Elk County

Elk County has 30,506 residents across 10 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $66,380, 15% below the Pennsylvania figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $133,600, and 21% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

30,506residentsACS 2020–2024

$66,380median household incomePennsylvania: $78K

$133,600median home valueowner-occupied homes

88%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Elk County in PennsylvaniaZIP codes in Elk County highlighted; the rest of Pennsylvania in grey

Map of Pennsylvania with Elk County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 10 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
15823	1,266	$51K	$146K	83%	17%	88%	25 min
15827	301	$83K	$74K	100%	16%	94%	20 min
15841	226	$31K	$55K	85%	0%	92%	16 min
15845	3,121	$68K	$79K	76%	18%	90%	23 min
15846	3,408	$71K	$166K	81%	27%	88%	21 min
15853	6,420	$59K	$109K	79%	21%	90%	21 min
15857	12,736	$68K	$150K	78%	22%	86%	15 min
15868	1,435	$70K	$112K	84%	16%	87%	27 min
15870	1,109	$64K	$127K	93%	21%	87%	28 min
16734	174	$66K	$56K	72%	8%	96%	29 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

30,506 residents in 13,325 households, next to the Pennsylvania figure.

19%

under 18

17%

aged 18–34

24%

aged 65 and over

34%

of households are people living alone

48%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

16,880 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $133,600 (±$7,119).

80%

of households own their home

81%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

21%

of housing units are vacant

$719

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20193%

2000–20094%

1990–19998%

1980–198910%

1970–197914%

1960–196912%

1950–195917%

1940–19498%

1939 or earlier24%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$3,352.

$66,380

median household income

8.7%

of people live below the poverty line

5.7%

unemployment rate

21%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

20 min

average commute to work

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

93%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

88%

of households have a broadband subscription

10%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates