Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,836
| This zip code: | $40,836 | | Pennsylvania: | $48,576 |
Nearest zip codes: 16926, 16914, 17724, 16932, 16925, 18814.
Housing units in zip code 16947 with a mortgage: 413 (46 second mortgage, 60 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 324
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,020
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $339
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 15.7% | | Whole state: | 11.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 4.3% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.5 | | State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.4 | | State: | 4.2 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Cemeteries: East Troy Cemetery (1), Hunt Cemetery (2), Case Cemetery (3), Hilton Cemetery (4), Card Cemetery (5), Glenwood Cemetery (6), Sylvania Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Troy Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Spring Creek (A), Canfield Run (B), Mud Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in zip code 16947: Alparon Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 13
- 1995 to 1998: 128
- 1990 to 1994: 187
- 1980 to 1989: 314
- 1970 to 1979: 356
- 1960 to 1969: 169
- 1950 to 1959: 128
- 1940 to 1949: 90
- 1939 or earlier: 839
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Troy, PA (16947): |
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- no bedroom: 1
- 1 bedrooms: 30
- 2 bedrooms: 279
- 3 bedrooms: 643
- 4 bedrooms: 264
- 5 or more bedrooms: 106
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 6
- 1 bedrooms: 152
- 2 bedrooms: 156
- 3 bedrooms: 120
- 4 bedrooms: 41
- 5 or more bedrooms: 27
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Vehicles available in 16947 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 53
- 1 vehicle: 361
- 2 vehicles: 602
- 3 vehicles: 246
- 4 vehicles: 41
- 5 or more vehicles: 20
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 70
- 1 vehicle: 268
- 2 vehicles: 131
- 3 vehicles: 29
- 4 vehicles: 2
- 5 or more vehicles: 2
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 16947:
- Less than $10,000: 14
- $10,000 to $14,999: 7
- $15,000 to $19,999: 16
- $20,000 to $24,999: 19
- $25,000 to $29,999: 11
- $30,000 to $34,999: 15
- $35,000 to $39,999: 19
- $40,000 to $49,999: 53
- $50,000 to $59,999: 36
- $60,000 to $69,999: 45
- $70,000 to $79,999: 42
- $80,000 to $89,999: 63
- $90,000 to $99,999: 73
- $100,000 to $124,999: 234
- $125,000 to $149,999: 224
- $150,000 to $174,999: 92
- $175,000 to $199,999: 78
- $200,000 to $249,999: 103
- $250,000 to $299,999: 44
- $300,000 to $399,999: 32
- $400,000 to $499,999: 16
- $500,000 to $749,999: 20
- $750,000 to $999,999: 5
- $1,000,000 or more: 12
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 16947:
- Less than $100: 7
- $100 to $149: 19
- $150 to $199: 19
- $200 to $249: 38
- $250 to $299: 60
- $300 to $349: 39
- $350 to $399: 16
- $400 to $449: 37
- $450 to $499: 14
- $500 to $549: 3
- $550 to $599: 2
- $800 to $899: 5
- $900 to $999: 5
- No cash rent: 71
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $122,626.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $122,299
- Asian householders: $183,939
- Some other race householders: $122,626
- Two or more races householders: $44,963
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $122,626
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $117,975 (it was $75,700 in 2000)
| 16947: | $117,975 | | Pennsylvania: | $155,000 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $72,251 - $149,374
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $168,896| Here: | $168,896 | | State: | $224,371 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $167,196| Here: | $167,196 | | State: | $160,289 |
In 2-unit structures: $197,734| Here: | $197,734 | | State: | $153,822 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $124,643| Here: | $124,643 | | State: | $204,155 |
Mobile homes: $43,695| Here: | $43,695 | | State: | $35,442 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $32,000| Here: | $32,000 | | State: | $97,532 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,576
- One, attached: 24
- Two: 94
- 3 or 4: 81
- 5 to 9: 9
- 10 to 19: 15
- 20 to 49: 68
- 50 or more: 4
- Mobile homes: 340
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,630 (78%)
- Carpooled: 228 (11%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
- Bicycle: 3 (0%)
- Walked: 90 (4%)
- Other means: 11 (1%)
- Worked at home: 128 (6%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 198
- 5 to 9 minutes: 430
- 10 to 14 minutes: 274
- 15 to 19 minutes: 207
- 20 to 24 minutes: 182
- 25 to 29 minutes: 64
- 30 to 34 minutes: 232
- 35 to 39 minutes: 54
- 40 to 44 minutes: 116
- 45 to 59 minutes: 121
- 60 to 89 minutes: 45
- 90 or more minutes: 44
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 83.9%
Household type by relationship
Households: 4,521
- In family households: 3,822 (995 male householders, 238 female householders)
1,017 spouses, 1,332 children (1,234 natural, 23 adopted, 75 stepchildren), 60 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 27 parents, 29 other relatives, 109 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 699 (243 male householders (182 living alone)), 343 female householders (313 living alone)), 113 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 493 (311 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 567 2-persons, 275 3-persons, 223 4-persons, 103 5-persons, 39 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 495 1-person, 75 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 3 5-persons.
787 married couples with children.
244 single-parent households (71 men, 173 women).
97.9% of residents of 16947 zip code speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% very well, 17% well, 21% not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% very well, 17% well, 6% not well).
Foreign born population: 47 (0.9%)
(76.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.9% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- United Kingdom (38%)
- India (13%)
- Germany (9%)
- Jamaica (9%)
- Italy (6%)
- Other Northern Europe (4%)
- Korea (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 7
- 1985 to 1989: 4
- 1980 to 1984: 2
- 1975 to 1979: 1
- 1970 to 1974: 8
- 1970 to 1974: 4
- 1965 to 1969: 21
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White population: 4,963
Black population: 15
American Indian population: 9
Asian population: 12
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1
Some other race population: 21
Two or more races population: 16

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 690 |
|  English: 620 |
|  United States or American: 492 |
|  Irish: 318 |
|  Other groups: 192 |
|  Polish: 101 |
|  French (except Basque): 94 |
|  Italian: 94 |
|  Dutch: 88 |
|  Welsh: 76 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 63 |
|  Scottish: 47 |
|  European: 33 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 29 |
|  Ukrainian: 29 |
|  Swedish: 24 |
|  French Canadian: 16 |
|  Norwegian: 14 |
|  Greek: 14 |
|  Slovak: 12 |
|  Swiss: 8 |
|  British: 7 |
|  Canadian: 7 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 6 |
|  Jamaican: 6 |
|  Finnish: 5 |
|  Belgian: 4 |
|  Danish: 4 |
|  Hungarian: 3 |
|  Portuguese: 2 |
|  Scandinavian: 2 |
|  Czech: 2 |
|  Lithuanian: 2 |
|  Slavic: 1 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- A S L INDUSTRIES INC (430 CANTON ST in TROY, PA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Median worth of mobile homes: $34,600
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (64%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Wood (9%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3819
- Northeast: 900
- Midwest: 74
- South: 115
- West: 41
63% of the 16947 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Pennsylvania.
Population in 1990: 3,476. Population change in the 1990s: +1,561 (+44.9%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 72
| Here: | 13.8% | | Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 35
| Here: | 11.0% | | Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 22
| Here: | 23.4% | | Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- R&D PRECISION TOOLING (RR 1 BOX 245 in TROY, PA; small business): $39,802 in 2 contracts from 2002 to 2003
$35,802 with Army for Hardware, Commercial. Signed on 2002-03-14. Completion date: 2002-05-13.
$4,000 with Army for Nuts and Washers. Signed on 2003-01-07. Completion date: 2003-01-28.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 2 establishments)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 3)
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.)
People in group quarters
- 206 people in nursing homes
- 160 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 116 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 13 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 8 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 6
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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