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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of State College Area is $25,803, which is lower than the state average of $28,912 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. State College Area median household income is $50,295. On average State College Area residents spend 19.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 26.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #255

State College Area	25,803 USD
Pennsylvania	28,912 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

State College Area	21,927 USD
Pennsylvania	31,459 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

State College Area	25,284 USD
Pennsylvania	38,139 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

State College Area	17,996 USD
Pennsylvania	25,633 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #245

State College Area	50,295 USD
Pennsylvania	53,115 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

State College Area	67,748 USD
Pennsylvania	72,210 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

State College Area	9.43%
Pennsylvania	32.44%
U.S.	27.36%

*The State College Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Pennsylvania and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	State College Area		Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	26.23%	$12,678, see rank	24.07%	$12,571	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	26.00%	$18,559, see rank	33.19%	$18,052	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.80%	$3,186, see rank	3.55%	$2,919	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.60%	$24,262, see rank	20.15%	$20,313	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

State College Area	72,454 USD
Pennsylvania	67,521 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

State College Area	89,229 USD
Pennsylvania	86,912 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	State College Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$52,450, see rank	$56,327	$56,900
Black	$32,598, see rank	$32,606	$35,600
Hispanic	$34,734, see rank	$34,491	$42,396
Asian	$25,119, see rank	$65,319	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$21,250, see rank	$34,103	$37,170
One Race, Other	$56,750, see rank	$30,604	$40,300
Two or More Races	$32,656, see rank	$37,642	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	State College Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
less than 25	$14,449, see rank	$24,552	$25,788
25 to 44	$56,570, see rank	$60,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$75,069, see rank	$65,855	$65,027
65 or over	$41,655, see rank	$34,938	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	State College Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	134,902, see rank	10,351,296	248,775,628
Male¹	70,563, 52.31%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	43,057, 61.02%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	103, 0.15%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	42,954, 60.87%, see rank	67.67%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	40,416, 94.09%, see rank	90.82%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,538, 5.91%, see rank	9.18%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	27,506, 38.98%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	64,339, 47.69%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	34,909, 54.26%, see rank	58.31%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	12, 0.02%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	34,897, 54.24%, see rank	58.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	33,335, 95.52%, see rank	92.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,562, 4.48%, see rank	7.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	29,430, 45.74%, see rank	41.69%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	State College Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	72,176, 100%	5,826,933	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	49,788, 68.98%, see rank	76.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	7,412, 10.27%, see rank	8.77%	9.59%
Public Transportation	2,909, 4.03%, see rank	5.50%	5.06%
Walked	6,741, 9.34%, see rank	3.85%	2.78%
Other Means	2,136, 2.96%, see rank	1.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	3,190, 4.42%, see rank	3.89%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

State College Area	19.6 minutes
Pennsylvania	26.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	State College Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	73,751	5,946,480	143,435,233
Male¹	40,416, 54.80%, see rank	51.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	17,508, 43.32%, see rank	33.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	6,635, 16.42%, see rank	14.05%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,728, 14.17%, see rank	16.97%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	222, 0.55%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,767, 6.85%, see rank	8.62%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5,788, 14.32%, see rank	20.53%	17.94%
Female¹	33,335, 45.20%, see rank	48.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	14,830, 44.49%, see rank	40.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	6,913, 20.74%, see rank	21.25%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	10,037, 30.11%, see rank	32.14%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	128, 0.38%, see rank	0.22%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	77, 0.23%, see rank	0.22%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,278, 3.83%, see rank	5.82%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	State College Area	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	73,751, 100%	5,946,480	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,388, 1.88%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	3,575, 4.85%, see rank	5.71%	6.17%
Manufacturing	5,615, 7.61%, see rank	12.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,077, 1.46%, see rank	2.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	7,792, 10.57%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,354, 3.19%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	1,105, 1.50%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3,371, 4.57%, see rank	6.42%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	6,026, 8.17%, see rank	9.76%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	28,050, 38.03%, see rank	25.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	8,423, 11.42%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,372, 3.22%, see rank	4.15%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,603, 3.53%, see rank	4.65%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	State College Area	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population in Poverty	28,344	20.32%, see rank	13.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2,281	7.03%, see rank	9.31%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.