NITTANY VALLEY REGION UNEMPLOYMENT RATES 7.8% LABOR FORCE DATA 6.2% 5.9% 5.7% 5.5% The majority of residents from the Nittany Valley work 30 4.3% 3.6% minutes or less from their residence and drive to work. 3.8% Nittany Valley has a strong workforce with low unemployment rates. The employees are highly educated with higher percent- ages of high school graduates than the State and Nation. Bellefonte Benner Marion Spring Walker Centre PA U.S. County COMMUTING TO WORK NITTANY VALLEY EDUCATIONAL Drove to Public Worked at ATTAINMENT COMPARISON Work Carpooled Transportation Walked Other Home Bellefonte 73.3% 13.5% 2.7% 8.3% 0.5% 1.6% % Bachelor's % High School Benner 87.5% 8.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.8% Degree or Graduate or Marion 78.8% 11.8% 0.0% 2.1% 0.0% 7.3% Higher Higher Spring 84.1% 9.2% 0.1% 2.8% 0.8% 3.0% Walker 83.0% 11.0% 0.2% 1.7% 1.1% 3.0% U.S. 24.4% 80.4% Nittany Valley 81.1% 10.8% 0.8% 3.7% 0.6% 3.0% Pennsylvania 22.4% 81.9% Nittany Valley 18.3% 82.2% TRAVEL TIME TO WORK 30.0 LABOR FORCE POPULATION 25.0 Not in In Labor Labor 20.0 Force s Force e t u 15.0 Bellefonte 3,240 1,932 n i M Benner 1,850 2,754 10.0 Marion 512 188 Spring 3,356 1,454 5.0 Walker 1,769 767 0.0 Nittany Valley 10,727 7,095 Bellefonte Benner Marion Spring Walker Centre County Prepared by the Centre County Planning & Community Development Office, 2008 Source: U.S. Census, 2000 NITTANY VALLEY REGION NITTANY VALLEY PLANNING REGION EDUCATIONAL EDUCATION ATTAINMENT COMPARISON 1990 2000 % Change Population 25 years and over 13,885 15,490 11.6% Less than 9th grade 1,061 960 -9.5% The Nittany Valley Planning Region is served by the Bellefonte Area 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,079 1,799 -13.5% School District. The district has a 95.3% student attendance rate, higher High School Graduate 6,580 6,961 5.8% than the State. Some college, no degree 1,505 2,119 40.8% Associate's degree 798 816 2.3% The district’s schools have also been doing a remarkable job of improving Bachelor's degree 1,293 1,953 51.0% educational attainment rates over the past years. Since 1990, the percent Graduate or professional 569 882 55.0% of those with attainment levels above high school diplomas, has in- creased by 38.5%, while levels of those with less than a high school di- ploma have dropped markedly. EDUCATIONAL ENROLLMENT Nittany Valley also has private, fine art, and trade schools. There are several facilities that specialize in continuing adult education, as well as 45.0% providing specialized education for high school students. The most 40.0% prominent of these is the Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and 35.0% Technology. 30.0% 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% 0.0% Nursery & Preschool Kindergarten Elementary School High School (Grades College / Graduate (Grades 1-8) 9-12) School Nittany Valley Pennsylvania U.S. DISTRICT REPORT CARD Student % of Low Attendance Income Rate (%) Students Bellefonte Area School District 95.3% 25.1% Pennsylvania School Districts 93.0% 30.9% Source: Pa. Department of Education, 2001-2002; U.S. Census: 1990, 2000 Prepared by the Centre County Planning & Community Development Office, 2008 NITTANY VALLEY REGION HOUSING In the past two decades the percentage of growth for housing units was slightly higher than the population growth. As fewer people live together and family sizes decrease, this trend will continue, creating a need for more housing. HOUSING VALUE Bellefonte Borough Benner Township Marion Township Spring Township Walker Township *1980 1990 2000 *1980 1990 2000 *1980 1990 2000 *1980 1990 2000 *1980 1990 2000 Less than $50,000 62.68% 22.99% 5.48% 62.42% 16.70% 0.00% 74.74% 37.86% 4.67% 74.94% 26.82% 2.01% 62.62% 17.38% 3.39% $50,000 to $99,999 35.10% 65.48% 48.28% 35.88% 69.20% 35.82% 25.26% 60.19% 37.38% 24.13% 67.13% 54.03% 36.05% 75.41% 42.30% $100,000 to $149,999 1.79% 10.11% 27.33% 1.49% 10.95% 46.57% 0.00% 1.94% 41.59% 0.85% 5.06% 32.46% 1.14% 4.43% 40.48% $150,000 to $199,999 0.26% 1.42% 15.63% 0.21% 0.74% 13.28% 0.00% 0.00% 10.28% 0.00% 1.00% 10.49% 0.19% 2.13% 10.91% $200,000 to $299,999 (for 1980 $200,000 or more) 0.17% 0.00% 3.27% 0.00% 2.41% 4.33% 0.00% 0.00% 5.14% 0.09% 0.00% 1.01% 0.00% 0.66% 2.55% $300,000 to $499,999 - 0.00% 0.00% - 0.00% 0.00% - 0.00% 0.93% - 0.00% 0.00% - 0.00% 0.36% $500,000 or more - 0.00% 0.00% - 0.00% 0.00% - 0.00% 0.00% - 0.00% 0.00% - 0.00% 0.00% *In 1980 housing value categories went up to $200,000 or greater. Houses valued greater than $300,000 would be included in the $200,000 or more category. Source: U.S. Census; 1980, 1990, 2000 Prepared by the Centre County Planning & Community Development Office, 2008 NITTANY VALLEY REGION AGE GROUP COMPARISON 80.0% POPULATION 70.0% 60.0% 50.0% The Region has realized a fairly steady rate of growth since 1980. Bellefonte Borough has at all times been the most populous municipality within the Region. Spring Township re- 40.0% mains the most populous Township within the Region despite its rather low rate of growth 30.0% over the last 20 years. Benner Township has experienced the most growth over the last 20 20.0% years adding 1,753 residents. Marion is obviously the most rural area of the Region adding 10.0% only 533 new residents. 0.0% 18 Years and Over 21 Years and Over 62 Years and Over 65 Years and Over Nittany Valley Pennsylvania U.S. POPULATION TRENDS MEDIAN AGE COMPARISON 1980 1990 2000 %Change % Change Census Census Census 1980-1990 1990-2000 Bellefonte Borough 6,300 6,358 6,395 0.9% 0.6% 40.0 Benner Township 3,464 5,085 5,217 46.8% 2.6% Marion Township 661 730 978 10.4% 34.0% 35.0 Spring Township 5,006 5,344 6,117 6.8% 14.5% Walker Township 2,655 2,801 3,299 5.5% 17.8% 30.0 Nittany Valley 18,086 20,318 22,006 12.3% 8.3% Centre County 112,761 124,812 135,758 10.7% 8.8% 25.0 s r a 20.0 e RACIAL COMPOSITION Y Native 15.0 American Hawaiian Indian and and Other Two or 10.0 African Alaska Pacific More White American Native Asian Islander Other Races 5.0 Nittany Valley 93.0% 5.1% 0.1% 0.3% 0.1% 0.8% 0.6% 2000 0.0 Centre County 91.4% 2.6% 0.1% 4.0% 0.1% 0.7% 1.1% 1990 Pennsylvania 85.4% 10.0% 0.1% 1.8% 0.0% 1.5% 1.2% Bellefonte Benner 1980 U.S. 75.1% 12.3% 0.9% 3.6% 0.1% 5.5% 2.4% Marion Spring Walker POPULATION BY AGE GROUP Under 5 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-59 60-64 65+ Bellefonte 401 386 360 343 464 1,082 897 768 279 255 1,160 Benner 139 204 220 216 431 1,079 1,251 829 245 192 411 Marion 111 93 68 49 50 151 170 122 54 28 82 Spring 352 427 452 381 277 897 1102 858 319 274 778 Walker 199 250 264 196 161 415 555 501 191 195 372 Nittany Valley 1,202 1,360 1,364 1,185 1,383 3,624 3,975 3,078 1,088 944 2,803 Prepared by the Centre County Planning & Community Development Office, 2008 Source: U.S. Census; 1980, 1990, 2000 CLASS OF WORKER NITTANY VALLEY REGION Self- Employed Workers in Private Wage Own Not Unpaid ECONOMY and Salary Government Incorporated Family Workers Workers Business Workers Bellefonte 77.0% 16.7% 6.3% 0.0% The median and per capita incomes of the region are higher than that of the Benner 79.4% 14.5% 5.7% 0.3% Marion 71.6% 18.2% 8.5% 1.7% county and have been steadily rising. From 1990 to 2000, Nittany Valley’s Spring 73.9% 18.2% 7.9% 0.0% per capita incomes rose by 66.9%, which was a higher increase than that of Walker 72.0% 20.3% 6.6% 1.0% Centre County the county, state or nation. 72.2% 21.5% 5.9% 0.4% Part of the region’s success is due to its convenient location between two major trans- The Penn Eagle Industrial Park is an economic engine for Nittany Valley. The park has lots for sale below market prices. The lots are portation routes. Interstate 80 passes through the region, and I-99 provides expedient available for light-industrial, warehouse, distribution or office opera- access to State College, where there are great research and employment resources.