Where has State College looked like this before?
Searching stored historical observations…
| Metric | 2010–2025 | State College | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 41,050 | 42,250 | 45 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | -2.4% | 4.8% | 27 | ||
| Median household income | $45,424 | $45,517 | 45 | ||
| Poverty rate | 38.1% | 30.4% | 73 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 68.4% | 64.9% | 73 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | -2.3% | 12.2% | 0 | ||
| Median owner-occupied home value | $437,800 | $274,100 | 82 | ||
| Median gross rent | $1,273 | $1,043 | 73 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 15.1% | 12.2% | 73 | ||
| Worked from home | 15.3% | 16.6% | 45 |
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| Metric | 1995–2010 | 2010–2025 | Peer median, latest span |
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| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | — |
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| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | — |
| Worked from home | — | — | — |
| Poverty rate | — | — | — |
| Restaurants & bars | 19.5 | US 21.3 | below US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 3.6 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 6.9 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 25.2 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 17.3 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 5.1 | US 5.0 | above US rate |
| Accommodation | 2.3 | US 2.1 | above US rate |
| Construction | 18.4 | US 24.3 | below US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Lansing, MI | 91 | 45,758 | -5.9% | $45,687 | 66.6% |
| Blacksburg, VA | 89 | 45,446 | +5.2% | $50,182 | 69.2% |
| Ithaca, NY | 80 | 32,814 | +7.9% | $48,784 | 67.7% |
| Pullman, WA | 76 | 32,229 | +4.5% | $46,812 | 61.4% |
| West Lafayette, IN | 75 | 45,159 | +46.4% | $34,891 | 73.3% |
| Morgantown, WV | 71 | 30,236 | +0.3% | $44,727 | 58.5% |
| Urbana, IL | 69 | 39,341 | -5.8% | $45,346 | 56.7% |
| Athens, OH | 67 | 23,396 | -3.1% | $38,204 | 64.1% |
| Ames, IA | 66 | 67,669 | +10.4% | $60,991 | 65.8% |
| Stillwater, OK | 65 | 49,269 | +5.2% | $43,700 | 49.9% |