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Ford City, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ford City, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,279. 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 FORD-CITY-PA · Ford City, PA 1 ZIPs · 8,279 pop · #16015/25278 · Armstrong County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $63,750
  • RANK-LOWER #16015/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Dayton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,279
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $144,500

Nearest income peer: Dayton, PA (+ $938 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 Ford City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ford City 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, Ford City, PA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

37th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,279
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,750
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 $63,750 and poverty 9.6% concentrate in 16226.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ford City as a pure owner town.

Within Pennsylvania, Nesquehoning is the closest lower-income city and Mount Pleasant Mills the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ford City.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 16226, is all of Ford City

There is no split to weigh here: 16226 holds every one of Ford City's 8,279 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Ford City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 140 establishments, 1,462 employees , annual payroll $62,258k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 16226 (140 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (33) · also Health care and social assistance · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Ford City, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Armstrong County, which covers 22 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ford City. See the Armstrong County roll-up →

Ford City sits in the lower half of Armstrong County on income: Kittanning, Freeport and Worthington report more, Templeton, Adrian and Spring Church report less. Freeport marks the far end of that range at $81,731, 28% above Ford City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
16226 8,279 $63,750 140 55
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Ford City 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 Ford City, .