16803 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 16803, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

16803 is a zip code in Centre County, Pennsylvania, which covers Benner, College, Ferguson, Patton, and State College, with a total population of 24,057 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 16803 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 16803.

The estimated population of people living in 16803 is 24,057, with a median age of 29.2.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 16803 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
24,057
 -2.14% -5.16%
2020
24,582
 -4.38% -
2019
25,708
 -0.75% -
2018
25,901
+2.11%
-
2017
25,366
 - -

Population of 16803 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 16803 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
68.6%
73.6%
 -6.79%
Black/African American
5.1%
5.7%
 -10.53%
Native
0%
0.3%
 -100.00%
Hispanic
4.8%
3.5%
 +37.14%
Asian
16.8%
14.3%
 +17.48%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0.1%
 -100.00%
Two Or More Races
4.7%
2.4%
 +95.83%
Other
0%
0.1%
 -100.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 16803 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 16803 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 16803 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 16803 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 29.2 +2.46% 27.7 +1.84% 31.7 +1.93%
2020 28.5 -2.73% 27.2 -1.81% 31.1 +2.98%
2019 29.3 +1.74% 27.7 0% 30.2 +1.34%
2018 28.8 +2.13% 27.7 +0.73% 29.8 +1.36%
2017 28.2 - 27.5 - 29.4 -

The median age of the 16803 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 16803 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 1,316 -20.83% 977 +7.34% 1,060 1,036
10 to 19 1,057 -33.37% 923 +14.61% 742 1,046
20 to 29 5,146 +2.41% 4,429 -27.85% 5,241 3,317
30 to 39 1,670 -16.04% 1,518 -20.46% 1,337 1,188
40 to 49 1,109 +15.56% 944 +52.58% 1,288 1,490
50 to 59 1,215 -16.49% 1,208 -6.68% 1,025 1,125
60 to 69 931 -1.78% 931 +29.8% 912 1,232
70+ 852 +21.36% 1,140 -14.29% 1,044 974

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 16803 zip code is $65,241.00.

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 16803.

  • Under 25
    $11,563.00
  • 25 to 44
    $68,116.00
  • 45 to 64
    $121,943.00
  • 65 and over
    $72,840.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 16803 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 16803, 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 16803 is currently $91,168.00.

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.

10.81% of households in 16803 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 16803 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    23.76%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    17.45%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    15.06%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    10.05%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    14.35%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    8.52%
  • $200,000 or more
    10.81%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 16803 is $39,473.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 16803 by the total population of 16803.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 16803 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 16803 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
    39.01%
  • Bachelor's degree
    40.50%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    4.80%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    14.47%
  • Less than high school diploma
    1.21%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 16803 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 16803 zip over the age of 16 is 21,060.

Of those people, a total of 64.20% 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 16803 is 60.50%.

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 16803 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 887 60.40% 18.50%
20 to 24 years 5,612 50.50% 10.40%
25 to 29 years 2,946 87.70% 6.10%
30 to 34 years 1,399 94.10% 3.10%
35 to 44 years 2,533 84.20% 2.10%
45 to 54 years 2,493 88.70% 2.70%
55 to 59 years 1,028 68.80% 3.00%
60 to 64 years 1,033 72.30% 4.30%
65 to 74 years 1,926 22.60% 0.90%
75 years and over 1,203 1.70% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 16803. 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 15,038 65.70% 4.60%
Black or African American 1,153 66.90% 2.20%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1 100.00% 0.00%
Asian 3,556 53.70% 14.40%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 78 100.00% 0.00%
Two or more races 1,234 71.40% 1.20%
Hispanic or Latino 897 78.10% 0.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 14,639 65.30% 4.70%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 16803 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 16803 is 12,733, with median earnings of $35,253.00.

Women in 16803 are earning approximately 80.50% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 12,733 $35,253.00
Male 6,775 $39,849.00
Female 5,958 $32,069.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 16803 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 1,096 $100,244.00
Business and Financial 525 $64,148.00
Computer and Mathematical 536 $66,522.00
Architecture and Engineering 356 $22,244.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 737 $30,333.00
Community and Social Service 300 $55,329.00
Legal 98 $58,370.00
Educational and Library 3,721 $52,637.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 217 $60,026.00
Healthcare Practitioners 933 $44,297.00
Healthcare Support 117 $33,090.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 0 $0.00
Law Enforcement 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 824 $4,635.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 287 $29,485.00
Personal Care and Service 285 $25,669.00
Sales 998 $20,490.00
Office and Administrative Support 763 $21,462.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 39 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 225 $27,784.00
Production 115 $38,487.00
Transportation and Material Moving 221 $19,871.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 16803 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 16803.

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 682 $100,625.00 414 $97,500.00
Business and Financial 153 $83,750.00 372 $57,174.00
Computer and Mathematical 380 $73,022.00 156 $22,330.00
Architecture and Engineering 232 $30,000.00 124 $11,203.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 562 $29,231.00 175 $31,729.00
Community and Social Service 58 $56,711.00 242 $52,900.00
Legal 23 $0.00 75 $22,287.00
Educational and Library 2,005 $65,152.00 1,716 $40,887.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 165 $49,375.00 52 $60,403.00
Healthcare Practitioners 323 $33,780.00 610 $50,754.00
Healthcare Support 7 $0.00 110 $33,333.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Law Enforcement 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 326 $11,190.00 498 $4,055.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 218 $48,750.00 69 $8,068.00
Personal Care and Service 85 $26,455.00 200 $23,269.00
Sales 629 $19,737.00 369 $21,201.00
Office and Administrative Support 189 $19,306.00 574 $21,613.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 39 $0.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 203 $12,127.00 22 $0.00
Production 80 $38,684.00 35 $0.00
Transportation and Material Moving 201 $28,563.00 20 $0.00

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 10,215 households in 16803, with an average household size of 2.35 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 5,065 families living in the 16803 zip code with an average family size of 2.73 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 16803:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 4,564 69 432 5,150
Average Household Size 2.73 3.41 3.15 1.93
Total Families 4,564 69 432 0
Average Household Size 2.71 2.78 2.96 0

Poverty

Of the 5,065 families living in 16803, 3.60% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 16803:

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 11,708 housing units in 16803.

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

Total Percentage
Occupied 10,215 87.25%
Vacant 1,493 12.75%

46.36% of the total 11,708 housing units in 16803 are rental units. This is approximately 5,428 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 4,708 are occupied by the owner - or 40.21% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 16803 is $1,166.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 16803 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
    79
  • Less than $500
    125
  • $500 to $999
    1,751
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    2,276
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    767
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    236
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    105
  • $3,000 or more
    168

Property Value

The median value of a property in 16803 is $344,200.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 16803 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    36
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    60
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    159
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    261
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    1,355
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    1,795
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    1,028
  • $1,000,000 or more
    14

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 16803. The chart below shows the number of properties in 16803 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    647
  • 1940 to 1949
    197
  • 1950 to 1959
    873
  • 1960 to 1969
    992
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,908
  • 1980 to 1989
    1,661
  • 1990 to 1999
    2,560
  • 2000 to 2009
    2,077
  • 2010 to 2013
    793
  • 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 16803 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    1,116
  • 1 vehicle available
    4,022
  • 2 vehicles available
    3,839
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,238

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 16803 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 16803 that commute to work in a particular way.

17.7 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 16803.

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
    149
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    1,667
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    2,589
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    3,177
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    1,390
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    443
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    739
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    170
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    62
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    226
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    265
  • 90 or more minutes
    80

Summary

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