Estimated zip code population in 2019: 11,698 Zip code population in 2010: 12,051 Zip code population in 2000: 11,521
Houses and condos: 5,359 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,418
% of renters here:
30%
State:
32%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 17847: 86.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 46.9 sq. mi. Water area: 1.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 249 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:
1.2% ($1,874)
Pennsylvania:
1.5% ($2,887)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,094 (1.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,628 (1.1%)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 17847, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $41,831 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$41,831
State:
$61,346
Salary/wage: $36,790 (reported on 82.9% of returns)
Here:
$36,790
State:
$51,902
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.0% for AGIs below $25k, 77.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 41.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,063 (reported on 34.0% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,063
Pennsylvania:
$1,588
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $3,578 (reported on 18.3% of returns)
Here:
$3,578
State:
$5,827
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.3% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$7,263 (reported on 10.6% of returns)
Here:
+$7,263
State:
+$14,495
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 13.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$12,082 (reported on 10.1% of returns)
Here:
+$12,082
State:
+$16,268
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,890 (reported on 10.9% of returns)
17847:
$8,890
Pennsylvania:
$14,550
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $18,917 (21% of AGI, reported on 18.5% of returns)
Here:
$18,917
State:
$23,538
Here:
21.0% of AGI
State:
18.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $25k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 12.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $4,468 (reported on 13.1% of returns)
Here:
$4,468
State:
$4,025
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.3% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $6,223 (reported on 18.3% of returns)
17847:
$6,223
State:
$9,982
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,051 (reported on 17.3% of returns)
Here:
$2,051
State:
$2,106
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 55.7%
Here:
56%
State:
53%
(% for various income ranges: 49.8% for AGIs below $25k, 58.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 17847, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,359 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$34,359
State:
$48,049
Salary/wage: $32,024 (reported on 84.8% of returns)
Here:
$32,024
State:
$42,646
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 91.1% for AGIs below $10k, 74.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,133 (reported on 48.3% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,133
Pennsylvania:
$1,657
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $2,440 (reported on 23.1% of returns)
Here:
$2,440
State:
$3,566
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$2,581 (reported on 13.8% of returns)
Here:
+$2,581
State:
+$9,716
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$9,398 (reported on 11.6% of returns)
Here:
+$9,398
State:
+$14,267
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from farming: +$250 (reported on 1.6% of returns)
Here:
+$250
State:
+$274
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,806 (reported on 2.5% of returns)
17847:
$2,806
Pennsylvania:
$2,903
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Total itemized deductions: $14,766 (22% of AGI, reported on 20.6% of returns)
Here:
$14,766
State:
$18,804
Here:
21.6% of AGI
State:
19.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $3,041 (4% of AGI, reported on 16.8% of returns)
Here:
$3,041
State:
$3,337
Here:
4.2% of AGI
State:
3.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $4,280 (reported on 71.7% of returns)
17847:
$4,280
State:
$8,008
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,675 (reported on 15.0% of returns)
Here:
$1,675
State:
$1,643
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 56.9%
Here:
57%
State:
56%
(% for various income ranges: 49.0% for AGIs below $10k, 57.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 60.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 536 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 4,253
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 193 (163 now married, 31 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 2,210 (1,036 now married, 1,170 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 17847 with a mortgage: 1,730 (32 second mortgage, 135 home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,658
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,208 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $485
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
10.9%
Whole state:
12.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
5.9%
Whole state:
6.6%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.4
State:
6.7
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.9
State:
4.4
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 17847: Sodom (A), Wynding Brook Country Club (B), Chillisquaque Access Area (C), Milton Fairgrounds (D), Potts Grove Fire Company Station 12 (E), West Chillisquaque Township Office (F), Milton Fire Department Station 15 Main Station (G), Milton Fire Department Station 15 Substation (H), Turbot Township Fire Company Station 17 (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 17847 include: Vincent Memorial Chapel (A), Beaver Run Church (B), Nazerene Church (C), Baptist Church (D), United Methodist Church (E), Jehovah's Witness Church (F), Follmer Church (G), Mount Zion Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Josephs Cemetery (1), Grandview Cemetery (2), Chillisquaque Cemetery (3), Milton Cemetery (4), Harmony Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
1,368 married couples with children.
764 single-parent households (463 men, 301 women).
95.0% of residents of 17847 zip code speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% very well, 18% well, 36% not well, 4% not at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% very well, 28% well, 7% not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% well).
Foreign born population: 392 (3.4%) (37.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
3.4%
Whole state:
7.0%
65%Dominica
7%Honduras
5%Eritrea
4%Guyana
4%France
4%Israel
2%Japan
40%German
14%American
5%English
5%Irish
5%Pennsylvania German
4%Scottish
1%Polish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
3062010 or later
542000 to 2009
721990 to 1999
96Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
ACF IND AMCAR DIV (417 NORTH ARCH STREET in MILTON, PA)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - PCS-PAR804801, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, AFS-13-1875943-2, AIR PROGRAM, RCRIS-PAD003037942, 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)) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: RAILROAD EQUIPMENT Organizations: ACF INDUSTRIES LLC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ACF INDUSTRIES INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: A C F INDUSTRIES INC, ACF INDS. INC., ACF INDS. INC., AFC INDUSTRIES INC.
AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES (YOCUM ROAD in MILTON, PA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, A C F INDUSTRIES INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: A C F IND SHOPPERS CAR LINE DIV, AMERICAN RAILCAR IND INC SCL DIV
ALL AMERICAN PLAZAS INC (PERTO OF MILTON in MILTON, PA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
ALL AMERICAN TRAVEL PLAZA WWTF (INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 80 & 254 in MILTON, PA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Alternative names: ALL AMERICAN TRAVEL PLAZAS INC
AMER RAILCAR IND/FLEET SVC (PA 405 in MILTON, PA)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: RENTAL OF RAILROAD CARS Alternative names: AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES
AUTO MOTION (139 N ARCH STREET in MILTON, PA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS; AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS
BATMANS BODY SHOP (1015 SHAKESPEARE AVENUE in MILTON, PA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: JAN BATMAN (CONTACT/OWNER)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.0% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.8%
37.8%Utility gas
26.6%Electricity
18.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
7.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3.9%Wood
3.8%Coal or coke
1.4%No fuel used
0.6%Other fuel
Population in 1990: 9,223. Population change in the 1990s: +2,298 (+24.9%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 10,126
Northeast: 340
Midwest: 312
South: 293
West: 101
63% of the 17847 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.
94% of the 17847 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 13% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 1% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 98
Here:
9.5%
Pennsylvania:
13.5%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 73
Here:
11.6%
Pennsylvania:
13.5%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 35
Here:
17.0%
Pennsylvania:
38.5%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
151,898Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
84,084Computer and mathematical occupations
77,630Life, physical, and social science occupations
73,967Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
73,760Architecture and engineering occupations
59,511Law enforcement workers including supervisors
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
JAMES F MATTA (R D #2 BOX 600 in MILTON, PA; small business) : $36,475 in 9 contractsfrom 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Wildlife Studies by Army Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $6,500; 2003: $15,120; 2004: $12,255; 2005: -$10,000; 2006: $12,600.
Biggest contracts:
$13,200 with Army for Wildlife Studies. Signed on 2004-10-13. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$12,600, same as above.Signed on 2006-02-13. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$7,980, same as above.Signed on 2003-11-13. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$7,980, same as above.Signed on 2003-03-25. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
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, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
People in group quarters in 2010:
128 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
47 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
20 people in group homes intended for adults
People in group quarters in 2000:
215 people in nursing homes
73 people in homes for the mentally retarded
28 people in other nonhousehold living situations
2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Fatal accident statistics in 2014:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
2007 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2007 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 31. The highest number of fires - 74 took place in 2016, and the least - 0 in 2013. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (46.7%), and Outside Fires (30.0%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 17847