Median household income (1999): $36,975
Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,060
| This zip code | $41,060 | | Pennsylvania: | $44,537 |
Nearest zip codes: 18625, 18615, 18630, 18419, 18844, 18636.
Housing units in zip code 18657 with a mortgage: 1,702 (163 second mortgage, 230 home equity loan, 24 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 895
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $944
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $312
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 9.7% | | Whole state: | 11.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 3.2% | | 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: | 4.3 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 148
- 1995 to 1998: 384
- 1990 to 1994: 442
- 1980 to 1989: 744
- 1970 to 1979: 1,286
- 1960 to 1969: 521
- 1950 to 1959: 351
- 1940 to 1949: 271
- 1939 or earlier: 1,455
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Tunkhannock, PA (18657):
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- no bedroom: 2
- 1 bedrooms: 97
- 2 bedrooms: 660
- 3 bedrooms: 2,209
- 4 bedrooms: 690
- 5 or more bedrooms: 169
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 10
- 1 bedrooms: 269
- 2 bedrooms: 433
- 3 bedrooms: 247
- 4 bedrooms: 53
- 5 or more bedrooms: 17
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Vehicles available in 18657 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 144
- 1 vehicle: 987
- 2 vehicles: 1,767
- 3 vehicles: 665
- 4 vehicles: 201
- 5 or more vehicles: 63
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 146
- 1 vehicle: 480
- 2 vehicles: 336
- 3 vehicles: 54
- 4 vehicles: 13
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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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 18657:
- $10,000 to $14,999: 16
- $15,000 to $19,999: 5
- $20,000 to $24,999: 5
- $25,000 to $29,999: 4
- $30,000 to $34,999: 22
- $35,000 to $39,999: 10
- $40,000 to $49,999: 77
- $50,000 to $59,999: 109
- $60,000 to $69,999: 157
- $70,000 to $79,999: 288
- $80,000 to $89,999: 365
- $90,000 to $99,999: 303
- $100,000 to $124,999: 419
- $125,000 to $149,999: 389
- $150,000 to $174,999: 182
- $175,000 to $199,999: 136
- $200,000 to $249,999: 63
- $250,000 to $299,999: 8
- $300,000 to $399,999: 18
- $400,000 to $499,999: 2
- $500,000 to $749,999: 14
- $750,000 to $999,999: 5
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 18657:
- Less than $100: 4
- $100 to $149: 28
- $150 to $199: 55
- $200 to $249: 43
- $250 to $299: 77
- $300 to $349: 113
- $350 to $399: 149
- $400 to $449: 183
- $450 to $499: 97
- $500 to $549: 72
- $550 to $599: 17
- $600 to $649: 9
- $650 to $699: 5
- $750 to $799: 3
- $1,000 to $1,249: 3
- No cash rent: 113
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $92,500
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $136,491
- Black or African American householders: $118,264
- Asian householders: $17,391
- Two or more races householders: $179,762
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $134,543
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 4,015
- One, attached: 89
- Two: 207
- 3 or 4: 168
- 5 to 9: 142
- 10 to 19: 39
- 20 to 49: 12
- 50 or more: 4
- Mobile homes: 903
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 23

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 4,547 (83%)
- Carpooled: 552 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 15 (0%)
- Taxi: 10 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 1 (0%)
- Bicycle: 1 (0%)
- Walked: 111 (2%)
- Other means: 18 (0%)
- Worked at home: 212 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 222
- 5 to 9 minutes: 691
- 10 to 14 minutes: 727
- 15 to 19 minutes: 932
- 20 to 24 minutes: 619
- 25 to 29 minutes: 303
- 30 to 34 minutes: 565
- 35 to 39 minutes: 151
- 40 to 44 minutes: 240
- 45 to 59 minutes: 434
- 60 to 89 minutes: 222
- 90 or more minutes: 149
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 61.6%
Household type by relationship
Households: 12,057
- In family households: 10,368 (2,823 male householders, 603 female householders)
2,899 spouses, 3,645 children (3,382 natural, 65 adopted, 198 stepchildren), 83 grandchildren, 55 brothers or sisters, 35 parents, 68 other relatives, 157 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,689 (653 male householders (543 living alone)), 793 female householders (703 living alone)), 243 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 368 (290 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,493 2-persons, 797 3-persons, 728 4-persons, 292 5-persons, 88 6-persons, 28 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,246 1-person, 177 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 6 5-persons.
2,272 married couples with children.
604 single-parent households (167 men, 437 women).
97.4% of residents of 18657 zip code speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% very well, 16% well, 6% not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% very well, 9% well, 21% not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (12% very well, 44% well, 44% not at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 175 (1.4%)
(65.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.4% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Japan (13%)
- Canada (11%)
- United Kingdom (11%)
- Poland (9%)
- Germany (9%)
- Cuba (7%)
- Italy (6%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 28
- 1990 to 1994: 14
- 1985 to 1989: 20
- 1980 to 1984: 7
- 1975 to 1979: 6
- 1970 to 1974: 15
- 1970 to 1974: 5
- 1965 to 1969: 80
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First ancestries reported:
- German: 2096
- Irish: 1144
- English: 1101
- Polish: 1084
- United States or American: 828
- Italian: 662
- Welsh: 370
- Other groups: 307
- Dutch: 219
- Lithuanian: 201
- Slovak: 187
- Pennsylvania German: 168
- French (except Basque): 114
- Russian: 106
- Scottish: 98
- Scotch-Irish: 95
- French Canadian: 79
- Hungarian: 73
- Swedish: 60
- Ukrainian: 43
- Czechoslovakian: 33
- Austrian: 19
- Canadian: 17
- British: 15
- Norwegian: 12
- European: 12
- Czech: 11
- Danish: 10
- Arab:: 9
- Swiss: 9
- Belgian: 7
- Syrian: 7
- Scandinavian: 6
- Australian: 5
- Slovene: 5
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 5
- Haitian: 5
- Slavic: 4
- Finnish: 2
- Croatian: 2
- Lebanese: 2
- Romanian: 1

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- 87 SALES & SERVICE (RD #3 in TUNKHANNOCK, PA)
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)
, ROARK, MEREDITH (CONTACT/OWNER)
- AMERICAN ASPHALT PAVING (RD2 in TUNKHANNOCK, PA)
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)
, EAST FALLS SAND AND GRAVEL (CONTACT/OWNER)
- AT & T (RT 10 in THOMAS HILL-ELVERSON, PA)
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)
, AT & T COMMUNICATIONS (CONTACT/OWNER)
- AT & T-BEAUMONT (LOWER ROAD in TUNKHANNOCK, PA)
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)
, AT & T OF PENNSYLVANIA (CONTACT/OWNER)
- ATLANTIC SERVICE STATION (BRIDGE & TIOGA ST in TUNKHANNOCK, PA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ATLANTIC REFINING & MARKETING (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BERNIE S AUTO REPAIR INC (RTE 92 SOUTH in OSTERHOUT, PA)
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)
, SCRANTA BERNARD C (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BROWNS VAN SVC (RT 29 N 2 MI S OF RT 6 in TUNKHANNOCK, PA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: BROWN ROBERT G (CONTACT/OWNER)
- AMER ASPHALT PAVING /EATON PLT (SAND BANK RD in TUNKHANNOCK, PA)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
Median worth of mobile homes: $29,500


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (59%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Wood (7%)
- Coal or coke (4%)
- Utility gas (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 9784
- Northeast: 1595
- Midwest: 260
- South: 461
- West: 122
65% of the 18657 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Pennsylvania.
Population in 1990: 9,921. Population change in the 1990s: +2,501 (+25.2%).
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): 58
| Here: | 3.9% | | Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 46
| Here: | 5.2% | | Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 73
| Here: | 31.3% | | Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- BARTRON SUPPLY INC (ROUTE 92 SOUTH in TUNKHANNOCK, PA; small business)
$14,995 with Army for ADP Systems Development Services. Signed on 2004-07-19. Completion date: 2004-08-19.
- LABS, MARK T (2 TIMBER LN in TUNKHANNOCK, PA; small business): $12,548 in 8 contracts from 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Aircraft Air Conditioning, Heating, and Pressurizing Equipment, Miscellaneous Power Transmission Equipment by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $6,180; 2005: $1,700; 2006: $4,668.
Biggest contracts:
$3,500 with Army for Aircraft Air Conditioning, Heating, and Pressurizing Equipment. Signed on 2004-04-09. Completion date: 2004-05-14.
$2,680 with Army for Miscellaneous Power Transmission Equipment. Signed on 2004-04-27. Completion date: 2004-05-18.
$1,275, same as above. Signed on 2006-04-10. Completion date: 2006-04-24.
$1,275, same as above. Signed on 2006-02-08. Completion date: 2006-02-28.
- MICHAEL S MARKOVITZ (11 SR 309 S STE 2 in TUNKHANNOCK, PA; small business)
$7,320 with Army for Electrical and Electronic Properties Measuring and Testing Instruments. Signed on 2005-03-22. Completion date: 2005-04-16.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 3, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 6)
- Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (100-249: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
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
- 150 people in nursing homes
- 92 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 53 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 40 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 20 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 7 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 4 people in homes for the physically handicapped
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