PlainZIP

Carlton, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Carlton, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 564. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CARLTON-PA · Carlton, PA 1 ZIPs · 564 pop · #12870/25278 · Mercer County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $70,938
  • RANK-MID #12870/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mercer
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 96% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 564
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $137,500

Nearest income peer: Mercer, PA (+ $312 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Carlton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Carlton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Carlton, PA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

49th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
564
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$70,938
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $70,938 and poverty 8.6% concentrate in 16311.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (95.5%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Pennsylvania, Alexandria is the closest lower-income city and Shamokin Dam the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Carlton.

Population concentration

Carlton's single ZIP 16311 carries the town

Carlton is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 16311 is the entire residential footprint (564 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Carlton

Citywide ZBP: 7 establishments, 36 employees , annual payroll $1,550k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 16311 (7 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Carlton, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Mercer County, which covers 19 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Carlton. See the Mercer County roll-up →

No other city sharing Mercer County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Carlton. Greenville, Sharon and Sharpsville sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Farrell marks the far end of that range at $42,595, 40% below Carlton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
16311 564 $70,938 7 15
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Carlton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Carlton, .