ZIP Code 16508

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Erie County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 15,156
Median household income: $52,361
Median home value: $121,800

ZIP Code 16508 (Erie County, Pennsylvania) is home to about 15,156 residents. Its median household income of $52,361 runs below the Erie County figure of $61,476.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 16508's population declined 6.3% from 16,182 to 15,156, while its median gross rent rose 16.7% from $730 to $852.

The typical home was built around 1950. 14.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,156
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $52,361
Median home value: $121,800
Median gross rent: $852
Housing units: 7,385
Homeownership rate: 65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,18215,156

Median household income

$48,956$52,361

Median home value

$98,100$121,800

Median gross rent

$730$852

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,182	$48,956	$98,100	$730
2020	16,021	$50,747	$99,600	$757
2021	15,438	$50,625	$99,900	$749
2022	14,801	$53,197	$116,900	$783
2023	15,156	$52,361	$121,800	$852

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3416.3%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,014	6.7%
5 to 17	2,507	16.5%
18 to 24	992	6.5%
25 to 34	2,468	16.3%
35 to 44	1,989	13.1%
45 to 54	1,542	10.2%
55 to 64	1,952	12.9%
65 to 74	1,710	11.3%
75 and over	982	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,147	80.1%
Black or African American	786	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.1%
Asian	154	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8	0.1%
Some other race	9	0.1%
Two or more races	1,415	9.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	625	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.0%

High school graduate38.7%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree17.9%

Graduate or professional degree9.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	747	7.0%
High school graduate	4,121	38.7%
Some college or associate's	2,827	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,907	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,041	9.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone78.5%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit0.6%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means3.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,613	78.5%
Carpooled	746	10.4%
Public transit	46	0.6%
Walked	154	2.2%
Bicycle	7	0.1%
Worked from home	345	4.8%
Other means	239	3.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,491	51.3%
15 to 29 min	2,480	36.4%
30 to 44 min	564	8.3%
45 to 59 min	103	1.5%
60+ min	167	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 14.3% (2,147 of 14,980)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,737	53.9%
Nonfamily households	3,200	46.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1950

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,937	93.9%
Vacant	448	6.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,560	65.7%
Renter-occupied	2,377	34.3%

1-unit, detached76.6%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units16.5%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,658	76.6%
1-unit, attached	153	2.1%
2 to 4 units	1,217	16.5%
5 to 19 units	172	2.3%
20 or more units	173	2.3%
Mobile home & other	12	0.2%

ZIP Code 16508

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