State College and Blacksburg have completely different demographics, based on buying power within 100 mile radius. 1. State College has 27 counties within the radius. They make up all of PA 10 & 11, the majority (66%) of PA 9, 13, & 15, and a small part (10%) of PA 14. Assuming 600,000 population in each congressional district, the affected population is conservatively 2.45 M. 22% of the counties have poverty rates below 10%. 59% of the counties have poverty rates between 10% abd 15%, and 19% have poverty rates above 15%. The student population of PSU is 48,500. 2. Blacksburg has 26 counties and independent cities in VA and WV within the radius. NC was not included since similar facilities in the Triad are closer. They make up 50% of WV 1, the majority of VA 9 (60%), and a small part (20%) of VA 5 & 6. Assuming 600,000 population in each congressional district, the affected population is conservatively 0.9 M. 9% of the counties have poverty rates below 10%. 31% of the counties have poverty rates between 10% and 15%, and 62% have poverty rates above 15%. The student population of VT is approx. 38,000. 3 There is significantly more buying power around State College to support a Hot Wheels Monster Truck Show and concerts featuring Brandon Lake, Malcolm Todd, Journey, Weird Al, and A Boogie with Da Hoodie concerts planned in the next six months. Imagine what we could get with our buying power level. ** Edited by N2VT2 at 2/24/2026, 12:08:28 PM