ZIP Code 17048

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 3,801
Median household income: $72,873
Median home value: $136,300

ZIP Code 17048 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, home to about 3,801 residents. At $72,873, its median household income sits in line with Dauphin County's $74,159.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 17048's population declined 9.9% from 4,220 to 3,801, while its median gross rent rose 13.6% from $712 to $809.

The median resident is 41.4 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,801
Median age: 41.4 yrs
Median household income: $72,873
Median home value: $136,300
Median gross rent: $809
Housing units: 1,771
Homeownership rate: 68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,2203,801

Median household income

$50,350$72,873

Median home value

$100,900$136,300

Median gross rent

$712$809

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,220	$50,350	$100,900	$712
2020	4,530	$54,494	$116,700	$805
2021	3,766	$65,991	$112,500	$783
2022	3,611	$72,311	$140,800	$800
2023	3,801	$72,873	$136,300	$809

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 4415.2%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	260	6.8%
5 to 17	700	18.4%
18 to 24	296	7.8%
25 to 34	344	9.1%
35 to 44	578	15.2%
45 to 54	425	11.2%
55 to 64	513	13.5%
65 to 74	410	10.8%
75 and over	275	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,348	88.1%
Black or African American	9	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.2%
Asian	65	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	6	0.2%
Two or more races	275	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	89	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.5%

High school graduate42.5%

Some college or associate's29.9%

Bachelor's degree9.4%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	368	14.5%
High school graduate	1,082	42.5%
Some college or associate's	761	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	240	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	94	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone58.8%

Carpooled20.7%

Public transit2.2%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle2.2%

Worked from home11.8%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	989	58.8%
Carpooled	348	20.7%
Public transit	37	2.2%
Walked	58	3.5%
Bicycle	37	2.2%
Worked from home	198	11.8%
Other means	14	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	401	27.0%
15 to 29 min	465	31.4%
30 to 44 min	187	12.6%
45 to 59 min	184	12.4%
60+ min	246	16.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 17.7% (669 of 3,787)

	Count	Share
Family households	931	59.0%
Nonfamily households	648	41.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,579	89.2%
Vacant	192	10.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,080	68.4%
Renter-occupied	499	31.6%

1-unit, detached66.6%

1-unit, attached14.8%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units1.9%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other7.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,180	66.6%
1-unit, attached	262	14.8%
2 to 4 units	119	6.7%
5 to 19 units	34	1.9%
20 or more units	52	2.9%
Mobile home & other	124	7.0%

ZIP Code 17048

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