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City: Shade Gap, PA
Huntingdon County, PA
Zip code population (2000): 1,043
Estimated zip code population in 2008: 1,057



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Houses and condos: 506
Renter-occupied apartments: 55
% of renters here:  14%
State:  29%

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in zip code 17255: 85.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 27.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 38 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2008:
This zip code:  1.5% ($778)
Pennsylvania:  2.3% ($1,552)

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Males: 539  (51.7%)
Females: 504  (48.3%)

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100% rural population.

Estimated median house/condo value in 2008: $127,347
17255:  $127,347
Pennsylvania:  $164,700

According to our research of public records there were no registered sex offenders living in this zip code in early 2007.

Median resident age:  37.0 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  2.6 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 17255, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $36,867 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $36,867
State:  $48,049

Salary/wage: $34,140 (reported on 83.0% of returns)
Here:  $34,140
State:  $42,646
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 126.7% for AGIs below $10k, 66.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 117.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $686 (reported on 46.3% of returns)
This zip code:  $686
Pennsylvania:  $1,657
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $339 (reported on 12.2% of returns)
Here:  $339
State:  $3,566

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,396 (reported on 10.0% of returns)
Here:  +$3,396
State:  +$9,716

Profit/loss from business: +$5,947 (reported on 11.8% of returns)
Here:  +$5,947
State:  +$14,267

Profit/loss from farming: +$2,786 (reported on 2.9% of returns)
Here:  +$2,786
State:  +$274

Total itemized deductions: $13,141 (2% of AGI, reported on 19.1% of returns)
Here:  $13,141
State:  $18,804

Charity contributions deductions: $2,471 (3.5% of AGI, reported on 14.5% of returns)
Here:  $2,471
Pennsylvania:  $3,337

Here:  3.5% of AGI
State:  3.3% of AGI

Total tax: $4,412 (reported on 77.0% of returns)
17255:  $4,412
State:  $8,008
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,733 (reported on 12.4% of returns)
Here:  $1,733
State:  $1,643
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 72.0%
Here:  72%
State:  56%
(% for various income ranges: 70.6% for AGIs below $10k, 69.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.9% for AGIs over 100k)


Estimated median household income in 2008: $42,808
This zip code:  $42,808
Pennsylvania:  $50,713
Shade Gap, PA (17255) map

Nearest zip codes: 17239, 17271, 17215, 17243, 17221, 17249.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  76.6%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  5.5%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in zip code 17255 with a mortgage: 93 (2 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 115


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $959

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $326

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This zip code:  9.4%
Whole state:  12.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This zip code:  4.9%
Whole state:  5.3%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.9
State:  6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  5.2
State:  4.2


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

Notable location: Shade Gap Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in zip code 17255 include: Pleasant Hill Church (A), Pine Grove Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Fair Ridge Church Cemetery (1), Possumtown Cemetery (2), Pine Grove Presbyterian Church Cemetery (3), Shade Gap Presbyterian Church Cemetery (4), Blair Cemetery (5), McMullen Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Felix Run (A), Trout Run (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 3
  • 1995 to 1998: 29
  • 1990 to 1994: 40
  • 1980 to 1989: 68
  • 1970 to 1979: 109
  • 1960 to 1969: 30
  • 1950 to 1959: 43
  • 1940 to 1949: 31
  • 1939 or earlier: 141



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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Shade Gap, PA (17255):
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 7
  • 2 bedrooms: 84
  • 3 bedrooms: 181
  • 4 bedrooms: 60
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 7


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 28
  • 3 bedrooms: 19
  • 4 bedrooms: 5
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 3



Vehicles available in 17255 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 14
  • 1 vehicle: 65
  • 2 vehicles: 138
  • 3 vehicles: 93
  • 4 vehicles: 18
  • 5 or more vehicles: 11


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 2
  • 1 vehicle: 20
  • 2 vehicles: 22
  • 3 vehicles: 9
  • 4 vehicles: 2
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0



Estimated household income distribution in 2008:

Zip code 17255 household income distribution in 2008

Zip code 17255 house/condo values in 2008


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2008 in zip code 17255:

  • Less than $10,000: 13
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 6
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 8
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 9
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 6
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 5
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 3
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 5
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 6
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 13
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 11
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 14
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 21
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 49
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 47
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 36
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 17
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 42
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 18
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 10
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 1
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 4
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 1
 



17255 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2008 in zip code 17255:

  • $250 to $299: 7
  • $300 to $349: 8
  • $350 to $399: 5
  • $400 to $449: 3
  • $450 to $499: 4
  • $500 to $549: 4
  • $550 to $599: 2
  • $600 to $649: 2
  • $650 to $699: 1
  • No cash rent: 12
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008: $17,373.


Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2008 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $126,131

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $123,799 (it was $73,300 in 2000)
17255:  $123,799
Pennsylvania:  $164,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $0 - $0

Mean price in 2008:
Detached houses: $148,831
Here:  $148,831
State:  $226,884

In 2-unit structures: $170,778
Here:  $170,778
State:  $152,955

Mobile homes: $27,926
Here:  $27,926
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: 404
  • One, attached: 2
  • Two: 6
  • Mobile homes: 76
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6
17255 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 305 (73%)
  • Carpooled: 77 (19%)
  • Walked: 14 (3%)
  • Other means: 6 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 14 (3%)
 

17255 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 20
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 36
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 39
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 32
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 17
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 30
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 37
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 10
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 9
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 75
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 46
  • 90 or more minutes: 51
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 48.3%


Household type by relationship
Households: 1,018

  • In family households: 925 (272 male householders, 30 female householders)
    256 spouses, 295 children (274 natural, 2 adopted, 19 stepchildren), 22 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 10 other relatives, 29 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 93 (53 male householders (43 living alone)), 30 female householders (30 living alone)), 10 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 120 2-persons, 83 3-persons, 74 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 73 1-person, 8 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

181 married couples with children.
43 single-parent households (22 men, 21 women).

99.4% of residents of 17255 zip code speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (33% very well, 67% not well).

Foreign born population: 4 (0.4%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  0.4%
Whole state:  4.1%

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



  • Germany (50%)
  • Mexico (50%)



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: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 4

White population: 1,032
Black population: 3
American Indian population: 2
Asian population: 0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 0
Two or more races population: 6

First ancestries reported:

 German: 226
 United States or American: 150
 Irish: 55
 English: 44
 Other groups: 33
 Welsh: 25
 Polish: 22
 French (except Basque): 17
 Italian: 17
 Scotch-Irish: 13
 Dutch: 9
 Scottish: 4
 British: 3
 Danish: 2
 Swedish: 2



Median worth of mobile homes: $23,945

Zip code 17255 marital status for males
Zip code 17255 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (70%)
  • Wood (16%)
  • Electricity (10%)
  • Coal or coke (3%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


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

  • This state: 909
  • Northeast: 20
  • Midwest: 10
  • South: 61
  • West: 6

78% of the 17255 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Pennsylvania.

Population in 1990: 416. Population change in the 1990s: +627 (+150.7%).

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:




Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1
Here:  0.9%
Pennsylvania:  16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
Here:  8.5%
Pennsylvania:  13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1
Here:  5.9%
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:

  • Construction: Electrical Contractors (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Utilities: Other Electric Power Generation (10-19: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (5-9: 1)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1)
  • Construction: Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction (5-9: 1)
  • Wholesale Trade: Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies (Hydronics) Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 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: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
  • Fatal accident count: 2
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
  • Fatalities: 2
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 6
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1




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