ZIP Code 15216

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 21,503
Median household income: $81,542
Median home value: $193,700

ZIP Code 15216 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, home to about 21,503 residents. At $81,542, its median household income sits above Allegheny County's $76,393.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 15216's population declined 4.8% from 22,580 to 21,503, while its median gross rent rose 20.0% from $898 to $1,078.

Households average 2.14 people. The median gross rent is $1,078.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 21,503
Median age: 40.0 yrs
Median household income: $81,542
Median home value: $193,700
Median gross rent: $1,078
Housing units: 11,194
Homeownership rate: 62.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

22,58021,503

Median household income

$63,750$81,542

Median home value

$136,200$193,700

Median gross rent

$898$1,078

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	22,580	$63,750	$136,200	$898
2020	22,670	$63,094	$141,500	$917
2021	22,449	$66,770	$149,100	$967
2022	22,134	$76,185	$171,100	$1,044
2023	21,503	$81,542	$193,700	$1,078

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 244.7%

25 to 3417.3%

35 to 4415.2%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,095	5.1%
5 to 17	3,212	14.9%
18 to 24	1,010	4.7%
25 to 34	3,718	17.3%
35 to 44	3,268	15.2%
45 to 54	2,385	11.1%
55 to 64	3,118	14.5%
65 to 74	2,329	10.8%
75 and over	1,368	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,382	80.8%
Black or African American	1,896	8.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.0%
Asian	463	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	339	1.6%
Two or more races	695	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	723	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.7%

High school graduate24.7%

Some college or associate's24.4%

Bachelor's degree29.5%

Graduate or professional degree17.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	597	3.7%
High school graduate	4,004	24.7%
Some college or associate's	3,943	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	4,780	29.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2,862	17.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone58.9%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit9.8%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home20.4%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,321	58.9%
Carpooled	934	7.5%
Public transit	1,219	9.8%
Walked	321	2.6%
Bicycle	26	0.2%
Worked from home	2,539	20.4%
Other means	74	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,244	12.6%
15 to 29 min	4,722	47.7%
30 to 44 min	2,882	29.1%
45 to 59 min	629	6.4%
60+ min	418	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 7.0% (1,494 of 21,486)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,168	51.5%
Nonfamily households	4,861	48.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,029	89.6%
Vacant	1,165	10.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,284	62.7%
Renter-occupied	3,745	37.3%

1-unit, detached62.6%

1-unit, attached8.2%

2 to 4 units14.4%

5 to 19 units9.9%

20 or more units4.9%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,005	62.6%
1-unit, attached	913	8.2%
2 to 4 units	1,612	14.4%
5 to 19 units	1,104	9.9%
20 or more units	548	4.9%
Mobile home & other	12	0.1%

ZIP Code 15216

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