ZIP 16502 · Erie
Who lives in ZIP code 16502 (Erie, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Erie, PA · Erie County
uszips 2026
People15,995
Median age33.0
Household income$38,566
Home value$94,531
Median rent$851/mo
Poverty29.9%
College degree+19.4%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Erie, PA
- Wider region
- Erie-Meadville, PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 2,491 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,077
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.7% are 65 or older; 78.5% are adults.
Household income
12.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $25,033.
Education (adults 25+)
41.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
11.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 23.6%
- Never married
- 53.9%
- Divorced
- 17.9%
- Widowed
- 4.5%
- Family size
- 2.97
- Dual-income families
- 37.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 39.4%
- Rent burden
- 33.8%
- Men / women
- 50% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.4%
- Unemployment
- 9.3%
- Self-employed
- 6.0%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 4.2%
- Veterans
- 4.6%
- With a disability
- 19.0%
- No health insurance
- 6.2%
- Limited English
- 2.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.