COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rote vs State College
PLACE A
Rote, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
State College, Pennsylvania
Rote is 99% smaller than State College. Rote earns more, with a median household income $43,326 higher.
ROTESTATE COLLEGEDIFFERENCE
Total population50140,844−99% vs State College
Population density4468,922−8,476
Population growth-3.7%-3.6%−0.1 pts
Median age46.521.2+25.3
Male61.3%52.9%+8.3 pts
Female38.7%47.1%−8.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%12.5%−12.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.2%76.0%+20.2 pts
Black0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.1%−6.1 pts
Asian1.2%9.4%−8.2 pts
Other2.6%4.8%−2.2 pts
Median household income$88,750$45,424+$43,326
Per capita income$45,726$24,746+$20,980
Poverty rate3.0%38.1%−35.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3210.543−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher14.5%68.4%−53.9 pts
Graduate degree5.2%41.3%−36.1 pts
Unemployment rate4.2%5.0%−0.9 pts
Labor force participation74.5%45.6%+28.8 pts
Median home value$207,400$437,800−$230,400
Median gross rent$925$1,273−$348
Owner-occupied93.3%26.1%+67.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.7%15.1%−10.4 pts
Rent-burdened households33.3%61.6%−28.3 pts
Average commute18.515.5+3.1
Worked from home4.0%15.3%−11.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%6.4%−6.4 pts
Uninsured2.2%2.8%−0.6 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024