ZIP 16242 · New Bethlehem
Who lives in ZIP code 16242 (New Bethlehem, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
New Bethlehem, PA · Clarion County
uszips 2026
People4,513
Median age44.4
Household income$55,677
Home value$135,767
Median rent$693/mo
Poverty16.5%
College degree+16.8%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 19 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,853
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.5% are 65 or older; 79.1% are adults.
Household income
29.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,355.
Education (adults 25+)
39.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 56.8%
- Never married
- 25.9%
- Divorced
- 10.3%
- Widowed
- 7.0%
- Family size
- 3.00
- Dual-income families
- 54.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 71.9%
- Rent burden
- 24.3%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.1%
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
- Self-employed
- 11.2%
- Farmers
- 4.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 8.8%
- Veterans
- 6.4%
- With a disability
- 15.7%
- No health insurance
- 7.9%
- Limited English
- 1.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.