ZIP 16503 · Erie
Who lives in ZIP code 16503 (Erie, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Erie, PA · Erie County
uszips 2026
People15,753
Median age31.7
Household income$32,340
Home value$65,713
Median rent$869/mo
Poverty34.7%
College degree+12.0%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Erie, PA
- Wider region
- Erie-Meadville, PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 2,498 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 6,031
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
9.8% are 65 or older; 75.1% are adults.
Household income
8.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $22,171.
Education (adults 25+)
48.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
13.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 20.3%
- Never married
- 59.2%
- Divorced
- 16.9%
- Widowed
- 3.6%
- Family size
- 3.22
- Dual-income families
- 33.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 38.0%
- Rent burden
- 42.2%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 54.3%
- Unemployment
- 12.5%
- Self-employed
- 5.3%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 1.2%
- Veterans
- 3.3%
- With a disability
- 21.2%
- No health insurance
- 11.1%
- Limited English
- 4.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.