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City: Farrell, PA
Mercer County, PA
Zip code population (2000): 6,170
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 5,885



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Houses and condos: 2,796
Renter-occupied apartments: 726
% of renters here:  29%
State:  29%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 16121: 84.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 2.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 2202 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  2.5% ($785)
Pennsylvania:  2.3% ($1,552)

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Males: 2,754  (44.6%)
Females: 3,416  (55.4%)

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Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $71,287
16121:  $71,287
Pennsylvania:  $155,000


According to our research of public records there were 2 registered sex offenders living in 16121 zip code in early 2007.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is smaller than the state average.

Median resident age:  40.1 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  2.4 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 16121, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $25,021 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $25,021
State:  $48,049

Salary/wage: $23,946 (reported on 80.9% of returns)
Here:  $23,946
State:  $42,646
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.3% for AGIs below $10k, 69.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,475 (reported on 33.7% of returns)
This zip code:  $1,475
Pennsylvania:  $1,657
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,204 (reported on 15.1% of returns)
Here:  $1,204
State:  $3,566
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$283 (reported on 8.2% of returns)
Here:  +$283
State:  +$9,716
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,428 (reported on 7.7% of returns)
Here:  +$3,428
State:  +$14,267
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $1,850 (reported on 1.8% of returns)
16121:  $1,850
Pennsylvania:  $2,903

Total itemized deductions: $13,065 (2% of AGI, reported on 11.6% of returns)
Here:  $13,065
State:  $18,804
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,676 (4.8% of AGI, reported on 9.9% of returns)
Here:  $2,676
Pennsylvania:  $3,337

Here:  4.8% of AGI
State:  3.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $2,907 (reported on 59.6% of returns)
16121:  $2,907
State:  $8,008
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,847 (reported on 28.0% of returns)
Here:  $1,847
State:  $1,643
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.3% for AGIs below $10k, 6.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 57.6%
Here:  58%
State:  56%
(% for various income ranges: 56.1% for AGIs below $10k, 61.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 54.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 54.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 52.2% for AGIs over 100k)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $28,072
This zip code:  $28,072
Pennsylvania:  $48,576
Farrell, PA (16121) map

Nearest zip codes: 16161, 16146, 44438, 16148, 16159, 16150.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  65.2%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  5.1%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in zip code 16121 with a mortgage: 704 (96 second mortgage, 64 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,020


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $864

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $375

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  27.9%
Whole state:  11.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  9.3%
Whole state:  5.1%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.8
State:  6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  5.1
State:  4.2


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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

Cemetery: Fairview Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 24
  • 1990 to 1994: 33
  • 1980 to 1989: 53
  • 1970 to 1979: 96
  • 1960 to 1969: 209
  • 1950 to 1959: 616
  • 1940 to 1949: 563
  • 1939 or earlier: 1,197



Zip code 16121 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Farrell, PA (16121):
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 92
  • 2 bedrooms: 401
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,119
  • 4 bedrooms: 191
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 11


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 8
  • 1 bedrooms: 153
  • 2 bedrooms: 242
  • 3 bedrooms: 258
  • 4 bedrooms: 41
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 24



Vehicles available in 16121 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 162
  • 1 vehicle: 858
  • 2 vehicles: 545
  • 3 vehicles: 216
  • 4 vehicles: 33
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 350
  • 1 vehicle: 310
  • 2 vehicles: 66
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 16121 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 16121 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 16121:

  • Less than $10,000: 74
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 37
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 55
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 61
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 54
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 71
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 92
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 158
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 110
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 135
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 134
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 126
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 121
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 244
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 174
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 57
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 20
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 7
 



16121 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 16121:

  • Less than $100: 81
  • $100 to $149: 38
  • $150 to $199: 32
  • $200 to $249: 73
  • $250 to $299: 26
  • $300 to $349: 67
  • $350 to $399: 52
  • $400 to $449: 19
  • $600 to $649: 10
  • $800 to $899: 16
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 49
  • No cash rent: 64
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $62,621.


Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $82,405
  • Black or African American householders: $47,906
  • Some other race householders: $16,348
  • Two or more races householders: $53,138
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $16,348

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $72,621 (it was $43,600 in 2000)
16121:  $72,621
Pennsylvania:  $155,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $34,725 - $113,100

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $77,541
Here:  $77,541
State:  $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $58,190
Here:  $58,190
State:  $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $46,811
Here:  $46,811
State:  $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $95,078
Here:  $95,078
State:  $204,155

Mobile homes: $17,692
Here:  $17,692
State:  $35,442


Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,318
  • One, attached: 109
  • Two: 82
  • 3 or 4: 136
  • 5 to 9: 124
  • 10 to 19: 9
  • Mobile homes: 13
16121 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 1,574 (83%)
  • Carpooled: 260 (14%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
  • Walked: 20 (1%)
  • Other means: 34 (2%)
  • Worked at home: 4 (0%)
 

16121 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 149
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 403
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 529
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 323
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 175
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 56
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 108
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 34
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 23
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 35
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 35
  • 90 or more minutes: 23
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 82.7%


Household type by relationship
Households: 5,999

  • In family households: 5,018 (899 male householders, 756 female householders)
    945 spouses, 1,986 children (1,837 natural, 49 adopted, 100 stepchildren), 189 grandchildren, 70 brothers or sisters, 40 parents, 37 other relatives, 96 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 981 (378 male householders (317 living alone)), 506 female householders (494 living alone)), 97 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 115 (30 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 732 2-persons, 412 3-persons, 276 4-persons, 141 5-persons, 81 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 811 1-person, 61 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 4 5-persons.

531 married couples with children.
759 single-parent households (75 men, 684 women).

94.9% of residents of 16121 zip code speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% very well, 7% well, 25% not well, 18% not at all).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% very well, 11% well, 22% not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% well).

Foreign born population: 130 (2.1%)
(82.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  2.1%
Whole state:  4.1%

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Italy (22%)
  • Yugoslavia (18%)
  • Trinidad and Tobago (18%)
  • United Kingdom (15%)
  • Germany (9%)
  • Other Eastern Europe (8%)
  • Austria (5%)



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 0
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1985 to 1989: 0
  • 1980 to 1984: 0
  • 1975 to 1979: 20
  • 1970 to 1974: 14
  • 1970 to 1974: 13
  • 1965 to 1969: 83

White population: 3,174
Black population: 2,820
American Indian population: 7
Asian population: 12
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1
Some other race population: 14
Two or more races population: 142

Zip code 16121 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 2508
 Italian: 664
 German: 440
 Slovak: 302
 Polish: 268
 United States or American: 223
 Irish: 163
 Croatian: 129
 Serbian: 71
 Greek: 66
 Hungarian: 62
 Scotch-Irish: 59
 English: 54
 Ukrainian: 46
 Slavic: 37
 French (except Basque): 27
 Subsaharan African:: 25
 Scottish: 24
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 23
 Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 23
 Romanian: 19
 Norwegian: 16
 Other Subsaharan African: 14
 Russian: 11
 African: 11
 Welsh: 10
 Czechoslovakian: 9
 Arab:: 8
 Lebanese: 8
 Austrian: 6
 Carpatho Rusyn: 6
 Belgian: 4
 Slovene: 2



Zip code 16121 topographic map


Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • BIG THREE INDUSTRIES GAS (ROEMER BLVD in FARRELL, PA)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1985-0173, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-03-1986-0063, ICIS-03-1978-0035, ICIS-03-1978-0045, ICIS-03-1986-0471,
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Business SIC classification: STEEL WORKS, BLAST FURNACES (INCLUDING COKE OVENS), AND ROLLING MILLS
    Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , BIG THREE INDUSTRIES, INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • BERTRAM TOOL & MACH (1201 BROADWAY AVE in FARRELL, PA)
    STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAR000012153, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: BERTRAM TOOL & MACHINE CO INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • BENCHMARK INDUSTRIES INC (11 WALLIS AVE in FARRELL, PA)
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , CLEMENT, H L JR (CONTACT/OWNER)


Median worth of mobile homes: $12,581

Zip code 16121 marital status for males
Zip code 16121 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (93%)
  • Electricity (4%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 4692
  • Northeast: 130
  • Midwest: 449
  • South: 572
  • West: 59

62% of the 16121 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in Pennsylvania.

Population in 1990: 7,619. Population change in the 1990s: -1,449 (-19.0%).

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:




Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 46
Here:  5.9%
Pennsylvania:  16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 45
Here:  14.8%
Pennsylvania:  13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 21
Here:  14.6%
Pennsylvania:  37.3%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

  • FARBEN INC (1151 OVERLOOK AVE in FARRELL, PA; small business): $159,800 in 2 contracts in 2005
    $79,900 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing). Signed on 2005-06-03. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
    $79,900 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing). Signed on 2005-06-03. Completion date: 2005-09-30.


Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

  • Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Residential Care Facilities (50-99: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
  • Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
  • Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (5-9: 3, 1-4: 7)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)




People in group quarters
  • 50 people in nursing homes
  • 48 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 4 people in religious group quarters


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 4 full and 4 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED10$66,82641$50,62279$49,01860$24,87219$41,3520$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED4$49,29013$27,61231$59,1516$17,1906$18,2850$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$028$48,911212$64,18355$24,50525$21,0292$30,525
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$31,6202$35,34039$89,3690$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$010$67,2520$02$54,8700$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0307.00 , 0308.00, 0309.00, 0311.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 4 full and 4 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED18$55,30216$53,6822$31,900
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$41,8504$51,9750$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$02$79,9750$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0307.00 , 0308.00, 0309.00, 0311.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value




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