17509 Zip Code (Christiana, PA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2019: 4,874
Zip code population in 2010: 4,664
Zip code population in 2000: 4,661

Houses and condos: 1,452
Renter-occupied apartments: 337
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 17509: 94.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 25.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 189 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $4,058 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $3,666 (1.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 17509:

• High school or higher: 68.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
• Unemployed: 4.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 17509:

• Never married: 31.1%
• Now married: 58.0%
• Separated: 0.4%
• Widowed: 6.3%
• Divorced: 4.2%

• 
• • 4,39794.3%White
  • 1232.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 871.9%Black
  • 410.9%Two or more races
  • 120.3%Asian
  • 30.06%American Indian
  • 10.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander

Urban population: 1,429
Rural population: 3,444

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 17509, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $49,419 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$49,419
State:	$61,346

Salary/wage: $39,716 (reported on 78.3% of returns)

Here:	$39,716
State:	$51,902

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.4% for AGIs below $25k, 70.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 69.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 27.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,781 (reported on 36.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,781
Pennsylvania:	$1,588

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,114 (reported on 15.3% of returns)

Here:	$3,114
State:	$5,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,244 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	+$9,244
State:	+$14,495

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$19,800 (reported on 23.8% of returns)

Here:	+$19,800
State:	+$16,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.4% for AGIs below $25k, 8.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,759 (reported on 9.0% of returns)

17509:	$10,759
Pennsylvania:	$14,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $22,909 (23% of AGI, reported on 28.0% of returns)

Here:	$22,909
State:	$23,538

Here:	23.5% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.8% for AGIs below $25k, 9.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 16.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $5,546 (reported on 21.7% of returns)

Here:	$5,546
State:	$4,025

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $8,575 (reported on 28.0% of returns)

17509:	$8,575
State:	$9,982

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,059 (reported on 11.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,059
State:	$2,106

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 67.7%

Here:	68%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 63.2% for AGIs below $25k, 72.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 75.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 17509, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $41,812 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,812
State:	$48,049

Salary/wage: $36,917 (reported on 75.8% of returns)

Here:	$36,917
State:	$42,646

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 187.5% for AGIs below $10k, 63.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 68.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 49.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,492 (reported on 49.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,492
Pennsylvania:	$1,657

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.6% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,639 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,639
State:	$3,566

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$16,911 (reported on 17.4% of returns)

Here:	+$16,911
State:	+$9,716

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$15,883 (reported on 24.0% of returns)

Here:	+$15,883
State:	+$14,267

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 24.0% for AGIs below $10k, 10.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$13,209 (reported on 10.4% of returns)

Here:	+$13,209
State:	+$274

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -17.1% for AGIs below $10k, 6.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,327 (reported on 3.1% of returns)

17509:	$3,327
Pennsylvania:	$2,903

Total itemized deductions: $17,047 (22% of AGI, reported on 29.2% of returns)

Here:	$17,047
State:	$18,804

Here:	21.9% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.6% for AGIs below $10k, 7.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,222 (4% of AGI, reported on 25.2% of returns)

Here:	$3,222
State:	$3,337

Here:	3.9% of AGI
State:	3.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,972 (reported on 70.0% of returns)

17509:	$5,972
State:	$8,008

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,639 (reported on 8.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,639
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 69.9%

Here:	70%
State:	56%

(% for various income ranges: 66.0% for AGIs below $10k, 69.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 19310, 17535, 17536, 17562, 17572, 17527.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 66
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,267

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 59 (60 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 871 (456 now married, 411 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 17509 with a mortgage: 587 (11 second mortgage, 111 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 402

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,756
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $587

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:

• Zip code 17509 household income distribution in 2019

• 29Less than $10,000
• 40$10,000 to $14,999
• 29$15,000 to $19,999
• 49$20,000 to $24,999
• 52$25,000 to $29,999
• 41$30,000 to $34,999
• 58$35,000 to $39,999
• 57$40,000 to $44,999
• 65$45,000 to $49,999
• 121$50,000 to $59,999
• 153$60,000 to $74,999
• 205$75,000 to $99,999
• 219$100,000 to $124,999
• 58$125,000 to $149,999
• 80$150,000 to $199,999
• 64$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 17509

• 5Less than $10,000
• 7$15,000 to $19,999
• 1$20,000 to $24,999
• 5$30,000 to $34,999
• 4$50,000 to $59,999
• 4$60,000 to $69,999
• 6$80,000 to $89,999
• 1$90,000 to $99,999
• 61$100,000 to $124,999
• 72$125,000 to $149,999
• 58$150,000 to $174,999
• 77$175,000 to $199,999
• 256$200,000 to $249,999
• 157$250,000 to $299,999
• 118$300,000 to $399,999
• 36$400,000 to $499,999
• 36$500,000 to $749,999
• 2$750,000 to $999,999
• 48$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 25$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
• 16$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 17509

• 2$100 to $149
• 18$400 to $449
• 4$450 to $499
• 15$500 to $549
• 17$550 to $599
• 18$600 to $649
• 15$650 to $699
• 19$700 to $749
• 31$750 to $799
• 44$800 to $899
• 10$900 to $999
• 56$1,000 to $1,249
• 23$1,250 to $1,499
• 26$1,500 to $1,999
• 15$2,000 to $2,499
• 11No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2019: $1,021.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2019: $380,991.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2019 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $246,009
• Black or African American householders: $182,152
• Some other race householders: $160,113
• Two or more races householders: $200,235
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $211,914

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $255,428 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $190,718 - $324,526

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $231,544

Here:	$231,544
State:	$255,931

Townhouses or other attached units: $112,254

Here:	$112,254
State:	$201,403

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,073
• One, attached: 213
• Two: 60
• 3 or 4: 54
• 5 to 9: 9
• 10 to 19: 6
• Mobile homes: 26

Unemployment: 4.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 17509

• 57.1%1,100Drove a car alone
• 21.3%410Carpooled
• 0.1%2Subway or elevated
• 0.2%4Taxi
• 1.6%30Bicycle
• 5.0%96Walked
• 3.8%74Other means
• 11.4%220Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 17509

• 108Less than 5 minutes
• 2095 to 9 minutes
• 22610 to 14 minutes
• 19815 to 19 minutes
• 22020 to 24 minutes
• 8725 to 29 minutes
• 21630 to 34 minutes
• 8435 to 39 minutes
• 3340 to 44 minutes
• 16145 to 59 minutes
• 14560 to 89 minutes
• 2590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 64.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 4,874

• Male householders: 889 (94 living alone), Female householders: 437 (127 living alone)

• 931 spouses (931 opposite-sex spouses), 78 unmarried partners, (72 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,172 children (2,076 natural, 21 adopted, 74 stepchildren), 106 grandchildren, 26 brothers or sisters, 21 parents, 9 foster children, 28 other relatives, 25 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 136 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 389 2-persons, 179 3-persons, 167 4-persons, 73 5-persons, 30 6-persons, 217 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 221 1-person, 45 2-persons

1,510 married couples with children.
150 single-parent households (68 men, 82 women).

60.5% of residents of 17509 zip code speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% well, 54% not at all).
39.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% very well, 16% well, 3% not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BART-COLERAIN EL SCH ( in CHRISTIANA, PA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-2656
  Organizations: SOLANCO SD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• BELL SCHOOL (RD 1 in CHRISTIANA, PA)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1989-0877, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

• APECO CORP (MILL & SLOCUM STS in CHRISTIANA, PA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING.
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• APPLE AUTO SALES (423 NEWPORT AVENUE in CHRISTIANA, PA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: TOP, BODY, AND UPHOLSTERY REPAIR SHOPS AND PAINT SHOPS; GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS; AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.8%

Population in 1990: 4,517. Population change in the 1990s: +144 (+3.2%).

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

• This state: 4,415
• Northeast: 121
• Midwest: 55
• South: 154
• West: 23

73% of the 17509 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.

94% of the 17509 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 1% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 623
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 33 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 38

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 4)
• Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (20-49: 1)
• Construction: Masonry Contractors (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0143.00 , 0146.02


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0143.00 , 0146.02

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 36. The highest number of fires - 73 took place in 2008, and the least - 10 in 2002. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (52.4%), and Outside Fires (23.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 17509
• 31952.4%Structure Fires
• 14223.3%Outside Fires
• 11218.4%Other
• 365.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 17509, Pennsylvania

Most common first names in zip code 17509 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	33	74.2 years
Mary	30	86.9 years
William	27	78.9 years
Helen	19	78.5 years
Dorothy	18	82.2 years
Anna	16	87.2 years
Robert	15	70.7 years
Alice	12	83.9 years
Margaret	12	85.6 years
Walter	12	79.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 17509 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Miller	22	80.2 years
Groff	13	83.0 years
Brown	9	85.0 years
Shivery	9	86.0 years
Kauffman	8	67.0 years
Wiker	8	79.8 years
Graham	7	77.7 years
Thompson	7	77.2 years
Ammon	6	82.8 years
Jackson	6	86.5 years

Businesses in zip code 17509

• Decora Cabinetry: 4
• MasterBrand Cabinets: 5