ZIP Code 16602

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Blair County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 27,014
Median household income: $53,097
Median home value: $120,200

ZIP Code 16602 (Blair County, Pennsylvania) is home to about 27,014 residents. The median household income of $53,097 is below the Blair County median ($60,594).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 16602's population declined 6.7% from 28,968 to 27,014, while its median gross rent rose 14.2% from $737 to $842.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 15.5% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 89.6% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,014
Median age: 41.9 yrs
Median household income: $53,097
Median home value: $120,200
Median gross rent: $842
Housing units: 13,171
Homeownership rate: 67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,96827,014

Median household income

$41,517$53,097

Median home value

$95,000$120,200

Median gross rent

$737$842

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,968	$41,517	$95,000	$737
2020	28,609	$43,190	$100,800	$747
2021	28,176	$45,637	$106,300	$754
2022	27,813	$51,808	$116,100	$835
2023	27,014	$53,097	$120,200	$842

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,495	5.5%
5 to 17	4,185	15.5%
18 to 24	2,142	7.9%
25 to 34	3,523	13.0%
35 to 44	3,217	11.9%
45 to 54	3,315	12.3%
55 to 64	3,820	14.1%
65 to 74	2,895	10.7%
75 and over	2,422	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	24,193	89.6%
Black or African American	934	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.0%
Asian	147	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10	0.0%
Some other race	21	0.1%
Two or more races	1,239	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	462	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate46.7%

Some college or associate's25.5%

Bachelor's degree15.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,296	6.8%
High school graduate	8,971	46.7%
Some college or associate's	4,895	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	2,909	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,121	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone76.7%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit0.9%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,315	76.7%
Carpooled	1,248	10.3%
Public transit	108	0.9%
Walked	445	3.7%
Bicycle	14	0.1%
Worked from home	858	7.1%
Other means	156	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,306	47.0%
15 to 29 min	3,960	35.1%
30 to 44 min	1,079	9.6%
45 to 59 min	500	4.4%
60+ min	441	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 18.3% (4,860 of 26,541)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,840	59.3%
Nonfamily households	4,687	40.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,527	87.5%
Vacant	1,644	12.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,788	67.6%
Renter-occupied	3,739	32.4%

1-unit, detached71.5%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units10.8%

5 to 19 units4.6%

20 or more units4.8%

Mobile home & other4.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,414	71.5%
1-unit, attached	534	4.1%
2 to 4 units	1,427	10.8%
5 to 19 units	605	4.6%
20 or more units	626	4.8%
Mobile home & other	565	4.3%

ZIP Code 16602

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