17948 Zip Code (Mahanoy City, PA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2019: 4,728
Zip code population in 2010: 5,029
Zip code population in 2000: 5,725

Houses and condos: 2,856
Renter-occupied apartments: 659
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 17948: 82.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 25.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 185 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,241 (2.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $808 (2.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 17948:

• High school or higher: 85.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
• Unemployed: 9.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 17948:

• Never married: 43.0%
• Now married: 32.5%
• Separated: 2.1%
• Widowed: 10.7%
• Divorced: 11.7%

• 
• • 4,70593.6%White
  • 2084.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 531.1%Two or more races
  • 360.7%Black
  • 150.3%American Indian
  • 110.2%Asian
  • 10.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander

Urban population: 3,861
Rural population: 866

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 17948, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $32,742 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,742
State:	$61,346

Salary/wage: $30,436 (reported on 83.7% of returns)

Here:	$30,436
State:	$51,902

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.1% for AGIs below $25k, 82.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $866 (reported on 20.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$866
Pennsylvania:	$1,588

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,663 (reported on 14.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,663
State:	$5,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$469 (reported on 6.4% of returns)

Here:	+$469
State:	+$14,495

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,020 (reported on 7.4% of returns)

Here:	+$6,020
State:	+$16,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,431 (reported on 7.9% of returns)

17948:	$10,431
Pennsylvania:	$14,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $18,142 (27% of AGI, reported on 5.9% of returns)

Here:	$18,142
State:	$23,538

Here:	27.5% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $1,975 (reported on 4.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,975
State:	$4,025

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $3,883 (reported on 5.9% of returns)

17948:	$3,883
State:	$9,982

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,186 (reported on 25.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,186
State:	$2,106

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 44.6%

Here:	45%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 41.4% for AGIs below $25k, 44.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 54.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 57.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 17948, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,755 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$28,755
State:	$48,049

Salary/wage: $28,401 (reported on 82.5% of returns)

Here:	$28,401
State:	$42,646

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.2% for AGIs below $10k, 70.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 79.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,702 (reported on 36.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,702
Pennsylvania:	$1,657

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,800 (reported on 21.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,800
State:	$3,566

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$393 (reported on 10.8% of returns)

Here:	+$393
State:	+$9,716

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,862 (reported on 6.8% of returns)

Here:	+$4,862
State:	+$14,267

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $1,904 (reported on 2.3% of returns)

17948:	$1,904
Pennsylvania:	$2,903

Total itemized deductions: $13,508 (22% of AGI, reported on 8.5% of returns)

Here:	$13,508
State:	$18,804

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,916 (3% of AGI, reported on 7.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,916
State:	$3,337

Here:	3.0% of AGI
State:	3.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,392 (reported on 67.4% of returns)

17948:	$3,392
State:	$8,008

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,633 (reported on 18.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,633
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 48.9%

Here:	49%
State:	56%

(% for various income ranges: 41.8% for AGIs below $10k, 48.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 50.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 56.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 57.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 18214, 18220, 18248, 18242, 18245, 17953.
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 3.1% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 448
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,458

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 62 (7 now married, 53 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,026 (310 now married, 719 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 17948 with a mortgage: 380 (8 second mortgage, 35 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 909

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $953
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $400

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:

• Zip code 17948 household income distribution in 2019

• 148Less than $10,000
• 138$10,000 to $14,999
• 183$15,000 to $19,999
• 139$20,000 to $24,999
• 164$25,000 to $29,999
• 98$30,000 to $34,999
• 88$35,000 to $39,999
• 142$40,000 to $44,999
• 35$45,000 to $49,999
• 173$50,000 to $59,999
• 166$60,000 to $74,999
• 177$75,000 to $99,999
• 142$100,000 to $124,999
• 21$125,000 to $149,999
• 39$150,000 to $199,999
• 19$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 17948

• 48Less than $10,000
• 90$10,000 to $14,999
• 134$15,000 to $19,999
• 135$20,000 to $24,999
• 165$25,000 to $29,999
• 130$30,000 to $34,999
• 28$35,000 to $39,999
• 53$40,000 to $49,999
• 85$50,000 to $59,999
• 75$60,000 to $69,999
• 32$70,000 to $79,999
• 60$80,000 to $89,999
• 2$90,000 to $99,999
• 9$100,000 to $124,999
• 14$125,000 to $149,999
• 27$150,000 to $174,999
• 1$175,000 to $199,999
• 14$200,000 to $249,999
• 21$250,000 to $299,999
• 2$300,000 to $399,999
• 15$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 17948

• 20Less than $100
• 28$150 to $199
• 15$200 to $249
• 57$250 to $299
• 6$300 to $349
• 6$350 to $399
• 17$400 to $449
• 31$450 to $499
• 87$500 to $549
• 21$550 to $599
• 106$600 to $649
• 61$650 to $699
• 9$700 to $749
• 3$750 to $799
• 44$800 to $899
• 99No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2019: $805.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2019: $359,875.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2019 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $33,128

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $33,836 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $23,209 - $63,090

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $71,103

Here:	$71,103
State:	$255,931

Townhouses or other attached units: $99,516

Here:	$99,516
State:	$201,403

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 431
• One, attached: 2,050
• Two: 97
• 3 or 4: 119
• 50 or more: 133
• Mobile homes: 16

Unemployment: 9.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 17948

• 80.7%1,397Drove a car alone
• 12.1%210Carpooled
• 0.2%3Bus or trolley bus
• 2.3%39Walked
• 2.0%34Other means
• 2.3%39Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 17948

• 59Less than 5 minutes
• 2225 to 9 minutes
• 17610 to 14 minutes
• 16915 to 19 minutes
• 45320 to 24 minutes
• 18025 to 29 minutes
• 15930 to 34 minutes
• 4135 to 39 minutes
• 10640 to 44 minutes
• 5645 to 59 minutes
• 3460 to 89 minutes
• 2390 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 73.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 4,728

• Male householders: 840 (326 living alone), Female householders: 1,093 (348 living alone)

• 550 spouses (525 opposite-sex spouses), 257 unmarried partners, (211 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,506 children (1,387 natural, 38 adopted, 80 stepchildren), 165 grandchildren, 26 brothers or sisters, 58 parents, 0 foster children, 107 other relatives, 131 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 5 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 414 2-persons, 217 3-persons, 178 4-persons, 221 5-persons, 78 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 674 1-person, 139 2-persons

308 married couples with children.
670 single-parent households (93 men, 577 women).

91.9% of residents of 17948 zip code speak English at home.
6.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% very well, 16% well, 12% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (82% very well, 18% well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BLASCHAK COAL MAHANOY (PO BOX 12 in MAHANOY CITY, PA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - AFS-23-1631705-1, AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE SURFACE MINING
  Organizations: BLASCHAK COAL CORPORATION (OWNER/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: BLASCHAK COAL CORP, BLASCHAK COAL CO/MAHANOY TWP

• BEAUTY FOUNTAINS CO (PARK PLACE RD in MAHANOY CITY, PA)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , BOLITSKY JOE (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 15.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 20.5%

Population in 1990: 5,209. Population change in the 1990s: +516 (+9.9%).

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

• This state: 3,927
• Northeast: 388
• Midwest: 39
• South: 99
• West: 12

76% of the 17948 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.

89% of the 17948 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 84% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 8% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 7% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 15 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 12

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

• Construction: Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
• Mining: Anthracite Mining (20-49: 1)
• Information: Cable and Other Program Distribution (20-49: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 3, 1-4: 2)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (10-19: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Homes for the Elderly (10-19: 1)
• Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (10-19: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (10-19: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 20. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 51 took place in 2016, and the least - 0 in 2004. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (71.2%), and Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (11.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 17948
• 24571.2%Structure Fires
• 3911.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 3610.5%Outside Fires
• 247.0%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 17948, Pennsylvania

Most common first names in zip code 17948 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	286	73.3 years
Mary	267	78.7 years
Joseph	249	72.8 years
Anna	176	78.5 years
William	141	73.0 years
Helen	120	78.6 years
Margaret	101	76.9 years
George	98	73.9 years
Edward	91	72.4 years
Michael	80	71.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 17948 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Jones	37	71.1 years
Williams	22	79.0 years
Thomas	21	75.8 years
Smith	20	75.5 years
Miller	20	76.4 years
Long	19	70.7 years
Brennan	18	76.0 years
Richards	17	71.5 years
Davidson	17	72.9 years
Burke	17	79.2 years

Businesses in zip code 17948

• GNC: 1
• Rite Aid: 1