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State College, Pennsylvania, is a borough — and more generally used, the borough and surrounding townships — in Centre County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is the principal city of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Centre county. As of the 2000 census, the borough population was 38,420, and roughly double that total lived in the borough plus the surrounding townships. Of that population, 20,011 or 52.1% are males and 18,409 or 47.9% are females. City Data. The town is dominated economically and demographically by the presence of the main campus of the Pennsylvania State University, more often referred to as Penn State. Happy Valley is an often-used term to refer to the State College area, including the borough and the townships of College, Harris, Patton, and Ferguson. The area is served by University Park Airport.

Major Employers *The Pennsylvania State University *State College Area School District *Mount Nittany Medical Center *AccuWeather- the world's largest private weather forecasting service, originated and based in State College, PA *Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems - formerly E-Systems and HRB Singer *Jostens Printing and Publishing *Wegmans *Brookline Village *Hotel State College & Co. *SRI International *Minitab *General Dynamics *Centre Area Transportation Authority *C-COR Shopping Retail State College has many shopping areas, most notably: * Downtown State College * Nittany Mall * Various Shopping plazas, including Colonnade Shopping Center, Hills Plaza, and Walmart Plaza. Government and Politics State and National Level At the state and national levels, State College is served by Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district. The current incumbent is John E. Peterson. County Level At the county level, Centre County, Pennsylvania's county seat is in Bellefonte,...more

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Among the most common occupations in State College are Management, professional, and related occupations, 43%. Service occupations, 21%. and Sales and office occupations, 20%. Approximately 63 percent of workers in State College, Pennsylvania work for companies, 24 percent work for the government and 2 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed State College Jobs are for civil engineer jobs, respiratory therapist jobs, market researcher jobs, assistant manager jobs, licensed practical nurse jobs and physical therapist/pt jobs.

The leading industries in State College, Pennsylvania are Educational, health and social services, 42%; Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services, 19%; and Retail trade, 8%. Simply Hired's State College job listings indicate that the following industries in State College are hiring the most workers: Clinics & Outpatient Services, Misc Information Services, Home Centers, Retail Lumberyards and Hardware Stores.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in State College, Pennsylvania is $30,804, and the median income of households in State College was $21,186.

State College has an unemployment rate of 9.8%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our State College Trends data, the number of State College, Pennsylvania jobs has increased by 20% since November 2006.

Population of State College Total population 38,420 Male 52.08% Female 47.92% Median age 21.8     State College Housing Owner-occupied homes 22.8% Median cost of a home $154,600 Median mortgage payment $851 Renter-occupied homes 77.2% Vacant housing 3.7% Median monthly rent $595     Average Income Median for all male full-time $34,388 Median for all female full-time $27,219     Household Income Less than $10,000 23% $10,000 to $14,999 13% $15,000 to $24,999 19% $25,000 to $34,999 12% $35,000 to $49,999 11% $50,000 to $74,999 9% $75,000 to $99,999 6% $100,000 to $149,999 4% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 1% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3% High school graduate 10% Some college, no degree 13% Associate's degree 3% Bachelor's degree 29% Graduate degree 40%     Marital Status Never married 76% Currently married 19% Separated 0% Widowed 2% Divorced 2%     Race White 86% Black or African American 4% Asian 9% Other 2%     State College Commute Carpool 7.2% Public transportation 8.9% Average travel time 14 minutes

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