ZIP 16145 · Sandy Lake
Who lives in ZIP code 16145 (Sandy Lake, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Sandy Lake, PA · Mercer County
uszips 2026
People2,660
Median age43.9
Household income$67,321
Home value$179,139
Median rent$767/mo
Poverty9.0%
College degree+28.7%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- Hermitage, PA (micro)
- Wider region
- Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 22 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,163
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
24.6% are 65 or older; 79.4% are adults.
Household income
34.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $40,334.
Education (adults 25+)
34.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 60.2%
- Never married
- 22.5%
- Divorced
- 10.7%
- Widowed
- 6.7%
- Family size
- 2.65
- Dual-income families
- 44.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 81.3%
- Rent burden
- 18.8%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.4%
- Unemployment
- 6.0%
- Self-employed
- 9.6%
- Farmers
- 4.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 8.1%
- Veterans
- 12.0%
- With a disability
- 15.9%
- No health insurance
- 9.4%
- Limited English
- 0.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.