ZIP Code 17870

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Snyder County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 14,538
Median household income: $71,921
Median home value: $230,300

ZIP Code 17870 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, home to about 14,538 residents. Its median household income of $71,921 runs above the Snyder County figure of $68,435.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 17870's population declined 5.6% from 15,407 to 14,538, while its median gross rent rose 21.5% from $744 to $904.

32.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 70.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,538
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $71,921
Median home value: $230,300
Median gross rent: $904
Housing units: 5,778
Homeownership rate: 70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,40714,538

Median household income

$67,140$71,921

Median home value

$177,100$230,300

Median gross rent

$744$904

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,407	$67,140	$177,100	$744
2020	15,273	$66,158	$192,600	$804
2021	14,770	$68,153	$197,300	$814
2022	14,347	$69,476	$219,700	$890
2023	14,538	$71,921	$230,300	$904

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1711.1%

18 to 2419.8%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 449.9%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	557	3.8%
5 to 17	1,607	11.1%
18 to 24	2,875	19.8%
25 to 34	1,462	10.1%
35 to 44	1,438	9.9%
45 to 54	1,516	10.4%
55 to 64	1,850	12.7%
65 to 74	1,815	12.5%
75 and over	1,418	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,435	92.4%
Black or African American	277	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.0%
Asian	79	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	80	0.6%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	153	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	510	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.3%

High school graduate35.3%

Some college or associate's20.3%

Bachelor's degree17.5%

Graduate or professional degree14.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,173	12.3%
High school graduate	3,352	35.3%
Some college or associate's	1,924	20.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,664	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,386	14.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone70.7%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.1%

Walked11.9%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,925	70.7%
Carpooled	597	8.6%
Public transit	4	0.1%
Walked	830	11.9%
Bicycle	8	0.1%
Worked from home	547	7.9%
Other means	53	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,920	45.5%
15 to 29 min	2,190	34.1%
30 to 44 min	672	10.5%
45 to 59 min	371	5.8%
60+ min	264	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 7.1% (837 of 11,711)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,157	60.1%
Nonfamily households	2,092	39.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,249	90.8%
Vacant	529	9.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,719	70.9%
Renter-occupied	1,530	29.1%

1-unit, detached64.1%

1-unit, attached8.7%

2 to 4 units10.7%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units4.5%

Mobile home & other9.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,704	64.1%
1-unit, attached	503	8.7%
2 to 4 units	619	10.7%
5 to 19 units	140	2.4%
20 or more units	260	4.5%
Mobile home & other	552	9.6%

ZIP Code 17870

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