Penn State Erie (Behrend), Pennsylvania facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Penn State Erie (Behrend), Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Location in Erie County and the state of Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Erie
Township	Harborcreek
Area
• Total	0.78 sq mi (2.03 km2)
• Land	0.78 sq mi (2.03 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	1,070 ft (330 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,486
• Density	1,900.26/sq mi (733.25/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	16510
Area code(s)	814
FIPS code	42-59212
GNIS feature ID	2633746

Penn State Erie (Behrend) is a census-designated place located in Harborcreek Township, Erie County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is located around the campus of Penn State Erie and near the city of Erie. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,629.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census, there were 1,486 people and 14 housing units. The median age was 19.6 years old. 100% of the residents were in college. The racial demographics of the CDP were 80.6% White, 12.7% African American, 0.4% Asian, 0.8% of people from some other race, and 5.3% from two or more races. Hispanic and/or Latino Americans made up 6% of the population.

The ancestry of the population was 13.3% German, 10.6% Italian, 7.4% Irish, 5.4% Polish, 5.2% Sub-sarahan African, 3.4% Swedish, and 2.1% English. 12.6% of the population spoke a language other than English at home, including Asian and Pacific Islander languages at 6.4%, Other Indo-European languages at 3.0%, and other languages at 2.6%. 9.1% of the population was not born in the United States.