In the area surrounding the State College city limits you will find Happy Valley, Lion Country, and Centre Hall. These towns are part of Centre County, Pennsylvania. Approximately 81% of the population is married and 66% of the residents have children under the age of 18.
State College is surrounded by the University Park Airport, and is served by the Centre Area Transportation Authority. Greyhound Lines provides intercity bus service, as does Megabus, which stops in the parking lot of Walmart on North Atherton Street. State College is a ridge-and-valley city, meaning it receives heavy rainfall. Although the population is heavily influenced by Penn State, the local population was generally unaffected by the university's presence during the Great Depression.
The Downtown area is known as the Downtown Improvement District, and is home to several neighborhood districts, including Highlands, Orchard Park, West End, Holmes Foster, Greentree, Nittany Hills, and South State College. Although State College is the largest settlement in Centre County, its neighborhoods are spread across several different townships. These towns, collectively, form what is known as the Centre Region, and are frequently referred to with the "State College, PA" address.
The median household income in State College is $21,186, and the average family income is $54,949, with males earning $34,388 and females earning $27,229. The poverty rate in State Coll is 16.5% and 10.6% of the population is under 18. Traditional measures of poverty can be misleading for this community, as many people are students. If you're looking for an accurate estimate of the size of your neighborhood, check out the State College city population map.