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County:

Centre County

State:

Pennsylvania

FIPS Code:

42027

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

535,082

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

0.4

Mean Jan. Temp:

27

Mean July Temp:

72

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Federal/State Government

Policy Type:

Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

99,267

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

112,760

13.6%

6.3%

7.3%

1990:

123,786

9.8%

3.9%

5.9%

2000:

135,758

9.7%

5.1%

4.6%

2005:

140,561

3.5%

2.1%

1.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

123,055

90.6%

0-to-19:

33,934

25.0%

Black:

3,469

2.6%

20-to-39:

54,090

39.8%

Hispanic:

2,243

1.7%

40-to-59:

29,164

21.5%

American Indian:

155

0.1%

60-plus:

18,570

13.7%

Other:

6,836

5.0%

Median Age:

28.9

Population Density (persons per square mile):

122.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

88.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

36.3%

Median Family Income:

$50,557

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.1%

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