15714 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 15714, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

15714 is a zip code in Cambria County and Indiana County, Pennsylvania, which covers Barr, Northern Cambria, Susquehanna, Green, and Pine, with a total population of 4,896 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 15714 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 15714.

The estimated population of people living in 15714 is 4,896, with a median age of 39.8.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 15714 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
4,896
+8.58%
-1.53%
2020
4,509
 -4.91% -
2019
4,742
 -0.86% -
2018
4,783
 -3.8% -
2017
4,972
 - -

Population of 15714 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 15714 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
98.7%
99.8%
 -1.10%
Black/African American
0%
0%
 0.00%
Native
0.1%
0%
 0.00%
Hispanic
0.2%
0.1%
 +100.00%
Asian
0.9%
0%
 0.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
0.1%
0%
 0.00%
Other
0%
0.1%
 -100.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 15714 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 15714 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 15714 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 15714 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 39.8 -3.86% 44.3 +4.24% 37.5 -7.18%
2020 41.4 -3.5% 42.5 +0.95% 40.4 -9.82%
2019 42.9 +0.7% 42.1 -0.94% 44.8 +3.94%
2018 42.6 +2.16% 42.5 +2.66% 43.1 +2.86%
2017 41.7 - 41.4 - 41.9 -

The median age of the 15714 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 15714 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 356 -54.61% 276 +83.7% 197 483
10 to 19 273 10.66% 368 +26.16% 273 427
20 to 29 335 0.16% 228 +8.71% 331 240
30 to 39 239 +11.89% 241 +6.25% 257 250
40 to 49 329 -37.66% 360 -33.59% 219 248
50 to 59 369 -52.03% 352 -24.69% 207 271
60 to 69 336 +50.67% 321 +23.16% 529 383
70+ 244 -2.56% 345 +1.28% 234 347

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 15714 zip code is $44,177.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 15714.

  • Under 25
    $52,067.00
  • 25 to 44
    $47,750.00
  • 45 to 64
    $64,583.00
  • 65 and over
    $26,314.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 15714 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 15714, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 15714 is currently $53,572.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

0.35% of households in 15714 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 15714 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    30.35%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    24.72%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    20.30%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    12.61%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    9.50%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    2.16%
  • $200,000 or more
    0.35%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 15714 is $22,292.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 15714 by the total population of 15714.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 15714 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 15714 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    4.66%
  • Bachelor's degree
    11.33%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    9.14%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    74.51%
  • Less than high school diploma
    0.37%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 15714 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 15714 zip over the age of 16 is 3,705.

Of those people, a total of 57.70% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 15714 is 54.10%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 15714 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 189 38.60% 38.40%
20 to 24 years 340 72.60% 5.30%
25 to 29 years 231 73.60% 7.60%
30 to 34 years 200 85.00% 0.00%
35 to 44 years 518 93.40% 7.40%
45 to 54 years 513 84.20% 6.50%
55 to 59 years 221 80.10% 0.00%
60 to 64 years 523 46.50% 0.00%
65 to 74 years 571 21.40% 0.00%
75 years and over 399 5.00% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 15714. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 3,679 57.90% 5.50%
Black or African American 0 0.00% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3 0.00% 0.00%
Asian 12 50.00% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 1 0.00% 0.00%
Two or more races 10 20.00% 50.00%
Hispanic or Latino 5 40.00% 50.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 3,679 57.90% 5.50%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 15714 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 15714 is 2,006, with median earnings of $32,938.00.

Women in 15714 are earning approximately 77.10% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 2,006 $32,938.00
Male 1,092 $37,535.00
Female 914 $28,953.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 15714 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 93 $44,196.00
Business and Financial 41 $35,139.00
Computer and Mathematical 19 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 6 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 20 $0.00
Community and Social Service 9 $0.00
Legal 17 $52,361.00
Educational and Library 89 $21,719.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 16 $0.00
Healthcare Practitioners 132 $34,318.00
Healthcare Support 289 $28,859.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 3 $0.00
Law Enforcement 34 $18,810.00
Food Preparation and Serving 101 $17,011.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 40 $23,958.00
Personal Care and Service 88 $42,308.00
Sales 213 $32,850.00
Office and Administrative Support 233 $34,712.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 12 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 146 $41,290.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 84 $35,536.00
Production 105 $44,792.00
Transportation and Material Moving 122 $17,955.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 15714 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 15714.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 50 $42,500.00 43 $44,196.00
Business and Financial 19 $22,188.00 22 $35,278.00
Computer and Mathematical 19 $0.00 0 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 6 $0.00 0 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 0 $0.00 20 $0.00
Community and Social Service 9 $0.00 0 $0.00
Legal 12 $0.00 5 $0.00
Educational and Library 15 $0.00 74 $11,875.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 0 $0.00 16 $0.00
Healthcare Practitioners 19 $0.00 113 $32,313.00
Healthcare Support 146 $28,958.00 143 $28,750.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 3 $0.00 0 $0.00
Law Enforcement 13 $65,313.00 21 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 46 $0.00 55 $7,917.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 25 $33,068.00 15 $0.00
Personal Care and Service 33 $0.00 55 $17,202.00
Sales 108 $33,700.00 105 $26,719.00
Office and Administrative Support 75 $67,670.00 158 $28,333.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 12 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 146 $41,290.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 84 $35,536.00 0 $0.00
Production 87 $52,625.00 18 $0.00
Transportation and Material Moving 88 $33,214.00 34 $13,158.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 1,990 households in 15714, with an average household size of 2.45 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 1,244 families living in the 15714 zip code with an average family size of 3.17 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 15714:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 853 177 214 746
Average Household Size 2.89 4.36 3.85 1.11
Total Families 853 177 214 0
Average Household Size 2.88 4.05 3.59 0

Poverty

Of the 1,244 families living in 15714, 14.40% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 15714:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 2,265 housing units in 15714.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 1,990 87.86%
Vacant 275 12.14%

17.22% of the total 2,265 housing units in 15714 are rental units. This is approximately 390 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 1,529 are occupied by the owner - or 67.51% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 15714 is $538.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 15714 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    71
  • Less than $500
    170
  • $500 to $999
    191
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    29
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    0
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in 15714 is $75,200.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 15714 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    480
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    527
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    229
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    154
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    91
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    41
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    4
  • $1,000,000 or more
    3

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 15714. The chart below shows the number of properties in 15714 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    824
  • 1940 to 1949
    236
  • 1950 to 1959
    338
  • 1960 to 1969
    178
  • 1970 to 1979
    364
  • 1980 to 1989
    160
  • 1990 to 1999
    93
  • 2000 to 2009
    60
  • 2010 to 2013
    12
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 15714 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    243
  • 1 vehicle available
    749
  • 2 vehicles available
    583
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    415

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 15714 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 15714 that commute to work in a particular way.

23 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 15714.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    168
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    430
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    257
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    130
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    78
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    137
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    123
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    68
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    244
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    178
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    82
  • 90 or more minutes
    19

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 15714 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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