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Population and households in ZIP 15961
Household size in ZIP 15961
| Period | ZIP 15961 | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.64 | 2.51 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.38 | 2.53 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.45 | 2.50 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.50 | 2.46 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.14 | −0.05 | −0.03 |
The average household in ZIP 15961 has 2.50 people, a bit under the U.S. average of 2.65. The picture is much the same across Pennsylvania. Household size has dropped from 2.64 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in ZIP 15961
| Period | ZIP 15961 | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 40.3 | 40.3 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 43.7 | 41.0 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 43.3 | 41.8 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 44.3 | 42.0 | 40.1 |
| Change | +4.0 | +1.7 | +2.3 |
ZIP 15961 skews older: half of its residents are older than 44.3, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in ZIP 15961
| Period | ZIP 15961 | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.9% | 10.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 8.5% | 10.6% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 5.3% | 10.5% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 10.1% | 10.7% | 11.6% |
| Change | +1.2 pts | +0.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are a bit less common in ZIP 15961 than nationally: 10.1%, against 11.6%. Pennsylvania as a whole looks much the same.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in ZIP 15961
Renters in ZIP 15961
| Period | ZIP 15961 | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.7% | 29.0% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 13.2% | 30.5% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 18.2% | 31.1% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 13.4% | 30.7% | 34.8% |
| Change | −0.3 pts | +1.7 pts | +1.5 pts |
ZIP 15961 is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 13.4% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 55.2% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in ZIP 15961
| Period | ZIP 15961 | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.3% | 10.3% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 11.1% | 10.5% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 11.9% | 10.7% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 10.6% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | −2.6 pts | −1.2 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy in ZIP 15961 is close to the national rate: 10.6% of homes are empty, against 9.6%. The rate is higher than in Pennsylvania overall (9.1%).
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in ZIP 15961
| Period | ZIP 15961 | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1958 | 1963 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1957 | 1964 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1956 | 1965 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1964 | 1967 | 1980 |
| Change | +7 | +4 | +6 |
The housing in ZIP 15961 is old by national standards: the median home dates to 1964, against 1980 for the U.S., so buyers will find more older houses, some of them due for updates. The picture is much the same across Pennsylvania.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in ZIP 15961
| Period | ZIP 15961 | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $518 | $829 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $671 | $923 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $611 | $1,039 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $778 | $1,323 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$259 | +$494 | +$606 |
The median renter in ZIP 15961 pays $778 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 23.2% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in ZIP 15961
Bachelor's degrees in ZIP 15961
| Period | ZIP 15961 | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.7% | 27.2% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 10.4% | 28.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 14.2% | 31.8% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 15.6% | 35.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | +9.9 pts | +8.3 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in ZIP 15961 have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 15.6%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in ZIP 15961
| Period | ZIP 15961 | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 83.3% | 87.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 79.8% | 88.8% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 88.5% | 90.3% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 92.2% | 91.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +8.9 pts | +4.5 pts | +4.3 pts |
About nine in ten adults in ZIP 15961 have finished high school (92.2%), a bit above the national rate of 89.3%. That is in line with the rest of Pennsylvania.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in ZIP 15961
| Period | ZIP 15961 | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.8% | 7.5% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 8.6% | 8.8% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 8.4% | 5.5% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.8% | 5.4% | 5.4% |
| Change | +0.0 pts | −2.1 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been harder to find in ZIP 15961 than nationally: unemployment was 6.8%, against 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
ZIP 15961 compared with nearby ZIP codes
| ZIP code | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIP 15961 | 2.50 | 44.3 | 10.1% | 13.4% | 10.6% | 1964 | $778 | 15.6% | 92.2% | 6.8% |
| ZIP 15960 | 2.31 | 49.0 | 11.8% | 16.8% | 16.6% | 1945 | $802 | 11.1% | 89.4% | 3.8% |
| ZIP 15922 | 2.31 | 49.0 | 11.8% | 16.8% | 16.6% | 1945 | $802 | 11.1% | 89.4% | 3.8% |
| ZIP 15929 | 2.60 | 45.5 | 8.4% | 12.9% | 14.9% | 1972 | $1,090 | 16.5% | 92.7% | 7.1% |
| ZIP 15943 | 2.33 | 46.4 | 13.6% | 23.8% | 16.1% | 1956 | $613 | 15.9% | 86.3% | 1.9% |
| ZIP 15954 | 2.19 | 51.3 | 5.4% | 15.8% | 11.2% | 1966 | $806 | 13.8% | 95.0% | 5.0% |
| ZIP 15957 | 2.39 | 51.4 | 3.8% | 12.1% | 11.7% | 1980 | $766 | 19.1% | 93.9% | 9.3% |
| ZIP 15920 | 2.30 | 53.8 | 5.6% | 13.2% | 18.2% | 1968 | $1,167 | 15.4% | 93.0% | 2.5% |
| ZIP 15909 | 2.41 | 46.0 | 12.5% | 18.1% | 16.3% | 1955 | $827 | 20.4% | 94.1% | 6.0% |
| ZIP 15942 | 2.54 | 46.3 | 9.9% | 13.5% | 5.4% | 1962 | $723 | 29.2% | 96.3% | 5.4% |
| ZIP 15720 | 2.73 | 48.3 | 2.5% | 6.4% | 20.1% | 1975 | $920 | 25.0% | 91.7% | 3.3% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up ZIP 15961. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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