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City: Smithton, PA
Westmoreland County, PA
Zip code population (2000): 1,969
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 1,808



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Houses and condos: 860
Renter-occupied apartments: 151
% of renters here:  19%
State:  29%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 15479: 76.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 15.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 115 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  2.6% ($1,303)
Pennsylvania:  2.3% ($1,552)

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Males: 948  (48.1%)
Females: 1,021  (51.9%)

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Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $112,816
15479:  $112,816
Pennsylvania:  $155,000


According to our research of public records there was one registered sex offender living in 15479 zip code in early 2007.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is smaller than the state average.

Median resident age:  40.3 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  2.5 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 15479, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,076 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $35,076
State:  $48,049

Salary/wage: $31,856 (reported on 83.4% of returns)
Here:  $31,856
State:  $42,646
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.1% for AGIs below $10k, 75.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 53.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,704 (reported on 42.5% of returns)
This zip code:  $1,704
Pennsylvania:  $1,657
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $827 (reported on 20.9% of returns)
Here:  $827
State:  $3,566
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$121 (reported on 10.7% of returns)
Here:  +$121
State:  +$9,716
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $10k, -0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,661 (reported on 10.6% of returns)
Here:  +$6,661
State:  +$14,267
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -5.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $1,844 (reported on 3.0% of returns)
15479:  $1,844
Pennsylvania:  $2,903

Total itemized deductions: $14,411 (1% of AGI, reported on 15.5% of returns)
Here:  $14,411
State:  $18,804
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,081 (2.5% of AGI, reported on 13.7% of returns)
Here:  $2,081
Pennsylvania:  $3,337

Here:  2.5% of AGI
State:  3.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,942 (reported on 74.7% of returns)
15479:  $4,942
State:  $8,008
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 23.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,718 (reported on 14.4% of returns)
Here:  $1,718
State:  $1,643
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 54.6%
Here:  55%
State:  56%
(% for various income ranges: 52.6% for AGIs below $10k, 53.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 57.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 51.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 55.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.0% for AGIs over 100k)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,633
This zip code:  $42,633
Pennsylvania:  $48,576
Smithton, PA (15479) map

Nearest zip codes: 15448, 15492, 15695, 15089, 15473, 15640.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  71.4%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  4.4%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Housing units in zip code 15479 with a mortgage: 191 (16 second mortgage, 34 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 288


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $873

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $402

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  8.8%
Whole state:  11.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  3.2%
Whole state:  5.1%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.8
State:  6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.6
State:  4.2


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Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 7
  • 1995 to 1998: 17
  • 1990 to 1994: 36
  • 1980 to 1989: 94
  • 1970 to 1979: 144
  • 1960 to 1969: 85
  • 1950 to 1959: 65
  • 1940 to 1949: 92
  • 1939 or earlier: 333



Zip code 15479 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Smithton, PA (15479):
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 4
  • 2 bedrooms: 253
  • 3 bedrooms: 288
  • 4 bedrooms: 92
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 17


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 5
  • 1 bedrooms: 34
  • 2 bedrooms: 70
  • 3 bedrooms: 36
  • 4 bedrooms: 6
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0



Vehicles available in 15479 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 28
  • 1 vehicle: 182
  • 2 vehicles: 273
  • 3 vehicles: 129
  • 4 vehicles: 18
  • 5 or more vehicles: 24


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 30
  • 1 vehicle: 58
  • 2 vehicles: 57
  • 3 vehicles: 6
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 15479 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 15479 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 15479:

  • Less than $10,000: 21
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 11
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 8
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 8
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 10
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 7
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 5
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 9
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 22
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 28
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 24
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 39
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 44
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 88
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 57
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 56
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 47
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 26
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 41
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 26
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 8
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 14
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 2
 



15479 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 15479:

  • $150 to $199: 6
  • $200 to $249: 9
  • $250 to $299: 9
  • $300 to $349: 5
  • $350 to $399: 15
  • $400 to $449: 19
  • $450 to $499: 3
  • $550 to $599: 7
  • No cash rent: 29
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $36,787.


Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $120,501
  • Black or African American householders: $28,612

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $107,533 (it was $69,000 in 2000)
15479:  $107,533
Pennsylvania:  $155,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $61,748 - $154,193

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $162,954
Here:  $162,954
State:  $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $33,085
Here:  $33,085
State:  $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $63,877
Here:  $63,877
State:  $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $9,302
Here:  $9,302
State:  $204,155

Mobile homes: $37,527
Here:  $37,527
State:  $35,442


Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 687
  • One, attached: 4
  • Two: 34
  • 3 or 4: 11
  • 5 to 9: 11
  • 10 to 19: 3
  • Mobile homes: 123
15479 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 747 (87%)
  • Carpooled: 51 (6%)
  • Subway or elevated: 8 (1%)
  • Walked: 28 (3%)
  • Other means: 4 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 17 (2%)
 

15479 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 47
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 58
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 92
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 109
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 142
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 75
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 107
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 19
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 22
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 79
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 67
  • 90 or more minutes: 21
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 73.1%


Household type by relationship
Households: 2,053

  • In family households: 1,825 (487 male householders, 114 female householders)
    484 spouses, 640 children (595 natural, 0 adopted, 45 stepchildren), 37 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 40 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 228 (97 male householders (90 living alone)), 101 female householders (92 living alone)), 30 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 281 2-persons, 156 3-persons, 91 4-persons, 47 5-persons, 22 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 182 1-person, 13 2-persons, 3 4-persons.

313 married couples with children.
89 single-parent households (23 men, 66 women).

95.7% of residents of 15479 zip code speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (95% very well, 5% well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 19 (1.0%)
(73.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  1.0%
Whole state:  4.1%

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Cuba (47%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (26%)
  • South Africa (16%)
  • Poland (11%)



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 3
  • 1990 to 1994: 5
  • 1985 to 1989: 0
  • 1980 to 1984: 0
  • 1975 to 1979: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 11
  • 1965 to 1969: 0

White population: 1,904
Black population: 48
American Indian population: 1
Asian population: 2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 2
Two or more races population: 12

Zip code 15479 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 Italian: 324
 German: 304
 English: 217
 Polish: 190
 United States or American: 107
 Other groups: 73
 Hungarian: 57
 Czech: 33
 Irish: 33
 Pennsylvania German: 29
 Scotch-Irish: 25
 Welsh: 25
 Slovak: 24
 Croatian: 21
 Russian: 21
 Swedish: 21
 Czechoslovakian: 17
 Scottish: 15
 French (except Basque): 10
 Subsaharan African:: 8
 African: 5
 Serbian: 4
 Slavic: 4
 Arab:: 3
 Syrian: 3
 South African: 3
 Ukrainian: 3
 Slovene: 2
 European: 1
 Austrian: 1



Zip code 15479 topographic map


Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • ARSENAL IND CO-PRODUCTION-DESTRUCTION FA (LEG RTE 64123 in SMITHTON, PA)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • BACH KENNETH J (FORT ST RD 1 BOX 457 0.5 MI S in SMITHTON, PA)
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification


Median worth of mobile homes: $40,891

Zip code 15479 marital status for males
Zip code 15479 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (50%)
  • Utility gas (30%)
  • Electricity (11%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


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

  • This state: 1907
  • Northeast: 14
  • Midwest: 59
  • South: 39
  • West: 2

81% of the 15479 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Pennsylvania.

Population in 1990: 1,009. Population change in the 1990s: +960 (+95.1%).

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:




Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
Here:  2.5%
Pennsylvania:  16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:  0.0%
Pennsylvania:  13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 20
Here:  32.8%
Pennsylvania:  37.3%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



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

  • Wholesale Trade: Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Wholesale Trade: Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1)
  • Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers (10-19: 1)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)




Fatal accident statistics in 2006
  • Fatal accident count: 2
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 2
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
  • Fatal accident count: 2
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 6
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 2
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1

Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 4 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$138,72522$125,39832$87,19516$42,1351$98,3302$63,5804$77,470
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$82,3003$105,21317$96,6143$51,4500$01$48,2401$83,340
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$04$89,33042$100,4246$25,0170$00$06$46,168
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$106,23013$101,8992$102,8800$01$59,2300$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$01$118,2300$00$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 8059.00 , 8062.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 4 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED6$76,7532$129,525
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$01$69,600
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 8059.00 , 8062.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value




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