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
% of renters here:
27%
State:
32%
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).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:
1.3% ($1,674)
Pennsylvania:
1.5% ($2,887)
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%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 760
(48.4%)
Females: 810
(51.6%)
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%
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 significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Estimated median house/condo value in 2019: $126,387
17929:
$126,387
Pennsylvania:
$192,600
Median resident age:
This zip code:
41.0 years
Pennsylvania median age:
40.8 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.4 people
Pennsylvania:
2.4 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)
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:
This zip code:
10.4%
Whole state:
12.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
6.2%
Whole state:
6.6%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.3
State:
6.7
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.0
State:
4.4
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
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).
Foreign born population: 42 (2.7%) (47.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
2.7%
Whole state:
7.0%
14%Belize
14%Honduras
12%Trinidad and Tobago
41%German
11%Pennsylvania German
7%American
5%Irish
5%Polish
4%English
4%Italian
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
02010 or later
222000 to 2009
91990 to 1999
14Before 1990
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%
53.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
35.1%Electricity
9.1%Coal or coke
1.3%Wood
0.9%Other fuel
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):
Here:
0.6%
Pennsylvania:
13.5%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:
0.0%
Pennsylvania:
13.5%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
Here:
11.0%
Pennsylvania:
38.5%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
73,650Law enforcement workers including supervisors
60,345Transportation occupations
59,278Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
55,917Management occupations
50,329Business and financial operations occupations
50,097Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
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)
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
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