ZIP Code 16801

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Centre County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 42,153
Median household income: $62,821
Median home value: $400,400

Covering part of Centre County, Pennsylvania, ZIP Code 16801 has about 42,153 residents. At $62,821, its median household income sits below Centre County's $72,748.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 16801's population declined 6.9% from 45,280 to 42,153, while its median gross rent rose 16.2% from $1,051 to $1,221.

28.1% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.31 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 42,153
Median age: 27.2 yrs
Median household income: $62,821
Median home value: $400,400
Median gross rent: $1,221
Housing units: 19,242
Homeownership rate: 43.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 66.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

45,28042,153

Median household income

$47,893$62,821

Median home value

$284,500$400,400

Median gross rent

$1,051$1,221

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	45,280	$47,893	$284,500	$1,051
2020	45,527	$50,828	$299,600	$1,077
2021	43,551	$54,755	$314,600	$1,102
2022	43,307	$59,296	$368,700	$1,170
2023	42,153	$62,821	$400,400	$1,221

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

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 178.5%

18 to 2434.8%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 449.9%

45 to 547.4%

55 to 648.7%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,329	3.2%
5 to 17	3,596	8.5%
18 to 24	14,663	34.8%
25 to 34	5,698	13.5%
35 to 44	4,172	9.9%
45 to 54	3,131	7.4%
55 to 64	3,688	8.7%
65 to 74	3,108	7.4%
75 and over	2,768	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	33,888	80.4%
Black or African American	1,070	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	21	0.0%
Asian	3,677	8.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	13	0.0%
Some other race	46	0.1%
Two or more races	1,740	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,698	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.1%

High school graduate15.2%

Some college or associate's16.1%

Bachelor's degree28.1%

Graduate or professional degree38.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	481	2.1%
High school graduate	3,422	15.2%
Some college or associate's	3,627	16.1%
Bachelor's degree	6,343	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8,692	38.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone57.8%

Carpooled4.3%

Public transit7.4%

Walked12.1%

Bicycle3.0%

Worked from home14.4%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,379	57.8%
Carpooled	838	4.3%
Public transit	1,463	7.4%
Walked	2,374	12.1%
Bicycle	589	3.0%
Worked from home	2,832	14.4%
Other means	213	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,740	51.9%
15 to 29 min	6,081	36.1%
30 to 44 min	1,304	7.7%
45 to 59 min	287	1.7%
60+ min	444	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 28.1% (11,183 of 39,861)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,055	41.1%
Nonfamily households	10,111	58.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	17,166	89.2%
Vacant	2,076	10.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,494	43.7%
Renter-occupied	9,672	56.3%

1-unit, detached40.7%

1-unit, attached8.6%

2 to 4 units7.6%

5 to 19 units15.7%

20 or more units26.8%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,837	40.7%
1-unit, attached	1,653	8.6%
2 to 4 units	1,455	7.6%
5 to 19 units	3,013	15.7%
20 or more units	5,159	26.8%
Mobile home & other	125	0.6%

ZIP Code 16801

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