17929 Zip Code (Cressona, PA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2019: 1,570
Zip code population in 2010: 1,606
Zip code population in 2000: 1,571

Houses and condos: 724
Renter-occupied apartments: 177
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 17929: 85.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 1.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 1,559 people per square mile

(low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,539 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,862 (1.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 17929:

• High school or higher: 90.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
• Unemployed: 3.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 17929:

• Never married: 28.6%
• Now married: 48.0%
• Separated: 0.7%
• Widowed: 7.5%
• Divorced: 15.1%

• 
• • 1,52995.2%White
  • 322.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 171.1%Asian
  • 140.9%Two or more races
  • 130.8%Black
  • 10.06%American Indian

Urban population: 1,569
Rural population: 0

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 17929, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $43,153 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,153
State:	$61,346

Salary/wage: $38,590 (reported on 85.5% of returns)

Here:	$38,590
State:	$51,902

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.4% for AGIs below $25k, 81.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $668 (reported on 30.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$668
Pennsylvania:	$1,588

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,287 (reported on 18.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,287
State:	$5,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$690 (reported on 12.0% of returns)

Here:	+$690
State:	+$14,495

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,686 (reported on 8.4% of returns)

Here:	+$9,686
State:	+$16,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs below $25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,729 (reported on 8.4% of returns)

17929:	$8,729
Pennsylvania:	$14,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $16,707 (19% of AGI, reported on 18.1% of returns)

Here:	$16,707
State:	$23,538

Here:	18.9% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $2,742 (reported on 14.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,742
State:	$4,025

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,944 (reported on 19.3% of returns)

17929:	$5,944
State:	$9,982

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,943 (reported on 16.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,943
State:	$2,106

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 53.0%

Here:	53%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 17929, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,393 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,393
State:	$48,049

Salary/wage: $33,568 (reported on 84.1% of returns)

Here:	$33,568
State:	$42,646

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 96.6% for AGIs below $10k, 72.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 89.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 89.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $994 (reported on 43.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$994
Pennsylvania:	$1,657

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $881 (reported on 24.3% of returns)

Here:	$881
State:	$3,566

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,266 (reported on 13.6% of returns)

Here:	+$1,266
State:	+$9,716

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,099 (reported on 8.9% of returns)

Here:	+$5,099
State:	+$14,267

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -9.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,368 (reported on 2.4% of returns)

17929:	$2,368
Pennsylvania:	$2,903

Total itemized deductions: $13,648 (19% of AGI, reported on 17.8% of returns)

Here:	$13,648
State:	$18,804

Here:	19.4% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,118 (3% of AGI, reported on 14.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,118
State:	$3,337

Here:	2.9% of AGI
State:	3.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,230 (reported on 75.7% of returns)

17929:	$4,230
State:	$8,008

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,525 (reported on 12.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,525
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 58.3%

Here:	58%
State:	56%

(% for various income ranges: 60.2% for AGIs below $10k, 54.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 52.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 17972, 17933, 17979, 17951, 17965, 17974.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 86
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 560

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 3 (3 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 393 (148 now married, 245 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 17929 with a mortgage: 290 (3 second mortgage, 22 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 181

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,152
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $500

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:

• Zip code 17929 household income distribution in 2019

• 32Less than $10,000
• 28$10,000 to $14,999
• 42$15,000 to $19,999
• 21$20,000 to $24,999
• 35$25,000 to $29,999
• 22$30,000 to $34,999
• 39$35,000 to $39,999
• 19$40,000 to $44,999
• 10$45,000 to $49,999
• 64$50,000 to $59,999
• 112$60,000 to $74,999
• 109$75,000 to $99,999
• 56$100,000 to $124,999
• 25$125,000 to $149,999
• 11$150,000 to $199,999
• 7$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 17929

• 11Less than $10,000
• 9$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$25,000 to $29,999
• 2$35,000 to $39,999
• 8$40,000 to $49,999
• 8$50,000 to $59,999
• 18$60,000 to $69,999
• 34$70,000 to $79,999
• 52$80,000 to $89,999
• 25$90,000 to $99,999
• 48$100,000 to $124,999
• 74$125,000 to $149,999
• 75$150,000 to $174,999
• 5$175,000 to $199,999
• 29$200,000 to $249,999
• 6$250,000 to $299,999
• 3$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 17929

• 7$300 to $349
• 4$350 to $399
• 14$400 to $449
• 13$450 to $499
• 10$500 to $549
• 40$550 to $599
• 13$600 to $649
• 24$650 to $699
• 5$700 to $749
• 13$750 to $799
• 3$800 to $899
• 10$900 to $999
• 2No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2019: $791.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2019 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $126,196
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $161,547
• Asian householders: $855,249

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $126,387 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $90,930 - $162,583

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $128,969

Here:	$128,969
State:	$255,931

Townhouses or other attached units: $157,548

Here:	$157,548
State:	$201,403

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 478
• One, attached: 129
• Two: 45
• 3 or 4: 4
• 5 to 9: 23
• 10 to 19: 30
• 20 to 49: 9

Unemployment: 3.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 17929

• 87.2%735Drove a car alone
• 7.1%60Carpooled
• 0.6%5Bus or trolley bus
• 0.2%2Bicycle
• 3.6%30Walked
• 0.1%1Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 17929

• 51Less than 5 minutes
• 1485 to 9 minutes
• 15310 to 14 minutes
• 16015 to 19 minutes
• 12120 to 24 minutes
• 3825 to 29 minutes
• 3730 to 34 minutes
• 3140 to 44 minutes
• 6145 to 59 minutes
• 2660 to 89 minutes
• 690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 81.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,570

• Male householders: 270 (65 living alone), Female householders: 379 (89 living alone)

• 302 spouses (302 opposite-sex spouses), 56 unmarried partners, (49 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 430 children (419 natural, 0 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 15 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 29 parents, 0 foster children, 6 other relatives, 82 non-relatives

Size of family households: 223 2-persons, 111 3-persons, 74 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 154 1-person, 37 2-persons, 7 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons

154 married couples with children.
125 single-parent households (25 men, 100 women).

96.2% of residents of 17929 zip code speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (86% very well, 14% not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (18% very well, 29% well, 53% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ALCOA EXTRUSIONS (53 POTTSVILLE STREET in CRESSONA, PA)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1993-0197, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-03-1988-0898, ICIS-03-1991-0225, ICIS-03-1991-0226, ICIS-03-1991-0227,
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - AFS-23-2083824-1, AIR PROGRAM, RCRIS-PAD096262522, 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))
  Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: PRIMARY PRODUCTION OF ALUMINUM; SECONDARY SMELTING AND REFINING OF NONFERROUS METALS; ALUMINUM EXTRUDED PRODUCTS
  Business NAICS classification: SECONDARY SMELTING AND ALLOYING OF ALUMINUM.; ALUMINUM EXTRUDED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.; ALUMINUM EXTRUDED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.
  Organizations: ALCOA EXTRUSIONS INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , ALOCOA EXTRUSIONS INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , CRESSONA ALUM CO (CONTACT/OWNER) , ALCOA EXTRUSIONS, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: ALCOA EXTRUSIONS INC. - CRESSONA OPERATION, ALUMAX EXTRUSIONS INC, ALUMAX EXTRUSIONS MFG, ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA EXTRUSIONS INCORPORATED CRESSONA OPERATION, ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA EXTRUSIONS I, CRESSONA ALUMINUM COMPANY

• BLUE MOUNTAIN EL CRESSONA SCH ( in CRESSONA, PA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-7419
  Organizations: BLUE MOUNTAIN SD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.6%

Population in 1990: 2,240.

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

• This state: 1,291
• Northeast: 92
• Midwest: 24
• South: 60
• West: 49

70% of the 17929 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 86% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.

92% of the 17929 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

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

• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Security Guards and Patrol Services (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Engineering Services (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance (10-19: 1)

2005 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 8. The highest number of reported fires - 24 took place in 2018, and the least - 0 in 2008. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (81.9%), and Outside Fires (8.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 17929
• 8681.9%Structure Fires
• 98.6%Outside Fires
• 65.7%Other
• 43.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 17929, Pennsylvania

Most common first names in zip code 17929 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	25	73.0 years
William	18	71.5 years
George	17	72.4 years
Mary	13	80.2 years
Anna	12	75.4 years
Robert	11	75.7 years
Joseph	10	74.3 years
Harry	9	78.3 years
Earl	8	73.9 years
Paul	8	71.9 years

Most common last names in zip code 17929 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Berger	10	77.5 years
Moyer	9	73.8 years
Miller	9	75.6 years
Wagner	8	68.8 years
Brown	7	83.7 years
Reed	6	71.0 years
Potts	6	76.8 years
Hock	5	72.2 years
Beck	5	81.6 years
Kriner	5	76.0 years