Cities / Pennsylvania / State College

State College, PA

40,902 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, State College)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 0.0 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

PIT

126 mi — Pittsburgh International Airport

Population & People

Population

40,902

Median age

21.2

Median household income

$45,424

Poverty rate

38.1%

Unemployment rate

5.0%

Bachelor's degree+

68.4%

Avg. commute

13 min

Hispanic or Latino

6.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$437,800

Median gross rent

$1,273/mo

Homeownership rate

26.14%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,225

HUD Fair Market Rent (Pennsylvania statewide average across 67 areas — not specific to State College), 2026. Efficiency $900, 1BR $996, 2BR $1225, 3BR $1570, 4BR $1744. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Pennsylvania commercial electricity

12.44¢/kWh

Pennsylvania industrial electricity

9.36¢/kWh

Pennsylvania residential electricity

19.3¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1056446.3

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

818787.5

All-Transactions House Price Index for Pennsylvania

733.19

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

Source: FRED, Pennsylvania-specific series.

Nearby Airports

PIT

Pittsburgh International Airport

126 mi away

BWI

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

128 mi away

IAD

Washington Dulles International Airport

130 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Pennsylvania energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Pennsylvania economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).