Housing data for Worth Township (Centre County), PA

Worth Township (Centre County), PA has an estimated 603 residents and 335 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Centre County.

17.9% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $939 a month.

Its population shrank measurably since 2015–2019 (−22.3%).

Figures last updated on .

Residents
603 (±88)
Housing units
335 (±57)
Households that rent
17.9%
Median gross rent
$939
Residents since 2015–2019
−22.3%

What stands out in Worth Township (Centre County)

Homes heated by fuel oil: 47.7% (±8.6 points) in Worth Township (Centre County), higher than in Centre County (19.9%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.0% (±15.9 points) in Worth Township (Centre County), lower than in Centre County (23.9%).

Households that moved in since 2020: 8.3% (±6.2 points) in Worth Township (Centre County), lower than in Centre County (27.3%).

Households that rent: 17.9% (±10.5 points) in Worth Township (Centre County), lower than in Centre County (38.2%).

Housing in Worth Township (Centre County) at a glance

  • Median rent: $939 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 0.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 17.9% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $76,250 median household income
  • Home values: $251,000 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,569 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $2,698 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 66.5% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 50.0% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 47.7% heat with fuel oil or kerosene
  • Commute and cars: 21.8 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: −22.3% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 8.3% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 1.8% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Worth Township (Centre County) against Centre County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Worth Township (Centre County)Centre CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Residents603 (±88)158,576 (exact)13,018,639 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units335 (±57)66,475 (±145)5,806,452 (±672)143,775,355
Households that rent17.9% (±10.5 points)38.2% (±1.2 points)30.7% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$939 (±$89)$1,207 (±$27)$1,209 (±$5)$1,413
Median household income$76,250 (±$14,606)$74,291 (±$2,520)$77,971 (±$342)$80,734
Median home value$251,000 (±$29,224)$323,500 (±$7,308)$254,500 (±$767)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$2,698 (±$309)$3,386 (±$96)$3,311 (±$12)$3,119
Built before 198050.0% (±11.5 points)49.6% (±2.0 points)67.3% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute21.8 minutes (±1.5)20.2 minutes (±0.6)26.3 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband80.6% (±10.2 points)85.5% (±1.3 points)89.7% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents53.7 years (±3.6)34.2 years (±0.2)40.9 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Worth Township (Centre County) covers 21.7 square miles of land, about 28 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Worth Township (Centre County) has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents776 (±92)603 (±88)−22.3%Measurable decrease
Housing units360 (±44)335 (±57)−6.9%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$725 (±$215)$939 (±$89)+29.5%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$193,500 (±$20,080)$251,000 (±$29,224)+29.7%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$67,386 (±$6,457)$76,250 (±$14,606)+13.2%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,521 (±$219)$1,569 (±$161)+3.2%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$2,388 (±$339)$2,698 (±$309)+13.0%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent14.0% (±5.8 points)17.9% (±10.5 points)+3.9 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate14.3% (±21.7 points)0.0% (±41.9 points)−14.3 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Centre County

Worth Township (Centre County) has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Centre County as a whole.

In 2024, the police departments that report for Centre County recorded 96 violent and 608 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Worth Township (Centre County)

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
1687030%7,499$893$411,100$121,528

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Worth Township (Centre County)

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Port Matilda1.6 mi$750$203,90040.1%
Stormstown3.2 mi—$440,8006.8%
Halfmoon Township4.0 mi$793$443,2006.8%
Huston Township (Centre County)5.6 mi$872$235,30010.1%
Taylor Township (Centre County)6.1 mi$960$218,8008.6%
Rush Township (Centre County)6.1 mi$891$158,50018.5%
Patton Township7.5 mi$1,386$388,10049.5%
Park Forest Village8.3 mi$1,331$389,60044.4%

Places in Pennsylvania most like Worth Township (Centre County)

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Bald Eagle Township$890$265,500$75,68522.2%
Union Township (Lebanon County)$968$264,300$73,08323.7%
Venango Township (Crawford County)$917$197,900$82,14315.6%
North Newton Township$1,009$255,200$78,12515.0%
Cherry Ridge Township$892$279,800$80,25021.9%
Perry Township (Snyder County)$895$228,400$65,23615.7%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Pennsylvania.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Worth Township (Centre County), fiscal year 2027

State College, PA MSA, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$1,274$1,282$1,537$1,977$2,020

HUD income limits for Worth Township (Centre County), fiscal year 2026

State College, PA MSA, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$24,850$41,450$66,300
2 people$28,400$47,350$75,750
3 people$31,950$53,250$85,200
4 people$35,500$59,150$94,650
5 people$38,680$63,900$102,250
6 people$44,360$68,650$109,800
7 people$50,040$73,350$117,400
8 people$55,720$78,100$124,950

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the State College, PA MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $118,300.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Worth Township (Centre County)

What is the median household income in Worth Township (Centre County)?

The median household income in Worth Township (Centre County) is $76,250 (±$14,606) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Worth Township (Centre County), PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $251,000 (±$29,224) for owner-occupied homes in Worth Township (Centre County) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Worth Township (Centre County)?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Worth Township (Centre County), PA is $1,569 (±$161) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Worth Township (Centre County)?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Worth Township (Centre County), PA is $2,698 (±$309) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Worth Township (Centre County)?

Worth Township (Centre County), PA has an estimated 335 (±57) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the most common home size in Worth Township (Centre County)?

The most common size is 3 bedrooms, 51.0% of homes in Worth Township (Centre County), PA.

Is Worth Township (Centre County) growing?

In Worth Township (Centre County), the number of residents went from 776 in 2015–2019 to 603 in 2020–2024 (−22.3%), a measurable decrease.

What ZIP codes are in Worth Township (Centre County)?

The ZIP code that covers Worth Township (Centre County) is 16870.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 16870?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 16870 is $893 (±$113) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Worth township, Centre County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:86544, in state:42 county:027).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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