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Centre County, Pennsylvania

Centre County, Pennsylvania. Centre County had 157,393 residents in 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 0.5% since 2020, while Pennsylvania grew 0.4%. It holds 78 places (10 cities, villages and boroughs, 25 towns and townships and 43 census-designated) and 41 census tracts. GEOID 42027.

Centre County is the county of the State College, PA metropolitan statistical area (the Census Bureau's July 2023 delineation).

Residents, July 2025 estimate

157,393

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 158,172 · ACS 2020-2024: 158,576

Median household income

$74,291

±$2,520 (90% margin)
Pennsylvania: $77,971

Median home value

$323,500

±$7,308 (90% margin)
Pennsylvania: $254,500

Median gross rent

$1,207

±$27 (90% margin)
Pennsylvania: $1,209

How many people live in Centre County, and is it growing?

The 2020 Census counted 158,172 residents in Centre County. The Census Bureau estimates 157,393 for July 1, 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, while Pennsylvania grew 0.4%. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts the population at 158,576 over 1,107 square miles of land.

July 2020→2021 −63 (157,972)
2021→2022 +5 (157,977)
2022→2023 +762 (158,739)
2023→2024 −234 (158,505)
2024→2025 −1,112 (157,393)

Centre County in Pennsylvania. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, with the change from 2015-2019
Measure	Centre County	Pennsylvania	Change since 2015-2019
Total population	158,576	13,018,639	−3,384
Households	59,013±594	5,274,853	no clear change
Average household size	2.32±0.02	2.39	−0.14
Housing units	66,475±145	5,806,452	no clear change

Centre County's population since 2000

From 135,758 in 2000 to 157,393 in 2025: up 15.9%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts. 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 135,758
2005 (estimate) 145,543
2010 Census 153,990
2015 (estimate) 160,641
2020 Census 158,172
2025 (estimate) 157,393

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); PEP Vintage 2025 (CO-EST2025); 2020 Census · Check it at data.census.gov

What cities and towns are in Centre County?

Centre County holds 78 places: 10 cities, villages and boroughs (incorporated places), 25 towns and townships (county subdivisions with their own government) and 43 census-designated places. The largest is State College with 40,844 residents (2025 estimate). Places that cross a county line are listed with the share of their 2020 residents who live in this county.

Places in Centre County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ring: estimate with a coefficient of variation over 40%.

State College	borough	40,501	41,050±26	$45,424	$437,800	38.1%	100%
Ferguson Township, Centre County	township	19,009	19,079±35	$85,935	$404,600	18.2%	100%
Patton Township	township	15,650	15,791±20	$83,656	$388,100	18.3%	100%
College Township	township	10,762	10,540±33	$101,323	$404,400	7.7%	100%
Benner Township	township	8,964	8,876±16	$101,228	$334,200	4.2%	100%
Park Forest Village	CDP	8,831	8,624±770	$79,120	$389,600	21.5%	100%
Spring Township, Centre County	township	7,979	8,053±29	$77,266	$273,600	6.7%	100%
Bellefonte	borough	6,105	6,009±24	$62,540	$240,300	13.1%	100%
Harris Township	township	5,913	5,947±31	$103,377	$425,500	9.6%	100%
Walker Township, Centre County	township	4,596	4,672±23	$88,866	$301,400	12.7%	100%
Boalsburg	CDP	4,577	4,582±404	$100,958	$413,000	11.3%	100%
Rush Township, Centre County	township	3,668	3,637±16	$75,732	$158,500	6.4%	100%
Potter Township, Centre County	township	3,581	3,581±32	$75,385	$283,200	5.1%	100%
Toftrees	CDP	3,513	2,873±520	$73,721	$434,100	25.3%	100%
Pleasant Gap	CDP	2,945	3,208±537	$69,536	$240,200	3.5%	100%
Halfmoon Township	township	2,790	2,823±32	$121,050	$443,200	3.5%	100%
Philipsburg	borough	2,789	2,748±18	$47,794	$148,700	12.5%	100%
Boggs Township, Centre County	township	2,705	2,713±20	$67,500	$204,100	11.3%	100%
Stormstown	CDP	2,468	2,532±113	$146,875	$440,800	1.0%	100%
LemontGEOID 4242632	CDP	2,276	2,076±503	$101,526	$385,600	4.1%	100%
Gregg Township, Centre County	township	2,261	2,142±263	$67,292	$273,800	9.0%	100%
ZionGEOID 4287320	CDP	2,197	1,981±502	$94,829	$344,700	3.7%	100%
Miles Township	township	1,998	1,688±138	$71,544	$199,500	5.5%	100%
Houserville	CDP	1,978	2,000±300	$119,303	$378,600	2.8%	100%
Liberty Township, Centre County	township	1,815	1,875±278	$75,766	$160,400	3.4%	100%
Haines Township	township	1,649	1,892±403	$76,667	$273,600	15.0%	100%
Snow Shoe Township	township	1,621	1,694±184	$66,161	$168,700	8.9%	100%
Pine Grove MillsGEOID 4260496	CDP	1,481	1,502±625	$180,173	$378,500	0.0%	100%
Union Township, Centre County	township	1,367	1,300±179	$88,500	$221,200	4.1%	100%
Huston Township, Centre County	township	1,317	1,516±240	$81,250	$235,300	11.2%	100%
Centre Hall	borough	1,268	1,547±423	$80,652	$263,700	8.3%	100%
Penn Township, Centre County	township	1,203	1,082±254	$69,550	$254,700	8.3%	100%
Marion Township, Centre County	township	1,182	1,199±273	$67,405	$262,500	8.3%	100%
Milesburg	borough	1,093	1,105±312	$61,442	$191,800	6.7%	100%
Howard Township	township	875	766±132	$90,781	$238,800	1.8%	100%
Taylor Township, Centre County	township	848	812±108	$77,143	$218,800	13.1%	100%
Millheim	borough	831	777±154	$73,125	$246,700	6.4%	100%
Ramblewood	CDP	769	1,092±243	$115,568	$269,500	7.1%	100%
Worth Township, Centre County	township	725	603±88	$76,250	$251,000	7.5%	100%
Continental CourtsGEOID 4215860	CDP	705	573±189	$50,721	$32,300	8.2%	100%
Howard	borough	687	653±173	$69,306	$195,000	6.0%	100%
Snow Shoe	borough	670	702±133	$77,969	$178,200	6.5%	100%
NittanyGEOID 4254520	CDP	624	1,096±549	$69,716	$151,800	12.3%	100%
North PhilipsburgGEOID 4255304	CDP	617	651±179	$45,556	$97,400	5.6%	100%
Clarence	CDP	604	795±174	$72,750	$173,400	2.5%	100%
Blanchard	CDP	597	593±165	$76,250	$162,500	1.5%	100%
Aaronsburg (Centre County)GEOID 4200100	CDP	593	718±422	$89,408	$269,400	1.8%	100%
Port Matilda	borough	578	552±98	$50,483	$203,900	10.9%	100%
Snydertown, Centre CountyGEOID 4271672	CDP	539	467±218	$107,738	$413,200	0.0%	100%
MingovilleGEOID 4250104	CDP	527	180±131	not published	not published	0.0%	100%
Curtin Township	township	494	507±113	$63,295	$167,500	7.5%	100%
Rebersburg	CDP	488	583±117	$71,806	$194,600	1.9%	100%
Burnside Township, Centre County	township	411	407±63	$65,625	$188,100	5.2%	100%
South PhilipsburgGEOID 4272416	CDP	387	397±177	$61,645	$139,700	12.6%	100%
Spring MillsGEOID 4273288	CDP	365	564±218	$68,750	$229,700	4.3%	100%
RunvilleGEOID 4266688	CDP	299	425±175	not published	$195,300	4.0%	100%
Sandy RidgeGEOID 4267872	CDP	296	181±139	not published	not published	28.2%	100%
Eagleville (Centre County)GEOID 4220664	CDP	285	336±129	$61,146	$165,000	6.8%	100%
UnionvilleGEOID 4278616	borough	267	238±75	$61,354	$122,800	4.6%	100%
Potters MillsGEOID 4262384	CDP	263	172±143	not published	$580,000	9.9%	100%
BaileyvilleGEOID 4203792	CDP	217	190±115	not published	$227,400	0.0%	100%
MoshannonGEOID 4251240	CDP	213	284±81	$52,604	$129,700	22.2%	100%
CoburnGEOID 4214760	CDP	210	111±68	$31,429	$156,800	34.2%	100%
MadisonburgGEOID 4246504	CDP	209	148±128	$69,750	$175,000	0.0%	100%
Pine GlenGEOID 4260432	CDP	188	167±40	$72,500	$130,000	12.0%	100%
Moose RunGEOID 4250879	CDP	171	235±92	$66,250	$180,900	0.0%	100%
MonumentGEOID 4250760	CDP	171	89±83	$83,281	not published	7.9%	100%
JulianGEOID 4238528	CDP	146	206±101	$63,750	$190,600	14.1%	100%
Eagle CreekGEOID 4220604	CDP	132	105±39	not published	$171,300	18.1%	100%
CasanovaGEOID 4211544	CDP	123	227±172	$76,188	$96,700	4.4%	100%
HublersburgGEOID 4236064	CDP	121	26±41	not published	not published	100.0%	100%
Holters CrossingGEOID 4235336	CDP	111	96±51	$83,365	$162,500	0.0%	100%
WoodwardGEOID 4286432	CDP	106	106±76	not published	not published	15.1%	100%
Mount EagleGEOID 4251552	CDP	89	117±53	$85,795	$183,800	0.0%	100%
Jacksonville (Centre County)GEOID 4237544	CDP	84	52±42	$64,375	$109,100	0.0%	100%
YarnellGEOID 4286936	CDP	83	92±74	not published	$187,500	15.2%	100%
OrvistonGEOID 4257160	CDP	64	69±33	not published	not published	0.0%	100%
PeruGEOID 4259580	CDP	26	76±92	not published	not published	0.0%	100%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 place-by-county parts · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Centre County?

The median resident of Centre County is 34.2 years old; 14.7% are under 18 and 15.9% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 82.8%, then non-Hispanic Asian residents at 5.7%. 8.0% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin and education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure	Centre County	Pennsylvania	Change since 2015-2019
Median age	34.2±0.2	40.9	+1.9
Under 18 years	14.7%	20.4%	–
65 years and over	15.9%±0.1 pts	19.5%	–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.7%	8.7%	+0.8 pts
White alone, not Hispanic	82.8%±0.4 pts	73.0%	−2.6 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic	3.2%±0.2 pts	10.3%	−0.4 pts
Asian alone, not Hispanic	5.7%±0.3 pts	3.8%	−0.4 pts
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0.3%±0.2 pts	0.1%	–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±0.1 pts	0.0%	–
Two or more races, not Hispanic	4.1%±0.5 pts	3.6%	–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0.4%±0.1 pts	0.5%	–
Born outside the United States	8.0%±0.6 pts	7.7%	no clear change
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)	12.4%±0.8 pts	12.4%	–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)	5.0%±0.4 pts	6.1%	–
With a disability	11.3%±0.6 pts	14.4%	–
No health insurance coverage	5.2%±0.7 pts	5.6%	no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)	94.5%±0.5 pts	92.1%	–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)	46.2%±1.1 pts	35.2%	no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)	23.6%±1.0 pts	14.3%	–
Moved from another state in the past year	5.2%±0.7 pts	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 Centre County earn?

Half of Centre County's 59,013 households earn less than $74,291 a year (±$2,520), against $77,971 in Pennsylvania. In 2015-2019 it was $74,338 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 16.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Centre County	Pennsylvania	Change since 2015-2019
Median household income	$74,291±$2,520	$77,971	no clear change
Mean household income	$100,944±$2,730	$107,538	–
Per capita income	$39,316±$1,069	$44,355	+$1,468
People below the poverty line	16.3%±1.1 pts	11.7%	−1.9 pts
Children under 18 below the poverty line	9.9%±2.1 pts	15.6%	no clear change
Households receiving SNAP	8.3%±0.9 pts	14.4%	–
Households with a broadband subscription	85.5%±1.3 pts	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 Centre County?

Owners occupy 61.8% of Centre County's occupied homes and renters 38.2%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $323,500 by its owner (±$7,308). The median renter pays $1,207 a month including utilities, and 49.1% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Centre County	Pennsylvania	Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)	$323,500±$7,308	$254,500	+$34,410
Median gross rent	$1,207±$27	$1,209	no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent	49.1%±2.7 pts	39.5%	no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage	$1,869±$48	$1,762	–
Owner-occupied homes	61.8%±1.2 pts	69.3%	no clear change
Housing units	66,475±145	5,806,452	no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.6%±0.2 pts	0.8%	–
Rental vacancy rate	7.2%±1.6 pts	4.9%	–
Single-family detached homes	57.1%±1.3 pts	56.6%	–
Mobile homes	5.2%±0.6 pts	3.5%	–
Built 2020 or later	1.0%±0.3 pts	1.0%	–
Built 1939 or earlier	14.3%±1.0 pts	25.0%	–

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 Centre County building?

Builders took permits for 314 new housing units across Centre County in 2025 (255 single-family), 2.0 per 1,000 residents.

2019 441 units
2020 380 units
2021 654 units
2022 654 units
2023 344 units
2024 367 units
2025 314 units

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

How do people in Centre County get to work?

63.0% of Centre County's workers drive alone and 15.3% work from home. The average trip to work takes 20.2 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 4.3%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Centre County	Pennsylvania	Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)	55.7%±1.0 pts	62.7%	–
Unemployment rate	4.3%±0.8 pts	5.3%	no clear change
Drove alone to work	63.0%±1.4 pts	68.2%	–
Carpooled	6.9%±0.7 pts	7.5%	–
Public transportation	3.2%±0.7 pts	3.6%	–
Walked	9.0%±1.0 pts	3.3%	–
Worked from home	15.3%±1.3 pts	15.6%	+10.4 pts
Mean travel time to work	20.2 min±0.6	26.3 min	no clear change

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 are Centre County's census tracts?

Centre County is divided into 41 census tracts. Among those with a reliable estimate, median household income runs from $13,994 (Tract 125) to $164,412 (Tract 119.03).

All 41 census tracts of Centre County, with their figures

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

How does Centre County compare with Pennsylvania's other counties?

Centre County's rank among Pennsylvania's counties with a reliable estimate (1 = highest)
Measure	Rank
Population	22nd of 67
Growth 2020-2025	32nd of 67
Residents per square mile	33rd of 67
Median household income	23rd of 67
Median home value	5th of 67
Median gross rent	13th of 67
Poverty rate	3rd of 67
Bachelor's degree or higher	3rd of 67
Median age	67th of 67

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Source: PlainCities ranks 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

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Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Centre County 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.