Median household income (1999): $44,041
Estimated median household income in 2005: $52,280
| This zip code | $52,280 | | Pennsylvania: | $44,537 |
Nearest zip codes: 18081, 18015, 18020, 18018, 18017, 18034.
Housing units in zip code 18055 with a mortgage: 1,910 (174 second mortgage, 235 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,191
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,089
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $350
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 4.5% | | Whole state: | 11.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 2.2% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.3 | | 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: 120
- 1995 to 1998: 186
- 1990 to 1994: 437
- 1980 to 1989: 379
- 1970 to 1979: 368
- 1960 to 1969: 364
- 1950 to 1959: 759
- 1940 to 1949: 654
- 1939 or earlier: 1,237
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Hellertown, PA (18055):
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 33
- 2 bedrooms: 712
- 3 bedrooms: 1,844
- 4 bedrooms: 690
- 5 or more bedrooms: 128
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 20
- 1 bedrooms: 279
- 2 bedrooms: 337
- 3 bedrooms: 224
- 4 bedrooms: 32
- 5 or more bedrooms: 5
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Vehicles available in 18055 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 114
- 1 vehicle: 1,027
- 2 vehicles: 1,414
- 3 vehicles: 677
- 4 vehicles: 128
- 5 or more vehicles: 47
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 109
- 1 vehicle: 431
- 2 vehicles: 265
- 3 vehicles: 55
- 4 vehicles: 29
- 5 or more vehicles: 8
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 18055:
- Less than $10,000: 6
- $25,000 to $29,999: 6
- $35,000 to $39,999: 12
- $40,000 to $49,999: 6
- $50,000 to $59,999: 52
- $60,000 to $69,999: 46
- $70,000 to $79,999: 100
- $80,000 to $89,999: 307
- $90,000 to $99,999: 300
- $100,000 to $124,999: 867
- $125,000 to $149,999: 511
- $150,000 to $174,999: 288
- $175,000 to $199,999: 161
- $200,000 to $249,999: 198
- $250,000 to $299,999: 142
- $300,000 to $399,999: 74
- $400,000 to $499,999: 19
- $500,000 to $749,999: 6
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 18055:
- Less than $100: 18
- $100 to $149: 10
- $200 to $249: 29
- $250 to $299: 16
- $300 to $349: 43
- $350 to $399: 120
- $400 to $449: 126
- $450 to $499: 69
- $500 to $549: 111
- $550 to $599: 63
- $600 to $649: 69
- $650 to $699: 29
- $700 to $749: 37
- $750 to $799: 19
- $800 to $899: 18
- $900 to $999: 30
- $1,000 to $1,249: 11
- No cash rent: 72
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $97,000
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $183,741
- Black or African American householders: $217,010
- Asian householders: $343,371
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,947
- One, attached: 797
- Two: 223
- 3 or 4: 199
- 5 to 9: 151
- 10 to 19: 82
- 20 to 49: 35
- 50 or more: 44
- Mobile homes: 26

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 4,397 (86%)
- Carpooled: 433 (8%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 26 (1%)
- Railroad: 5 (0%)
- Bicycle: 16 (0%)
- Walked: 131 (3%)
- Other means: 19 (0%)
- Worked at home: 80 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 193
- 5 to 9 minutes: 447
- 10 to 14 minutes: 475
- 15 to 19 minutes: 782
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1166
- 25 to 29 minutes: 532
- 30 to 34 minutes: 436
- 35 to 39 minutes: 154
- 40 to 44 minutes: 102
- 45 to 59 minutes: 241
- 60 to 89 minutes: 309
- 90 or more minutes: 190
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 44.2%
Household type by relationship
Households: 10,248
- In family households: 8,540 (2,304 male householders, 601 female householders)
2,400 spouses, 2,816 children (2,640 natural, 53 adopted, 123 stepchildren), 116 grandchildren, 55 brothers or sisters, 59 parents, 68 other relatives, 121 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,708 (594 male householders (450 living alone)), 819 female householders (718 living alone)), 295 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 52 (46 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,433 2-persons, 672 3-persons, 513 4-persons, 212 5-persons, 59 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,168 1-person, 213 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 9 4-persons.
1,650 married couples with children.
352 single-parent households (81 men, 271 women).
95.2% of residents of 18055 zip code speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% very well, 26% well, 6% not well).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% very well, 16% well, 9% not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% very well, 35% well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (43% very well, 35% well, 22% not well).
Foreign born population: 226 (2.2%)
(63.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 2.2% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Portugal (9%)
- Hungary (9%)
- Germany (8%)
- United Kingdom (8%)
- Italy (8%)
- Turkey (6%)
- Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (5%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 30
- 1990 to 1994: 13
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 21
- 1975 to 1979: 21
- 1970 to 1974: 17
- 1970 to 1974: 16
- 1965 to 1969: 108
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First ancestries reported:
- German: 2585
- Italian: 759
- Irish: 703
- Pennsylvania German: 619
- Polish: 483
- Hungarian: 467
- United States or American: 448
- English: 427
- Slovak: 426
- Other groups: 328
- Dutch: 327
- Ukrainian: 186
- Austrian: 94
- Welsh: 86
- Czechoslovakian: 81
- French (except Basque): 75
- Slavic: 58
- Portuguese: 53
- Scottish: 45
- Greek: 45
- Norwegian: 41
- European: 37
- Slovene: 33
- Scotch-Irish: 29
- Croatian: 25
- Russian: 23
- Lithuanian: 23
- Czech: 22
- Celtic: 21
- Finnish: 21
- Turkish: 20
- French Canadian: 19
- Yugoslavian: 17
- Serbian: 16
- Swiss: 15
- Swedish: 13
- British: 12
- Belgian: 10
- Arab:: 7
- Egyptian: 7
- Romanian: 5
- Scandinavian: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $55,700


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (40%)
- Utility gas (35%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood (2%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 8489
- Northeast: 936
- Midwest: 217
- South: 220
- West: 98
65% of the 18055 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Pennsylvania.
Population in 1990: 11,759. Population change in the 1990s: -1,461 (-12.4%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 88
| Here: | 8.5% | | Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 30
| Here: | 5.6% | | Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 64
| Here: | 23.7% | | Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Residential Care Facilities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 3, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 4)
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Golf Courses and Country Clubs (50-99: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (10-19: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 5)
- Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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People in group quarters
- 48 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 48 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 7 people in religious group quarters
- 5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
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