ZIP Code 17872

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 8,950
Median household income: $44,395
Median home value: $79,400

ZIP Code 17872 (Northumberland County, Pennsylvania) is home to about 8,950 residents. At $44,395, its median household income sits below Northumberland County's $57,948.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 17872's population declined 2.7% from 9,202 to 8,950, while its median gross rent rose 9.7% from $601 to $659.

68.7% of workers drive to work alone. 40.1% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,950
Median age: 41.3 yrs
Median household income: $44,395
Median home value: $79,400
Median gross rent: $659
Housing units: 5,419
Homeownership rate: 69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,2028,950

Median household income

$32,816$44,395

Median home value

$64,600$79,400

Median gross rent

$601$659

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,202	$32,816	$64,600	$601
2020	9,413	$39,653	$68,800	$587
2021	9,257	$35,611	$67,800	$634
2022	9,157	$36,842	$81,500	$680
2023	8,950	$44,395	$79,400	$659

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	588	6.6%
5 to 17	1,346	15.0%
18 to 24	816	9.1%
25 to 34	911	10.2%
35 to 44	1,121	12.5%
45 to 54	1,292	14.4%
55 to 64	1,258	14.1%
65 to 74	1,094	12.2%
75 and over	524	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,543	84.3%
Black or African American	125	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	7	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	61	0.7%
Two or more races	532	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	680	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.7%

High school graduate44.3%

Some college or associate's23.2%

Bachelor's degree12.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,096	17.7%
High school graduate	2,744	44.3%
Some college or associate's	1,437	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	786	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	137	2.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone68.7%

Carpooled19.1%

Public transit0.1%

Walked5.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,683	68.7%
Carpooled	747	19.1%
Public transit	3	0.1%
Walked	223	5.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	242	6.2%
Other means	10	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	947	25.8%
15 to 29 min	719	19.6%
30 to 44 min	1,120	30.6%
45 to 59 min	467	12.7%
60+ min	413	11.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 22.1% (1,960 of 8,877)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,173	56.1%
Nonfamily households	1,701	43.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,874	71.5%
Vacant	1,545	28.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,704	69.8%
Renter-occupied	1,170	30.2%

1-unit, detached40.1%

1-unit, attached38.0%

2 to 4 units7.8%

5 to 19 units6.4%

20 or more units5.5%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,175	40.1%
1-unit, attached	2,057	38.0%
2 to 4 units	425	7.8%
5 to 19 units	349	6.4%
20 or more units	299	5.5%
Mobile home & other	114	2.1%

ZIP Code 17872

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