ZIP Code 17859

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Columbia County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 2,637
Median household income: $70,577
Median home value: $213,300

ZIP Code 17859 (Columbia County, Pennsylvania) is home to about 2,637 residents. Its median household income of $70,577 runs above the Columbia County figure of $61,992.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 17859's population declined 6.1% from 2,807 to 2,637, while its median gross rent rose 1.0% from $800 to $808.

The median gross rent is $808. 23.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,637
Median age: 51.0 yrs
Median household income: $70,577
Median home value: $213,300
Median gross rent: $808
Housing units: 1,330
Homeownership rate: 90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,8072,637

Median household income

$54,612$70,577

Median home value

$160,000$213,300

Median gross rent

$800$808

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,807	$54,612	$160,000	$800
2020	2,890	$61,452	$174,400	$767
2021	2,737	$64,079	$194,600	$788
2022	2,809	$67,448	$204,000	$770
2023	2,637	$70,577	$213,300	$808

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 347.0%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 7417.1%

75 and over11.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	89	3.4%
5 to 17	378	14.3%
18 to 24	174	6.6%
25 to 34	185	7.0%
35 to 44	319	12.1%
45 to 54	344	13.0%
55 to 64	402	15.2%
65 to 74	450	17.1%
75 and over	296	11.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,590	98.2%
Black or African American	12	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	24	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate46.0%

Some college or associate's24.3%

Bachelor's degree14.9%

Graduate or professional degree8.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	126	6.3%
High school graduate	919	46.0%
Some college or associate's	486	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	298	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	167	8.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone75.8%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.5%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	919	75.8%
Carpooled	104	8.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	20	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	152	12.5%
Other means	18	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	272	25.6%
15 to 29 min	506	47.7%
30 to 44 min	194	18.3%
45 to 59 min	54	5.1%
60+ min	35	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 5.7% (142 of 2,497)

	Count	Share
Family households	662	62.5%
Nonfamily households	398	37.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,060	79.7%
Vacant	270	20.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	954	90.0%
Renter-occupied	106	10.0%

1-unit, detached70.4%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units0.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other23.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	936	70.4%
1-unit, attached	40	3.0%
2 to 4 units	43	3.2%
5 to 19 units	5	0.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	306	23.0%

ZIP Code 17859

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