County profile
Centre County, PA
United States · GDP 2024
#403 of 3,127 US counties by GDP54th-percentile growthmore diversified than 83% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$11.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
44,569
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
3,344
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$59.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
157,393
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.2%
Median HH income
$74.3k±$2.5k
Bachelor's degree+
46.2%
Poverty rate
16.3%±1.1%
Business applications
1,183 · 2025
Retail establishments
406
25.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Reflectkote, Inc.Basic Materials$2.3M——HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care25%
Retail trade23%
Food & accommodation21%
Manufacturing13%
Professional services10%
Construction8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
157,393
residents · 2025 · -0.4% since 2020
Income per capita $59.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−5,476
International migration+4,919
Natural change−235
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$9.2B2019
$9.2B2020
$9.8B2021
$10.3B2022
$10.7B2023
$11.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$323.5k±$7.3k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$27/mo
Vacancy rate
11.2%±0.9%
Affordability
5.4× wages
Residential permits
$96.1M
314 units · 2.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
68.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.4k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 94Lightning 89Landslide 88
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3442016
3552017
3702018
3882019
3972020
4252021
4722022
5022023
5302024
5452025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -52% since 20216542021
6542022
3442023
3672024
3142025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
5.6 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
1.2 km
NBER
Nearest port
82.2 km
LIVERPOOL FERRY LANDING
Nearest commercial airport
8.0 km
STATE COLLEGE RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$59.9k
avg. annual pay · +14% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Centre?
Centre's economy produced $11.2B in 2024, growing 4.7% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.