ZIP Code 17257

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 29,116
Median household income: $71,504
Median home value: $219,200

ZIP Code 17257 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, home to about 29,116 residents. At $71,504, its median household income sits below Cumberland County's $85,634.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 17257's population declined 1.4% from 29,524 to 29,116, while its median gross rent rose 21.5% from $871 to $1,058.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 88.7% of the population. 71.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 29,116
Median age: 34.0 yrs
Median household income: $71,504
Median home value: $219,200
Median gross rent: $1,058
Housing units: 11,528
Homeownership rate: 67.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

29,52429,116

Median household income

$55,228$71,504

Median home value

$173,700$219,200

Median gross rent

$871$1,058

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	29,524	$55,228	$173,700	$871
2020	29,164	$53,814	$174,000	$888
2021	28,509	$58,110	$177,000	$921
2022	28,635	$67,055	$203,600	$1,038
2023	29,116	$71,504	$219,200	$1,058

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 2417.7%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,603	5.5%
5 to 17	4,845	16.6%
18 to 24	5,141	17.7%
25 to 34	3,570	12.3%
35 to 44	3,220	11.1%
45 to 54	2,773	9.5%
55 to 64	3,086	10.6%
65 to 74	2,924	10.0%
75 and over	1,954	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	25,815	88.7%
Black or African American	1,076	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	523	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	6	0.0%
Two or more races	795	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	901	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.0%

High school graduate44.9%

Some college or associate's20.2%

Bachelor's degree12.3%

Graduate or professional degree10.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,105	12.0%
High school graduate	7,874	44.9%
Some college or associate's	3,542	20.2%
Bachelor's degree	2,157	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,849	10.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone71.0%

Carpooled10.9%

Public transit0.5%

Walked7.2%

Bicycle1.3%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,430	71.0%
Carpooled	1,447	10.9%
Public transit	72	0.5%
Walked	961	7.2%
Bicycle	170	1.3%
Worked from home	1,133	8.5%
Other means	77	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,191	34.5%
15 to 29 min	4,830	39.7%
30 to 44 min	1,424	11.7%
45 to 59 min	904	7.4%
60+ min	808	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 10.2% (2,747 of 26,925)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,838	64.1%
Nonfamily households	3,827	35.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,665	92.5%
Vacant	863	7.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,242	67.9%
Renter-occupied	3,423	32.1%

1-unit, detached58.9%

1-unit, attached7.7%

2 to 4 units8.7%

5 to 19 units7.9%

20 or more units5.9%

Mobile home & other10.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,792	58.9%
1-unit, attached	887	7.7%
2 to 4 units	1,004	8.7%
5 to 19 units	905	7.9%
20 or more units	684	5.9%
Mobile home & other	1,256	10.9%

ZIP Code 17257

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