State College, Pennsylvania demographics

State College, PA demographics: median age 21.2; 68.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · State College borough, Pennsylvania · Incorporated borough · GEOID 4273808. The survey estimates a population of 41,050 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in State College is 21.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.2 years. There are 11,257 households (±496). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	21.2 ±0.2	40.9 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 41,050
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Under 18	2,321 ±360	5.7% ±0.9 pp	20.4%	22.0%
18–34	30,368 ±1,536	74.0% ±3.7 pp	21.9%	22.8%
35–64	5,575 ±641	13.6% ±1.6 pp	38.1%	38.0%
65 and older	2,786 ±318	6.8% ±0.8 pp	19.5%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 41,050
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Male	21,727 ±686	52.9% ±1.7 pp	49.3%	49.5%
Female	19,323 ±684	47.1% ±1.7 pp	50.7%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 41,050
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White alone	32,229 ±708	78.5% ±1.7 pp	74.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,610 ±368	3.9% ±0.9 pp	10.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	52 ±50 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	3,841 ±484	9.4% ±1.2 pp	3.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	545 ±417 · low precision	1.3% ±1.0 pp · low precision	3.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,773 ±430	6.8% ±1.0 pp	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 41,050
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	38,545 ±414	93.9% ±1.0 pp	91.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,505 ±408	6.1% ±1.0 pp	8.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,257
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,768 ±292	24.6% ±2.4 pp	46.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	119 ±69 · low precision	1.1% ±0.6 pp · low precision	4.7%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	650 ±237	5.8% ±2.1 pp	11.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	4,942 ±630	43.9% ±5.3 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	2,778 ±312	24.7% ±2.5 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,257
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,537 ±281	13.7% ±2.4 pp	27.0%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	9,720 ±616	86.3% ±3.9 pp	73.0%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,257
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	4,942 ±630	43.9% ±5.3 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,161 ±398	28.1% ±3.3 pp	34.7%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,386 ±277	12.3% ±2.4 pp	14.9%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,328 ±374	11.8% ±3.3 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	311 ±120	2.8% ±1.1 pp	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	25 ±34 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.2%
Seven or more people	104 ±89 · low precision	0.9% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 41,050
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Native	35,923 ±584	87.5% ±1.4 pp	92.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	5,127 ±579	12.5% ±1.4 pp	7.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 40,587
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
English only	33,823 ±708	83.3% ±1.7 pp	87.6%	77.7%
Spanish	1,405 ±439	3.5% ±1.1 pp	5.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	208 ±146 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	292 ±133	0.7% ±0.3 pp	0.9%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	469 ±209	1.2% ±0.5 pp	0.8%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,191 ±275	2.9% ±0.7 pp	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	598 ±227	1.5% ±0.6 pp	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	1,121 ±273	2.8% ±0.7 pp	0.8%	1.1%
Vietnamese	90 ±60 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	34 ±29 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	691 ±279	1.7% ±0.7 pp	0.7%	1.1%
Arabic	356 ±178	0.9% ±0.4 pp	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	309 ±191 · low precision	0.8% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 12,111
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	369 ±189 · low precision	3.0% ±1.6 pp · low precision	7.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,749 ±408	14.4% ±3.3 pp	32.9%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,247 ±354	10.3% ±2.9 pp	15.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	467 ±199	3.9% ±1.6 pp	8.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,279 ±492	27.1% ±3.8 pp	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5,000 ±490	41.3% ±3.5 pp	14.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 40,903
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Same house	21,475 ±1,200	52.5% ±2.9 pp	89.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	5,798 ±721	14.2% ±1.8 pp	5.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	7,648 ±805	18.7% ±2.0 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	4,772 ±737	11.7% ±1.8 pp	1.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	1,210 ±340	3.0% ±0.8 pp	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

2.8% of State College residents (±0.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.6% in Pennsylvania and 8.4% nationally. 83.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	State College	Pennsylvania	U.S.	Compared with Pennsylvania
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	2.8% ±0.8 pp	5.6%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	83.4% ±2.0 pp	89.7%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	1.8% ±0.6 pp	6.1%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for State College . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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