17978 Zip Code (PA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 738
Zip code population in 2010: 224
Zip code population in 2000: 324

Houses and condos: 229
Renter-occupied apartments: 80
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 17978: 92.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 2.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 266 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,618 (0.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 17978:

• High school or higher: 58.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 2.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 17978:

• Never married: 30.6%
• Now married: 59.5%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 5.4%
• Divorced: 4.5%

• 
• • 70996.5%White
  • 253.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 10.1%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 17978, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $59,430 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$59,430
State:	$75,707

Salary/wage: $46,813 (reported on 75.0% of returns)

Here:	$46,813
State:	$62,806

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3028.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5315.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,057 (reported on 35.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,057
Pennsylvania:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 93.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $467 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	$467
State:	$7,382

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$21,300 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	+$21,300
State:	+$16,274

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1775.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.0%

Here:	95%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 83.3% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 17978, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $39,785 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,785
State:	$61,346

Salary/wage: $39,750 (reported on 70.0% of returns)

Here:	$39,750
State:	$51,902

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 58.3% for AGIs below $25k, 84.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 55.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $750 (reported on 30.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$750
Pennsylvania:	$1,588

Ordinary dividends: $167 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	$167
State:	$5,827

Profit/loss from business: +$15,733 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	+$15,733
State:	+$16,268

Total itemized deductions: $13,933 (24% of AGI, reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	$13,933
State:	$23,538

Here:	23.8% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

Taxes paid: $6,450 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

17978:	$6,450
State:	$9,982

Earned income credit: $2,100 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,100
State:	$2,106

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 70.0%

Here:	70%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 66.7% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 17978, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,473 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,473
State:	$48,049

Salary/wage: $30,171 (reported on 83.5% of returns)

Here:	$30,171
State:	$42,646

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.2% for AGIs below $10k, 82.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 52.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $629 (reported on 51.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$629
Pennsylvania:	$1,657

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $474 (reported on 17.0% of returns)

Here:	$474
State:	$3,566

Profit/loss from business: +$7,484 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	+$7,484
State:	+$14,267

Total itemized deductions: $12,257 (19% of AGI, reported on 15.6% of returns)

Here:	$12,257
State:	$18,804

Here:	18.9% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,261 (2% of AGI, reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,261
State:	$3,337

Here:	1.7% of AGI
State:	3.3% of AGI

Total tax: $3,688 (reported on 75.9% of returns)

17978:	$3,688
State:	$8,008

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,640 (reported on 11.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,640
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 74.1%

Here:	74%
State:	56%

(% for various income ranges: 75.7% for AGIs below $10k, 70.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 17968, 17098, 17941, 17983, 17097, 17836.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 43
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 175

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 6 (6 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 139 (71 now married, 67 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 17978 with a mortgage: 80
Houses without a mortgage: 3

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,455
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $486

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 17978 household income distribution in 2022

• 3Less than $10,000
• 20$15,000 to $19,999
• 6$20,000 to $24,999
• 6$25,000 to $29,999
• 6$30,000 to $34,999
• 6$45,000 to $49,999
• 68$50,000 to $59,999
• 29$60,000 to $74,999
• 19$75,000 to $99,999
• 26$100,000 to $124,999
• 5$125,000 to $149,999
• 6$150,000 to $199,999
• 11$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 17978

• 3$20,000 to $24,999
• 5$25,000 to $29,999
• 2$60,000 to $69,999
• 10$80,000 to $89,999
• 27$100,000 to $124,999
• 5$125,000 to $149,999
• 11$150,000 to $174,999
• 8$175,000 to $199,999
• 5$200,000 to $249,999
• 24$300,000 to $399,999
• 1$400,000 to $499,999
• 11$500,000 to $749,999
• 19$750,000 to $999,999
• 2$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 17978

• 1$350 to $399
• 4$400 to $449
• 17$700 to $749
• 22$750 to $799
• 8$1,000 to $1,249
• 21No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $863.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $175,180

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $183,745 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $121,122 - $399,021

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $124,465

Here:	$124,465
State:	$317,202

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 208
• One, attached: 5
• 5 to 9: 2
• Mobile homes: 11

Unemployment: 2.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 17978

• 51.5%140Drove a car alone
• 15.8%43Carpooled
• 0.7%2Bus or trolley bus
• 6.6%18Bicycle
• 12.9%35Walked
• 11.0%30Other means

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 17978

• 33Less than 5 minutes
• 255 to 9 minutes
• 1510 to 14 minutes
• 10615 to 19 minutes
• 620 to 24 minutes
• 1725 to 29 minutes
• 3130 to 34 minutes
• 1145 to 59 minutes
• 660 to 89 minutes
• 690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 75.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 738

• Male householders: 90 (29 living alone), Female householders: 129 (11 living alone)

• 157 spouses (157 opposite-sex spouses), 2 unmarried partners, (2 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 333 children (329 natural, 4 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 9 non-relatives

Size of family households: 45 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 33 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 40 1-person, 13 2-persons

239 married couples with children.
19 single-parent households (19 women).

56.5% of residents of 17978 zip code speak English at home.
43.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% very well, 26% well, 4% not well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.7%

Population in 1990: 288. Population change in the 1990s: +36 (+12.5%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 698
• Northeast: 8
• South: 23

60% of the 17978 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.

96% of the 17978 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 93% moved from this county.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 102
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Construction: Residential Remodelers (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)

Most common first names in zip code 17978 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	7	77.6 years
Robert	5	70.8 years
James	4	60.0 years
Allen	3	80.3 years
Harvey	3	75.3 years
Harry	3	75.6 years
Marlin	3	77.0 years
Mildred	3	84.0 years
George	2	66.5 years
Ernest	2	64.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 17978 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Artz	8	77.8 years
Reed	7	78.9 years
Mace	6	71.3 years
Klinger	6	70.5 years
Scheib	5	71.2 years
Schwalm	5	77.1 years
Koppenhaver	4	72.0 years
Carl	4	74.4 years
Umholtz	4	81.7 years
Barr	3	78.3 years