ZIP 15946 · Portage
Who lives in ZIP code 15946 (Portage, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Portage, PA · Cambria County
uszips 2026
People6,561
Median age49.5
Household income$55,582
Home value$116,704
Median rent$662/mo
Poverty13.9%
College degree+21.4%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Johnstown, PA
- Wider region
- Johnstown-Somerset, PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 52 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,866
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
28.3% are 65 or older; 80.5% are adults.
Household income
23.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,588.
Education (adults 25+)
44.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.4%
- Never married
- 28.9%
- Divorced
- 11.8%
- Widowed
- 11.9%
- Family size
- 2.96
- Dual-income families
- 45.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 83.1%
- Rent burden
- 28.5%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 51.9%
- Unemployment
- 2.7%
- Self-employed
- 6.6%
- Farmers
- 0.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 8.2%
- Veterans
- 6.5%
- With a disability
- 15.8%
- No health insurance
- 2.8%
- Limited English
- 0.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.