17934 Zip Code (Gilberton, PA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 278
Zip code population in 2010: 469
Zip code population in 2000: 487

Houses and condos: 177
Renter-occupied apartments: 4
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 17934: 76.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 0.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 294 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $583 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $539 (1.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 17934:

• High school or higher: 76.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 1.9%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 17934:

• Never married: 35.4%
• Now married: 43.3%
• Separated: 1.3%
• Widowed: 12.9%
• Divorced: 7.2%

• 
• • 22681.9%White
  • 4616.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 41.4%Two or more races

100% urban population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 17934, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $45,715 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$45,715
State:	$75,707

Salary/wage: $36,660 (reported on 76.9% of returns)

Here:	$36,660
State:	$62,806

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 772.5% for AGIs below $25k, 5595.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $267 (reported on 23.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$267
Pennsylvania:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Ordinary dividends: $8,650 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$8,650
State:	$7,382

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 432.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.3%

Here:	92%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 80.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 17934, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $32,725 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,725
State:	$61,346

Salary/wage: $25,964 (reported on 87.5% of returns)

Here:	$25,964
State:	$51,902

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 59.2% for AGIs below $25k, 81.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $375 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$375
Pennsylvania:	$1,588

Earned income credit: $1,675 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,675
State:	$2,106

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 62.5%

Here:	62%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 80.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 17934, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $38,344 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,344
State:	$48,049

Salary/wage: $22,115 (reported on 77.8% of returns)

Here:	$22,115
State:	$42,646

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.3% for AGIs below $10k, 67.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 17.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,217 (reported on 39.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,217
Pennsylvania:	$1,657

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $3,048 (reported on 19.8% of returns)

Here:	$3,048
State:	$3,566

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,000 (reported on 12.7% of returns)

Here:	+$1,000
State:	+$9,716

Total itemized deductions: $10,167 (4% of AGI, reported on 5.7% of returns)

Here:	$10,167
State:	$18,804

Here:	3.6% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,091 (3% of AGI, reported on 5.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,091
State:	$3,337

Here:	2.6% of AGI
State:	3.3% of AGI

Total tax: $8,893 (reported on 70.8% of returns)

17934:	$8,893
State:	$8,008

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 25.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,655 (reported on 13.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,655
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 58.0%

Here:	58%
State:	56%

(% for various income ranges: 43.5% for AGIs below $10k, 65.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 55.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 17931, 17976, 17949, 17946, 17967, 17935.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 43
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 64

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 40 (30 now married, 10 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 17934 with a mortgage: 14
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $814
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $400

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

• Zip code 17934 household income distribution in 2022

• 2Less than $10,000
• 7$10,000 to $14,999
• 10$15,000 to $19,999
• 7$20,000 to $24,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 6$30,000 to $34,999
• 1$35,000 to $39,999
• 2$40,000 to $44,999
• 9$45,000 to $49,999
• 8$50,000 to $59,999
• 11$60,000 to $74,999
• 19$75,000 to $99,999
• 12$125,000 to $149,999
• 1$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 17934

• 13Less than $10,000
• 15$10,000 to $14,999
• 10$15,000 to $19,999
• 2$20,000 to $24,999
• 13$25,000 to $29,999
• 3$30,000 to $34,999
• 4$35,000 to $39,999
• 7$40,000 to $49,999
• 2$70,000 to $79,999
• 5$80,000 to $89,999
• 8$100,000 to $124,999
• 8$125,000 to $149,999
• 4$300,000 to $399,999

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $220,345.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $31,949

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $31,800 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $16,105 - $94,561

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $107,647

Here:	$107,647
State:	$317,202

Townhouses or other attached units: $62,882

Here:	$62,882
State:	$254,369

Mobile homes: $92,865

Here:	$92,865
State:	$92,414

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 76
• One, attached: 77
• Mobile homes: 21

Unemployment: 1.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 17934

• 95.2%83Drove a car alone
• 1.1%1Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 17934

• 1Less than 5 minutes
• 15 to 9 minutes
• 1810 to 14 minutes
• 315 to 19 minutes
• 4720 to 24 minutes
• 330 to 34 minutes
• 335 to 39 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 90.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 278

• Male householders: 54 (16 living alone), Female householders: 52 (25 living alone)

• 42 spouses (42 opposite-sex spouses), 6 unmarried partners, (6 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 100 children (84 natural, 5 adopted, 11 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 0 foster children, 6 other relatives, 2 non-relatives

Size of family households: 22 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 14 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 41 1-person, 4 2-persons

78 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (9 women).

86.7% of residents of 17934 zip code speak English at home.
12.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% very well, 21% well, 29% not at all).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 17.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 13.4%

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

• This state: 243
• Northeast: 10
• South: 6

75% of the 17934 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.

100% of the 17934 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

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): 14 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Other Accounting Services (1-4: 1)
• Mining: Anthracite Mining (1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 17934 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Anna	26	79.6 years
Mary	24	79.4 years
Joseph	18	70.8 years
Helen	16	75.4 years
John	15	76.7 years
William	15	74.9 years
Charles	10	74.9 years
George	10	68.3 years
Michael	10	76.7 years
Margaret	10	78.4 years

Most common last names in zip code 17934 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Mccabe	8	75.0 years
Drasdis	5	77.4 years
Miller	5	75.4 years
Labadis	4	78.2 years
Dudash	4	67.5 years
Wesner	4	64.5 years
Tregea	4	74.5 years
Ambromovage	4	68.8 years
Comishock	4	82.2 years
Yockachonis	4	74.3 years