17948 Zip Code (Mahanoy City, PA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2013: 4,917
Zip code population in 2010: 5,029
Zip code population in 2000: 5,725

Houses and condos: 2,794
Renter-occupied apartments: 603
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in zip code 17948: 84.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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

Population density: 192 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2013:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2013: $774 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2013: $686 (2.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 17948:

• High school or higher: 83.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
• Unemployed: 16.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 17948:

• Never married: 33.8%
• Now married: 38.1%
• Separated: 3.9%
• Widowed: 12.1%
• Divorced: 12.1%

Urban population: 4,016
Rural population: 900

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: 1.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 467
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,632

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 74 (22 now married, 52 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 899 (369 now married, 530 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 17948 with a mortgage: 541 (13 second mortgage, 108 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 955

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $904
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: S402

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2013:

• Zip code 17948 household income distribution in 2013

• 
• 245Less than $10,000
• 216$10,000 to $14,999
• 203$15,000 to $19,999
• 194$20,000 to $24,999
• 242$25,000 to $29,999
• 186$30,000 to $34,999
• 51$35,000 to $39,999
• 66$40,000 to $44,999
• 70$45,000 to $49,999
• 143$50,000 to $59,999
• 270$60,000 to $74,999
• 109$75,000 to $99,999
• 66$100,000 to $124,999
• 38$125,000 to $149,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2013 in zip code 17948

• 
• 33Less than $10,000
• 202$10,000 to $14,999
• 79$15,000 to $19,999
• 160$20,000 to $24,999
• 219$25,000 to $29,999
• 91$30,000 to $34,999
• 80$35,000 to $39,999
• 187$40,000 to $49,999
• 100$50,000 to $59,999
• 85$60,000 to $69,999
• 81$70,000 to $79,999
• 48$80,000 to $89,999
• 34$90,000 to $99,999
• 56$100,000 to $124,999
• 6$125,000 to $149,999
• 2$175,000 to $199,999
• 15$200,000 to $249,999
• 11$250,000 to $299,999
• 7$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2013 in zip code 17948

• 
• 18$100 to $149
• 43$150 to $199
• 29$200 to $249
• 37$250 to $299
• 28$350 to $399
• 61$400 to $449
• 96$450 to $499
• 70$500 to $549
• 67$550 to $599
• 47$600 to $649
• 35$650 to $699
• 15$700 to $749
• 15$800 to $899
• 16$1,000 to $1,249
• 26No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2013: $638.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2013: $112,503.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2013 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $32,310

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $33,000 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $21,900 - $57,100

Mean price in 2013:

Detached houses: $164,219

Here:	$164,219
State:	$221,511

Townhouses or other attached units: $54,030

Here:	$54,030
State:	$157,348

In 2-unit structures: $50,475

Here:	$50,475
State:	$141,335

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $98,350

Here:	$98,350
State:	$186,490

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $40,441

Here:	$40,441
State:	$212,799

Mobile homes: $49,268

Here:	$49,268
State:	$45,445

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 538
• One, attached: 1,898
• Two: 51
• 3 or 4: 10
• 5 to 9: 65
• 10 to 19: 9
• 20 to 49: 8
• 50 or more: 157
• Mobile homes: 58

Unemployment: 16.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 17948

• 
• 84.3%1,315Drove a car alone
• 10.5%163Carpooled
• 0.3%5Motorcycle
• 1.2%19Walked
• 1.6%25Other means
• 2.1%32Worked at home

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

• 
• 42Less than 5 minutes
• 1095 to 9 minutes
• 21910 to 14 minutes
• 25615 to 19 minutes
• 23120 to 24 minutes
• 19325 to 29 minutes
• 19130 to 34 minutes
• 1435 to 39 minutes
• 740 to 44 minutes
• 8245 to 59 minutes
• 15360 to 89 minutes
• 3090 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 65.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 4,902

• In family households: 3,926 (732 male householders, 528 female householders)

  677 spouses, 1,435 children (1,362 natural, 9 adopted, 66 stepchildren), 217 grandchildren, 110 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 67 other relatives, 134 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 976 (353 male householders (298 living alone)), 486 female householders (421 living alone)), 137 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 15 (25 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 586 2-persons, 333 3-persons, 211 4-persons, 47 5-persons, 27 6-persons, 56 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 719 1-person, 109 2-persons, 11 3-persons

436 married couples with children.
536 single-parent households (291 men, 245 women).

95.5% of residents of 17948 zip code speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% very well, 50% well, 9% not well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% very well, 26% well, 15% not 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: 8.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 13.1%

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

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

• This state: 4,178
• Northeast: 517
• Midwest: 36
• South: 74
• 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.

92% of the 17948 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 100
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 61

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)

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