ZIP 15501 · Somerset
Who lives in ZIP code 15501 (Somerset, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Somerset, PA · Somerset County
uszips 2026
People16,240
Median age46.6
Household income$59,245
Home value$170,972
Median rent$760/mo
Poverty13.1%
College degree+19.4%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Somerset, PA (micro)
- Wider region
- Johnstown-Somerset, PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 48 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 6,611
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
24.5% are 65 or older; 83.8% are adults.
Household income
29.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,155.
Education (adults 25+)
39.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.4%
- Never married
- 30.7%
- Divorced
- 12.8%
- Widowed
- 8.1%
- Family size
- 2.85
- Dual-income families
- 51.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 71.5%
- Rent burden
- 31.3%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 52.6%
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
- Self-employed
- 12.2%
- Farmers
- 1.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.7%
- Veterans
- 7.2%
- With a disability
- 17.9%
- No health insurance
- 6.0%
- Limited English
- 1.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.