Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,142
| This zip code: | $44,142 | | Pennsylvania: | $48,576 |
Nearest zip codes: 17929, 17933, 17979, 17922, 17901, 17951.
Housing units in zip code 17972 with a mortgage: 1,596 (148 second mortgage, 233 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,003
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,062
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $399
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 6.9% | | Whole state: | 11.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 1.7% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.1 | | State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 31
- 1995 to 1998: 177
- 1990 to 1994: 232
- 1980 to 1989: 517
- 1970 to 1979: 795
- 1960 to 1969: 370
- 1950 to 1959: 543
- 1940 to 1949: 306
- 1939 or earlier: 1,762
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Schuylkill Haven, PA (17972): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 99
- 2 bedrooms: 705
- 3 bedrooms: 1,962
- 4 bedrooms: 558
- 5 or more bedrooms: 121
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 69
- 1 bedrooms: 259
- 2 bedrooms: 403
- 3 bedrooms: 205
- 4 bedrooms: 60
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 17972 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 210
- 1 vehicle: 901
- 2 vehicles: 1,564
- 3 vehicles: 534
- 4 vehicles: 177
- 5 or more vehicles: 59
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 261
- 1 vehicle: 433
- 2 vehicles: 260
- 3 vehicles: 39
- 4 vehicles: 3
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 17972:
- Less than $10,000: 39
- $10,000 to $14,999: 20
- $15,000 to $19,999: 33
- $20,000 to $24,999: 38
- $25,000 to $29,999: 39
- $30,000 to $34,999: 42
- $35,000 to $39,999: 45
- $40,000 to $49,999: 105
- $50,000 to $59,999: 73
- $60,000 to $69,999: 137
- $70,000 to $79,999: 125
- $80,000 to $89,999: 153
- $90,000 to $99,999: 173
- $100,000 to $124,999: 515
- $125,000 to $149,999: 356
- $150,000 to $174,999: 298
- $175,000 to $199,999: 264
- $200,000 to $249,999: 268
- $250,000 to $299,999: 251
- $300,000 to $399,999: 158
- $400,000 to $499,999: 36
- $500,000 to $749,999: 34
- $750,000 to $999,999: 7
- $1,000,000 or more: 3
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 17972:
- Less than $100: 21
- $100 to $149: 17
- $150 to $199: 51
- $200 to $249: 64
- $250 to $299: 53
- $300 to $349: 85
- $350 to $399: 74
- $400 to $449: 90
- $450 to $499: 76
- $500 to $549: 66
- $550 to $599: 10
- $650 to $699: 8
- $700 to $749: 18
- No cash rent: 93
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $74,229.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $138,322
- Black or African American householders: $106,276
- Some other race householders: $183,939
- Two or more races householders: $119,847
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $129,820
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $128,241 (it was $79,000 in 2000)
| 17972: | $128,241 | | Pennsylvania: | $155,000 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $70,130 - $146,757
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $185,194| Here: | $185,194 | | State: | $224,371 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $105,912| Here: | $105,912 | | State: | $160,289 |
In 2-unit structures: $143,069| Here: | $143,069 | | State: | $153,822 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $83,336| Here: | $83,336 | | State: | $204,155 |
Mobile homes: $35,985| Here: | $35,985 | | State: | $35,442 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,759
- One, attached: 650
- Two: 243
- 3 or 4: 152
- 5 to 9: 159
- 10 to 19: 87
- 20 to 49: 6
- 50 or more: 114
- Mobile homes: 556
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 4,287 (81%)
- Carpooled: 555 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 29 (1%)
- Subway or elevated: 4 (0%)
- Walked: 213 (4%)
- Other means: 13 (0%)
- Worked at home: 186 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 223
- 5 to 9 minutes: 746
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1104
- 15 to 19 minutes: 906
- 20 to 24 minutes: 646
- 25 to 29 minutes: 176
- 30 to 34 minutes: 319
- 35 to 39 minutes: 108
- 40 to 44 minutes: 152
- 45 to 59 minutes: 304
- 60 to 89 minutes: 368
- 90 or more minutes: 49
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 76.8%
Household type by relationship
Households: 10,745
- In family households: 9,131 (2,409 male householders, 666 female householders)
2,512 spouses, 3,077 children (2,828 natural, 127 adopted, 122 stepchildren), 112 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 46 parents, 66 other relatives, 221 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,614 (644 male householders (512 living alone)), 759 female householders (694 living alone)), 211 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 202 (130 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,405 2-persons, 799 3-persons, 588 4-persons, 201 5-persons, 57 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,206 1-person, 190 2-persons, 1 3-persons, 6 4-persons.
1,868 married couples with children.
483 single-parent households (142 men, 341 women).
96.6% of residents of 17972 zip code speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% very well, 43% well, 12% not well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% very well, 15% well, 3% not well, 1% not at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (25% very well, 21% well, 54% not well).
Foreign born population: 153 (1.4%)
(58.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.4% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (46%)
- Italy (12%)
- Korea (10%)
- Canada (7%)
- United Kingdom (5%)
- Other Western Europe (5%)
- Philippines (5%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 7
- 1990 to 1994: 9
- 1985 to 1989: 39
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 22
- 1970 to 1974: 7
- 1970 to 1974: 7
- 1965 to 1969: 62
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White population: 10,787
Black population: 71
American Indian population: 9
Asian population: 64
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 3
Some other race population: 21
Two or more races population: 59

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 4040 |
|  Irish: 981 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 501 |
|  Italian: 465 |
|  United States or American: 433 |
|  Dutch: 356 |
|  Other groups: 330 |
|  Polish: 326 |
|  English: 229 |
|  Welsh: 184 |
|  Lithuanian: 168 |
|  Slovak: 132 |
|  Ukrainian: 117 |
|  Scottish: 88 |
|  Austrian: 55 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 49 |
|  Hungarian: 48 |
|  Swedish: 48 |
|  Russian: 47 |
|  European: 44 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 39 |
|  Arab:: 31 |
|  Czech: 30 |
|  Armenian: 27 |
|  Lebanese: 25 |
|  Swiss: 23 |
|  French (except Basque): 19 |
|  Greek: 16 |
|  French Canadian: 13 |
|  British: 12 |
|  Canadian: 12 |
|  Portuguese: 9 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 7 |
|  African: 7 |
|  Finnish: 6 |
|  Macedonian: 6 |
|  Arab/Arabic: 6 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 6 |
|  Jamaican: 6 |

Private primary/middle school not listed on the city page:- ST AMBROSE SCHOOL (Students: 204; Location: 302 RANDEL STREET, SHUYKL HAVEN, PA; Grades: KG - 8)
Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- BLUE MTN MACK DIST (RT 61 in SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, PA)
STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAD987350915, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, GRAZEL JOHN (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BLUE MOUNTAIN HS ( in SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, PA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-3891
Organizations: BLUE MOUNTAIN SD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- AMERICAN ARGO CORP (MARKET & MARGARETTA STS in SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, PA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: OUTERWEAR KNITTING MILLS.
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
- A ABLE ASSOCIATES (355 CENTER AVE in SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, PA)
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
- BECKER BROTHERS TOYOTA INCORPORATED (455 ROUTE 61 SOUTH in SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, PA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (NEW AND USED); GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS; AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS
- BLUE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL (PA RTE 443 in SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, PA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Alternative names: BLUE MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DIST, BLUE MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRIC
- BLUE MOUNTAIN MACK SERVICE (471 ROUTE 61S in SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, PA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS
- AMERICAN ARGO WILLOW LAKE PL (0.5 MI S OF 5TH ST & in SCHOOL HAVEN, PA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: COORDINATED PROPERTIES INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Median worth of mobile homes: $30,448
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (66%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Coal or coke (13%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 9689
- Northeast: 508
- Midwest: 203
- South: 306
- West: 60
69% of the 17972 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Pennsylvania.
Population in 1990: 6,199. Population change in the 1990s: +4,815 (+77.7%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 100
| Here: | 8.5% | | Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 38
| Here: | 7.2% | | Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 76
| Here: | 22.8% | | Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- YACKENCHICK, CHARLES A JR (1403 SWEET ARROW LAKE RD in SCHUYLKILL HAV, PA; small business): $49,792 in 2 contracts from 2004 to 2005
$75,000 with Navy for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Utilities. Taking place in DC. Signed on 2005-08-24. Completion date: 2005-11-25.
$-25,208 with Navy for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Sewage and Waste Facilities. Taking place in DC. Signed on 2004-11-24. Completion date: 2004-02-28.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 3 establishments, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (100-249: 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.)
People in group quarters
- 128 people in nursing homes
- 28 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 18 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 16 people in religious group quarters
- 14 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
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