ZIP 16159 · West Middlesex
Who lives in ZIP code 16159 (West Middlesex, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
West Middlesex, PA · Mercer County
uszips 2026
People4,455
Median age53.1
Household income$69,391
Home value$179,825
Median rent$880/mo
Poverty8.6%
College degree+24.2%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Hermitage, PA (micro)
- Wider region
- Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 61 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,993
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
30.3% are 65 or older; 80.7% are adults.
Household income
33.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $38,321.
Education (adults 25+)
42.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 62.3%
- Never married
- 18.6%
- Divorced
- 9.7%
- Widowed
- 9.4%
- Family size
- 2.65
- Dual-income families
- 40.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 80.2%
- Rent burden
- 30.0%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 53.3%
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
- Self-employed
- 8.4%
- Farmers
- 1.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.3%
- Veterans
- 10.8%
- With a disability
- 16.1%
- No health insurance
- 2.2%
- Limited English
- 0.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.