ZIP 16508 · Erie
Who lives in ZIP code 16508 (Erie, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Erie, PA · Erie County
uszips 2026
People14,958
Median age37.6
Household income$56,391
Home value$131,679
Median rent$880/mo
Poverty12.1%
College degree+30.0%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Erie, PA
- Wider region
- Erie-Meadville, PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 2,060 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 6,791
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.0% are 65 or older; 78.2% are adults.
Household income
23.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,695.
Education (adults 25+)
40.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 38.4%
- Never married
- 38.6%
- Divorced
- 15.7%
- Widowed
- 7.3%
- Family size
- 2.86
- Dual-income families
- 50.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 68.6%
- Rent burden
- 24.3%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.6%
- Unemployment
- 5.3%
- Self-employed
- 8.0%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.3%
- Veterans
- 6.4%
- With a disability
- 18.9%
- No health insurance
- 5.7%
- Limited English
- 1.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.