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Schuylkill County, PA
Zip code population (2000): 3,524
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 3,567

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Houses and condos: 1,783
Renter-occupied apartments: 384
% of renters here:  24%
State:  29%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 17970: 81.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 1.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 2848 people per square mile 
 
  (average).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  1.6% ($532)
Pennsylvania:  2.3% ($1,552)

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Males: 1,660  (47.1%)
Females: 1,864  (52.9%)

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Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $77,664
17970:  $77,664
Pennsylvania:  $155,000


According to our research of public records there was one registered sex offender living in 17970 zip code in early 2007.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is a lot smaller than the state average.

Median resident age:  43.9 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  2.2 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 17970, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $27,379 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $27,379
State:  $48,049

Salary/wage: $26,727 (reported on 82.2% of returns)
Here:  $26,727
State:  $42,646
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.6% for AGIs below $10k, 74.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,054 (reported on 40.3% of returns)
This zip code:  $1,054
Pennsylvania:  $1,657
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.3% for AGIs below $10k, 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $989 (reported on 22.9% of returns)
Here:  $989
State:  $3,566
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,428 (reported on 11.7% of returns)
Here:  +$1,428
State:  +$9,716
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,426 (reported on 7.2% of returns)
Here:  +$6,426
State:  +$14,267
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $1,921 (reported on 2.4% of returns)
17970:  $1,921
Pennsylvania:  $2,903

Total itemized deductions: $11,523 (2% of AGI, reported on 8.3% of returns)
Here:  $11,523
State:  $18,804
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,591 (2.8% of AGI, reported on 7.2% of returns)
Here:  $1,591
Pennsylvania:  $3,337

Here:  2.8% of AGI
State:  3.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total tax: $2,968 (reported on 69.6% of returns)
17970:  $2,968
State:  $8,008
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,613 (reported on 17.0% of returns)
Here:  $1,613
State:  $1,643
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 60.2%
Here:  60%
State:  56%
(% for various income ranges: 57.1% for AGIs below $10k, 60.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 61.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.0% for AGIs over 100k)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,752
This zip code:  $33,752
Pennsylvania:  $48,576
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Nearest zip codes: 17965, 17901, 17974, 17930, 17959, 17951.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  59.0%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  4.8%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Housing units in zip code 17970 with a mortgage: 401 (58 second mortgage, 30 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 743


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $813

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $333

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  11.9%
Whole state:  11.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  4.3%
Whole state:  5.1%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.2
State:  6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.5
State:  4.2


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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 2
  • 1990 to 1994: 6
  • 1980 to 1989: 43
  • 1970 to 1979: 125
  • 1960 to 1969: 47
  • 1950 to 1959: 89
  • 1940 to 1949: 179
  • 1939 or earlier: 1,303



Zip code 17970 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in 17970:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 16
  • 2 bedrooms: 221
  • 3 bedrooms: 840
  • 4 bedrooms: 136
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 17


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 27
  • 1 bedrooms: 84
  • 2 bedrooms: 138
  • 3 bedrooms: 126
  • 4 bedrooms: 9
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0



Vehicles available in 17970 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 209
  • 1 vehicle: 432
  • 2 vehicles: 447
  • 3 vehicles: 84
  • 4 vehicles: 35
  • 5 or more vehicles: 23


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 119
  • 1 vehicle: 200
  • 2 vehicles: 57
  • 3 vehicles: 4
  • 4 vehicles: 2
  • 5 or more vehicles: 2



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 17970 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 17970 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 17970:

  • $15,000 to $19,999: 3
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 5
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 14
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 14
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 14
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 97
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 193
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 175
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 139
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 131
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 114
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 138
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 104
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 37
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 28
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 38
 



17970 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 17970:

  • Less than $100: 14
  • $100 to $149: 8
  • $150 to $199: 10
  • $200 to $249: 36
  • $250 to $299: 40
  • $300 to $349: 48
  • $350 to $399: 16
  • $400 to $449: 22
  • $450 to $499: 7
  • No cash rent: 75
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $43,001.


Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $75,210

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $79,116 (it was $47,500 in 2000)
17970:  $79,116
Pennsylvania:  $155,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $0 - $0

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $99,033
Here:  $99,033
State:  $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $86,981
Here:  $86,981
State:  $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $143,437
Here:  $143,437
State:  $153,822

Mobile homes: $37,500
Here:  $37,500
State:  $35,442


Owners and renters by unit type in %


Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 868
  • One, attached: 678
  • Two: 110
  • 3 or 4: 87
  • 5 to 9: 31
  • 20 to 49: 13
  • Mobile homes: 7
17970 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 1,068 (73%)
  • Carpooled: 234 (16%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%)
  • Walked: 111 (8%)
  • Other means: 6 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 31 (2%)
 

17970 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 51
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 246
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 340
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 253
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 184
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 29
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 118
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 14
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 19
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 59
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 96
  • 90 or more minutes: 22
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 86.8%


Household type by relationship
Households: 3,548

  • In family households: 2,846 (738 male householders, 248 female householders)
    678 spouses, 839 children (741 natural, 24 adopted, 74 stepchildren), 94 grandchildren, 41 brothers or sisters, 48 parents, 98 other relatives, 62 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 702 (216 male householders (189 living alone)), 438 female householders (416 living alone)), 48 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 7 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 502 2-persons, 220 3-persons, 193 4-persons, 46 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 605 1-person, 49 2-persons.

388 married couples with children.
196 single-parent households (57 men, 139 women).

93.7% of residents of 17970 zip code speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (13% well, 87% not well).
5.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% very well, 15% well, 7% not well).

Foreign born population: 53 (1.5%)
(41.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  1.5%
Whole state:  4.1%

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Poland (40%)
  • Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (23%)
  • Ireland (11%)
  • Russia (9%)
  • Other South Central Asia (9%)
  • Italy (8%)



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 10
  • 1990 to 1994: 14
  • 1985 to 1989: 0
  • 1980 to 1984: 0
  • 1975 to 1979: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 29

White population: 3,479
Black population: 23
American Indian population: 3
Asian population: 4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 7
Two or more races population: 8

Zip code 17970 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 Irish: 442
 German: 353
 Polish: 331
 Ukrainian: 304
 Slovak: 228
 English: 164
 Lithuanian: 160
 Dutch: 117
 Italian: 115
 Welsh: 111
 United States or American: 84
 Eastern European: 77
 Russian: 63
 Other groups: 55
 Slavic: 25
 Austrian: 24
 Pennsylvania German: 21
 Czechoslovakian: 18
 Hungarian: 15
 Scottish: 15
 Carpatho Rusyn: 14
 Czech: 14
 Greek: 9
 British: 8
 French (except Basque): 7



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Public primary/middle school in zip code 17970 not listed on the city page:
  • SAINT CLAIR AREA EL/MS (Students: 557; Grades: KG - 08)

Median worth of mobile homes: $47,182

Zip code 17970 marital status for males
Zip code 17970 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (75%)
  • Coal or coke (19%)
  • Electricity (5%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


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

  • This state: 3351
  • Northeast: 39
  • Midwest: 27
  • South: 46
  • West: 39

72% of the 17970 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Pennsylvania.

Population in 1990: 4,091. Population change in the 1990s: -567 (-13.9%).

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:




Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 26
Here:  8.9%
Pennsylvania:  16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 20
Here:  13.8%
Pennsylvania:  13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 27
Here:  33.8%
Pennsylvania:  37.3%


Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School


Class of Workers


Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

  • HEIM CONSTRUCTION CO , INC (82 TUNNEL ROAD in SAINT CLAIR, PA): $77,630 in 2 contracts in 2001
    $42,120 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2001-09-28. Completion date: 2002-05-31.
    $35,510, same as above. Signed on 2001-09-29. Completion date: 2002-05-31.


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

  • Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Mining: Anthracite Mining (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
  • Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (20-49: 1)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)




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