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Population (year 2000): 6,395. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,161 (-3.7% change)
Males: 2,952 (46.2%), Females: 3,443 (53.8%)
Centre County
Zip code:
16823
Median resident age: 36.8 years
Median household income: $33,216 (year 2000)
Median house value: $98,000 (year 2000)
Races in Bellefonte:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
- Black (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (24.1%), Irish (12.0%),
United States (11.3%), Italian (8.7%), English (8.3%), Polish
(3.4%).
Elevation: 809 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bellefonte
- High school or higher: 84.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
- Unemployed: 6.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bellefonte borough
- Never married: 23.6%
- Now married: 55.2%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 9.1%
- Divorced: 10.7%
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +28 (+0.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Bellefonte:
- HEALTHSOUTH NITTANY VALLEY REHAB (about 1 miles;
PLEASANT GAP, PA)
- MEADOWS PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (about 9 miles; CENTRE
HALL, PA)
- CENTRE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; STATE
COLLEGE, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bellefonte:
- UNIVERSITY PARK (about 7 miles; STATE COLLEGE, PA;
ID: UNV)
- ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY (about 58 miles; ALTOONA, PA;
ID: AOO)
- WILLIAMSPORT RGNL (about 64 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA;
ID: IPT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bellefonte:
- BELLEFONTE (about 3 miles; BELLEFONTE, PA; ID: N96)
- RIDGE SOARING (about 9 miles; UNIONVILLE, PA; ID:
79N)
- CENTRE AIRPARK (about 12 miles; CENTRE HALL, PA; ID:
N16)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Bellefonte:
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 10
miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, PA; Full-time enrollment:
38,248)
- LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 29
miles; LOCK HAVEN, PA; FT enrollment: 3,738)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA
(about 51 miles; ALTOONA, PA; FT enrollment: 3,516)
- PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 58 miles;
WILLIAMSPORT, PA; FT enrollment: 4,666)
- BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; LEWISBURG, PA;
FT enrollment: 3,534)
- SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 63
miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,330)
- DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 63 miles; CARLISLE, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,098)
Public high school in Bellefonte:
- BELLEFONTE AREA HS (Students: 958; Grades: 09
- 12)
Private high school in Bellefonte:
- CENTRE COUNTY CHRISTIAN ACAD (Students: 154;
Location: 100 HERTZLER DRIVE; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Bellefonte:
- BELLEFONTE AREA MS (Students: 806; Grades: 06
- 08)
- BELLEFONTE EL SCH (Students: 484; Grades: KG
- 05)
- MARION-WALKER EL SCH (Students: 303; Grades:
KG - 05)
- BENNER EL SCH (Students: 202; Grades: KG -
05)
Private primary/middle schools in Bellefonte:
- ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST CATHOLI (Students:
219; Location: 116 EAST BISHOP STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- SUNNY MEADOW PAROCHIAL SCHOOL (Students: 21;
Location: 3770 JACKSONVILLE ROAD; Grades: 1 - 8)
Library in Bellefonte:
- CENTRE CO LIB & HIST MUSEUM (Operating
income: $1,446,135; Location: 203 NORTH ALLEGHENY ST;
126,598 books; 5,284 audio materials; 16,531 video
materials; 241 serial subscriptions)
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