ZIP 16501 · Erie
Who lives in ZIP code 16501 (Erie, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Erie, PA · Erie County
uszips 2026
People2,022
Median age54.2
Household income$16,394
Home value—
Median rent$521/mo
Poverty60.3%
College degree+18.6%
Commute14 min
Place
- Metro area
- Erie, PA
- Wider region
- Erie-Meadville, PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,091 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,288
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
23.7% are 65 or older; 99.0% are adults.
Household income
3.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $14,014.
Education (adults 25+)
39.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 15.0%
- Never married
- 49.9%
- Divorced
- 27.9%
- Widowed
- 7.3%
- Family size
- 2.20
- Dual-income families
- 23.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 2.1%
- Rent burden
- 38.5%
- Men / women
- 60% / 41%
Work
- In labor force
- 36.6%
- Unemployment
- 18.8%
- Self-employed
- 9.3%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 0.0%
- Veterans
- 4.8%
- With a disability
- 38.5%
- No health insurance
- 12.6%
- Limited English
- 8.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.