17948 Zip Code (Mahanoy City, PA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2015: 5,015
Zip code population in 2010: 5,029
Zip code population in 2000: 5,725

Houses and condos: 2,914
Renter-occupied apartments: 584
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in zip code 17948: 83.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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

Population density: 196 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2015:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $1,099 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $738 (2.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 17948:

• High school or higher: 84.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
• Unemployed: 17.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 17948:

• Never married: 37.4%
• Now married: 34.7%
• Separated: 1.9%
• Widowed: 13.8%
• Divorced: 12.3%

Urban population: 4,096
Rural population: 918

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: 0.8% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 503
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,582

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 63 (13 now married, 50 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 941 (346 now married, 595 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 17948 with a mortgage: 427 (33 second mortgage, 53 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,074

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $941
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $431

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2015:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2015:

• Zip code 17948 household income distribution in 2015

• 
• 208Less than $10,000
• 249$10,000 to $14,999
• 235$15,000 to $19,999
• 185$20,000 to $24,999
• 153$25,000 to $29,999
• 103$30,000 to $34,999
• 139$35,000 to $39,999
• 78$40,000 to $44,999
• 73$45,000 to $49,999
• 169$50,000 to $59,999
• 200$60,000 to $74,999
• 156$75,000 to $99,999
• 100$100,000 to $124,999
• 30$125,000 to $149,999
• 7$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2015 in zip code 17948

• 
• 21Less than $10,000
• 155$10,000 to $14,999
• 115$15,000 to $19,999
• 143$20,000 to $24,999
• 266$25,000 to $29,999
• 122$30,000 to $34,999
• 79$35,000 to $39,999
• 122$40,000 to $49,999
• 100$50,000 to $59,999
• 108$60,000 to $69,999
• 51$70,000 to $79,999
• 41$80,000 to $89,999
• 24$90,000 to $99,999
• 92$100,000 to $124,999
• 7$125,000 to $149,999
• 18$150,000 to $174,999
• 4$175,000 to $199,999
• 8$200,000 to $249,999
• 20$250,000 to $299,999
• 5$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2015 in zip code 17948

• 
• 43$100 to $149
• 65$150 to $199
• 60$200 to $249
• 17$250 to $299
• 15$300 to $349
• 33$350 to $399
• 79$400 to $449
• 25$450 to $499
• 39$500 to $549
• 48$550 to $599
• 48$600 to $649
• 41$650 to $699
• 13$700 to $749
• 17$1,000 to $1,249
• 41No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2015: $611.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2015 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $31,428

Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $32,100 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $22,900 - $60,300

Mean price in 2015:

Detached houses: $154,681

Here:	$154,681
State:	$233,967

Townhouses or other attached units: $58,432

Here:	$58,432
State:	$171,258

In 2-unit structures: $81,065

Here:	$81,065
State:	$159,964

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $72,823

Here:	$72,823
State:	$187,323

Mobile homes: $67,823

Here:	$67,823
State:	$59,475

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 547
• One, attached: 2,013
• Two: 78
• 3 or 4: 65
• 5 to 9: 16
• 10 to 19: 17
• 20 to 49: 8
• 50 or more: 153
• Mobile homes: 17

Unemployment: 17.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 17948

• 
• 76.9%1,305Drove a car alone
• 16.4%279Carpooled
• 2.4%41Walked
• 1.6%28Other means
• 2.7%45Worked at home

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

• 
• 69Less than 5 minutes
• 1665 to 9 minutes
• 19410 to 14 minutes
• 36515 to 19 minutes
• 28520 to 24 minutes
• 10125 to 29 minutes
• 18630 to 34 minutes
• 2235 to 39 minutes
• 2240 to 44 minutes
• 12345 to 59 minutes
• 7160 to 89 minutes
• 4990 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 67.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 5,010

• In family households: 4,055 (668 male householders, 578 female householders)

  631 spouses, 1,313 children (1,246 natural, 8 adopted, 60 stepchildren), 364 grandchildren, 115 brothers or sisters, 84 parents, 170 other relatives, 122 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 955 (301 male householders (254 living alone)), 538 female householders (490 living alone)), 116 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 5 (25 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 561 2-persons, 273 3-persons, 198 4-persons, 91 5-persons, 108 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 744 1-person, 80 2-persons, 15 3-persons

423 married couples with children.
395 single-parent households (215 men, 180 women).

91.3% of residents of 17948 zip code speak English at home.
7.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% very well, 28% well, 3% not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% very well, 26% 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: 11.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 11.9%

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

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

• This state: 4,006
• Northeast: 563
• Midwest: 50
• South: 119
• West: 13

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.

90% of the 17948 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 54
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 11

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