Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,601
| This zip code: | $39,601 | | Pennsylvania: | $48,576 |
Nearest zip codes: 17936, 17945, 17943, 17927, 17920, 17888.
Housing units in zip code 17921 with a mortgage: 1,021 (83 second mortgage, 156 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 878
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $918
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $395
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 10.0% | | Whole state: | 11.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 3.4% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.6 | | State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.1 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 40
- 1995 to 1998: 87
- 1990 to 1994: 108
- 1980 to 1989: 158
- 1970 to 1979: 333
- 1960 to 1969: 210
- 1950 to 1959: 236
- 1940 to 1949: 295
- 1939 or earlier: 1,721
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Ashland, PA (17921): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 36
- 2 bedrooms: 425
- 3 bedrooms: 1,221
- 4 bedrooms: 346
- 5 or more bedrooms: 122
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 158
- 2 bedrooms: 187
- 3 bedrooms: 155
- 4 bedrooms: 37
- 5 or more bedrooms: 15
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Vehicles available in 17921 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 177
- 1 vehicle: 643
- 2 vehicles: 897
- 3 vehicles: 277
- 4 vehicles: 88
- 5 or more vehicles: 68
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 174
- 1 vehicle: 245
- 2 vehicles: 124
- 3 vehicles: 9
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 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 17921:
- Less than $10,000: 13
- $10,000 to $14,999: 7
- $15,000 to $19,999: 14
- $20,000 to $24,999: 21
- $25,000 to $29,999: 58
- $30,000 to $34,999: 64
- $35,000 to $39,999: 70
- $40,000 to $49,999: 118
- $50,000 to $59,999: 188
- $60,000 to $69,999: 130
- $70,000 to $79,999: 121
- $80,000 to $89,999: 112
- $90,000 to $99,999: 105
- $100,000 to $124,999: 230
- $125,000 to $149,999: 252
- $150,000 to $174,999: 128
- $175,000 to $199,999: 84
- $200,000 to $249,999: 162
- $250,000 to $299,999: 52
- $300,000 to $399,999: 79
- $400,000 to $499,999: 23
- $500,000 to $749,999: 1
- $750,000 to $999,999: 1
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 17921:
- Less than $100: 9
- $100 to $149: 30
- $150 to $199: 34
- $200 to $249: 39
- $250 to $299: 58
- $300 to $349: 42
- $350 to $399: 52
- $400 to $449: 29
- No cash rent: 86
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $169,388.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $98,918
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $98,294 (it was $60,900 in 2000)
| 17921: | $98,294 | | Pennsylvania: | $155,000 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $35,646 - $97,339
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $152,254| Here: | $152,254 | | State: | $224,371 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $77,035| Here: | $77,035 | | State: | $160,289 |
In 2-unit structures: $70,460| Here: | $70,460 | | State: | $153,822 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $157,529| Here: | $157,529 | | State: | $204,155 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $140,452| Here: | $140,452 | | State: | $211,072 |
Mobile homes: $33,355| Here: | $33,355 | | 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: 1,667
- One, attached: 948
- Two: 104
- 3 or 4: 166
- 5 to 9: 88
- 10 to 19: 26
- 20 to 49: 47
- 50 or more: 40
- Mobile homes: 102

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,137 (78%)
- Carpooled: 362 (13%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 14 (1%)
- Walked: 158 (6%)
- Other means: 13 (0%)
- Worked at home: 72 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 186
- 5 to 9 minutes: 426
- 10 to 14 minutes: 392
- 15 to 19 minutes: 384
- 20 to 24 minutes: 330
- 25 to 29 minutes: 139
- 30 to 34 minutes: 214
- 35 to 39 minutes: 64
- 40 to 44 minutes: 70
- 45 to 59 minutes: 100
- 60 to 89 minutes: 266
- 90 or more minutes: 113
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 78.2%
Household type by relationship
Households: 6,379
- In family households: 5,366 (1,509 male householders, 308 female householders)
1,478 spouses, 1,758 children (1,653 natural, 51 adopted, 54 stepchildren), 67 grandchildren, 41 brothers or sisters, 51 parents, 60 other relatives, 94 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,013 (411 male householders (326 living alone)), 481 female householders (471 living alone)), 121 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 176 (105 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 848 2-persons, 465 3-persons, 315 4-persons, 161 5-persons, 23 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 797 1-person, 68 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 7 4-persons.
903 married couples with children.
273 single-parent households (72 men, 201 women).
97.3% of residents of 17921 zip code speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% very well, 35% not well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% very well, 22% well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 27 (0.4%)
(88.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.4% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (78%)
- Korea (22%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 3
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 6
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 18
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White population: 6,563
Black population: 28
American Indian population: 1
Asian population: 11
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 6
Two or more races population: 14

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 1872 |
|  Irish: 998 |
|  Dutch: 382 |
|  Polish: 349 |
|  Italian: 322 |
|  United States or American: 225 |
|  English: 224 |
|  Lithuanian: 197 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 158 |
|  Ukrainian: 127 |
|  Welsh: 121 |
|  Other groups: 68 |
|  Russian: 59 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 51 |
|  French (except Basque): 36 |
|  Slovak: 31 |
|  Austrian: 28 |
|  Greek: 23 |
|  Scottish: 15 |
|  Arab:: 14 |
|  Lebanese: 9 |
|  Hungarian: 9 |
|  European: 7 |
|  Slavic: 6 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 6 |
|  African: 6 |
|  Egyptian: 5 |
|  Swedish: 4 |
|  Czech: 3 |
|  British: 2 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- ASHLAND WATERWORKS (501 CHESTNUT ST. in ASHLAND, PA)
STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - PWSID-3540030, DRINKING WATER PROGRAM
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-PA3540030 301, WATER TREATMENT PLANT
Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Alternative names: ASHLAND AREA MUN AUTH, ASHLAND AREA MUNICIPAL AUTH, ASHLAND BOROUGH, ASHLAND MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY
- BATDORF CLNR (935 CENTRE ST in ASHLAND, PA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - AFS-00-2100145-1, AIR PROGRAM, RCRIS-PAR000024117, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
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: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
Business NAICS classification: DRYCLEANING AND LAUNDRY SERVICES (EXCEPT COIN-OPERATED).
Organizations: BATDORF RUSSEL (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BATDORF CLNRS
- ASHLAND REG MED CTR (101 BROAD STREET in ASHLAND, PA)
STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - PCS-PA0032204, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, RCRIS-PAD071190565, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
Organizations: A R M C BOARD OF DIRECTORS (CONTACT/OWNER)
, PHC ASHLAND LP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ASHLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CNTR
- ASHLAND DIESEL ENGINES (32 LEHIGH ST in ASHLAND, PA)
STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAD013831888, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, MCKENNEY JOHN E (CONTACT/OWNER)
- ASHLAND AREA EL SCH ( in ASHLAND, PA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6974
Organizations: NORTH SCHUYLKILL SD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- ASHLAND METALS (GERMANVILLE RD in ASHLAND, PA)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- ASHLAND STATE GENERAL HOSPITAL (101 BROAD STREET in ASHLAND, PA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: ASHLAND STATE HOSPTL
- BARRY TWP MUNI AUTH (DEEP CREEK RD & WAGNER RD in ASHLAND, PA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: BARRY TOWNSHIP MUNICIPAL AUTH (CONTACT/OWNER)
Median worth of mobile homes: $35,104
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (58%)
- Electricity (24%)
- Coal or coke (8%)
- Utility gas (7%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 6060
- Northeast: 227
- Midwest: 21
- South: 157
- West: 35
73% of the 17921 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Pennsylvania.
Population in 1990: 8,328. Population change in the 1990s: -1,705 (-20.5%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 97
| Here: | 15.9% | | Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 51
| Here: | 16.8% | | Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 87
| Here: | 37.0% | | 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: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 4)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 4)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 3, 1-4: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations (20-49: 1, 1-4: 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
- 120 people in nursing homes
- 25 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 20 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 11 people in homes for the mentally retarded
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