17562 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: Paradise, PA Lancaster County, PA Zip code population (2000): 3,854 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 3,901 Homes for Sale in Paradise. Search By Bed, Bath, and Price Range! Home Value Estimate Address: Unit (optional): City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Recent Home Sales Address: City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Min Price (optional) Max Price (optional) Prioritization: Sale Date Distance Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 17562 General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Houses and condos: 1,202 Renter-occupied apartments: 302 % of renters here:   27% State:   29% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 17562: 91.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 16.5 sq. mi. Water area: 0.0 sq. mi. Population density: 236 people per square mile   (very low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   1.8% ($1,685) Pennsylvania:   2.3% ($1,552) Profiles of local businesses: Rodeway Inn-Paradise Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Males: 1,969   (51.1%) Females: 1,885   (48.9%) Recent posts about zip code 17562 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Dam Susquehanna, dammit  (103 replies) Brisk Scranton Walk  (71 replies) What National Chain Would You Most Like to See Come to NEPA in 2008?  (133 replies) Possibly moving to Philadelphia from Pittsburgh  (47 replies) Bloody assault in scranton!!!!!!!!  (87 replies) Pocono Country Place a Safe and Peaceful Community  (38 replies) Urban population: 937 Rural population: 2,917 Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $216,150 17562:   $216,150 Pennsylvania:   $155,000 According to our research of public records there were 2 registered sex offenders living in 17562 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:   30.6 years Pennsylvania median age:   38.0 years Average household size: This zip code:   3.3 people Pennsylvania:   2.5 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 17562, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $36,873 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $36,873 State:   $48,049 Salary/wage: $29,555 (reported on 76.3% of returns) Here:   $29,555 State:   $42,646 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 115.6% for AGIs below $10k, 66.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 69.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 24.3% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,714 (reported on 48.0% of returns) This zip code:   $1,714 Pennsylvania:   $1,657 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $1,459 (reported on 20.0% of returns) Here:   $1,459 State:   $3,566 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$9,125 (reported on 18.6% of returns) Here:   +$9,125 State:   +$9,716 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.5% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$16,164 (reported on 25.6% of returns) Here:   +$16,164 State:   +$14,267 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -5.2% for AGIs below $10k, 14.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21.2% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from farming: +$14,035 (reported on 8.2% of returns) Here:   +$14,035 State:   +$274 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k) IRA payment deduction: $3,429 (reported on 2.4% of returns) 17562:   $3,429 Pennsylvania:   $2,903 Total itemized deductions: $15,371 (2% of AGI, reported on 25.1% of returns) Here:   $15,371 State:   $18,804 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.7% for AGIs below $10k, 7.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.8% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $4,033 (5.9% of AGI, reported on 21.0% of returns) Here:   $4,033 Pennsylvania:   $3,337 Here:   5.9% of AGI State:   3.3% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.4% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $4,927 (reported on 69.6% of returns) 17562:   $4,927 State:   $8,008 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $10k, 5.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.6% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,646 (reported on 9.2% of returns) Here:   $1,646 State:   $1,643 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $10k, 2.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 72.6% Here:   73% State:   56% (% for various income ranges: 65.0% for AGIs below $10k, 71.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 82.8% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$52,443
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Nearest zip codes: 17535, 17529, 17572, 17579, 17509, 17527.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	81.6%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	3.9%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in zip code 17562 with a mortgage: 400 (26 second mortgage, 72 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 198

This zip code:	9.5%
Whole state:	11.6%

This zip code:	3.9%
Whole state:	5.1%

Here:	6.9
State:	6.4

Here:	5.3
State:	4.2

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 17562: Less than $10,000: 2 $10,000 to $14,999: 1 $50,000 to $59,999: 1 $60,000 to $69,999: 4 $70,000 to $79,999: 2 $80,000 to $89,999: 3 $90,000 to $99,999: 4 $100,000 to $124,999: 20 $125,000 to $149,999: 62 $150,000 to $174,999: 135 $175,000 to $199,999: 113 $200,000 to $249,999: 200 $250,000 to $299,999: 78 $300,000 to $399,999: 106 $400,000 to $499,999: 36 $500,000 to $749,999: 44 $750,000 to $999,999: 15 $1,000,000 or more: 8

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 17562: $100 to $149: 3 $150 to $199: 3 $200 to $249: 4 $300 to $349: 27 $350 to $399: 18 $400 to $449: 34 $450 to $499: 25 $500 to $549: 23 $550 to $599: 10 $600 to $649: 20 $650 to $699: 5 $750 to $799: 20 $1,000 to $1,249: 19 No cash rent: 26

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: $212,879

17562:	$209,472
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Detached houses: $249,135

Here:	$249,135
State:	$224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $509,034

Here:	$509,034
State:	$160,289

In 2-unit structures: $576,302

Here:	$576,302
State:	$153,822

Mobile homes: $86,500

Here:	$86,500
State:	$35,442

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 828
• One, attached: 139
• Two: 45
• 3 or 4: 41
• 5 to 9: 6
• Mobile homes: 100

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,135 (62%) Carpooled: 330 (18%) Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%) Taxi: 3 (0%) Motorcycle: 5 (0%) Walked: 79 (4%) Other means: 35 (2%) Worked at home: 230 (13%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 119 5 to 9 minutes: 191 10 to 14 minutes: 169 15 to 19 minutes: 296 20 to 24 minutes: 194 25 to 29 minutes: 72 30 to 34 minutes: 272 35 to 39 minutes: 38 40 to 44 minutes: 91 45 to 59 minutes: 67 60 to 89 minutes: 58 90 or more minutes: 25

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 83.3%

Household type by relationship
Households: 3,877

• In family households: 3,638 (851 male householders, 131 female householders)

  870 spouses, 1,653 children (1,551 natural, 45 adopted, 57 stepchildren), 44 grandchildren, 18 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 36 other relatives, 35 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 239 (100 male householders (73 living alone)), 73 female householders (57 living alone)), 66 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 44 (21 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 380 2-persons, 177 3-persons, 165 4-persons, 110 5-persons, 39 6-persons, 111 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 130 1-person, 30 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

1,117 married couples with children.
87 single-parent households (29 men, 58 women).

68.2% of residents of 17562 zip code speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% well).
31.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% very well, 34% well, 3% not well, 1% not at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 19 (0.5%)
(31.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	0.5%
Whole state:	4.1%

First ancestries reported:

German: 1089

United States or American: 561

Irish: 165

Pennsylvania German: 135

Swiss: 131

Italian: 119

English: 119

Other groups: 104

Scotch-Irish: 46

Scottish: 35

European: 34

French (except Basque): 28

Dutch: 24

Polish: 18

Hungarian: 11

Northern European: 10

Subsaharan African:: 7

African: 7

British: 6

Czech: 5

Ukrainian: 5

Lithuanian: 4

Swedish: 4

French Canadian: 3

Greek: 2

Median worth of mobile homes: $110,595

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

• This state: 3639
• Northeast: 90
• Midwest: 33
• South: 115
• West: 13

78% of the 17562 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Pennsylvania.

Population in 1990: 2,757. Population change in the 1990s: +1,097 (+39.8%).

Here:	47.2%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Here:	25.2%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Here:	31.1%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• HARCON CORPORATION (563 in PARADISE, PA; small business): $22,400 in 2 contracts in 2004

  $11,200 with Army for Engineering and Technical Services. Taking place in DE. Signed on 2004-06-30. Completion date: 2004-07-15.
  $11,200 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Engineering and Technical Services. Taking place in DE. Signed on 2004-06-30. Completion date: 2004-07-15.
  

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

• Wholesale Trade: Paint, Varnish, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 6, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Masonry Contractors (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 3)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (50-99: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Livestock Merchant Wholesalers (50-99: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (50-99: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (10-19: 3, 1-4: 1)
• Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (20-49: 1)

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