ZIP 15853 · Ridgway
Who lives in ZIP code 15853 (Ridgway, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Ridgway, PA · Elk County
uszips 2026
People6,420
Median age46.2
Household income$59,344
Home value$108,465
Median rent$708/mo
Poverty10.6%
College degree+21.1%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- St. Marys, PA (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 17 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,767
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.2% are 65 or older; 77.1% are adults.
Household income
24.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,996.
Education (adults 25+)
47.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.8%
- Never married
- 28.0%
- Divorced
- 15.9%
- Widowed
- 7.3%
- Family size
- 3.04
- Dual-income families
- 50.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 78.7%
- Rent burden
- 30.0%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 56.5%
- Unemployment
- 4.4%
- Self-employed
- 7.6%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 7.6%
- Veterans
- 7.0%
- With a disability
- 17.0%
- No health insurance
- 3.4%
- Limited English
- 0.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.