Population & age
- Total population
- 358
- Median age
- 48.8
Milesburg, PA (16853)
Centre County · State College, PA · Population 358
Fresh.Data current as of Apr 24, 2026
Milesburg, PA (ZIP 16853) sits in Centre County within the State College 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. 5 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $19,905. FEMA has issued 15 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1972. Premature-mortality burden is comparatively low at 4,450 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (County Health Rankings, 2025). Fast-food restaurants outnumber grocery stores roughly 6-to-1 per capita (USDA Food Environment Atlas) — a "food swamp" pattern often linked to higher diet-related disease prevalence. IRS migration data (2022-2023) shows a net loss of 1,126 residents (917 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: fair market rent of $1,290 for a two-bedroom, a typical home value of $212,621, up 1.9% over the past year, and a median home value of $150,000. 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 home value
- $150,000
Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)
- 19.3%
Employment
- Unemployment rate
- 0.0%
Housing
- Owner-occupied
- 112(67.1%)
- Renter-occupied
- 55(32.9%)
- Vacant units
- 35
- Built (median)
- 1938
Commute
- Public transit
- 0(0.0%)
- Work from home
- 8(4.8%)
- Avg commute
- 16.0 min
Economic wellbeing
- Below poverty line
- 47(13.1%)
- Uninsured
- 0(0.0%)
Digital access
- Broadband access
- 132(79.0%)
- No broadband
- 35(21.0%)
Language & nativity
- Foreign-born
- 0(0.0%)
- Non-English at home
- 0(0.0%)
Fair Market Rent
Fresh.HUD SAFMR · May 1, 2026Studio
$1,110
/month
1 Bed
$1,120
/month
2 Bed
$1,290
/month
3 Bed
$1,570
/month
4 Bed
$1,710
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
Home values
Typical home value
$212,621
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) · as of March 2026
Year-over-year change
+1.9%
vs. March 2025
5-year change
+26.2%
vs. March 2021
Metro area
State College, 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
367
Across 315 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $101.0M.
Single-family
290
79% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
77
21% of total units
Single-family value
$88.0M
construction value
Multifamily value
$13.0M
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.
Business & employment
Business establishments
30
Total employment
645
Annual payroll
$25.6M
Average annual pay
$39,688
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
$62,822
Average weekly wage
$1,208
Total employment
68,578
Total establishments
3,610
That is roughly 4% 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
2.9%
That is 1.1 percentage points below the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
76,504
Employed
74,314
Unemployed
2,190
Based on Centre 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
State College, PA
Reporting agencies
2
Largest: Centre Area Transportation 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
15
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
- Flood5 (33%)
- Severe Storm3 (20%)
- Hurricane3 (20%)
- Biological2 (13%)
- Snowstorm2 (13%)
Individual Assistance
4
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
2
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
14
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
5
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
50.1°F
41.7° – 58.5°
Annual precipitation
41.5"
Annual snowfall
43.8"
Heating · cooling days
6,049.2 · 666.2
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: STATE COLLEGE, PA US, 11 miles from the centroid of Milesburg, PA (ZIP 16853)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Air quality
Median daily AQI
40
GoodGood 287dModerate 79d
Peak AQI (2024)
97
Moderate
Primary pollutant
Ozone
270 days as main pollutant
Days measured
366
Based on Centre 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)
4,450
That is roughly 3,750 years per 100,000 below 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
17%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
4.1
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
5.5
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
6.2%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
83
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
2,430
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
8.8
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
77%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
60%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 5.6% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Centre 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
Moderate food access challenges
16.1% of Centre County, PA residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.11
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
0.03
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
0.50
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.68
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 3.1% 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 Centre 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 Centre (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)
▼−1,126 people
−917 households • −$60.9M net AGI flow
Moved in
4,843households
7,098 people • $323.5M AGI
Moved out
5,760households
8,224 people • $384.4M AGI
Where new residents came from
- Clearfield County, PA — 183 households
- Clinton County, PA — 134 households
- Blair County, PA — 106 households
- Allegheny County, PA — 88 households
- Huntingdon County, PA — 66 households
Where departing residents went
- Clearfield County, PA — 181 households
- Blair County, PA — 138 households
- Allegheny County, PA — 126 households
- Clinton County, PA — 113 households
- Philadelphia County, PA — 109 households
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $66,796 versus departing households' $66,743.
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 16853. 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 16853: Applied to this ZIP's typical home value of $212,621, that works out to roughly $3,571/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 16853
Nearby ZIPs by distance
16823 (Zion, 1.5 mi) · 16835 (Unionville, 5.3 mi) · 16856 (Mingoville, 7.2 mi) · 16844 (Eagle Creek, 7.9 mi) · 16841 (Snydertown, 8.2 mi) · 16851 (Lemont, 8.9 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
12.0%
No national benchmark available.
Short Sleep Duration
34.4%
No national benchmark available.
Colorectal Cancer Screening
68.0%
No national benchmark available.
Dental Visit
69.8%
No national benchmark available.
Mammography
79.2%
No national benchmark available.
Colleges & universities nearby
Colleges in this area
5
Median in-state tuition
$19,905
Median earnings (10 yr)
$41,677
- 4-Year
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park, PA · 16802
- In-state tuition
- $20,644
- Out-of-state tuition
- $41,790
- Acceptance rate
- 60.6%
- Graduation rate
- 85.9%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $63,435
- Median student debt
- $25,000
- 4-Year
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
University Park, PA · 16802
- In-state tuition
- $15,356
- Out-of-state tuition
- $15,356
- Acceptance rate
- 91.1%
- Graduation rate
- 33.9%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $63,435
- Median student debt
- $25,000
- 2-Year
South Hills School of Business & Technology
State College, PA · 16801
- In-state tuition
- $19,905
- Out-of-state tuition
- $19,905
- Acceptance rate
- 97.3%
- Graduation rate
- 67.6%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $35,539
- Median student debt
- $16,000
- 2-Year
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology
Pleasant Gap, PA · 16823
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- 96.2%
- Graduation rate
- 91.9%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $41,677
- Median student debt
- $9,454
- Certificate
Clearfield County Career and Technology Center
Clearfield, PA · 16830
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 80.4%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $41,559
- Median student debt
- $8,750
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
Milesburg, PA (ZIP 16853) sits in Centre County within the State College 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. 5 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $19,905. FEMA has issued 15 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1972. Premature-mortality burden is comparatively low at 4,450 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (County Health Rankings, 2025). Fast-food restaurants outnumber grocery stores roughly 6-to-1 per capita (USDA Food Environment Atlas) — a "food swamp" pattern often linked to higher diet-related disease prevalence. IRS migration data (2022-2023) shows a net loss of 1,126 residents (917 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: fair market rent of $1,290 for a two-bedroom, a typical home value of $212,621, up 1.9% over the past year, and a median home value of $150,000. 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 16853
What is the population of ZIP 16853?
358 people live in ZIP 16853, with a median age of 48.8 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
Is ZIP 16853 mostly renters or homeowners?
In ZIP 16853, 67.1% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 32.9% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How do people commute in ZIP 16853?
In ZIP 16853, 4.8% 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 16853?
13.1% of the population in ZIP 16853 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What percentage of households in ZIP 16853 have broadband internet?
79.0% of households in ZIP 16853 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the typical home value in ZIP 16853?
The typical home value in ZIP 16853 is $212,621, up 1.9% from a year ago (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
Are home values rising or falling in ZIP 16853?
Home values are up 1.9% over the past year and up 26.2% over the past five years (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
How many businesses are in ZIP 16853?
As of 2022, 30 business establishments operated in ZIP 16853 employing 645 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the average salary in ZIP 16853?
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 16853 is $39,688, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
How vulnerable is ZIP 16853 to disasters and public health emergencies?
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 16853 ranks in the 26th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a moderate vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the biggest vulnerability factor in ZIP 16853?
Housing Type & Transportation is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 16853, ranking in the 45th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
How many federally declared disasters has ZIP 16853 experienced?
FEMA has recorded 15 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 16853 between 1972–2020 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What kinds of disasters most often hit ZIP 16853?
Flood is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 16853, accounting for 5 of 15 declarations (33%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What was the most recent disaster declared for ZIP 16853?
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 16853 was "COVID-19 PANDEMIC" — a biological declared in 2020 (DR-4506) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What colleges are near ZIP 16853?
5 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 16853 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, Pennsylvania State University-World Campus, and South Hills School Of Business & Technology (retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the average tuition at colleges near ZIP 16853?
Median in-state tuition across 5 nearby institutions is $19,905 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What do graduates earn from colleges near ZIP 16853?
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $41,677 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the climate like in ZIP 16853?
ZIP 16853 has an average annual temperature of 50.1°F and 41.5" of annual precipitation based on the STATE COLLEGE, PA US weather station 11.0 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
Does ZIP 16853 have public transit?
Yes — ZIP 16853 is part of the State College, PA urbanized area, primarily served by Centre Area Transportation Authority (National Transit Database 2024, retrieved May 4, 2026).
What taxes apply in ZIP 16853?
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 16853?
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, colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (5 institutions), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (15 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. College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. 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 (15 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 16853
Nearby ZIPs by distance
16823 (Zion, 1.5 mi) · 16835 (Unionville, 5.3 mi) · 16856 (Mingoville, 7.2 mi) · 16844 (Eagle Creek, 7.9 mi) · 16841 (Snydertown, 8.2 mi) · 16851 (Lemont, 8.9 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
26th percentile
Moderate Vulnerability
Based on 1 census tract, population 16
Vulnerability Themes
Persons with Disability
3
Without HS Diploma
1
Without Health Insurance
1
Adults Age 65+
3
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.