ZIP Code 17847

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 11,461
Median household income: $56,582
Median home value: $185,400

ZIP Code 17847 (Northumberland County, Pennsylvania) is home to about 11,461 residents. At $56,582, its median household income sits in line with Northumberland County's $57,948.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 17847's population held roughly steady from 11,572 to 11,461, while its median gross rent rose 22.1% from $684 to $835.

The median resident is 42.8 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 15.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,461
Median age: 42.8 yrs
Median household income: $56,582
Median home value: $185,400
Median gross rent: $835
Housing units: 5,341
Homeownership rate: 62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,57211,461

Median household income

$53,811$56,582

Median home value

$146,200$185,400

Median gross rent

$684$835

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,572	$53,811	$146,200	$684
2020	11,433	$51,815	$149,800	$736
2021	11,606	$52,481	$156,900	$758
2022	11,479	$54,425	$173,400	$824
2023	11,461	$56,582	$185,400	$835

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6415.7%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	591	5.2%
5 to 17	1,803	15.7%
18 to 24	1,073	9.4%
25 to 34	1,333	11.6%
35 to 44	1,234	10.8%
45 to 54	1,355	11.8%
55 to 64	1,805	15.7%
65 to 74	1,125	9.8%
75 and over	1,142	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,320	90.0%
Black or African American	51	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	112	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	20	0.2%
Two or more races	268	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	690	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.6%

High school graduate50.3%

Some college or associate's25.9%

Bachelor's degree11.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	529	6.6%
High school graduate	4,021	50.3%
Some college or associate's	2,074	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	951	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	419	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone85.3%

Carpooled3.4%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,753	85.3%
Carpooled	188	3.4%
Public transit	6	0.1%
Walked	70	1.3%
Bicycle	7	0.1%
Worked from home	479	8.6%
Other means	66	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,762	34.6%
15 to 29 min	2,106	41.4%
30 to 44 min	815	16.0%
45 to 59 min	155	3.0%
60+ min	252	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 9.9% (1,119 of 11,329)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,878	58.8%
Nonfamily households	2,016	41.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,894	91.6%
Vacant	447	8.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,076	62.9%
Renter-occupied	1,818	37.1%

1-unit, detached55.4%

1-unit, attached8.4%

2 to 4 units16.3%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units6.5%

Mobile home & other10.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,960	55.4%
1-unit, attached	446	8.4%
2 to 4 units	872	16.3%
5 to 19 units	154	2.9%
20 or more units	347	6.5%
Mobile home & other	562	10.5%

ZIP Code 17847

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