ZIP Code 16844

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Centre County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 2,521
Median household income: $78,824
Median home value: $222,300

Covering part of Centre County, Pennsylvania, ZIP Code 16844 has about 2,521 residents. Its median household income of $78,824 runs above the Centre County figure of $72,748.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 16844's population declined 6.6% from 2,699 to 2,521, while its median gross rent rose 6.7% from $856 to $913.

The largest age group is 55 to 64, 23.0% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 95.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,521
Median age: 47.3 yrs
Median household income: $78,824
Median home value: $222,300
Median gross rent: $913
Housing units: 1,106
Homeownership rate: 92.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6992,521

Median household income

$68,333$78,824

Median home value

$171,700$222,300

Median gross rent

$856$913

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,699	$68,333	$171,700	$856
2020	2,623	$74,760	$181,800	$870
2021	2,518	$76,652	$179,500	$942
2022	2,541	$82,159	$205,400	$917
2023	2,521	$78,824	$222,300	$913

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1713.2%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 349.5%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6423.0%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	111	4.4%
5 to 17	333	13.2%
18 to 24	149	5.9%
25 to 34	240	9.5%
35 to 44	356	14.1%
45 to 54	326	12.9%
55 to 64	580	23.0%
65 to 74	267	10.6%
75 and over	159	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,405	95.4%
Black or African American	5	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	19	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	80	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate45.6%

Some college or associate's27.7%

Bachelor's degree13.2%

Graduate or professional degree8.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	94	4.9%
High school graduate	879	45.6%
Some college or associate's	535	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	255	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	165	8.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone85.5%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,105	85.5%
Carpooled	122	9.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	65	5.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	144	11.7%
15 to 29 min	693	56.5%
30 to 44 min	311	25.3%
45 to 59 min	39	3.2%
60+ min	40	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 9.4% (235 of 2,507)

	Count	Share
Family households	750	75.8%
Nonfamily households	240	24.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	990	89.5%
Vacant	116	10.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	917	92.6%
Renter-occupied	73	7.4%

1-unit, detached78.4%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other19.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	867	78.4%
1-unit, attached	4	0.4%
2 to 4 units	25	2.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	210	19.0%

ZIP Code 16844

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