17965 Zip Code (Port Carbon, PA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,924
Zip code population in 2010: 2,067
Zip code population in 2000: 2,271

Houses and condos: 980
Renter-occupied apartments: 178
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 17965: 83.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 2,695 people per square mile

(average).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,308 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,469 (1.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 17965:

• High school or higher: 90.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
• Unemployed: 5.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 17965:

• Never married: 24.3%
• Now married: 54.3%
• Separated: 3.0%
• Widowed: 7.6%
• Divorced: 10.8%

• 
• • 1,79493.4%White
  • 462.4%Black
  • 402.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 321.7%Two or more races
  • 80.4%Asian

Urban population: 1,857
Rural population: 66

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 17965, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $46,200 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$46,200
State:	$75,707

Salary/wage: $44,295 (reported on 80.0% of returns)

Here:	$44,295
State:	$62,806

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 922.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3396.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6076.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7935.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13658.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $462 (reported on 27.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$462
Pennsylvania:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.2% for AGIs below $25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 18.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,469 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,469
State:	$7,382

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.8% for AGIs below $25k, 27.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 38.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,456 (reported on 8.6% of returns)

Here:	+$1,456
State:	+$23,522

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.6% for AGIs below $25k, 15.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,888 (reported on 7.6% of returns)

Here:	+$10,888
State:	+$16,274

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 191.7% for AGIs below $25k, 274.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,189 (reported on 8.6% of returns)

17965:	$8,189
Pennsylvania:	$18,583

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 95.0% for AGIs below $25k, 69.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 232.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,887 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,887
State:	$2,100

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 59.6% for AGIs below $25k, 60.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.3%

Here:	94%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 92.1% for AGIs below $25k, 96.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 17965, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $37,446 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,446
State:	$61,346

Salary/wage: $36,143 (reported on 82.9% of returns)

Here:	$36,143
State:	$51,902

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.7% for AGIs below $25k, 79.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $556 (reported on 30.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$556
Pennsylvania:	$1,588

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,365 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,365
State:	$5,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$114 (reported on 6.7% of returns)

Here:	+$114
State:	+$14,495

Profit/loss from business: +$7,775 (reported on 7.6% of returns)

Here:	+$7,775
State:	+$16,268

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,291 (reported on 10.5% of returns)

17965:	$7,291
Pennsylvania:	$14,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $13,762 (22% of AGI, reported on 12.4% of returns)

Here:	$13,762
State:	$23,538

Here:	21.7% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions: $1,362 (reported on 7.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,362
State:	$4,025

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxes paid: $4,731 (reported on 12.4% of returns)

17965:	$4,731
State:	$9,982

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,045 (reported on 19.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,045
State:	$2,106

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 54.3%

Here:	54%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 51.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 17965, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,419 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$31,419
State:	$48,049

Salary/wage: $30,574 (reported on 84.7% of returns)

Here:	$30,574
State:	$42,646

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 95.4% for AGIs below $10k, 80.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 47.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,468 (reported on 41.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,468
Pennsylvania:	$1,657

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,088 (reported on 20.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,088
State:	$3,566

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$291 (reported on 11.0% of returns)

Here:	+$291
State:	+$9,716

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.8% for AGIs below $10k, -0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$1,955 (reported on 6.2% of returns)

Here:	+$1,955
State:	+$14,267

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 2.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, -1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $1,781 (reported on 3.0% of returns)

17965:	$1,781
Pennsylvania:	$2,903

Total itemized deductions: $12,812 (22% of AGI, reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	$12,812
State:	$18,804

Here:	21.9% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,418 (2% of AGI, reported on 10.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,418
State:	$3,337

Here:	2.3% of AGI
State:	3.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total tax: $3,707 (reported on 70.8% of returns)

17965:	$3,707
State:	$8,008

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,607 (reported on 15.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,607
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 55.6%

Here:	56%
State:	56%

(% for various income ranges: 53.5% for AGIs below $10k, 57.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 52.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 17970, 17959, 17930, 17953, 17974, 17929.
Port Carbon Zip Code Map

No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 152
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 735

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 28 (25 now married, 4 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 383 (189 now married, 193 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 17965 with a mortgage: 251 (20 second mortgage, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 40

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,091
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $523

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

• Zip code 17965 household income distribution in 2022

• 21Less than $10,000
• 32$10,000 to $14,999
• 34$15,000 to $19,999
• 57$20,000 to $24,999
• 30$25,000 to $29,999
• 59$30,000 to $34,999
• 64$35,000 to $39,999
• 45$40,000 to $44,999
• 53$45,000 to $49,999
• 113$50,000 to $59,999
• 78$60,000 to $74,999
• 119$75,000 to $99,999
• 85$100,000 to $124,999
• 43$125,000 to $149,999
• 34$150,000 to $199,999
• 7$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 17965

• 6Less than $10,000
• 6$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$15,000 to $19,999
• 5$20,000 to $24,999
• 24$30,000 to $34,999
• 7$35,000 to $39,999
• 20$40,000 to $49,999
• 54$50,000 to $59,999
• 70$60,000 to $69,999
• 26$70,000 to $79,999
• 64$80,000 to $89,999
• 49$90,000 to $99,999
• 64$100,000 to $124,999
• 63$125,000 to $149,999
• 25$150,000 to $174,999
• 51$175,000 to $199,999
• 63$200,000 to $249,999
• 2$250,000 to $299,999
• 11$300,000 to $399,999
• 11$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 17965

• 6$350 to $399
• 9$400 to $449
• 14$500 to $549
• 13$550 to $599
• 29$600 to $649
• 1$700 to $749
• 8$750 to $799
• 52$800 to $899
• 42No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $824.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $113,804.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $107,149

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $105,276 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $71,812 - $159,565

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $131,104

Here:	$131,104
State:	$317,202

Townhouses or other attached units: $112,481

Here:	$112,481
State:	$254,369

Mobile homes: $87,239

Here:	$87,239
State:	$92,414

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 616
• One, attached: 208
• Two: 23
• 3 or 4: 54
• 5 to 9: 55
• 10 to 19: 10
• Mobile homes: 7

Unemployment: 5.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 17965

• 84.6%712Drove a car alone
• 5.1%43Carpooled
• 0.6%5Bus or trolley bus
• 1.2%10Walked
• 6.3%53Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 17965

• 59Less than 5 minutes
• 1325 to 9 minutes
• 20510 to 14 minutes
• 10015 to 19 minutes
• 7920 to 24 minutes
• 1125 to 29 minutes
• 5630 to 34 minutes
• 135 to 39 minutes
• 340 to 44 minutes
• 8145 to 59 minutes
• 1860 to 89 minutes
• 1690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 87.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,924

• Male householders: 465 (148 living alone), Female householders: 420 (134 living alone)

• 409 spouses (409 opposite-sex spouses), 80 unmarried partners, (80 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 453 children (419 natural, 15 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 55 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 17 parents, 0 foster children, 20 other relatives, 13 non-relatives

Size of family households: 273 2-persons, 135 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 45 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 282 1-person, 96 2-persons

242 married couples with children.
56 single-parent households (15 men, 41 women).

97.0% of residents of 17965 zip code speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% very well, 24% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (12% well, 12% not well, 75% not at all).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ALLIANCEWALL (POTTSVILLE & COMMERCE ST in PORT CARBON, PA)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAD081621096, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: HARDWOOD VENEER AND PLYWOOD; PREFABRICATED METAL BUILDINGS AND COMPONENTS
  Alternative names: ALLIANCE WALL CORP., ALLIANCE WALL CORP.

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.0%

Population in 1990: 2,260. Population change in the 1990s: +11 (+0.5%).

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

• This state: 1,716
• Northeast: 61
• Midwest: 7
• South: 77
• West: 10

73% of the 17965 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 86% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.

93% of the 17965 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 83% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 16% moved from different county within same state.

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): 4 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 12

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

• Mining: Anthracite Mining (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (10-19: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Engineering Services (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 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 7. The highest number of fires - 34 took place in 2018, and the least - 0 in 2004. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (58.9%), and Other (20.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 17965
• 6358.9%Structure Fires
• 2220.6%Other
• 1211.2%Outside Fires
• 109.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 17965, Pennsylvania

Most common first names in zip code 17965 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	55	71.6 years
Mary	55	78.0 years
William	39	68.7 years
Anna	39	79.2 years
Joseph	33	70.8 years
Charles	19	71.6 years
Michael	19	73.9 years
Margaret	18	79.3 years
James	18	70.9 years
Helen	18	76.9 years

Most common last names in zip code 17965 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Evans	12	76.6 years
Steranko	10	73.7 years
Frantz	9	73.2 years
Nocket	9	74.1 years
Thomas	8	66.2 years
Mcneely	7	71.0 years
Brown	7	62.3 years
Shappell	6	68.7 years
Miller	6	76.8 years
Bensinger	6	83.4 years

Businesses in zip code 17965

• Kroger: 1