17976 Zip Code (Shenandoah, PA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2013: 6,929
Zip code population in 2010: 6,937
Zip code population in 2000: 7,864

Houses and condos: 4,034
Renter-occupied apartments: 870
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in zip code 17976: 83.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 7.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 903 people per square mile

(low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2013:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2013: $871 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2013: $658 (2.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 17976:

• High school or higher: 79.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
• Unemployed: 17.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 17976:

• Never married: 33.0%
• Now married: 41.2%
• Separated: 2.8%
• Widowed: 12.4%
• Divorced: 10.5%

Urban population: 6,389
Rural population: 539

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 17976, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $32,614 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,614
State:	$61,346

Salary/wage: $29,824 (reported on 82.7% of returns)

Here:	$29,824
State:	$51,902

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 67.4% for AGIs below $25k, 81.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 62.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,237 (reported on 25.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,237
Pennsylvania:	$1,588

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,188 (reported on 15.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,188
State:	$5,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,105 (reported on 7.2% of returns)

Here:	+$2,105
State:	+$14,495

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,179 (reported on 6.9% of returns)

Here:	+$7,179
State:	+$16,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,288 (reported on 8.7% of returns)

17976:	$8,288
Pennsylvania:	$14,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $15,422 (22% of AGI, reported on 8.3% of returns)

Here:	$15,422
State:	$23,538

Here:	21.6% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $1,863 (reported on 6.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,863
State:	$4,025

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $4,564 (reported on 7.9% of returns)

17976:	$4,564
State:	$9,982

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,139 (reported on 26.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,139
State:	$2,106

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 45.1%

Here:	45%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 41.8% for AGIs below $25k, 47.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 50.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 17976, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,469 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$28,469
State:	$48,049

Salary/wage: $27,614 (reported on 83.3% of returns)

Here:	$27,614
State:	$42,646

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.4% for AGIs below $10k, 73.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 88.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,847 (reported on 38.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,847
Pennsylvania:	$1,657

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,619 (reported on 20.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,619
State:	$3,566

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$580 (reported on 12.0% of returns)

Here:	+$580
State:	+$9,716

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,284 (reported on 6.5% of returns)

Here:	+$6,284
State:	+$14,267

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,036 (reported on 1.9% of returns)

17976:	$2,036
Pennsylvania:	$2,903

Total itemized deductions: $13,691 (23% of AGI, reported on 9.9% of returns)

Here:	$13,691
State:	$18,804

Here:	23.1% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,021 (3% of AGI, reported on 8.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,021
State:	$3,337

Here:	3.2% of AGI
State:	3.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,393 (reported on 66.5% of returns)

17976:	$3,393
State:	$8,008

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,579 (reported on 20.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,579
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 48.5%

Here:	48%
State:	56%

(% for various income ranges: 44.0% for AGIs below $10k, 48.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 51.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 51.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 48.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 62.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 17934, 17931, 17967, 17949, 17946, 17935.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 680
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,147

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 40 (13 now married, 27 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,212 (629 now married, 583 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 17976 with a mortgage: 832 (11 second mortgage, 102 home equity loan, 26 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,125

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $842
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: S382

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

• Zip code 17976 household income distribution in 2013

• 
• 242Less than $10,000
• 388$10,000 to $14,999
• 358$15,000 to $19,999
• 205$20,000 to $24,999
• 209$25,000 to $29,999
• 177$30,000 to $34,999
• 129$35,000 to $39,999
• 207$40,000 to $44,999
• 96$45,000 to $49,999
• 185$50,000 to $59,999
• 224$60,000 to $74,999
• 233$75,000 to $99,999
• 129$100,000 to $124,999
• 30$150,000 to $199,999
• 15$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2013 in zip code 17976

• 
• 18Less than $10,000
• 132$10,000 to $14,999
• 176$15,000 to $19,999
• 206$20,000 to $24,999
• 213$25,000 to $29,999
• 215$30,000 to $34,999
• 103$35,000 to $39,999
• 280$40,000 to $49,999
• 101$50,000 to $59,999
• 111$60,000 to $69,999
• 53$70,000 to $79,999
• 58$80,000 to $89,999
• 19$90,000 to $99,999
• 42$100,000 to $124,999
• 49$125,000 to $149,999
• 101$150,000 to $174,999
• 23$175,000 to $199,999
• 24$200,000 to $249,999
• 10$500,000 to $749,999
• 23$1,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2013 in zip code 17976

• 
• 75Less than $100
• 14$100 to $149
• 21$150 to $199
• 135$200 to $249
• 110$300 to $349
• 93$350 to $399
• 127$400 to $449
• 48$450 to $499
• 131$500 to $549
• 35$550 to $599
• 9$600 to $649
• 10$650 to $699
• 18$700 to $749
• 13$800 to $899
• 31No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2013: $560.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $35,531
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $15,368

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $35,900 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $24,000 - $62,100

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: 854
• One, attached: 2,567
• Two: 145
• 3 or 4: 205
• 5 to 9: 81
• 10 to 19: 10
• 20 to 49: 61
• 50 or more: 85
• Mobile homes: 26

Unemployment: 17.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 17976

• 
• 69.7%1,653Drove a car alone
• 25.2%599Carpooled
• 0.9%21Bus or trolley bus
• 3.9%92Walked
• 0.3%8Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 17976

• 
• 77Less than 5 minutes
• 2695 to 9 minutes
• 29710 to 14 minutes
• 40515 to 19 minutes
• 32420 to 24 minutes
• 18325 to 29 minutes
• 42830 to 34 minutes
• 4135 to 39 minutes
• 4640 to 44 minutes
• 8945 to 59 minutes
• 16960 to 89 minutes
• 3790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 76.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 6,699

• In family households: 5,367 (861 male householders, 843 female householders)

  1,057 spouses, 1,968 children (1,802 natural, 48 adopted, 120 stepchildren), 106 grandchildren, 138 brothers or sisters, 76 parents, 35 other relatives, 272 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,332 (510 male householders (394 living alone)), 613 female householders (550 living alone)), 209 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 230 (220 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 817 2-persons, 380 3-persons, 304 4-persons, 103 5-persons, 53 6-persons, 47 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 944 1-person, 161 2-persons, 18 4-persons

743 married couples with children.
603 single-parent households (113 men, 490 women).

87.9% of residents of 17976 zip code speak English at home.
10.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (27% very well, 33% well, 25% not well, 15% not at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% very well, 9% well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BELLUSSIS CLNR / SHENANDOAH (21 W OAK ST in SHENANDOAH, PA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
  Organizations: BELLUCCI JOSEPH (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: BELLUCCI CLEANERS, BELLUCCI JOSEPH CLEANERS, JOSEPH BELLUCCI CLNR SVC

• ALEX CHEMICAL (119 NORTH UNION STREET in SHENANDOAH, PA)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.5%

Population in 1990: 11,159. Population change in the 1990s: -3,295 (-29.5%).

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

• This state: 5,172
• Northeast: 495
• Midwest: 209
• South: 234
• West: 72

68% of the 17976 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.

92% of the 17976 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 16% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 6% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 60
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 24 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 70

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• ATEECO INC (600 E CENTER ST in SHENANDOAH, PA; small business) : $696,804 in 7 contracts from 2004 to 2005

  Contracts for Food Items For Resale, Non-Food Items For Resale by Defense Commissary Agency
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $183,107; 2005: $513,697; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $186,711 with Defense Commissary Agency for Food Items For Resale. Signed on 2005-04-01. Completion date: 2005-07-31.
  $183,107, same as above. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-02-28.
  $145,367 with Defense Commissary Agency for Non-Food Items For Resale. Signed on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2005-12-31.
  $70,936 with Defense Commissary Agency for Food Items For Resale. Signed on 2005-01-01. Completion date: 2005-03-31.
  

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
• Mining: Anthracite Mining (50-99: 1)
• Utilities: Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation (50-99: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)

Most common first names in zip code 17976 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	370	72.7 years
Joseph	366	73.9 years
Mary	364	80.8 years
Anna	279	80.7 years
Helen	210	80.6 years
Edward	157	72.4 years
William	150	72.6 years
Anthony	132	74.0 years
Frank	126	73.8 years
Margaret	110	80.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 17976 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Jones	23	66.8 years
Brennan	22	80.6 years
Navitsky	22	72.5 years
Smith	21	74.6 years
Miller	19	78.5 years
Thomas	19	72.9 years
Ryan	16	75.6 years
Kelly	16	71.7 years
Reese	15	77.1 years
Burke	14	78.4 years

Businesses in zip code 17976
Name	Count		Name	Count
Advance Auto Parts	1		Kroger	1
Blockbuster	1		Rite Aid	1
Burger King	1		True Value	1
Chevrolet	1