Population & age
- Total population
- 87
- Median age
- 34.8
ZIP 16638, PA (16638)
Huntingdon County · Population 87
Fresh.Data current as of Apr 24, 2026
PA 16638 (ZIP 16638) sits in Huntingdon County. 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. 8 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $23,489. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $48,579 per worker, roughly 26% below the US average. Social vulnerability is low in this ZIP at the 22th percentile (CDC SVI), reflecting strong baseline resilience to public-health emergencies and natural disasters. FEMA has issued 18 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1972. Only 5.8% of residents under 65 are uninsured (County Health Rankings, 2025) — well below the national county median. Fast-food restaurants outnumber grocery stores roughly 5-to-1 per capita (USDA Food Environment Atlas) — a "food swamp" pattern often linked to higher diet-related disease prevalence. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Mifflin County, PA (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). 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 $111,875, fair market rent of $970 for a two-bedroom, and a low 0.0% poverty rate. 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
- 100.0%
- Black
- 0.0%
- Asian
- 0.0%
- Hispanic / Latino
- 0.0%
Income & housing
- Median household income
- $111,875
- Median home value
- $193,800
Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)
- 50.0%
Employment
- Unemployment rate
- 0.0%
Housing
- Owner-occupied
- 24(92.3%)
- Renter-occupied
- 2(7.7%)
- Vacant units
- 9
- Built (median)
- 1938
Commute
- Public transit
- 0(0.0%)
- Work from home
- 2(6.3%)
- Avg commute
- 28.0 min
Economic wellbeing
- Below poverty line
- 0(0.0%)
- Uninsured
- 0(0.0%)
Digital access
- Broadband access
- 25(96.2%)
- No broadband
- 1(3.8%)
Language & nativity
- Foreign-born
- 0(0.0%)
- Non-English at home
- 0(0.0%)
Fair Market Rent
Fresh.HUD SAFMR · May 1, 2026Studio
$790
/month
1 Bed
$830
/month
2 Bed
$970
/month
3 Bed
$1,320
/month
4 Bed
$1,640
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
New housing construction
New housing units permitted
66
Across 66 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $19.2M.
Single-family
66
100% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
0
0% of total units
Single-family value
$19.2M
construction value
Multifamily value
$0
construction value
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.
Employment & wages
Average annual pay
$48,579
Average weekly wage
$934
Total employment
12,694
Total establishments
1,022
That is roughly 26% 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
4.5%
That is 0.5 percentage points above the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
19,183
Employed
18,326
Unemployed
857
Based on Huntingdon 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.
Federal Disaster Declarations
Federally Declared Disasters
18
Date Range
1972–2021
Most Recent Declaration
REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IDA
Hurricane — declared September 10, 2021 (DR-4618)
Incident period: August 31, 2021 – September 5, 2021
Top Incident Types
- Hurricane5 (28%)
- Flood5 (28%)
- Severe Storm3 (17%)
- Snowstorm3 (17%)
- Biological2 (11%)
Individual Assistance
5
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
4
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
17
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
8
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
50.7°F
40.8° – 60.7°
Annual precipitation
41.8"
Annual snowfall
38"
Heating · cooling days
5,868.1 · 698.8
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: ALTOONA 7 SW, PA US, 12.8 miles from the centroid of ZIP 16638 (ZIP 16638)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Community health profile
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
8,075
That tracks the national county median of about 8,200 years per 100,000.
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
4.4
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
5.7
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
5.8%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
32
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
3,529
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
8.6
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
62%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
45%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 6.5% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Huntingdon 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
Good food access — most residents near a store
1.6% of Huntingdon County, PA residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.09
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
—
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
0.84
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.47
per 1,000 residents
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Huntingdon 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).
Who’s moving in and out
Net migration (2022-2023)
▲+142 people
+22 households • +$7.7M net AGI flow
Moved in
898households
1,503 people • $50.8M AGI
Moved out
876households
1,361 people • $43.1M AGI
Where new residents came from
- Mifflin County, PA — 97 households
- Blair County, PA — 86 households
- Centre County, PA — 64 households
- Bedford County, PA — 51 households
- Fulton County, PA — 22 households
Where departing residents went
- Blair County, PA — 107 households
- Mifflin County, PA — 98 households
- Centre County, PA — 66 households
- Bedford County, PA — 33 households
- Franklin County, PA — 32 households
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $56,565 versus departing households' $49,209.
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 16638. 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 16638: Applied to this ZIP's typical home value of $193,800, that works out to roughly $3,255/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 16638
Nearby ZIPs by distance
16657 (Marklesburg, 2.1 mi) · 16647 (5.5 mi) · 16662 (Martinsburg, 5.9 mi) · 16622 (7 mi) · 16621 (Broad Top City, 7.3 mi) · 16685 (7.5 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
10.7%
No national benchmark available.
Short Sleep Duration
34.7%
No national benchmark available.
Colorectal Cancer Screening
73.2%
No national benchmark available.
Dental Visit
66.7%
No national benchmark available.
Mammography
79.9%
No national benchmark available.
Colleges & universities nearby
Colleges in this area
8
Median in-state tuition
$23,489
Median earnings (10 yr)
$36,774
- 4-Year
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona
Altoona, PA · 16601
- In-state tuition
- $15,972
- Out-of-state tuition
- $26,958
- Acceptance rate
- 98.1%
- Graduation rate
- 17.2%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $63,435
- Median student debt
- $25,000
- 4-Year
Juniata College
Huntingdon, PA · 16652
- In-state tuition
- $58,580
- Out-of-state tuition
- $58,580
- Acceptance rate
- 78.9%
- Graduation rate
- 71.2%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $56,918
- Median student debt
- $27,000
- 4-Year
Mount Aloysius College
Cresson, PA · 16630
- In-state tuition
- $27,072
- Out-of-state tuition
- $27,072
- Acceptance rate
- 82.0%
- Graduation rate
- 56.2%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $46,165
- Median student debt
- $24,287
- Certificate
Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center
Altoona, PA · 16602
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 71.5%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $38,008
- Median student debt
- $9,500
- Certificate
The Salon Professional Academy-Altoona
Altoona, PA · 16601
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 86.8%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $20,809
- Median student debt
- $6,333
- Certificate
Altoona Beauty School Inc
Altoona, PA · 16602
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 83.7%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $24,246
- Median student debt
- $4,750
- 2-Year
YTI Career Institute-Altoona
Altoona, PA · 16601
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 44.6%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $30,188
- Median student debt
- —
- 2-Year
South Hills School of Business and Technology-Altoona
Altoona, PA · 16602
- In-state tuition
- $19,905
- Out-of-state tuition
- $19,905
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- —
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $35,539
- Median student debt
- $16,000
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
What these numbers say together
PA 16638 (ZIP 16638) sits in Huntingdon County. 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. 8 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $23,489. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $48,579 per worker, roughly 26% below the US average. Social vulnerability is low in this ZIP at the 22th percentile (CDC SVI), reflecting strong baseline resilience to public-health emergencies and natural disasters. FEMA has issued 18 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1972. Only 5.8% of residents under 65 are uninsured (County Health Rankings, 2025) — well below the national county median. Fast-food restaurants outnumber grocery stores roughly 5-to-1 per capita (USDA Food Environment Atlas) — a "food swamp" pattern often linked to higher diet-related disease prevalence. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Mifflin County, PA (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). 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 $111,875, fair market rent of $970 for a two-bedroom, and a low 0.0% poverty rate. 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 16638
What is the population of ZIP 16638?
87 people live in ZIP 16638, with a median age of 34.8 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the median household income in ZIP 16638?
$111,875 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
Is ZIP 16638 mostly renters or homeowners?
In ZIP 16638, 92.3% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 7.7% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How do people commute in ZIP 16638?
In ZIP 16638, 6.3% 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 16638?
0.0% of the population in ZIP 16638 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What percentage of households in ZIP 16638 have broadband internet?
96.2% of households in ZIP 16638 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How vulnerable is ZIP 16638 to disasters and public health emergencies?
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 16638 ranks in the 22th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a low vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the biggest vulnerability factor in ZIP 16638?
Housing Type & Transportation is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 16638, ranking in the 66th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
How many federally declared disasters has ZIP 16638 experienced?
FEMA has recorded 18 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 16638 between 1972–2021 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What kinds of disasters most often hit ZIP 16638?
Hurricane is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 16638, accounting for 5 of 18 declarations (28%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What was the most recent disaster declared for ZIP 16638?
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 16638 was "REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IDA" — a hurricane declared in 2021 (DR-4618) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What colleges are near ZIP 16638?
8 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 16638 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona, Juniata College, and Mount Aloysius College (retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the average tuition at colleges near ZIP 16638?
Median in-state tuition across 8 nearby institutions is $23,489 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What do graduates earn from colleges near ZIP 16638?
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $36,774 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the climate like in ZIP 16638?
ZIP 16638 has an average annual temperature of 50.7°F and 41.8" of annual precipitation based on the ALTOONA 7 SW, PA US weather station 12.8 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
What taxes apply in ZIP 16638?
Pennsylvania has a flat income tax with a top rate of 3.07%. 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 16638?
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (5 metrics), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (8 institutions), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (18 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), 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). College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (18 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Other ZIPs near 16638
Nearby ZIPs by distance
16657 (Marklesburg, 2.1 mi) · 16647 (5.5 mi) · 16662 (Martinsburg, 5.9 mi) · 16622 (7 mi) · 16621 (Broad Top City, 7.3 mi) · 16685 (7.5 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Data refreshed via Mubboo's ETL pipeline; oldest source on this page retrieved Apr 24, 2026.
Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
22nd percentile
Low Vulnerability
Based on 1 census tract, population 45
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
1
Persons with Disability
7
Without HS Diploma
1
Without Health Insurance
1
Adults Age 65+
11
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.