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.3%(5)
Ancestry
German21.4%(341)
Irish14.8%(236)
Italian13.5%(216)
Polish10.8%(173)
English4.3%(68)
Swedish2.3%(36)
Slovak2.1%(34)
Ukrainian1.5%(24)
Russian1.4%(23)
Kenyan1.4%(23)
Welsh1.4%(22)
+ 16 more ancestry groups with data
Hungarian1%(16)
British0.9%(15)
American0.8%(12)
Swiss0.8%(12)
Brazilian0.7%(11)
Scottish0.7%(11)
West Indian0.7%(11)
Lebanese0.6%(10)
Canadian0.6%(9)
Dutch0.4%(6)
Norwegian0.4%(6)
Croatian0.3%(5)
Jamaican0.3%(5)
French0.1%(2)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
100.0%
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
100.0%
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
100.0%
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
11.7 min
−18%since 2019
from 14.3 min in 2019
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
32.3%
+6.6 ptssince 2019
from 25.7% in 2019
US average: 75.1%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
7.4%
+0.3 ptssince 2019
from 7.2% in 2019
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
33.8%
+2.8 ptssince 2019
from 30.9% in 2019
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
63.7%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
10.2%
−4.3 ptssince 2019
from 14.6% in 2019
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
64.5%
−1.0 ptssince 2019
from 65.6% in 2019
Female
35.5%
+1.0 ptssince 2019
from 34.4% in 2019
Foreign born
13.5%
−2.0 ptssince 2019
from 15.5% in 2019
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
1.9%
−0.9 ptssince 2019
from 2.8% in 2019
US average: 8.8%
Same house as last year
55.4%
US average: 86.2%
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)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
1.9%
−0.9 ptssince 2019
from 2.8% in 2019
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
69.5%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
32.6%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
1.3%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
5.3%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
0.4%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
93.8%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
6.6%
US average: 35.2%

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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