Estimated median household income in 2008: $44,885
| This zip code: | $44,885 | | Pennsylvania: | $50,713 |
Nearest zip codes: 17887, 17730, 17749, 17856, 17886, 17752.
Housing units in zip code 17777 with a mortgage: 803 (22 second mortgage, 140 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 526
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,179
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $399
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 12.9% | | Whole state: | 12.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 3.2% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.1 | | State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.6 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 67
- 1995 to 1998: 256
- 1990 to 1994: 194
- 1980 to 1989: 356
- 1970 to 1979: 349
- 1960 to 1969: 195
- 1950 to 1959: 318
- 1940 to 1949: 111
- 1939 or earlier: 921
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Watsontown, PA (17777): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 2
- 2 bedrooms: 405
- 3 bedrooms: 1,170
- 4 bedrooms: 343
- 5 or more bedrooms: 46
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 200
- 2 bedrooms: 199
- 3 bedrooms: 202
- 4 bedrooms: 57
- 5 or more bedrooms: 18
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Vehicles available in 17777 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 54
- 1 vehicle: 590
- 2 vehicles: 852
- 3 vehicles: 289
- 4 vehicles: 149
- 5 or more vehicles: 32
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 137
- 1 vehicle: 304
- 2 vehicles: 181
- 3 vehicles: 45
- 4 vehicles: 9
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2008:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2008 in zip code 17777:
- Less than $10,000: 28
- $10,000 to $14,999: 14
- $15,000 to $19,999: 18
- $20,000 to $24,999: 21
- $25,000 to $29,999: 22
- $30,000 to $34,999: 22
- $35,000 to $39,999: 10
- $40,000 to $49,999: 14
- $50,000 to $59,999: 63
- $60,000 to $69,999: 43
- $70,000 to $79,999: 45
- $80,000 to $89,999: 60
- $90,000 to $99,999: 92
- $100,000 to $124,999: 213
- $125,000 to $149,999: 259
- $150,000 to $174,999: 244
- $175,000 to $199,999: 146
- $200,000 to $249,999: 210
- $250,000 to $299,999: 129
- $300,000 to $399,999: 95
- $400,000 to $499,999: 45
- $500,000 to $749,999: 25
- $750,000 to $999,999: 14
- $1,000,000 or more: 6
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Rent paid by renters in 2008 in zip code 17777:
- Less than $100: 32
- $100 to $149: 21
- $150 to $199: 29
- $200 to $249: 7
- $250 to $299: 28
- $300 to $349: 44
- $350 to $399: 55
- $400 to $449: 94
- $450 to $499: 85
- $500 to $549: 67
- $550 to $599: 41
- $600 to $649: 6
- $650 to $699: 8
- $700 to $749: 8
- $750 to $799: 6
- $800 to $899: 6
- No cash rent: 46
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008: $477,768.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2008 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $158,619
- Asian householders: $282,318
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $165,047
Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $148,364 (it was $86,100 in 2000)
| 17777: | $148,364 | | Pennsylvania: | $164,700 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $86,537 - $183,053
Mean price in 2008:
Detached houses: $186,908| Here: | $186,908 | | State: | $226,884 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $345,696| Here: | $345,696 | | State: | $161,921 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $680,314| Here: | $680,314 | | State: | $242,942 |
Mobile homes: $34,486| Here: | $34,486 | | State: | $35,442 |
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: 1,833
- One, attached: 160
- Two: 113
- 3 or 4: 61
- 5 to 9: 69
- 10 to 19: 16
- 20 to 49: 27
- 50 or more: 58
- Mobile homes: 430

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,627 (84%)
- Carpooled: 207 (7%)
- Walked: 121 (4%)
- Other means: 40 (1%)
- Worked at home: 133 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 150
- 5 to 9 minutes: 335
- 10 to 14 minutes: 505
- 15 to 19 minutes: 617
- 20 to 24 minutes: 522
- 25 to 29 minutes: 246
- 30 to 34 minutes: 297
- 35 to 39 minutes: 73
- 40 to 44 minutes: 41
- 45 to 59 minutes: 67
- 60 to 89 minutes: 40
- 90 or more minutes: 102
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 43.8%
Household type by relationship
Households: 6,566
- In family households: 5,715 (1,598 male householders, 288 female householders)
1,583 spouses, 2,010 children (1,850 natural, 57 adopted, 103 stepchildren), 56 grandchildren, 36 brothers or sisters, 20 parents, 38 other relatives, 86 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 851 (338 male householders (287 living alone)), 421 female householders (381 living alone)), 92 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 164 (105 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 868 2-persons, 424 3-persons, 350 4-persons, 179 5-persons, 31 6-persons, 34 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 668 1-person, 86 2-persons, 5 3-persons.
1,186 married couples with children.
264 single-parent households (72 men, 192 women).
94.8% of residents of 17777 zip code speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (84% very well, 10% well, 6% not well).
3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (55% very well, 43% well, 2% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% very well, 17% well, 13% not well).
Foreign born population: 36 (0.5%)
(61.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.5% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Philippines (53%)
- India (19%)
- Netherlands (17%)
- Canada (11%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 17
- 1985 to 1989: 3
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 3
- 1970 to 1974: 7
- 1965 to 1969: 6
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White population: 6,587
Black population: 21
American Indian population: 12
Asian population: 10
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 3
Some other race population: 6
Two or more races population: 20
First ancestries reported:
|  German: 2259 |
|  United States or American: 732 |
|  Irish: 413 |
|  English: 367 |
|  Other groups: 233 |
|  Dutch: 165 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 162 |
|  Italian: 106 |
|  Polish: 84 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 60 |
|  French (except Basque): 59 |
|  Scottish: 43 |
|  Welsh: 41 |
|  Swiss: 37 |
|  Arab:: 28 |
|  Syrian: 28 |
|  British: 23 |
|  European: 16 |
|  Ukrainian: 15 |
|  Russian: 12 |
|  French Canadian: 10 |
|  Slovak: 10 |
|  Canadian: 8 |
|  Swedish: 8 |
|  Northern European: 6 |
|  Celtic: 5 |
|  Hungarian: 4 |
|  Lithuanian: 4 |
|  Croatian: 2 |
|  Yugoslavian: 2 |

facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- ADVANCED METAL COATINGS INC (1200A MATTHEW ST in WATSONTOWN, PA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- ALLENS TRUE VALUE INC (759 SUSQUEHANNA TRAIL in WATSONTOWN, PA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
- BEAR HOLLOW SUBDIVISION (HOMEOWNERS ASSOC-BAIER PROPERT in WATSONTOWN, PA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Alternative names: BEAR HOLLOW SUBDIVISION HOMEOW
- BIGGER CUSTOM GRINDING/WATSONTOWN PLT (CLEMONS RD in WATSONTOWN, PA)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: ANTHRACITE MINING
Alternative names: BIGGER CUSTOM GRINDI/WATSONTOWN PLT
Median worth of mobile homes: $38,311
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (35%)
- Utility gas (35%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Wood (5%)
- Coal or coke (4%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 5905
- Northeast: 313
- Midwest: 170
- South: 202
- West: 90
64% of the 17777 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Pennsylvania.
Population in 1990: 6,601. Population change in the 1990s: +58 (+0.9%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 136
| Here: | 18.2% | | Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 46
| Here: | 12.5% | | Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 26
| Here: | 28.9% | | Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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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)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (50-99: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 5)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (50-99: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (50-99: 1)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Veterinary Services (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (20-49: 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.)
People in group quarters
- 106 people in nursing homes
- 37 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 20 people in homes for the mentally retarded
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