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City: Scranton, PA
Lackawanna County, PA
Zip code population (2000): 1,165
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 1,109



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Zip code 18503 (Scranton, Pennsylvania) real estate house value trends

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Houses and condos: 546
Renter-occupied apartments: 461
% of renters here:  95%
State:  29%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 18503: 91.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 2184 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  3.4% ($1,250)
Pennsylvania:  2.3% ($1,552)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2007 in Scranton: $2,080 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2007 in Scranton: $1,706 (1.8%)

Profiles of local businesses:
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Weichert Realtors Hibble & Associates

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Males: 629  (54.0%)
Females: 536  (46.0%)

Zip code 18503 races chart


100% urban population.

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $74,239
18503:  $74,239
Pennsylvania:  $155,000


According to our research of public records there were 7 registered sex offenders living in 18503 zip code in early 2007.

Median resident age:  43.3 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  1.1 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 18503, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $22,869 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $22,869
State:  $48,049

Salary/wage: $19,646 (reported on 58.7% of returns)
Here:  $19,646
State:  $42,646
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 93.8% for AGIs below $10k, 54.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 48.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $3,623 (reported on 50.7% of returns)
This zip code:  $3,623
Pennsylvania:  $1,657
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.3% for AGIs below $10k, 6.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,900 (reported on 30.2% of returns)
Here:  $2,900
State:  $3,566
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$269 (reported on 22.5% of returns)
Here:  +$269
State:  +$9,716
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,571 (reported on 7.0% of returns)
Here:  +$8,571
State:  +$14,267

Total itemized deductions: $21,320 (2% of AGI, reported on 16.8% of returns)
Here:  $21,320
State:  $18,804

Charity contributions deductions: $1,375 (2.6% of AGI, reported on 10.7% of returns)
Here:  $1,375
Pennsylvania:  $3,337

Here:  2.6% of AGI
State:  3.3% of AGI

Total tax: $3,367 (reported on 59.4% of returns)
18503:  $3,367
State:  $8,008
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $452 (reported on 14.1% of returns)
Here:  $452
State:  $1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 54.0%
Here:  54%
State:  56%
(% for various income ranges: 49.1% for AGIs below $10k, 48.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 63.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 115.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $13,847
This zip code:  $13,847
Pennsylvania:  $48,576
Scranton, PA (18503) map

Nearest zip codes: 18505, 18510, 18504, 18509, 18508, 18512.
Scranton Zip Code Map


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  9.0%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  1.3%
Whole state:  5.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in zip code 18503 with a mortgage: 5 (0 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $932

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $544

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  63.2%
Whole state:  11.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  28.4%
Whole state:  5.1%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  4.4
State:  6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  2.6
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: 0
  • 1990 to 1994: 13
  • 1980 to 1989: 193
  • 1970 to 1979: 174
  • 1960 to 1969: 0
  • 1950 to 1959: 6
  • 1940 to 1949: 0
  • 1939 or earlier: 175



Zip code 18503 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Scranton, PA (18503):
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 10
  • 2 bedrooms: 10
  • 3 bedrooms: 0
  • 4 bedrooms: 6
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 53
  • 1 bedrooms: 368
  • 2 bedrooms: 40
  • 3 bedrooms: 0
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0



Vehicles available in 18503 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 10
  • 1 vehicle: 16
  • 2 vehicles: 0
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 315
  • 1 vehicle: 146
  • 2 vehicles: 0
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 18503 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 18503 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 18503:

  • $50,000 to $59,999: 3
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 7
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 4
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 4
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 3
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 1
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 3
 



18503 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 18503:

  • $100 to $149: 16
  • $150 to $199: 45
  • $200 to $249: 18
  • $250 to $299: 41
  • $300 to $349: 25
  • $350 to $399: 9
  • $400 to $449: 34
  • $450 to $499: 21
  • $500 to $549: 16
  • $550 to $599: 31
  • $600 to $649: 33
  • $650 to $699: 41
  • $700 to $749: 16
  • No cash rent: 9
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $0.


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

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $76,607
  • Asian householders: $90,535

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $74,239 (it was $53,300 in 2000)
18503:  $74,239
Pennsylvania:  $155,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $82,200 - $151,700

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $84,634
Here:  $84,634
State:  $224,371

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $33,796
Here:  $33,796
State:  $211,072


Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 11
  • Two: 7
  • 3 or 4: 33
  • 5 to 9: 6
  • 10 to 19: 7
  • 20 to 49: 52
  • 50 or more: 445
18503 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 41 (23%)
  • Carpooled: 60 (34%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 6 (3%)
  • Walked: 55 (31%)
  • Worked at home: 17 (9%)
 

18503 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 19
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 25
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 45
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 24
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 12
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 20
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 17
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 0
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 0
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 0
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 0
  • 90 or more minutes: 0
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 100.0%


Household type by relationship
Households: 528

  • In family households: 120 (38 male householders, 20 female householders)
    34 spouses, 20 children (20 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 408 (186 male householders (186 living alone)), 222 female householders (222 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 605 (86 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 49 2-persons, 9 3-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 408 1-person.

4 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (0 men, 4 women).

90.0% of residents of 18503 zip code speak English at home.
5.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (92% very well, 8% not well).
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (15% very well, 60% well, 13% not well, 13% not at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).

Foreign born population: 78 (6.7%)
(44.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  6.7%
Whole state:  4.1%

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



  • Russia (26%)
  • Ukraine (22%)
  • Other Western Africa (15%)
  • United Kingdom (10%)
  • Indonesia (9%)
  • Other Eastern Africa (9%)
  • Other Caribbean (9%)



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 36
  • 1990 to 1994: 6
  • 1985 to 1989: 0
  • 1980 to 1984: 0
  • 1975 to 1979: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 14
  • 1970 to 1974: 8
  • 1965 to 1969: 14

White population: 1,024
Black population: 101
American Indian population: 2
Asian population: 9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 2
Some other race population: 12
Two or more races population: 15

Zip code 18503 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 Irish: 115
 Italian: 110
 Other groups: 62
 Polish: 56
 German: 49
 English: 45
 Lithuanian: 29
 Subsaharan African:: 27
 United States or American: 24
 Russian: 24
 French (except Basque): 21
 African: 20
 Welsh: 14
 Czechoslovakian: 12
 Ukrainian: 11
 Austrian: 10
 Slavic: 8
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 7
 Ugandan: 7
 British West Indian: 7
 Dutch: 6
 Greek: 6
 Slovak: 6
 Swedish: 6
 Swiss: 5


Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 18503
  • Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel, 700 Lackawanna Ave, Scranton, PA 18503, Phone: (570) 342-8300, Fax: (570) 342-0380
  • Hilton Scranton & Conference Center, 100 Adams Ave, Scranton, PA 18503, Phone: (570) 343-3000, Fax: (570) 343-8415
  • Red Carpet Inn & Suites, 320 Franklin Ave, Scranton, PA 18503, Phone: (877) 872-7061, Fax: (570) 347-4667
All 3 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 18503
Zip code 18503 marital status for males
Zip code 18503 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (76%)
  • Utility gas (18%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
  • No fuel used (3%)


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

  • This state: 607
  • Northeast: 339
  • Midwest: 6
  • South: 39
  • West: 64

29% of the 18503 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Pennsylvania.

Population in 1990: 720. Population change in the 1990s: +445 (+61.8%).

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:




Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:  0.0%
Pennsylvania:  16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 52
Here:  37.7%
Pennsylvania:  13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 82
Here:  77.4%
Pennsylvania:  37.3%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (SCRANTON, PA):

  • RINALDI CONSTUCTION, INC (126 FRANKLIN AVENUE; small business): $97,800 in 10 contracts from 1999 to 2004
    Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Maintenance Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Recreation Facilities (Non-Building) by Army
    Signed by year: 2000: $5,400; 2001: $7,300; 2002: $35,850; 2003: $35,450; 2004: $-15,000; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.

    Biggest contracts:
    $28,800 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Signed on 1999-12-20. Completion date: 2000-03-15.
    $25,000 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Maintenance Buildings. Signed on 2002-11-25. Completion date: 2003-01-08.
    $20,450, same as above. Signed on 2003-05-06. Completion date: 2003-05-31.
    $12,000 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2003-05-13. Completion date: 2003-06-13.
  • LAVELLE MURRAY, INC (436 SPRUCE STREET, 3RD FLO; small business): $41,025 in 2 contracts from 2001 to 2003
    $38,025 with Army for Advertising Services. Signed on 2001-06-19. Completion date: 2001-10-31.
    $3,000 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Miscellaneous. Signed on 2003-12-09. Completion date: 2004-11-30.
  • CRYSTAL SODA WATER CO (425 FRANKLIN AVE; small business): $9,542 in 6 contracts from 2004 to 2006
    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: $1,813; 2005: $6,006; 2006: $1,723.

    Biggest contracts:
    $2,882 with Defense Commissary Agency for Food Items For Resale. Signed on 2005-04-01. Completion date: 2005-08-31.
    $1,813, same as above. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-02-28.
    $1,723 with Defense Commissary Agency for Non-Food Items For Resale. Signed on 2006-01-01. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
    $1,286, same as above. Signed on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2005-12-31.
  • YORK HOSPITALITY GROUP LLC (320 FRANKLINE AVE; small business)
    $4,800 with Army for Other Housekeeping Services. Signed on 2002-05-02. Completion date: 2003-02-28.
  • STEPHEN SOLFENELLI (243 LINDEN ST; small business): $1,175 in 2 contracts in 2005
    $925 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Other Medical Services. Signed on 2005-11-09. Completion date: 2005-11-09.
    $250, same as above. Signed on 2005-09-12. Effective on 2005-09-09. Completion date: 2005-09-30.


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

  • Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Offices of Lawyers (20-49 employees: 7 establishments, 10-19 employees: 13 establishments, 5-9 employees: 13 establishments, 1-4 employees: 56 establishments)
  • Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (100-249: 2, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 1)
  • Information: Wired Telecommunications Carriers (100-249: 2, 50-99: 1, 1-4: 3)
  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Telemarketing Bureaus (250-499: 1, 20-49: 1)
  • Information: Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services (250-499: 1, 20-49: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Residential Care Facilities (250-499: 1, 20-49: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Vocational Rehabilitation Services (250-499: 1, 10-19: 2)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (250-499: 1, 10-19: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (50-99: 3, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 9)

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
  • 363 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 80 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 72 people in halfway houses
  • 45 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 28 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 12 people in religious group quarters
  • 9 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 9 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Fatal accident statistics in 2005
  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 4 partial tracts)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED16$87,28516$90,0705$22,9181$121,09010$110,280
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED5$95,9504$112,3751$24,2200$02$87,570
APPLICATIONS DENIED8$78,60419$85,7994$67,1101$227,9407$103,229
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$107,6009$94,9201$35,4000$02$63,115
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$01$284,9200$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 1002.00 , 1014.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$101,080
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$98,750
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$48,910
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 1002.00 , 1014.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value




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