Centre County, PA

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2022 Population

158,665

0.135% 1-year decline

US Senator

Bob Casey Jr.

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

About

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None of the households in Centre County, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Centre County, PA are Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus (13,826 degrees awarded in 2022), Pennsylvania State University-World Campus (5,143 degrees), and Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology (369668) (144 degrees).

Most people in Centre County, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Centre County, PA was 2 cars per household.

Centre County, PA borders Blair County, PA, Clearfield County, PA, Clinton County, PA, Huntingdon County, PA, Mifflin County, PA, and Union County, PA.

About the photo: Wetland (north view), Black Moshannon State Park, Centre County.

Photo by Nicholas A. Tonelli

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Economy

The economy of Centre County, PA employs N/A people. The largest industries in Centre County, PA are , and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Centre County, PA, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Centre County, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Centre County, PA, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Centre County, PA, though some of these residents may live in Centre County, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Pennsylvania. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 18.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Pennsylvania.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

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Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
232
Other Services (except Public Administration)
195
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Centre County, PA went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 51.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.38%).

Bob Casey Jr. and John Fetterman are the senators currently representing the state of Pennsylvania. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (51.7%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (46.9%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.38%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Centre County, PA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

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Bob Casey Jr.

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2007

John Fetterman

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Bob Casey Jr. and John Fetterman are the senators currently representing Pennsylvania.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Pennsylvania over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Pennsylvania have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Centre County, PA awarded 19,215 degrees. The student population of Centre County, PA in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Centre County, PA are White (12,369 and 74.3%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (1,238 and 7.43%), Asian (1,154 and 6.93%), and Black or African American (805 and 4.83%).

The largest universities in Centre County, PA by number of degrees awarded are Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus (13,826 and 72%), Pennsylvania State University-World Campus (5,143 and 26.8%), and Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology (369668) (144 and 0.749%).

The most popular majors in Centre County, PA are Information Science (700 and 3.64%), Computer & Information Systems Security (641 and 3.34%), and General Psychology (600 and 3.12%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Centre County, PA have an average commute time of 20.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Centre County, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Centre County, PA is N/A. In N/A, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Centre County, PA was Census Tract 123 with a value of $133,333, followed by Census Tract 119.01 and Census Tract 118, with respective values of $115,568 and $114,074.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 123
Census Tract 119.01
Census Tract 118

In N/A, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Centre County, PA was Census Tract 123 with a value of $133,333, followed by Census Tract 119.01 and Census Tract 118, with respective values of $115,568 and $114,074.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Centre County, PA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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The following chart displays the households in Centre County, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Centre County, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.466

2022 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.467

2021 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2022, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.123% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Pennsylvania across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (66.5%)
Worked At Home (12.1%)
Carpooled (7.94%)

In 2022, 66.5% of workers in Centre County, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.1%) and those who carpooled to work (7.94%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Centre County, PA have a shorter commute time (20.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Centre County, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Centre County, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Centre County, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Centre County, PA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Centre County, PA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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