ZIP Code 16121

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Mercer County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 4,290
Median household income: $39,412
Median home value: $76,500

ZIP Code 16121 (Mercer County, Pennsylvania) is home to about 4,290 residents. At $39,412, its median household income sits below Mercer County's $60,614.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 16121's population declined 8.1% from 4,668 to 4,290, while its median gross rent rose 21.7% from $722 to $879.

74.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1958.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,290
Median age: 46.6 yrs
Median household income: $39,412
Median home value: $76,500
Median gross rent: $879
Housing units: 2,273
Homeownership rate: 58.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
Unemployment rate: 8.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,6684,290

Median household income

$29,897$39,412

Median home value

$55,600$76,500

Median gross rent

$722$879

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,668	$29,897	$55,600	$722
2020	4,632	$25,261	$60,400	$593
2021	4,320	$26,538	$61,100	$594
2022	4,309	$28,534	$73,700	$647
2023	4,290	$39,412	$76,500	$879

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1719.2%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 343.7%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6417.2%

65 to 7414.9%

75 and over9.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	207	4.8%
5 to 17	824	19.2%
18 to 24	310	7.2%
25 to 34	159	3.7%
35 to 44	527	12.3%
45 to 54	491	11.4%
55 to 64	740	17.2%
65 to 74	638	14.9%
75 and over	394	9.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,856	43.3%
Black or African American	2,105	49.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	7	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	303	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.5%

High school graduate43.3%

Some college or associate's30.7%

Bachelor's degree9.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	369	12.5%
High school graduate	1,278	43.3%
Some college or associate's	906	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	273	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	123	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone83.1%

Carpooled12.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.2%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,178	83.1%
Carpooled	174	12.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	45	3.2%
Other means	9	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	774	56.4%
15 to 29 min	482	35.1%
30 to 44 min	57	4.2%
45 to 59 min	12	0.9%
60+ min	47	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.00
Poverty rate: 28.1% (1,190 of 4,240)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,141	53.9%
Nonfamily households	975	46.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,116	93.1%
Vacant	157	6.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,247	58.9%
Renter-occupied	869	41.1%

1-unit, detached74.9%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units18.2%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,702	74.9%
1-unit, attached	43	1.9%
2 to 4 units	413	18.2%
5 to 19 units	65	2.9%
20 or more units	43	1.9%
Mobile home & other	7	0.3%

ZIP Code 16121

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