Township · Pennsylvania

Miles Township, Pennsylvania

Miles Township, township, in Centre County, Pennsylvania. Miles Township had 1,974 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 1.2% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 1,998 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 1,688 (±138). GEOID 4202749360.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

1,974

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 1,998 · ACS 2020-2024: 1,688 ±138

Median household income

$71,544

±$6,390 (90% margin)
Pennsylvania: $77,971

Median home value

$199,500

±$21,106 (90% margin)
Pennsylvania: $254,500

Median gross rent

$1,035

±$214 (90% margin)
Pennsylvania: $1,209

Where is Miles Township and what county is it in?

Miles Township is a township in Centre County, Pennsylvania. It covers 62.6 square miles of land, 32 residents per square mile in 2020.

2 places lie inside Miles Township: Rebersburg (CDP, 488 in 2020) and Madisonburg (CDP, 209 in 2020).

Miles Township is in the State College, PA metropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Miles Township is the same area as Census Tract 108.01 of Centre County: the tract's figures are Miles Township's own.

Miles Township (marked with a dot) in Centre County, Pennsylvania. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Miles Township, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 1,974 people lived in Miles Township on July 1, 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, while Pennsylvania grew 0.4%. The 2020 Census counted 1,998 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 1,688 (±138).

  • July 2020→2021 +6 (1,997)
  • 2021→2022 −1 (1,996)
  • 2022→2023 +2 (1,998)
  • 2023→2024 −11 (1,987)
  • 2024→2025 −13 (1,974)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureMiles TownshipCentre CountyPennsylvaniaChange since 2015-2019
Total population1,688±138158,57613,018,639−600
Households521±5859,0135,274,853−99
Average household size3.24±0.252.322.39no clear change
Housing units632±5266,4755,806,452−260

Miles Township's population since 2000

From 1,573 in 2000 to 1,974 in 2025: up 25.5%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Miles Township as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 1,573
  • 2005 (estimate) 1,774
  • 2010 Census 1,983
  • 2015 (estimate) 2,007
  • 2020 Census 1,998
  • 2025 (estimate) 1,974

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Miles Township?

The median resident of Miles Township is 32.1 years old; 31.9% are under 18 and 17.1% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 97.1%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 2.7%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureMiles TownshipCentre CountyPennsylvaniaChange since 2015-2019
Median age32.1±2.434.240.9no clear change
Under 18 years31.9%±4.3 pts14.7%20.4%–
65 years and over17.1%±3.6 pts15.9%19.5%–
Male52.1%±4.9 pts52.7%49.3%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%±1.9 pts3.7%8.7%–
White alone, not Hispanic97.1%±2.5 pts82.8%73.0%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.9 pts3.2%10.3%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.2%±0.3 pts5.7%3.8%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.9 pts0.3%0.1%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.9 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic2.7%±2.5 pts4.1%3.6%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.9 pts0.4%0.5%–
Born outside the United States0.4%±0.3 pts8.0%7.7%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)29.8%±8.5 pts12.4%12.4%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)5.3%±2.2 pts5.0%6.1%–
With a disability10.5%±2.9 pts11.3%14.4%–
No health insurance coverage30.5%±8.9 pts5.2%5.6%−19.9 pts
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)78.6%±4.7 pts94.5%92.1%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)10.4%±3.6 pts46.2%35.2%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)3.9%±2.2 pts23.6%14.3%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier91.6%±4.2 pts77.6%89.3%–
Moved from another state in the past year0.0%±1.9 pts5.2%1.9%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Miles Township earn?

Half of Miles Township's 521 households earn less than $71,544 a year (±$6,390), against $74,291 in Centre County and $77,971 in Pennsylvania. In 2015-2019 it was $68,567 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 5.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureMiles TownshipCentre CountyPennsylvaniaChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$71,544±$6,390$74,291$77,971no clear change
Mean household income$90,185±$13,402$100,944$107,538–
Per capita income$29,305±$4,428$39,316$44,355no clear change
People below the poverty line5.5%±3.2 pts16.3%11.7%−15.2 pts
Children under 18 below the poverty line9.3%±6.7 pts9.9%15.6%–
Households receiving SNAP13.4%±6.6 pts8.3%14.4%–
Households with a computer72.7%±6.0 pts93.5%93.8%–
Households with a broadband subscription66.6%±6.8 pts85.5%89.7%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Miles Township?

Owners occupy 69.1% of Miles Township's occupied homes and renters 30.9%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $199,500 by its owner (±$21,106). The median renter pays $1,035 a month including utilities, and 25.2% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureMiles TownshipCentre CountyPennsylvaniaChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$199,500±$21,106$323,500$254,500no clear change
Median gross rent$1,035±$214$1,207$1,209no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent25.2%±13.8 pts49.1%39.5%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,658±$255$1,869$1,762–
Owner-occupied homes69.1%±8.0 pts61.8%69.3%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes30.9%±8.0 pts38.2%30.7%–
Housing units632±5266,4755,806,452−260
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±8.6 pts0.6%0.8%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±16.7 pts7.2%4.9%–
Single-family detached homes77.2%±7.4 pts57.1%56.6%–
Mobile homes7.0%±4.1 pts5.2%3.5%–
Built 2020 or later0.0%±5.0 pts1.0%1.0%–
Built 2010 to 20194.7%±2.8 pts8.9%5.1%–
Built 1939 or earlier30.7%±8.2 pts14.3%25.0%–
Households with no vehicle23.4%±6.7 pts11.1%10.4%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Miles Township building?

Builders took permits for 7 new housing units in Miles Township in 2025 (7 in single-family houses), 3.5 per 1,000 residents against 2.0 across Pennsylvania.

  • 2019 2 units
  • 2020 6 units
  • 2021 4 units
  • 2022 4 units
  • 2023 3 units
  • 2024 2 units
  • 2025 7 units

Counts of units in permits a local office issued; not every permitted unit is built. A year marked with months was reported for part of the year.

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Miles Township work and get to work?

50.4% of Miles Township's workers drive alone and 19.7% work from home. The average trip to work takes 28.4 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureMiles TownshipCentre CountyPennsylvaniaChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)64.5%±5.3 pts55.7%62.7%–
Unemployment rate0.3%±0.4 pts4.3%5.3%–
Drove alone to work50.4%±8.1 pts63.0%68.2%–
Carpooled18.7%±6.2 pts6.9%7.5%–
Public transportation0.5%±1.0 pts3.2%3.6%–
Walked5.0%±2.9 pts9.0%3.3%–
Worked from home19.7%±5.1 pts15.3%15.6%no clear change
Mean travel time to work28.4 min±3.220.2 min26.3 min+4.0 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Miles Township?

1 census tract lies mostly in Miles Township (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Miles Township, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Miles Township
Tract 108.01Centre County1,688 $71,544 $199,500100%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Miles Township) · Census block assignment files

How does Miles Township compare with other places in Pennsylvania?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Miles Township is the 4,890th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 784th-most populous of 1,542 in Pennsylvania.

Miles Township ranks 1,309th of 2,136 places in Pennsylvania with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Miles Township's rank in Pennsylvania (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate784th1,542
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)1,090th1,764
Residents per square mile2,104th2,159
Median household income1,309th2,136
Per capita income1,923rd2,157
Median home value1,298th2,146
Median gross rent1,003rd1,963
Poverty rate1,271st1,606
Bachelor's degree or higher2,074th2,129
Median age2,064th2,157
Owner-occupied share1,587th2,149
Work from home343rd1,710
Travel time to work651st2,156

Miles Township's figures with every place in Pennsylvania (CSV)

Every place in Pennsylvania, sortable · Compare Miles Township with other places

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Miles Township?

15 of the 57 figures for Miles Township on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Miles Township are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.