Median household income (1999): $37,151
Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,063
| This zip code | $41,063 | | Pennsylvania: | $44,537 |
Nearest zip codes: 16503, 16501, 16507, 16509, 16508, 16502.
Housing units in zip code 16504 with a mortgage: 2,691 (260 second mortgage, 353 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,738
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $774
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $330
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 8.9% | | Whole state: | 11.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 4.1% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.1 | | State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.4 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 7
- 1995 to 1998: 19
- 1990 to 1994: 122
- 1980 to 1989: 477
- 1970 to 1979: 887
- 1960 to 1969: 829
- 1950 to 1959: 1,635
- 1940 to 1949: 1,040
- 1939 or earlier: 1,894
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Erie, PA (16504):
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- no bedroom: 6
- 1 bedrooms: 50
- 2 bedrooms: 705
- 3 bedrooms: 2,942
- 4 bedrooms: 898
- 5 or more bedrooms: 114
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 14
- 1 bedrooms: 539
- 2 bedrooms: 854
- 3 bedrooms: 399
- 4 bedrooms: 78
- 5 or more bedrooms: 7
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Vehicles available in 16504 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 193
- 1 vehicle: 1,692
- 2 vehicles: 2,235
- 3 vehicles: 511
- 4 vehicles: 84
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 348
- 1 vehicle: 1,196
- 2 vehicles: 303
- 3 vehicles: 36
- 4 vehicles: 8
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 16504:
- Less than $10,000: 11
- $10,000 to $14,999: 7
- $15,000 to $19,999: 14
- $20,000 to $24,999: 23
- $25,000 to $29,999: 39
- $30,000 to $34,999: 77
- $35,000 to $39,999: 171
- $40,000 to $49,999: 510
- $50,000 to $59,999: 766
- $60,000 to $69,999: 1023
- $70,000 to $79,999: 716
- $80,000 to $89,999: 504
- $90,000 to $99,999: 176
- $100,000 to $124,999: 233
- $125,000 to $149,999: 111
- $150,000 to $174,999: 13
- $175,000 to $199,999: 16
- $200,000 to $249,999: 12
- $750,000 to $999,999: 7
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 16504:
- Less than $100: 46
- $100 to $149: 59
- $150 to $199: 93
- $200 to $249: 113
- $250 to $299: 100
- $300 to $349: 196
- $350 to $399: 266
- $400 to $449: 315
- $450 to $499: 237
- $500 to $549: 150
- $550 to $599: 69
- $600 to $649: 26
- $650 to $699: 16
- $700 to $749: 8
- $750 to $799: 4
- $800 to $899: 14
- No cash rent: 179
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $60,300
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $74,988
- Black or African American householders: $67,273
- Asian householders: $212,712
- Some other race householders: $66,706
- Two or more races householders: $94,501
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $66,706
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 4,987
- One, attached: 176
- Two: 673
- 3 or 4: 211
- 5 to 9: 234
- 10 to 19: 222
- 20 to 49: 88
- 50 or more: 294
- Mobile homes: 16
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 6,530 (79%)
- Carpooled: 926 (11%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 53 (1%)
- Bicycle: 29 (0%)
- Walked: 648 (8%)
- Other means: 21 (0%)
- Worked at home: 72 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 400
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1309
- 10 to 14 minutes: 2172
- 15 to 19 minutes: 2171
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1248
- 25 to 29 minutes: 298
- 30 to 34 minutes: 247
- 35 to 39 minutes: 52
- 40 to 44 minutes: 95
- 45 to 59 minutes: 56
- 60 to 89 minutes: 124
- 90 or more minutes: 35
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 98.0%
Household type by relationship
Households: 15,996
- In family households: 13,377 (3,172 male householders, 1,132 female householders)
3,210 spouses, 4,926 children (4,555 natural, 147 adopted, 224 stepchildren), 293 grandchildren, 143 brothers or sisters, 78 parents, 103 other relatives, 320 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,619 (751 male householders (565 living alone)), 1,496 female householders (1,361 living alone)), 372 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 2,120 (398 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,830 2-persons, 1,033 3-persons, 844 4-persons, 418 5-persons, 118 6-persons, 61 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,926 1-person, 308 2-persons, 13 3-persons.
2,496 married couples with children.
1,010 single-parent households (213 men, 797 women).
92.2% of residents of 16504 zip code speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% very well, 10% well, 11% not well, 2% not at all).
5.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% very well, 23% well, 11% not well, 1% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (87% very well, 13% not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (27% very well, 37% well, 8% not well, 27% not at all).
Foreign born population: 625 (3.5%)
(39.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 3.5% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Russia (20%)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (19%)
- Canada (14%)
- Italy (7%)
- Iraq (6%)
- Brazil (4%)
- Austria (3%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 183
- 1990 to 1994: 181
- 1985 to 1989: 19
- 1980 to 1984: 73
- 1975 to 1979: 8
- 1970 to 1974: 46
- 1970 to 1974: 8
- 1965 to 1969: 107
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First ancestries reported:
- German: 3724
- Polish: 3127
- Italian: 1779
- Irish: 1598
- Other groups: 1561
- English: 479
- United States or American: 427
- Russian: 242
- Swedish: 235
- Scottish: 233
- Slovak: 222
- Scotch-Irish: 162
- French (except Basque): 150
- Ukrainian: 117
- Hungarian: 116
- Yugoslavian: 97
- Dutch: 87
- Austrian: 81
- Armenian: 77
- European: 63
- French Canadian: 58
- Portuguese: 58
- Norwegian: 55
- Arab:: 55
- Welsh: 54
- Lithuanian: 45
- Subsaharan African:: 40
- Iraqi: 37
- African: 33
- Slavic: 33
- Canadian: 32
- Danish: 28
- Czech: 27
- Swiss: 25
- Pennsylvania German: 22
- Celtic: 21
- Greek: 20
- Lebanese: 18
- Romanian: 12
- Czechoslovakian: 9
- Estonian: 9
- British: 7
- Croatian: 7
- Slovene: 7
- South African: 7
- Maltese: 7
- Guyanese: 6

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 16504 not listed on the city page:- LINCOLN EL SCH (Students: 564; Grades: KG - 06)
- JEFFERSON EL SCH (Students: 353; Grades: KG - 06)
Private primary/middle schools not listed on the city page:- ST JOHN THE BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 248; Location: 504 EAST 27TH STREET, ERIE, PA; Grades: PK - 8)
- HOLY ROSARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 190; Location: 1012 EAST 28TH STREET, ERIE, PA; Grades: PK - 8)
Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- BURTON PLAZA CLNR SVC (1212 EAST 38TH STREET in ERIE, PA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAR000026310, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AFS-25-1340918-3, AIR PROGRAM
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: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
Organizations: DILUZIO PATRICK (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BURTON PLAZA CLEANERS, BURTON PLZ CLNRS, PARIS CLEANERS/BURTON PLAZA CLEANER
- ALLEGHENY ENV SVC (2824 PENNSYLVANIA AVE in ERIE, PA)
STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAD987340130, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: ALLEGHENY ENVIRONMENTAL SVCS
- ACE VIKING ELEC MOTOR PLT 1 (703 EAST 33 STREET in ERIE, PA)
STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAD055974869, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
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)
, HORWATH, PATRICK (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BARTONE ASSUNDO (1228 E 26TH ST in ERIE, PA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: ORNAMENTAL AND ARCHITECTURAL METAL WORK MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
Median worth of mobile homes: $87,500


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (92%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 14779
- Northeast: 895
- Midwest: 878
- South: 544
- West: 228
62% of the 16504 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in Pennsylvania.
Population in 1990: 17,680. Population change in the 1990s: +305 (+1.7%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 759
| Here: | 39.5% | | Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 224
| Here: | 27.2% | | Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,523
| Here: | 78.0% | | Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- JERILU PRODUCE COMPANY INC (436 E 26TH ST in ERIE, PA; small business): $37,065 in 13 contracts from 2004 to 2005
Contracts for Fruits and Vegetables by Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $14,594; 2005: $22,471; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$3,495 with Defense Logistics Agency for Fruits and Vegetables. Signed on 2005-05-04. Completion date: 2005-05-04.
$3,268, same as above. Signed on 2004-12-08. Completion date: 2004-12-08.
$3,236, same as above. Signed on 2004-10-19. Completion date: 2004-10-19.
$3,167, same as above. Signed on 2005-03-02. Completion date: 2005-03-02.
- PARAGON PRINT SYSTEMS INC (141 E 26TH ST in ERIE, PA; small business): $13,670 in 3 contracts from 2003 to 2005
$5,345 with Army for ADP Support Equipment. Taking place in DC. Signed on 2003-12-08. Completion date: 2003-12-30.
$5,345 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for ADP Support Equipment. Taking place in DC. Signed on 2003-12-08. Completion date: 2003-12-30.
$2,980 with Navy for ADP Software. Signed on 2005-05-04. Completion date: 2005-05-30.
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)
- Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (100-249: 1, 20-49: 2, 1-4: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (50-99: 2, 20-49: 1, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 3)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Continuing Care Retirement Communities (100-249: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (50-99: 1, 20-49: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 4)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (10-19: 3, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 2)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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People in group quarters
- 1338 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 466 people in nursing homes
- 84 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 81 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 74 people in religious group quarters
- 18 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 16 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 8 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 2 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
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