17931 Zip Code (Altamont, PA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 8,847
Zip code population in 2010: 8,472
Zip code population in 2000: 8,631

Houses and condos: 2,526
Renter-occupied apartments: 351
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 17931: 82.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 10.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 846 people per square mile

(low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,753 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,976 (1.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 17931:

• High school or higher: 86.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
• Unemployed: 2.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 17931:

• Never married: 52.1%
• Now married: 29.2%
• Separated: 2.0%
• Widowed: 7.1%
• Divorced: 9.5%

• 
• • 6,07068.6%White
  • 1,86721.1%Black
  • 7268.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1151.3%Two or more races
  • 510.6%Asian
  • 70.08%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander
  • 60.07%Some other race

Urban population: 8,732
Rural population: 114

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 17931, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $49,283 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$49,283
State:	$75,707

Salary/wage: $46,780 (reported on 75.0% of returns)

Here:	$46,780
State:	$62,806

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 952.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3388.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5899.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8310.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13528.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $858 (reported on 29.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$858
Pennsylvania:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.5% for AGIs below $25k, 24.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 37.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,822 (reported on 16.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,822
State:	$7,382

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.8% for AGIs below $25k, 24.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 114.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 245.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,266 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	+$4,266
State:	+$23,522

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.5% for AGIs below $25k, 20.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 31.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 152.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 336.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,735 (reported on 6.9% of returns)

Here:	+$6,735
State:	+$16,274

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 51.8% for AGIs below $25k, 52.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 41.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 150.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,050 (reported on 9.7% of returns)

17931:	$14,050
Pennsylvania:	$18,583

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 91.8% for AGIs below $25k, 109.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 108.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 251.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 808.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $27,767 (reported on 1.0% of returns)

Here:	$27,767
State:	$34,850

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 130.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxes paid: $6,800 (reported on 1.0% of returns)

17931:	$6,800
State:	$8,200

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 60.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,169 (reported on 13.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,169
State:	$2,100

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 81.8% for AGIs below $25k, 54.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 83.3%

Here:	83%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 68.6% for AGIs below $25k, 92.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 92.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 17931, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $42,304 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$42,304
State:	$61,346

Salary/wage: $39,344 (reported on 81.9% of returns)

Here:	$39,344
State:	$51,902

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 67.4% for AGIs below $25k, 79.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,010 (reported on 31.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,010
Pennsylvania:	$1,588

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,243 (reported on 21.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,243
State:	$5,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,210 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

Here:	+$1,210
State:	+$14,495

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,284 (reported on 7.5% of returns)

Here:	+$7,284
State:	+$16,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,400 (reported on 10.2% of returns)

17931:	$9,400
Pennsylvania:	$14,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $15,846 (20% of AGI, reported on 16.1% of returns)

Here:	$15,846
State:	$23,538

Here:	19.8% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $25k, 5.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $2,391 (reported on 12.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,391
State:	$4,025

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,471 (reported on 16.1% of returns)

17931:	$5,471
State:	$9,982

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,942 (reported on 15.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,942
State:	$2,106

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 49.2%

Here:	49%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 44.1% for AGIs below $25k, 48.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 54.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 55.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 17931, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,957 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,957
State:	$48,049

Salary/wage: $31,904 (reported on 81.4% of returns)

Here:	$31,904
State:	$42,646

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.6% for AGIs below $10k, 67.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 56.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,580 (reported on 47.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,580
Pennsylvania:	$1,657

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,675 (reported on 27.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,675
State:	$3,566

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$527 (reported on 16.3% of returns)

Here:	+$527
State:	+$9,716

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,921 (reported on 9.9% of returns)

Here:	+$8,921
State:	+$14,267

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.9% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,704 (reported on 3.8% of returns)

17931:	$2,704
Pennsylvania:	$2,903

Total itemized deductions: $14,314 (22% of AGI, reported on 14.4% of returns)

Here:	$14,314
State:	$18,804

Here:	21.7% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,450 (4% of AGI, reported on 13.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,450
State:	$3,337

Here:	3.6% of AGI
State:	3.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,159 (reported on 73.2% of returns)

17931:	$4,159
State:	$8,008

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,465 (reported on 12.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,465
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 53.4%

Here:	53%
State:	56%

(% for various income ranges: 46.8% for AGIs below $10k, 53.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 54.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 59.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 17934, 17949, 17976, 17946, 17935, 17967.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 425
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,690

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 46 (40 now married, 7 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,130 (390 now married, 741 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 17931 with a mortgage: 820 (128 second mortgage, 128 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,184
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $605

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 17931 household income distribution in 2022

• 177Less than $10,000
• 133$10,000 to $14,999
• 70$15,000 to $19,999
• 114$20,000 to $24,999
• 80$25,000 to $29,999
• 123$30,000 to $34,999
• 67$35,000 to $39,999
• 87$40,000 to $44,999
• 48$45,000 to $49,999
• 147$50,000 to $59,999
• 180$60,000 to $74,999
• 247$75,000 to $99,999
• 312$100,000 to $124,999
• 140$125,000 to $149,999
• 128$150,000 to $199,999
• 55$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 17931

• 65$15,000 to $19,999
• 33$20,000 to $24,999
• 9$25,000 to $29,999
• 23$35,000 to $39,999
• 22$40,000 to $49,999
• 120$50,000 to $59,999
• 129$60,000 to $69,999
• 154$70,000 to $79,999
• 144$80,000 to $89,999
• 33$90,000 to $99,999
• 230$100,000 to $124,999
• 130$125,000 to $149,999
• 219$150,000 to $174,999
• 69$175,000 to $199,999
• 109$200,000 to $249,999
• 59$250,000 to $299,999
• 65$300,000 to $399,999
• 11$500,000 to $749,999
• 5$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 17931

• 27Less than $100
• 17$200 to $249
• 7$250 to $299
• 9$300 to $349
• 10$350 to $399
• 3$400 to $449
• 8$450 to $499
• 38$500 to $549
• 35$550 to $599
• 25$600 to $649
• 26$650 to $699
• 26$700 to $749
• 38$750 to $799
• 9$800 to $899
• 65No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $744.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $549,383.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $120,869

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $119,277 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $78,321 - $173,701

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $141,203

Here:	$141,203
State:	$317,202

Townhouses or other attached units: $58,304

Here:	$58,304
State:	$254,369

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,385
• One, attached: 827
• Two: 57
• 3 or 4: 38
• 5 to 9: 53
• 10 to 19: 7
• 20 to 49: 117
• Mobile homes: 27

Unemployment: 2.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 17931

• 77.3%1,711Drove a car alone
• 6.1%136Carpooled
• 0.5%10Walked
• 4.7%104Other means
• 11.5%254Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 17931

• 61Less than 5 minutes
• 2345 to 9 minutes
• 22310 to 14 minutes
• 29915 to 19 minutes
• 32720 to 24 minutes
• 8125 to 29 minutes
• 38830 to 34 minutes
• 2035 to 39 minutes
• 1940 to 44 minutes
• 13945 to 59 minutes
• 8360 to 89 minutes
• 5890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 83.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 8,847

• Male householders: 1,008 (251 living alone), Female householders: 1,100 (360 living alone)

• 820 spouses (820 opposite-sex spouses), 284 unmarried partners, (274 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,460 children (1,339 natural, 24 adopted, 97 stepchildren), 66 grandchildren, 65 brothers or sisters, 161 parents, 0 foster children, 126 other relatives, 97 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 3,778 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 710 2-persons, 311 3-persons, 213 4-persons, 63 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 75 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 610 1-person, 76 2-persons, 13 3-persons

567 married couples with children.
446 single-parent households (222 men, 224 women).

90.9% of residents of 17931 zip code speak English at home.
6.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% very well, 28% well, 7% not well, 5% not at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% very well, 16% well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% very well, 25% not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (14% very well, 86% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ALBARELL ELEC FKA SILICON POWER CONTROLS (2ND & HIGH ST in FRACKVILLE, PA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAD069784247, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AFS-23-1688845-1, AIR 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: PORCELAIN ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , CHOWANSKY, JOHN (CONTACT/OWNER) , ALBARELL ELECTRIC INC (OWNER/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: SILICON POWER CONTROLS INC

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.8%

Population in 1990: 7,039. Population change in the 1990s: +1,592 (+22.6%).

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

• This state: 7,229
• Northeast: 658
• Midwest: 107
• South: 416
• West: 78

47% of the 17931 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.

88% of the 17931 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 6% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 51
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 58

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 3 establishments, 10-19 employees: 2 establishments, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 5 establishments)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)
• Wholesale Trade: Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals (50-99: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers (50-99: 1)
• Utilities: Natural Gas Distribution (50-99: 1)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 9. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 27 took place in 2005, and the least - 0 in 2004. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (67.1%), and Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (18.5%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 17931
• 9867.1%Structure Fires
• 2718.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 149.6%Outside Fires
• 74.8%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 17931, Pennsylvania

Most common first names in zip code 17931 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	183	72.5 years
Mary	158	79.9 years
Anna	135	81.9 years
Joseph	124	73.7 years
William	104	73.4 years
Helen	96	81.8 years
Charles	69	71.1 years
Michael	65	75.8 years
Edward	62	69.3 years
Margaret	58	82.4 years

Most common last names in zip code 17931 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Wagner	24	74.8 years
Miller	19	76.9 years
Thomas	19	74.7 years
Morgan	17	80.1 years
Davis	17	74.9 years
Jones	15	81.7 years
James	12	73.4 years
Brown	12	77.0 years
Zimmerman	11	78.6 years
Seitzinger	11	72.7 years

Businesses in zip code 17931
Name	Count		Name	Count
AT&T	1		Kmart	1
Arby's	1		Kroger	2
Bath & Body Works	1		Lane Furniture	2
Carson Pirie Scott	1		McDonald's	1
Cracker Barrel	1		New Balance	1
Curves	1		Nike	1
Deb	1		Payless	1
Econo Lodge	1		RadioShack	1
GNC	1		Rite Aid	1
GameStop	1		Rodeway Inn	1
Gap	1		Sears	2
H&R Block	1		Subway	1
Holiday Inn	1		Victoria's Secret	1
Jones New York	1