ZIP Code 16505

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Erie County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 15,631
Median household income: $71,370
Median home value: $196,600

ZIP Code 16505 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Erie County, Pennsylvania, home to about 15,631 residents. At $71,370, its median household income sits above Erie County's $61,476.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 16505's population declined 1.8% from 15,911 to 15,631, while its median gross rent rose 5.6% from $825 to $871.

The typical home was built around 1958. 9.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,631
Median age: 49.0 yrs
Median household income: $71,370
Median home value: $196,600
Median gross rent: $871
Housing units: 8,407
Homeownership rate: 75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,91115,631

Median household income

$60,731$71,370

Median home value

$151,500$196,600

Median gross rent

$825$871

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,911	$60,731	$151,500	$825
2020	15,615	$61,924	$156,400	$759
2021	16,081	$65,767	$163,600	$764
2022	16,136	$69,884	$187,500	$831
2023	15,631	$71,370	$196,600	$871

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1711.5%

18 to 244.6%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 7417.5%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	818	5.2%
5 to 17	1,802	11.5%
18 to 24	725	4.6%
25 to 34	1,770	11.3%
35 to 44	1,971	12.6%
45 to 54	2,059	13.2%
55 to 64	2,334	14.9%
65 to 74	2,733	17.5%
75 and over	1,419	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,463	92.5%
Black or African American	159	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	28	0.2%
Asian	235	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	26	0.2%
Two or more races	255	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	465	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.6%

High school graduate30.9%

Some college or associate's20.5%

Bachelor's degree26.1%

Graduate or professional degree18.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	443	3.6%
High school graduate	3,792	30.9%
Some college or associate's	2,523	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	3,207	26.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2,321	18.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone79.2%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,870	79.2%
Carpooled	711	9.6%
Public transit	10	0.1%
Walked	99	1.3%
Bicycle	10	0.1%
Worked from home	711	9.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,711	40.5%
15 to 29 min	3,070	45.8%
30 to 44 min	608	9.1%
45 to 59 min	164	2.4%
60+ min	147	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.07
Poverty rate: 9.2% (1,426 of 15,521)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,961	53.3%
Nonfamily households	3,473	46.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,434	88.4%
Vacant	973	11.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,572	75.0%
Renter-occupied	1,862	25.0%

1-unit, detached73.7%

1-unit, attached5.3%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units4.6%

20 or more units5.5%

Mobile home & other5.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,194	73.7%
1-unit, attached	448	5.3%
2 to 4 units	449	5.3%
5 to 19 units	390	4.6%
20 or more units	463	5.5%
Mobile home & other	463	5.5%

ZIP Code 16505

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Race & ethnicity

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