Estimated zip code population in 2016: 1,765 Zip code population in 2010: 1,606 Zip code population in 2000: 1,571
Houses and condos: 769 Renter-occupied apartments: 211
% of renters here:
30%
State:
31%
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in zip code 17929: 86.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 1.0 sq. mi. Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 1,753 people per square mile
(low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2016:
This zip code:
1.4% ($1,573)
Pennsylvania:
1.6% ($2,763)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,608 (1.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,539 (1.4%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 877
(49.7%)
Females: 888
(50.3%)
For population 25 years and over in 17929:
High school or higher: 88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
Unemployed: 7.3%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 17929:
Never married: 27.4%
Now married: 49.2%
Separated: 2.8%
Widowed: 6.8%
Divorced: 13.8%
Zip code 17929 compared to state average:
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Races in zip code 17929
1,529White population
13Black population
1American Indian population
17Asian population
0Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population
Estimated median house/condo value in 2016: $114,543
17929:
$114,543
Pennsylvania:
$174,100
According to our research of Pennsylvania and other state lists there was 1 registered sex offender living in 17929 zip code as of April 18, 2018. The ratio of number of residents in zip code 17929 to the number of sex offenders is 1,765 to 1. The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is a lot smaller than the state average.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
40.3 years
Pennsylvania median age:
40.6 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.5 people
Pennsylvania:
2.5 people
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)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 84 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 618
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 5 (3 now married, 1 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 461 (238 now married, 221 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 17929 with a mortgage: 324 (5 second mortgage, 27 home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 165
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,120 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $470
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2016:
This zip code:
10.1%
Whole state:
12.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2016:
This zip code:
6.8%
Whole state:
7.2%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.6
State:
6.7
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.1
State:
4.4
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Cars and other vehicles available in Cressona, PA (17929) in owner-occupied houses/condos
21no vehicle
1081 vehicle
2302 vehicles
973 vehicles
274 vehicles
45+ vehicles
Note: State values scaled to Zip code 17929 population
Cars and other vehicles available in Cressona, PA (17929) in renter-occupied apartments
15no vehicle
1161 vehicle
762 vehicles
43 vehicles
04 vehicles
05+ vehicles
Note: State values scaled to Zip code 17929 population
Zip code 17929 household income distribution in 2016
23Less than $10,000
16$10,000 to $14,999
59$15,000 to $19,999
17$20,000 to $24,999
23$25,000 to $29,999
12$30,000 to $34,999
32$35,000 to $39,999
55$40,000 to $44,999
63$45,000 to $49,999
77$50,000 to $59,999
76$60,000 to $74,999
123$75,000 to $99,999
64$100,000 to $124,999
40$125,000 to $149,999
9$150,000 to $199,999
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2016 in zip code 17929
7Less than $10,000
2$10,000 to $14,999
6$20,000 to $24,999
2$25,000 to $29,999
4$35,000 to $39,999
10$40,000 to $49,999
14$50,000 to $59,999
35$60,000 to $69,999
34$70,000 to $79,999
50$80,000 to $89,999
38$90,000 to $99,999
53$100,000 to $124,999
106$125,000 to $149,999
54$150,000 to $174,999
11$175,000 to $199,999
3$200,000 to $249,999
4$250,000 to $299,999
3$300,000 to $399,999
2$500,000 to $749,999
Rent paid by renters in 2016 in zip code 17929
7Less than $100
3$200 to $249
2$300 to $349
10$350 to $399
14$400 to $449
15$450 to $499
20$500 to $549
47$550 to $599
16$600 to $649
17$650 to $699
18$700 to $749
3$750 to $799
3$900 to $999
15No cash rent
Median gross rent in 2016: $733.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2016 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $114,370
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $146,407
Asian householders: $775,099
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $114,543
17929:
$114,543
Pennsylvania:
$174,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $84,837 - $154,442
Mean price in 2016:
Detached houses: $114,342
Here:
$114,342
State:
$238,147
Townhouses or other attached units: $124,708
Here:
$124,708
State:
$174,860
Owners and renters by unit type (%)
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 508
One, attached: 116
Two: 51
3 or 4: 21
5 to 9: 43
10 to 19: 25
Mobile homes: 1
Unemployment: 7.3%
Means of transportation to work in zip code 17929
82.2%764Drove a car alone
9.0%84Carpooled
0.3%3Bus or trolley bus
0.2%2Bicycle
3.9%36Walked
2.2%20Other means
1.4%13Worked at home
Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 17929
73Less than 5 minutes
1635 to 9 minutes
15710 to 14 minutes
13715 to 19 minutes
13820 to 24 minutes
2925 to 29 minutes
2430 to 34 minutes
835 to 39 minutes
4640 to 44 minutes
8845 to 59 minutes
3360 to 89 minutes
390 or more minutes
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 77.2%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,766
In family households: 1,487 (246 male householders, 244 female householders)
348 spouses, 536 children (496 natural, 11 adopted, 30 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 38 parents, 5 other relatives, 44 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 278 (114 male householders (95 living alone)), 97 female householders (77 living alone)), 66 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 221 2-persons, 154 3-persons, 76 4-persons, 27 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 172 1-person, 36 2-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons
208 married couples with children.
147 single-parent households (25 men, 122 women).
94.5% of residents of 17929 zip code speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (39% very well, 11% well, 41% not well, 9% not at all).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% very well, 59% not well).
Foreign born population: 66 (3.8%) (52.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
3.8%
Whole state:
6.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%)
23%Bangladesh
20%Burma
8%Thailand
6%Belize
6%Bolivia
5%France
5%Trinidad and Tobago
Most common first ancestries reported in 17929 (%)
43%German
10%Irish
8%Pennsylvania German
5%Polish
5%American
4%Italian
2%Welsh
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
02010 or later
182000 to 2009
331990 to 1999
21Before 1990
Note: State values scaled to 17929 population
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 kitchen facilities: 0.5%
Most commonly used house heating fuel
55%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
27%Electricity
13%Coal or coke
3%Wood
1%Utility gas
1%Solar energy
1%Other fuel
Population in 1990: 2,240. Population change in the 1990s: -669 (-29.9%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,462
Northeast: 82
Midwest: 25
South: 100
West: 11
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.
90% of the 17929 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 7% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% moved from different state.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Here:
0.0%
Pennsylvania:
15.0%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:
0.0%
Pennsylvania:
13.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7
Here:
31.4%
Pennsylvania:
37.6%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
85,753Law enforcement workers including supervisors
65,993Transportation occupations
62,933Business and financial operations occupations
56,955Architecture and engineering occupations
56,514Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
47,192Education, training, and library occupations
Note: State values scaled to 17929 population
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 (Noninstitutionalized)
Fatal accident statistics in 2010:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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
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