ZIP Code 16503

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Erie County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 15,204
Median household income: $29,108
Median home value: $55,400

ZIP Code 16503 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Erie County, Pennsylvania, home to about 15,204 residents. The median household income of $29,108 is below the Erie County median ($61,476).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 16503's population declined 5.5% from 16,089 to 15,204, while its median gross rent rose 17.1% from $715 to $837.

The typical home was built around 1938. 39.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,204
Median age: 32.2 yrs
Median household income: $29,108
Median home value: $55,400
Median gross rent: $837
Housing units: 6,375
Homeownership rate: 37.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
Unemployment rate: 12.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,08915,204

Median household income

$25,121$29,108

Median home value

$44,100$55,400

Median gross rent

$715$837

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,089	$25,121	$44,100	$715
2020	15,855	$26,540	$46,600	$737
2021	15,876	$27,060	$47,300	$751
2022	16,065	$29,240	$52,100	$815
2023	15,204	$29,108	$55,400	$837

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1720.1%

18 to 2412.1%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 745.6%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	956	6.3%
5 to 17	3,063	20.1%
18 to 24	1,845	12.1%
25 to 34	2,283	15.0%
35 to 44	2,050	13.5%
45 to 54	1,932	12.7%
55 to 64	1,709	11.2%
65 to 74	859	5.6%
75 and over	507	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,804	44.8%
Black or African American	5,697	37.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	32	0.2%
Asian	281	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.0%
Some other race	36	0.2%
Two or more races	840	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,507	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.7%

High school graduate40.8%

Some college or associate's23.3%

Bachelor's degree8.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,212	23.7%
High school graduate	3,810	40.8%
Some college or associate's	2,179	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	821	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	318	3.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone60.3%

Carpooled15.5%

Public transit3.8%

Walked9.2%

Bicycle2.4%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means6.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,324	60.3%
Carpooled	855	15.5%
Public transit	207	3.8%
Walked	505	9.2%
Bicycle	132	2.4%
Worked from home	142	2.6%
Other means	345	6.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,921	35.8%
15 to 29 min	2,323	43.3%
30 to 44 min	673	12.5%
45 to 59 min	170	3.2%
60+ min	281	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 39.7% (5,588 of 14,076)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,169	56.2%
Nonfamily households	2,467	43.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,636	88.4%
Vacant	739	11.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,106	37.4%
Renter-occupied	3,530	62.6%

1-unit, detached44.1%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units41.5%

5 to 19 units7.9%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,813	44.1%
1-unit, attached	169	2.7%
2 to 4 units	2,648	41.5%
5 to 19 units	505	7.9%
20 or more units	187	2.9%
Mobile home & other	53	0.8%

ZIP Code 16503

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