Population & age
- Total population
- 3,253
- Median age
- 37.6
Wattsburg, PA (16442)
Erie County · Erie, PA · Population 3,253
Fresh.Data current as of Apr 24, 2026
Wattsburg, PA (ZIP 16442) sits in Erie County within the Erie metro area. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Health-survey coverage is limited for this ZIP. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $65,543, well above the ~$45K national average per return. The CDC SVI flags household composition (72th percentile) as this ZIP's standout vulnerability dimension, sitting well above its overall 30th-percentile score. FEMA has issued 11 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1972. 34.0% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. Pennsylvania levies a flat state income tax (top rate 3.07%); a household at the local median AGI of $65,543 would pay roughly $1,207/year before deductions. IRS migration data (2022-2023) shows a net loss of 1,698 residents (1,050 households) — the ZIP's primary county is shrinking. Both healthcare access and on-paper school density skew lighter than national norms; what shows up here is a snapshot, not a verdict — neighborhood-level texture matters at this scale. Notable: median household income $71,250, fair market rent of $1,540 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $262,602, up 5.5% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
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Demographics
Race & ethnicity
- White
- 97.8%
- Black
- 0.4%
- Asian
- 0.2%
- Hispanic / Latino
- 0.3%
- Other / multi-racial
- 1.6%
Income & housing
- Median household income
- $71,250
- Median home value
- $183,700
Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)
- 24.8%
Employment
- Unemployment rate
- 6.1%
Housing
- Owner-occupied
- 1,000(87.2%)
- Renter-occupied
- 147(12.8%)
- Vacant units
- 72
- Built (median)
- 1979
Commute
- Public transit
- 0(0.0%)
- Work from home
- 108(7.9%)
- Avg commute
- 27.3 min
Economic wellbeing
- Below poverty line
- 262(8.1%)
- Uninsured
- 7(0.2%)
Digital access
- Broadband access
- 956(83.3%)
- No broadband
- 191(16.7%)
Language & nativity
- Foreign-born
- 19(0.6%)
- Non-English at home
- 15(0.5%)
Fair Market Rent
Fresh.HUD SAFMR · May 1, 2026Studio
$1,060
/month
1 Bed
$1,200
/month
2 Bed
$1,540
/month
3 Bed
$1,900
/month
4 Bed
$2,140
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
Home values
Typical home value
$262,602
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) · as of March 2026
Year-over-year change
+5.5%
vs. March 2025
5-year change
+34.7%
vs. March 2021
Metro area
Erie, PA
Metropolitan statistical area
Source: Zillow Research, ZHVI All Homes (SFR, Condo/Co-op) Time Series (zillow.com/research/data). Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) is copyrighted by Zillow, Inc.
New housing construction
New housing units permitted
339
Across 160 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $79.3M.
Single-family
149
44% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
190
56% of total units
Single-family value
$51.8M
construction value
Multifamily value
$27.5M
construction value
Apartment construction (5+ unit buildings) accounts for 55% of new units this year — the area is densifying, not just adding single-family stock.
Based on county-level data (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Income & tax statistics
Tax returns filed
1,340
Average AGI
$65,543
Avg property tax
$151
EITC participation
13.4%
Income distribution
- $1 – $25,00026.9% · 360
- $25,000 – $50,00026.1% · 350
- $50,000 – $75,00015.7% · 210
- $75,000 – $100,00011.2% · 150
- $100,000 – $200,00017.2% · 230
- $200,000 or more3.0% · 40
Avg mortgage interest
$173
Avg charitable contribution
$116
Avg capital gains
$1,113
Avg total income tax
—
Source: IRS Statistics of Income — Individual Income Tax Statistics by ZIP Code (irs.gov). Public domain. Dollar columns reported in thousands by the IRS; figures here display real dollars. Total ZCTA AGI for the area was $87.8M across all reported brackets.
Business & employment
Business establishments
41
Total employment
138
Annual payroll
$5.4M
Average annual pay
$38,964
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
Employment & wages
Average annual pay
$53,524
Average weekly wage
$1,029
Total employment
119,552
Total establishments
6,731
That is roughly 18% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
3.8%
That is 0.2 percentage points below the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
126,787
Employed
121,909
Unemployed
4,878
Based on Erie County, PA data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
Public transit
FTA tracks transit service at the urbanized-area level. Numbers below reflect the agencies and modes serving the area that contains this ZIP, not stop-level coverage.
Service status
Available
Erie, PA
Reporting agencies
1
Largest: Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority
Annual ridership
—
unlinked trips · 2024
Source: U.S. Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database (transit.dot.gov). Public domain.
Federal Disaster Declarations
Federally Declared Disasters
11
Date Range
1972–2020
Most Recent Declaration
COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Biological — declared March 30, 2020 (DR-4506)
Incident period: January 20, 2020 – May 11, 2023
Top Incident Types
- Hurricane3 (27%)
- Biological2 (18%)
- Flood2 (18%)
- Snowstorm2 (18%)
- Severe Storm1 (9%)
- Other1 (9%)
Individual Assistance
4
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
2
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
8
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
3
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
Climate
30-year averages (1991-2020) from the nearest GHCN-D weather station. Temperature and precipitation values reflect typical annual conditions, not any single year.
Avg. temperature
47.1°F
36.9° – 57.4°
Annual precipitation
49"
Annual snowfall
114.2"
Heating · cooling days
6,900.5 · 419.8
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: UNION CITY FILTRATION PLANT, PA US, 10.4 miles from the centroid of Wattsburg, PA (ZIP 16442)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Air quality
Median daily AQI
38
GoodGood 295dModerate 71d
Peak AQI (2024)
93
Moderate
Primary pollutant
Ozone
253 days as main pollutant
Days measured
366
Based on Erie County data (2024).
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System (epa.gov). Public domain. Only counties with EPA AQS monitoring stations appear here (~30% of US counties); rural ZIPs whose primary county has no monitor will not show this section.
Community health profile
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
9,059
That is roughly 859 years per 100,000 above the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
19%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
4.2
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
5.9
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
6.1%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
81
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
2,885
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
7.0
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
85%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
56%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 9.3% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Erie data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access
Food access status
Significant food access concerns
34.0% of Erie County, PA residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.15
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
0.03
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
0.98
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.70
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 13.7% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Erie County, PA for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
Safety
FBI publishes crime data at the county level. Numbers below cover the primary county that contains this ZIP. Rates are per 100,000 residents in the area covered by reporting agencies.
Violent crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 0 reports
Property crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 0 reports
Homicide
0
Robbery
0
Burglary
0
Vehicle theft
0
County-level data for Erie (2024)
Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (cde.ucr.cjis.gov). Public domain. Coverage varies by reporting agency; areas with partial agency coverage may understate true crime totals.
Who’s moving in and out
Net migration (2022-2023)
▼−1,698 people
−1,050 households • −$67.2M net AGI flow
Moved in
4,848households
7,682 people • $281.4M AGI
Moved out
5,898households
9,380 people • $348.6M AGI
Where new residents came from
- Crawford County, PA — 337 households
- Allegheny County, PA — 228 households
- Chautauqua County, NY — 144 households
- Warren County, PA — 109 households
- Venango County, PA — 69 households
Where departing residents went
- Crawford County, PA — 340 households
- Allegheny County, PA — 305 households
- Chautauqua County, NY — 140 households
- Warren County, PA — 100 households
- Cuyahoga County, OH — 86 households
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $58,045 versus departing households' $59,101.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
Taxes & benefits in Pennsylvania
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 16442. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Tax rates
Income tax
3.07%
flat · 1 brackets
Sales tax (combined)
6.34%
State 6.00% · avg local 0.34%
Property tax (effective)
1.68%
Median $3,947/year
Tax burden rank
29 of 50
10.40% of personal income
For ZIP 16442: At this ZIP's median AGI of $65,543, the estimated state income tax (before deductions) runs about $1,207 per year. Applied to this ZIP's typical home value of $262,602, that works out to roughly $4,411/year in property tax.
Paid family leave
Program
No program
No program
Safety net
SNAP eligibility
200% FPL
Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (raises gross income limit above federal 130% floor). No asset test.
Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).
Other ZIPs near 16442
Nearby ZIPs by distance
14736 (7.3 mi) · 16510 (Erie, 7.8 mi) · 14724 (8 mi) · 16428 (North East, 8.5 mi) · 16563 (Penn State Erie (behrend), 9.5 mi) · 16421 (10.2 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
Data sources used on this page
All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology
Health profile
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
All Teeth Lost
14.0%
No national benchmark available.
Short Sleep Duration
35.2%
No national benchmark available.
Colorectal Cancer Screening
71.1%
No national benchmark available.
Dental Visit
65.4%
No national benchmark available.
Mammography
78.3%
No national benchmark available.
What these numbers say together
Wattsburg, PA (ZIP 16442) sits in Erie County within the Erie metro area. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Health-survey coverage is limited for this ZIP. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $65,543, well above the ~$45K national average per return. The CDC SVI flags household composition (72th percentile) as this ZIP's standout vulnerability dimension, sitting well above its overall 30th-percentile score. FEMA has issued 11 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1972. 34.0% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. Pennsylvania levies a flat state income tax (top rate 3.07%); a household at the local median AGI of $65,543 would pay roughly $1,207/year before deductions. IRS migration data (2022-2023) shows a net loss of 1,698 residents (1,050 households) — the ZIP's primary county is shrinking. Both healthcare access and on-paper school density skew lighter than national norms; what shows up here is a snapshot, not a verdict — neighborhood-level texture matters at this scale. Notable: median household income $71,250, fair market rent of $1,540 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $262,602, up 5.5% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
Both surfaces skew lighter than national averages. That isn’t a verdict — small-area estimates compress real neighborhood-level texture, and a single ZIP reading can miss a district line or a hospital corridor sitting just outside it. Treat this as a starting point for fieldwork, not a conclusion.
Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
Frequently Asked Questions — ZIP 16442
What is the population of ZIP 16442?
3,253 people live in ZIP 16442, with a median age of 37.6 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the median household income in ZIP 16442?
$71,250 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
Is ZIP 16442 mostly renters or homeowners?
In ZIP 16442, 87.2% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 12.8% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How do people commute in ZIP 16442?
In ZIP 16442, 7.9% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 0.0% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the poverty rate in ZIP 16442?
8.1% of the population in ZIP 16442 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What percentage of households in ZIP 16442 have broadband internet?
83.3% of households in ZIP 16442 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the typical home value in ZIP 16442?
The typical home value in ZIP 16442 is $262,602, up 5.5% from a year ago (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
Are home values rising or falling in ZIP 16442?
Home values are up 5.5% over the past year and up 34.7% over the past five years (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
What is the average household income in ZIP 16442?
The average Adjusted Gross Income reported on tax returns from ZIP 16442 (Wattsburg, PA) is $65,543 per return (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
How much do homeowners pay in property tax in ZIP 16442?
Tax returns from ZIP 16442 report an average of $151 per return in real-estate tax deductions (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What percentage of residents in ZIP 16442 earn over $200,000?
3.0% of tax returns from ZIP 16442 (Wattsburg, PA) report Adjusted Gross Income of $200,000 or more (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
How many businesses are in ZIP 16442?
As of 2022, 41 business establishments operated in ZIP 16442 employing 138 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the average salary in ZIP 16442?
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 16442 is $38,964, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
How vulnerable is ZIP 16442 to disasters and public health emergencies?
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 16442 ranks in the 30th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a moderate vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the biggest vulnerability factor in ZIP 16442?
Household Characteristics is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 16442, ranking in the 72th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
How many federally declared disasters has ZIP 16442 experienced?
FEMA has recorded 11 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 16442 between 1972–2020 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What kinds of disasters most often hit ZIP 16442?
Hurricane is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 16442, accounting for 3 of 11 declarations (27%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What was the most recent disaster declared for ZIP 16442?
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 16442 was "COVID-19 PANDEMIC" — a biological declared in 2020 (DR-4506) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the climate like in ZIP 16442?
ZIP 16442 has an average annual temperature of 47.1°F and 49.0" of annual precipitation based on the UNION CITY FILTRATION PLANT, PA US weather station 10.4 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
Does ZIP 16442 have public transit?
Yes — ZIP 16442 is part of the Erie, PA urbanized area, primarily served by Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority (National Transit Database 2024, retrieved May 4, 2026).
What taxes apply in ZIP 16442?
Pennsylvania has a flat income tax with a top rate of 3.07%. Households at the local median AGI of $65,543 would pay roughly $1,207 in state income tax annually (estimated, before deductions). Combined sales tax: 6.34% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Does Pennsylvania have paid family leave?
Pennsylvania has no state paid family leave program (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
What data is available for ZIP 16442?
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (5 metrics), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), home values from the Zillow Home Value Index, income & tax statistics from the IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (11 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), county-level crime data from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024), public transit coverage from the National Transit Database (2024), and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
How current is this data?
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). Home values retrieved May 1, 2026 from Zillow Research. Income & tax statistics retrieved May 2, 2026 from IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022). Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (11 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). County-level crime data retrieved May 4, 2026 from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024). Transit coverage retrieved May 4, 2026 from the National Transit Database (2024). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Other ZIPs near 16442
Nearby ZIPs by distance
14736 (7.3 mi) · 16510 (Erie, 7.8 mi) · 14724 (8 mi) · 16428 (North East, 8.5 mi) · 16563 (Penn State Erie (behrend), 9.5 mi) · 16421 (10.2 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
30th percentile
Moderate Vulnerability
Based on 4 census tracts, population 3,266
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
31
Limited English Speakers
3
Persons with Disability
546
Without HS Diploma
178
Without Health Insurance
117
Adults Age 65+
616
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.