ZIP Code 16686

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Blair County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 13,000
Median household income: $65,641
Median home value: $166,500

Covering part of Blair County, Pennsylvania, ZIP Code 16686 has about 13,000 residents. Its median household income of $65,641 runs above the Blair County figure of $60,594.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 16686's population declined 1.5% from 13,198 to 13,000, while its median gross rent rose 17.7% from $685 to $806.

20.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 73.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,000
Median age: 41.5 yrs
Median household income: $65,641
Median home value: $166,500
Median gross rent: $806
Housing units: 5,919
Homeownership rate: 73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,19813,000

Median household income

$50,610$65,641

Median home value

$119,900$166,500

Median gross rent

$685$806

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,198	$50,610	$119,900	$685
2020	12,879	$52,721	$131,100	$708
2021	13,746	$58,041	$145,100	$719
2022	13,054	$64,433	$164,500	$734
2023	13,000	$65,641	$166,500	$806

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	655	5.0%
5 to 17	2,161	16.6%
18 to 24	1,077	8.3%
25 to 34	1,608	12.4%
35 to 44	1,615	12.4%
45 to 54	1,621	12.5%
55 to 64	1,617	12.4%
65 to 74	1,655	12.7%
75 and over	991	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,481	96.0%
Black or African American	50	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	12	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	9	0.1%
Two or more races	212	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	236	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.4%

High school graduate46.0%

Some college or associate's25.1%

Bachelor's degree14.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	767	8.4%
High school graduate	4,188	46.0%
Some college or associate's	2,288	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,286	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	578	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone78.8%

Carpooled11.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home4.6%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,971	78.8%
Carpooled	753	11.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	250	4.0%
Bicycle	5	0.1%
Worked from home	288	4.6%
Other means	44	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,043	33.9%
15 to 29 min	1,778	29.5%
30 to 44 min	1,621	26.9%
45 to 59 min	319	5.3%
60+ min	262	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 10.7% (1,368 of 12,830)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,277	62.5%
Nonfamily households	1,963	37.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,240	88.5%
Vacant	679	11.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,823	73.0%
Renter-occupied	1,417	27.0%

1-unit, detached71.0%

1-unit, attached6.3%

2 to 4 units9.4%

5 to 19 units1.6%

20 or more units3.8%

Mobile home & other8.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,203	71.0%
1-unit, attached	373	6.3%
2 to 4 units	555	9.4%
5 to 19 units	92	1.6%
20 or more units	224	3.8%
Mobile home & other	472	8.0%

ZIP Code 16686

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