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It is dominated economically and demographically by the presence of the main campus of Pennsylvania State University, more often referred to as Penn State.
State College is located at 40°47'29" North, 77°51'31" West (40.791261, -77.858740) 1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 11.8 km˛ (4.5 mi˛). 11.8 km˛ (4.5 mi˛) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.
As of the census 2 of 2000, there are 38,420 people, 12,024 households, and 3,306 families residing in the borough. The population density is 3,267.4/km˛ (8,459.3/mi˛). There are 12,488 housing units at an average density of 1,062.0/km˛ (2,749.6/mi˛). The racial makeup of the borough is 84.31% White, 3.69% African American, 0.15% Native American, 8.77% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 1.38% from other races, and 1.58% from two or more races. 3.02% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 12,024 households out of which 10.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 22.4% are married couplesMarriage is a relationship that plays a key role in the definition of many families. Precise definitions vary historically and between and within cultures, but it has been an important concept as a socially sanctioned bond between people who (usually) are living together, 3.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 72.5% are non-families. 33.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 5.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.30 and the average family size is 2.69.
The age distribution of State College, which is overwhelmingly influenced by Penn State, is: 5.8% under the age of 18, 65.5% from 18 to 24, 16.2% from 25 to 44, 6.7% from 45 to 64, and 5.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 22 years. For every 100 females there are 108.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 109.1 males.
The median income for a household in the borough is $21,186, and the median income for a family is $54,949. Males have a median income of $34,388 versus $27,219 for females. The per capita incomeThe per capita income for an area may be defined as the total personal income in an area, divided by the number of people in that area. A ranking of the top 10 countries, according to the 2004 CIA World Factbook (in US dollar) # Luxembourg $55,100 # Norwa for the borough is $12,155. 46.9% of the population and 9.7% of families are below the poverty lineThe poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. People who have an income below the poverty line have no discretionary disposable income, by definition. The actual monetary value of. Out of the total population, 10.6% of those under the age of 18 and 2.2% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. However, traditional measures of poverty can be very misleading when applied to a community like State College which is dominated by students.