ZIP 16602 · Altoona
Who lives in ZIP code 16602 (Altoona, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Altoona, PA · Blair County
uszips 2026
People26,352
Median age43.7
Household income$55,046
Home value$126,923
Median rent$869/mo
Poverty14.5%
College degree+21.7%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Altoona, PA
- Wider region
- Altoona-Huntingdon, PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 693 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,574
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.0% are 65 or older; 80.2% are adults.
Household income
24.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $33,669.
Education (adults 25+)
34.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 45.7%
- Never married
- 32.1%
- Divorced
- 14.9%
- Widowed
- 7.3%
- Family size
- 2.92
- Dual-income families
- 46.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 67.3%
- Rent burden
- 30.1%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.4%
- Unemployment
- 6.3%
- Self-employed
- 7.1%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 8.9%
- Veterans
- 9.4%
- With a disability
- 16.7%
- No health insurance
- 4.9%
- Limited English
- 0.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.