ZIP Code 17921

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 7,029
Median household income: $71,600
Median home value: $136,400

ZIP Code 17921 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, home to about 7,029 residents. The median household income of $71,600 is above the Schuylkill County median ($66,901).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 17921's population declined 4.0% from 7,321 to 7,029, while its median gross rent rose 6.7% from $704 to $751.

11.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 77.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,029
Median age: 44.6 yrs
Median household income: $71,600
Median home value: $136,400
Median gross rent: $751
Housing units: 2,980
Homeownership rate: 77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,3217,029

Median household income

$51,090$71,600

Median home value

$98,500$136,400

Median gross rent

$704$751

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,321	$51,090	$98,500	$704
2020	7,208	$57,225	$101,700	$698
2021	6,836	$60,117	$109,000	$649
2022	6,724	$67,842	$128,500	$714
2023	7,029	$71,600	$136,400	$751

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1710.3%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4416.9%

45 to 5416.2%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	285	4.1%
5 to 17	723	10.3%
18 to 24	631	9.0%
25 to 34	796	11.3%
35 to 44	1,188	16.9%
45 to 54	1,136	16.2%
55 to 64	1,113	15.8%
65 to 74	718	10.2%
75 and over	439	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,838	83.1%
Black or African American	713	10.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	30	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	186	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	262	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.8%

High school graduate51.2%

Some college or associate's24.1%

Bachelor's degree7.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	692	12.8%
High school graduate	2,760	51.2%
Some college or associate's	1,299	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	387	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	252	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone80.7%

Carpooled10.8%

Public transit0.1%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.2%

Other means3.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,355	80.7%
Carpooled	314	10.8%
Public transit	4	0.1%
Walked	64	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	94	3.2%
Other means	89	3.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	569	20.1%
15 to 29 min	1,036	36.7%
30 to 44 min	685	24.2%
45 to 59 min	135	4.8%
60+ min	401	14.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 12.0% (699 of 5,824)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,595	64.6%
Nonfamily households	873	35.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,468	82.8%
Vacant	512	17.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,922	77.9%
Renter-occupied	546	22.1%

1-unit, detached58.7%

1-unit, attached29.2%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,748	58.7%
1-unit, attached	871	29.2%
2 to 4 units	145	4.9%
5 to 19 units	54	1.8%
20 or more units	70	2.3%
Mobile home & other	92	3.1%

ZIP Code 17921

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