Estimated median household income in 2008: $48,654
| This zip code: | $48,654 | | Pennsylvania: | $50,713 |
Nearest zip codes: 17972, 17933, 17901, 17951, 17979, 17922.
Percentage of family households:
| This zip code: | 70.8% | | Whole state: | 67.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This zip code: | 6.7% | | Whole state: | 5.0% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in zip code 17929 with a mortgage: 229 (19 second mortgage, 28 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 193
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,030
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $441
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 4.4% | | Whole state: | 12.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 1.1% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.2 | | 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: 2
- 1995 to 1998: 6
- 1990 to 1994: 9
- 1980 to 1989: 27
- 1970 to 1979: 59
- 1960 to 1969: 44
- 1950 to 1959: 65
- 1940 to 1949: 60
- 1939 or earlier: 416
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cressona, PA (17929): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 8
- 2 bedrooms: 75
- 3 bedrooms: 290
- 4 bedrooms: 79
- 5 or more bedrooms: 10
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 3
- 1 bedrooms: 34
- 2 bedrooms: 82
- 3 bedrooms: 46
- 4 bedrooms: 12
- 5 or more bedrooms: 1
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Vehicles available in 17929 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 21
- 1 vehicle: 136
- 2 vehicles: 224
- 3 vehicles: 56
- 4 vehicles: 19
- 5 or more vehicles: 6
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 32
- 1 vehicle: 81
- 2 vehicles: 46
- 3 vehicles: 18
- 4 vehicles: 1
- 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 17929:
- Less than $10,000: 1
- $10,000 to $14,999: 1
- $15,000 to $19,999: 1
- $20,000 to $24,999: 1
- $25,000 to $29,999: 2
- $30,000 to $34,999: 2
- $35,000 to $39,999: 2
- $40,000 to $49,999: 8
- $50,000 to $59,999: 19
- $60,000 to $69,999: 14
- $70,000 to $79,999: 18
- $80,000 to $89,999: 30
- $90,000 to $99,999: 57
- $100,000 to $124,999: 95
- $125,000 to $149,999: 73
- $150,000 to $174,999: 48
- $175,000 to $199,999: 21
- $200,000 to $249,999: 22
- $250,000 to $299,999: 14
- $300,000 to $399,999: 2
- $400,000 to $499,999: 1
- $500,000 to $749,999: 3
- $750,000 to $999,999: 2
- $1,000,000 or more: 3
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Rent paid by renters in 2008 in zip code 17929:
- Less than $100: 2
- $100 to $149: 1
- $150 to $199: 1
- $250 to $299: 1
- $300 to $349: 3
- $350 to $399: 4
- $400 to $449: 20
- $450 to $499: 16
- $500 to $549: 24
- $550 to $599: 42
- $600 to $649: 12
- $650 to $699: 11
- $700 to $749: 9
- $750 to $799: 7
- $800 to $899: 8
- No cash rent: 9
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008: $82,523.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2008 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $115,359
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $147,674
- Asian householders: $781,803
Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $116,671 (it was $66,500 in 2000)
| 17929: | $116,671 | | Pennsylvania: | $164,700 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $77,055 - $166,861
Mean price in 2008:
Detached houses: $144,785| Here: | $144,785 | | State: | $226,884 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $104,666| Here: | $104,666 | | State: | $161,921 |
In 2-unit structures: $103,669| Here: | $103,669 | | State: | $152,955 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $91,092| Here: | $91,092 | | State: | $178,834 |
Mobile homes: $25,000| Here: | $25,000 | | 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: 452
- One, attached: 96
- Two: 57
- 3 or 4: 28
- 5 to 9: 37
- 10 to 19: 11
- 20 to 49: 3
- Mobile homes: 4

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 630 (82%)
- Carpooled: 58 (8%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
- Walked: 54 (7%)
- Other means: 7 (1%)
- Worked at home: 20 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 47
- 5 to 9 minutes: 148
- 10 to 14 minutes: 121
- 15 to 19 minutes: 139
- 20 to 24 minutes: 73
- 25 to 29 minutes: 28
- 30 to 34 minutes: 48
- 35 to 39 minutes: 15
- 40 to 44 minutes: 24
- 45 to 59 minutes: 57
- 60 to 89 minutes: 23
- 90 or more minutes: 28
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 75.7%
Household type by relationship
Households: 1,575
- In family households: 1,377 (356 male householders, 115 female householders)
377 spouses, 467 children (432 natural, 9 adopted, 26 stepchildren), 27 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 11 other relatives, 18 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 198 (69 male householders (50 living alone)), 96 female householders (88 living alone)), 33 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 251 2-persons, 94 3-persons, 69 4-persons, 43 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 138 1-person, 27 2-persons.
263 married couples with children.
68 single-parent households (26 men, 42 women).
95.8% of residents of 17929 zip code speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% very well, 57% well).
3.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% very well, 19% well, 17% not well).
Foreign born population: 19 (1.2%)
(89.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.2% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Pakistan (63%)
- Germany (16%)
- Korea (16%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 2
- 1990 to 1994: 9
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 3
- 1970 to 1974: 1
- 1970 to 1974: 1
- 1965 to 1969: 3
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White population: 1,548
Black population: 1
American Indian population: 0
Asian population: 15
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 2
Some other race population: 0
Two or more races population: 5
First ancestries reported:
|  German: 546 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 102 |
|  United States or American: 94 |
|  Irish: 91 |
|  Italian: 87 |
|  Polish: 85 |
|  Dutch: 66 |
|  English: 52 |
|  Ukrainian: 46 |
|  Other groups: 34 |
|  Lithuanian: 23 |
|  Russian: 16 |
|  Welsh: 15 |
|  French (except Basque): 9 |
|  Slovak: 8 |
|  French Canadian: 7 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 6 |
|  Greek: 4 |
|  Czech: 4 |
|  Swedish: 4 |
|  Arab:: 2 |
|  British: 2 |
|  Lebanese: 2 |
|  Scottish: 2 |
|  Austrian: 1 |
|  Hungarian: 1 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 1 |

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)
Median worth of mobile homes: $29,201
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (73%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Coal or coke (7%)
- Utility gas (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1450
- Northeast: 33
- Midwest: 11
- South: 36
- West: 20
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, 62% lived in Pennsylvania.
Population in 1990: 2,240. Population change in the 1990s: -669 (-29.9%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 3.9% | | Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 2.7% | | Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9
| Here: | 28.1% | | 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:
- 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)
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.)
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