ZIP 16601 · Altoona
Who lives in ZIP code 16601 (Altoona, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Altoona, PA · Blair County
uszips 2026
People33,515
Median age39.8
Household income$58,070
Home value$142,835
Median rent$803/mo
Poverty15.7%
College degree+24.4%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Altoona, PA
- Wider region
- Altoona-Huntingdon, PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 153 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 13,615
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.3% are 65 or older; 80.3% are adults.
Household income
27.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $33,461.
Education (adults 25+)
43.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 42.6%
- Never married
- 35.5%
- Divorced
- 15.2%
- Widowed
- 6.7%
- Family size
- 2.95
- Dual-income families
- 51.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 69.4%
- Rent burden
- 30.3%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.5%
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
- Self-employed
- 7.8%
- Farmers
- 0.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 8.9%
- Veterans
- 8.0%
- With a disability
- 17.6%
- No health insurance
- 5.9%
- Limited English
- 0.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.