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Population (year 2000): 38,420, Est. population in July 2002: 38,098 (-0.8% change)
Males: 20,011 (52.1%), Females: 18,409 (47.9%)

Elevation: 1154 feet

County: Centre

Land area: 4.5 square miles

Zip codes: 16801, 16803.

Median resident age: 21.8 years
Median household income: $21,186 (year 2000)
Median house value: $154,600 (year 2000)

Races in State College:

• White Non-Hispanic (82.9%)
  

• Black (3.7%)
  

• Chinese (3.4%)
  

• Hispanic (3.0%)
  

• Asian Indian (2.0%)
  

• Korean (1.7%)
  

• Two or more races (1.6%)
  

• Other race (1.4%)
  

• Other Asian (0.7%)
  

Ancestries: German (24.4%), Irish (15.0%), Italian (12.1%), English (8.7%), Polish (6.3%), Russian (2.6%).

For population 25 years and over in State College:

• High school or higher: 95.9%
  

• Bachelor's degree or higher: 69.2%
  

• Graduate or professional degree: 40.4%
  

• Unemployed: 9.8%
  

• Mean travel time to work: 14.1 minutes
  

For population 15 years and over in State College borough:

• Never married: 76.2%
  

• Now married: 18.6%
  

• Separated: 0.5%
  

• Widowed: 2.2%
  

• Divorced: 2.5%