COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Centre County

Pennsylvania · 123,786 residents · 1,107 sq mi

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Centre County is a county of 123,786 people in Pennsylvania. The median age is 27.0, younger than the US median of 33.0. 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. 18.2% of locals live below the federal poverty line. Median home value sits at $74,900. There are 11,972 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 27.0

US median: 33.0

More educated

32% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

123,786

−9%vs 2000

vs 135,758 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

27.0

−6%vs 2000

vs 28.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,107 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024159K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.5%(6,823)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.2%(6,394)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.6%(5,666)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.7%(12,023)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2421.4%(26,524)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.9%(20,862)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.3%(15,175)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.7%(10,710)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.9%(8,495)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.4%(6,652)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.8%(3,444)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(1,018)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,060

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,165 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,854

−34%vs 2000

vs $18,020 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.2%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$74,900

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $109,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$448

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $565 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

59.8%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.2% in 2000

40.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.6%(123,055)

Black2.6%(3,469)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(2,243)

Asian3.9%(5,354)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.2%(116,656)

Black2.1%(2,657)

Hispanic / Latino1%(1,214)

Asian3.1%(3,874)

Other0.5%(599)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.1%(1,749)

Puerto Rican0.9%(1,472)

South American0.5%(803)

Central American0.4%(638)

Cuban0.2%(336)

Colombian0.2%(292)

Dominican0.1%(195)

Spaniard0.1%(186)

Peruvian0.1%(155)

Costa Rican0.1%(149)

Panamanian0.1%(143)

Guatemalan0.1%(132)

+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data

Salvadoran0.1%(118)

Argentine0.1%(109)

Venezuelan0.1%(81)

Chilean0%(74)

Nicaraguan0%(50)

Honduran0%(46)

Ecuadorian0%(43)

Bolivian0%(31)

Asian origin

Chinese2.5%(4,017)

Asian Indian1.2%(1,897)

Korean0.7%(1,094)

Filipino0.3%(433)

Pakistani0.2%(292)

Vietnamese0.2%(278)

Malaysian0.1%(231)

Uzbek0.1%(177)

Japanese0.1%(134)

Bangladeshi0.1%(118)

Taiwanese0.1%(84)

Cambodian0%(42)

+ 6 more asian origin groups with data

Burmese0%(29)

Thai0%(24)

Mongolian0%(19)

Sri Lankan0%(18)

Hmong0%(8)

Singaporean0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(102)

Samoan0%(10)

Ancestry

German25%(39,646)

Irish14.1%(22,346)

English11.3%(17,964)

Italian9.1%(14,490)

American5.6%(8,902)

Polish4.9%(7,826)

Scottish2.3%(3,623)

French1.6%(2,589)

Welsh1.2%(1,859)

Swedish1.2%(1,841)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(1,677)

Slovak1%(1,657)

+ 46 more ancestry groups with data

Russian1%(1,641)

Dutch0.8%(1,343)

Subsaharan African0.8%(1,289)

Swiss0.7%(1,153)

Arab0.7%(1,117)

Ukrainian0.6%(974)

Norwegian0.5%(794)

Greek0.5%(780)

British0.5%(716)

Hungarian0.4%(708)

West Indian0.4%(677)

Danish0.4%(608)

Czech0.3%(529)

Lithuanian0.3%(481)

Jamaican0.3%(414)

Croatian0.3%(397)

Nigerian0.2%(394)

Turkish0.2%(386)

Slovene0.2%(366)

Canadian0.2%(361)

Portuguese0.2%(336)

Iranian0.2%(309)

French Canadian0.2%(298)

Austrian0.2%(291)

Belgian0.1%(210)

Syrian0.1%(195)

Lebanese0.1%(192)

Romanian0.1%(190)

Egyptian0.1%(145)

Ethiopian0.1%(130)

Israeli0.1%(121)

Ghanaian0.1%(113)

Finnish0.1%(110)

Brazilian0.1%(100)

Latvian0.1%(96)

Haitian0.1%(95)

Bulgarian0.1%(85)

Serbian0%(43)

Armenian0%(27)

Somali0%(24)

Moroccan0%(21)

Kenyan0%(17)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(15)

Iraqi0%(13)

Jordanian0%(9)

Cape Verdean0%(5)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

32.3%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 36.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

83.6%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

15.6%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.9 min

+41%vs 2000

vs 12.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married51%(37,693)

Married39.7%(29,356)

Widowed2.1%(1,548)

Divorced7.2%(5,361)

Women 15+

Never married40.7%(26,837)

Married44.1%(29,029)

Widowed6.8%(4,498)

Divorced8.4%(5,521)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.2%

−2.1 ptssince 2013

from 7.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

64.5%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 67.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.2%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 18.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.3%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 15.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.9%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 10.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

80.7%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 83.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

28.1%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 25.0% 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

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)25.1%(1,700)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.1%(1,637)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32%(2,174)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.1%(411)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.8%(259)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 6,785 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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