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City: Williamstown, PA
Dauphin County, PA
Zip code population (2000): 2,568
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 2,424



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Houses and condos: 1,220
Renter-occupied apartments: 231
% of renters here:  22%
State:  29%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 17098: 81.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 15.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 157 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  1.8% ($725)
Pennsylvania:  2.3% ($1,552)

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Males: 1,263  (49.2%)
Females: 1,305  (50.8%)

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Urban population: 2,090
Rural population: 478

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $90,090
17098:  $90,090
Pennsylvania:  $155,000


According to our research of public records there were 7 registered sex offenders living in 17098 zip code in early 2007.

Median resident age:  39.8 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  2.4 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 17098, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,824 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $35,824
State:  $48,049

Salary/wage: $34,665 (reported on 82.9% of returns)
Here:  $34,665
State:  $42,646
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.4% for AGIs below $10k, 68.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 88.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,065 (reported on 40.9% of returns)
This zip code:  $1,065
Pennsylvania:  $1,657
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $615 (reported on 23.8% of returns)
Here:  $615
State:  $3,566
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,045 (reported on 11.4% of returns)
Here:  +$2,045
State:  +$9,716
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,565 (reported on 9.2% of returns)
Here:  +$4,565
State:  +$14,267
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $10k, 2.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $1,545 (reported on 1.9% of returns)
17098:  $1,545
Pennsylvania:  $2,903

Total itemized deductions: $12,451 (2% of AGI, reported on 14.8% of returns)
Here:  $12,451
State:  $18,804
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,763 (2.7% of AGI, reported on 11.9% of returns)
Here:  $1,763
Pennsylvania:  $3,337

Here:  2.7% of AGI
State:  3.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,086 (reported on 78.3% of returns)
17098:  $4,086
State:  $8,008
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,451 (reported on 13.1% of returns)
Here:  $1,451
State:  $1,643
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 64.6%
Here:  65%
State:  56%
(% for various income ranges: 57.8% for AGIs below $10k, 72.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 62.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 52.8% for AGIs over 100k)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,971
This zip code:  $43,971
Pennsylvania:  $48,576
Williamstown, PA (17098) map

Nearest zip codes: 17978, 17968, 17097, 17980, 17941, 17983.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  70.0%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  6.4%
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: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in zip code 17098 with a mortgage: 373 (53 second mortgage, 38 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 376


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $967

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $354

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  12.8%
Whole state:  11.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  5.6%
Whole state:  5.1%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.3
State:  6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  5.0
State:  4.2


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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Stone Cabin Run (A), Nine O'Clock Run (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 8
  • 1995 to 1998: 21
  • 1990 to 1994: 18
  • 1980 to 1989: 78
  • 1970 to 1979: 120
  • 1960 to 1969: 31
  • 1950 to 1959: 69
  • 1940 to 1949: 90
  • 1939 or earlier: 785



Zip code 17098 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Williamstown, PA (17098):
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 10
  • 2 bedrooms: 225
  • 3 bedrooms: 460
  • 4 bedrooms: 126
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 13


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 44
  • 2 bedrooms: 109
  • 3 bedrooms: 59
  • 4 bedrooms: 14
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 5



Vehicles available in 17098 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 46
  • 1 vehicle: 244
  • 2 vehicles: 372
  • 3 vehicles: 141
  • 4 vehicles: 25
  • 5 or more vehicles: 6


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 49
  • 1 vehicle: 120
  • 2 vehicles: 52
  • 3 vehicles: 10
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 17098 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 17098 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 17098:

  • Less than $10,000: 6
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 3
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 4
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 5
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 9
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 10
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 10
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 32
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 88
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 82
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 83
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 62
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 56
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 120
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 98
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 33
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 29
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 40
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 11
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 2
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 2
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 2
  • $1,000,000 or more: 3
 



17098 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 17098:

  • Less than $100: 15
  • $100 to $149: 12
  • $150 to $199: 6
  • $200 to $249: 12
  • $250 to $299: 23
  • $300 to $349: 19
  • $350 to $399: 18
  • $400 to $449: 15
  • $450 to $499: 9
  • $500 to $549: 2
  • $800 to $899: 2
  • No cash rent: 28
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $40,875.


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

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $89,762
  • Asian householders: $224,815

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $90,676 (it was $55,100 in 2000)
17098:  $90,676
Pennsylvania:  $155,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $51,187 - $109,188

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $112,621
Here:  $112,621
State:  $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $93,552
Here:  $93,552
State:  $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $362,727
Here:  $362,727
State:  $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $123,840
Here:  $123,840
State:  $204,155

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $208,290
Here:  $208,290
State:  $211,072

Mobile homes: $32,578
Here:  $32,578
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: 817
  • One, attached: 165
  • Two: 38
  • 3 or 4: 74
  • 5 to 9: 62
  • 10 to 19: 15
  • Mobile homes: 49
17098 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 779 (71%)
  • Carpooled: 264 (24%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 2 (0%)
  • Walked: 19 (2%)
  • Other means: 8 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 29 (3%)
 

17098 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 49
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 108
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 99
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 79
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 107
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 73
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 125
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 39
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 50
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 147
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 159
  • 90 or more minutes: 39
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 59.7%


Household type by relationship
Households: 2,568

  • In family households: 2,218 (608 male householders, 151 female householders)
    586 spouses, 728 children (656 natural, 9 adopted, 63 stepchildren), 35 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 12 other relatives, 73 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 350 (141 male householders (117 living alone)), 172 female householders (161 living alone)), 37 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 343 2-persons, 202 3-persons, 136 4-persons, 49 5-persons, 19 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 278 1-person, 33 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

361 married couples with children.
168 single-parent households (51 men, 117 women).

98.0% of residents of 17098 zip code speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (36% very well, 45% well, 18% not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% very well, 12% well, 26% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 14 (0.5%)
(85.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  0.5%
Whole state:  4.1%

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



  • Germany (29%)
  • France (21%)
  • Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (14%)
  • Hungary (14%)
  • Poland (14%)



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 0
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1985 to 1989: 0
  • 1980 to 1984: 0
  • 1975 to 1979: 1
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 13

White population: 2,536
Black population: 4
American Indian population: 4
Asian population: 3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 4
Two or more races population: 17

Zip code 17098 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 German: 851
 United States or American: 235
 Irish: 180
 English: 110
 Dutch: 94
 Welsh: 81
 Other groups: 65
 Polish: 59
 Pennsylvania German: 48
 Italian: 43
 French (except Basque): 37
 Scottish: 32
 European: 22
 Lithuanian: 22
 Hungarian: 20
 Scotch-Irish: 18
 Slovak: 12
 Ukrainian: 12
 Swiss: 10
 Slavic: 5
 Russian: 4
 Subsaharan African:: 4
 African: 4
 Czech: 3
 Danish: 2
 Austrian: 2
 Norwegian: 2
 Romanian: 2
 Swedish: 2
 Yugoslavian: 2
 Croatian: 2
 Czechoslovakian: 1



Zip code 17098 topographic map


Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • AMP WILLIAMSTOWN CONNECTOR PLT (700 W BROAD STREET in WILLIAMSTOWN, PA)
    STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAD041895749, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
    Business SIC classification: CURRENT-CARRYING WIRING DEVICES; ELECTRONIC CONNECTORS; ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS
    Business NAICS classification: OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MANUFACTURING.; CURRENT-CARRYING WIRING DEVICE MANUFACTURING.
    Organizations: AMP INCORPORATED (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
    Alternative names: A M P INC, AMP INC. BLDG. 14, C/O AMP BLDG. 277, TYCO ELECTRONICS CORP, TYCO ELECTRONICS CORP. BUILDING 014, TYCO ELECTRONICS CORP - WILLIA


Median worth of mobile homes: $39,382

Zip code 17098 marital status for males
Zip code 17098 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (59%)
  • Coal or coke (22%)
  • Electricity (15%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • Utility gas (1%)


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

  • This state: 2380
  • Northeast: 49
  • Midwest: 30
  • South: 73
  • West: 11

70% of the 17098 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Pennsylvania.

Population in 1990: 2,655. Population change in the 1990s: -87 (-3.3%).

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:




Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:  0.0%
Pennsylvania:  16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
Here:  2.1%
Pennsylvania:  13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 21
Here:  28.0%
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:

  • Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
  • Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 1)
  • Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (5-9: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (5-9: 1)
  • Construction: Manufacturing (1-4: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Chiropractors (1-4: 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: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 2
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
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 Value
LOANS ORIGINATED12$78,30262$75,38968$55,53726$34,98612$49,3132$19,990
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$72,9700$022$81,8766$29,9882$99,9600$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$018$56,200132$81,19534$46,1582$3,0008$85,716
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$010$73,97042$102,6266$74,9700$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$06$66,64010$90,7642$14,9950$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0249.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED22$64,8830$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED4$55,4784$93,963
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: 0249.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

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