Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,504
| This zip code: | $27,504 | | Pennsylvania: | $48,576 |
Nearest zip codes: 17866, 17824, 17825, 17860, 17964, 17836.
Housing units in zip code 17872 with a mortgage: 1,171 (144 second mortgage, 91 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,528
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $759
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $293
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 22.0% | | Whole state: | 11.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 7.5% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.8 | | State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.8 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 17
- 1995 to 1998: 69
- 1990 to 1994: 34
- 1980 to 1989: 118
- 1970 to 1979: 436
- 1960 to 1969: 214
- 1950 to 1959: 374
- 1940 to 1949: 630
- 1939 or earlier: 3,597
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Shamokin, PA (17872): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 44
- 2 bedrooms: 525
- 3 bedrooms: 1,728
- 4 bedrooms: 400
- 5 or more bedrooms: 292
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 74
- 1 bedrooms: 430
- 2 bedrooms: 462
- 3 bedrooms: 401
- 4 bedrooms: 109
- 5 or more bedrooms: 17
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Vehicles available in 17872 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 346
- 1 vehicle: 1,105
- 2 vehicles: 1,093
- 3 vehicles: 315
- 4 vehicles: 110
- 5 or more vehicles: 20
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 534
- 1 vehicle: 771
- 2 vehicles: 143
- 3 vehicles: 42
- 4 vehicles: 3
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 17872:
- Less than $10,000: 64
- $10,000 to $14,999: 32
- $15,000 to $19,999: 104
- $20,000 to $24,999: 131
- $25,000 to $29,999: 142
- $30,000 to $34,999: 175
- $35,000 to $39,999: 215
- $40,000 to $49,999: 311
- $50,000 to $59,999: 283
- $60,000 to $69,999: 214
- $70,000 to $79,999: 105
- $80,000 to $89,999: 117
- $90,000 to $99,999: 117
- $100,000 to $124,999: 222
- $125,000 to $149,999: 251
- $150,000 to $174,999: 88
- $175,000 to $199,999: 48
- $200,000 to $249,999: 59
- $250,000 to $299,999: 40
- $300,000 to $399,999: 17
- $400,000 to $499,999: 11
- $500,000 to $749,999: 3
- $750,000 to $999,999: 2
- $1,000,000 or more: 5
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 17872:
- Less than $100: 52
- $100 to $149: 44
- $150 to $199: 149
- $200 to $249: 200
- $250 to $299: 139
- $300 to $349: 119
- $350 to $399: 50
- $400 to $449: 26
- $450 to $499: 20
- $800 to $899: 23
- $1,000 to $1,249: 27
- No cash rent: 236
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $34,335.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $55,263
- Asian householders: $265,690
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $73,575
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $57,717 (it was $35,100 in 2000)
| 17872: | $57,717 | | Pennsylvania: | $155,000 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $28,211 - $75,038
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $119,636| Here: | $119,636 | | State: | $224,371 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $58,811| Here: | $58,811 | | State: | $160,289 |
In 2-unit structures: $93,749| Here: | $93,749 | | State: | $153,822 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $115,074| Here: | $115,074 | | State: | $204,155 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $124,606| Here: | $124,606 | | State: | $211,072 |
Mobile homes: $42,645| Here: | $42,645 | | State: | $35,442 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $85,000| Here: | $85,000 | | State: | $97,532 |
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: 1,606
- One, attached: 2,593
- Two: 235
- 3 or 4: 328
- 5 to 9: 179
- 10 to 19: 153
- 20 to 49: 75
- 50 or more: 178
- Mobile homes: 138
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,861 (75%)
- Carpooled: 591 (16%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 29 (1%)
- Taxi: 9 (0%)
- Walked: 229 (6%)
- Other means: 34 (1%)
- Worked at home: 58 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 134
- 5 to 9 minutes: 559
- 10 to 14 minutes: 604
- 15 to 19 minutes: 494
- 20 to 24 minutes: 404
- 25 to 29 minutes: 181
- 30 to 34 minutes: 560
- 35 to 39 minutes: 116
- 40 to 44 minutes: 103
- 45 to 59 minutes: 221
- 60 to 89 minutes: 194
- 90 or more minutes: 183
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 72.7%
Household type by relationship
Households: 9,977
- In family households: 7,873 (1,984 male householders, 665 female householders)
1,928 spouses, 2,809 children (2,627 natural, 22 adopted, 160 stepchildren), 96 grandchildren, 81 brothers or sisters, 79 parents, 44 other relatives, 187 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,104 (704 male householders (595 living alone)), 1,138 female householders (1,053 living alone)), 262 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 22 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,184 2-persons, 667 3-persons, 475 4-persons, 205 5-persons, 106 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,648 1-person, 162 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 9 5-persons.
1,376 married couples with children.
709 single-parent households (165 men, 544 women).
96.8% of residents of 17872 zip code speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% very well, 41% well).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% very well, 18% well, 3% not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% very well, 19% well, 11% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 67 (0.7%)
(68.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.7% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (24%)
- India (22%)
- United Kingdom (10%)
- Poland (10%)
- Italy (9%)
- Vietnam (7%)
- Iraq (7%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 10
- 1980 to 1984: 17
- 1975 to 1979: 13
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 5
- 1965 to 1969: 22
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White population: 9,901
Black population: 11
American Indian population: 10
Asian population: 29
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1
Some other race population: 12
Two or more races population: 42

First ancestries reported:
|  Polish: 1707 |
|  German: 1527 |
|  Dutch: 939 |
|  Italian: 935 |
|  Irish: 832 |
|  United States or American: 595 |
|  English: 340 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 278 |
|  Welsh: 240 |
|  Other groups: 221 |
|  Ukrainian: 188 |
|  Austrian: 105 |
|  Slovak: 98 |
|  Lithuanian: 86 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 39 |
|  Hungarian: 36 |
|  French (except Basque): 25 |
|  Russian: 14 |
|  Scottish: 14 |
|  European: 12 |
|  Greek: 12 |
|  British: 10 |
|  Czech: 10 |
|  Portuguese: 7 |
|  Slovene: 7 |
|  Arab:: 5 |
|  Syrian: 5 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 5 |
|  Croatian: 3 |
|  Norwegian: 3 |
|  Finnish: 2 |
Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- B & L CHEVY (2300 STATE HWY RT 61 in SHAMOKIN, PA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (NEW AND USED)
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, LEFFLER JR ROBERT (CONTACT/OWNER)
- B & L DODGE (300 CENTER ST in SHAMOKIN, PA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (NEW AND USED)
Organizations: LEFFLER ROBERT (CONTACT/OWNER)
- ANDERSON'S GARAGE (65-69 CENTER STREET in SHAMOKIN, PA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS
- ASBESTOS REMOVAL CONTROL INC. (237 SOUTH 3RD STREET in SHAMOKIN, PA)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
- BILL ANSKIS COMPANY INC (548 N MARKET ST. in SHAMOKIN, PA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Median worth of mobile homes: $43,785
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (52%)
- Utility gas (22%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Coal or coke (9%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 9136
- Northeast: 404
- Midwest: 63
- South: 217
- West: 83
71% of the 17872 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Pennsylvania.
Population in 1990: 20,982. Population change in the 1990s: -10,976 (-52.3%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 135
| Here: | 12.7% | | Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 49
| Here: | 9.5% | | Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 41
| Here: | 26.5% | | Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- HBR BOILER REPAIR, INC. (716 NORTH FRANKLIN STREET in SHAMOKIN, PA)
$2,231 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Signed on 1999-11-30. Completion date: 1999-12-22.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 3 establishments, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 3 establishments)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Vocational Rehabilitation Services (50-99: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Ambulance Services (50-99: 1)
- Information: Newspaper Publishers (50-99: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 3, 5-9: 2)
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.)
20 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 4
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 4
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 4
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 6
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 3
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 5
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 3
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 7
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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