ZIP Code 16506

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Erie County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 24,190
Median household income: $84,021
Median home value: $224,200

ZIP Code 16506 (Erie County, Pennsylvania) is home to about 24,190 residents. Its median household income of $84,021 runs above the Erie County figure of $61,476.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 16506's population declined 1.0% from 24,438 to 24,190, while its median gross rent rose 25.6% from $936 to $1,176.

The median gross rent is $1,176. 39.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 24,190
Median age: 44.0 yrs
Median household income: $84,021
Median home value: $224,200
Median gross rent: $1,176
Housing units: 10,309
Homeownership rate: 69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

24,43824,190

Median household income

$67,371$84,021

Median home value

$175,500$224,200

Median gross rent

$936$1,176

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	24,438	$67,371	$175,500	$936
2020	24,163	$70,856	$188,600	$949
2021	24,635	$77,137	$189,800	$995
2022	24,201	$83,782	$215,800	$1,116
2023	24,190	$84,021	$224,200	$1,176

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over10.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,380	5.7%
5 to 17	3,687	15.2%
18 to 24	1,593	6.6%
25 to 34	3,014	12.5%
35 to 44	2,646	10.9%
45 to 54	3,110	12.9%
55 to 64	3,487	14.4%
65 to 74	2,841	11.7%
75 and over	2,432	10.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,310	88.1%
Black or African American	475	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,085	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	47	0.2%
Two or more races	849	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	424	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.7%

High school graduate28.3%

Some college or associate's28.7%

Bachelor's degree22.2%

Graduate or professional degree17.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	648	3.7%
High school graduate	4,958	28.3%
Some college or associate's	5,023	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	3,890	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3,011	17.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone81.7%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,605	81.7%
Carpooled	851	7.2%
Public transit	23	0.2%
Walked	100	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	997	8.5%
Other means	187	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,498	41.8%
15 to 29 min	5,019	46.6%
30 to 44 min	786	7.3%
45 to 59 min	141	1.3%
60+ min	322	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 7.8% (1,871 of 23,919)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,161	62.5%
Nonfamily households	3,698	37.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,859	95.6%
Vacant	450	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,871	69.7%
Renter-occupied	2,988	30.3%

1-unit, detached67.2%

1-unit, attached6.3%

2 to 4 units7.4%

5 to 19 units6.7%

20 or more units8.6%

Mobile home & other3.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,926	67.2%
1-unit, attached	648	6.3%
2 to 4 units	763	7.4%
5 to 19 units	688	6.7%
20 or more units	883	8.6%
Mobile home & other	401	3.9%

ZIP Code 16506

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