ZIP Code 17931

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 8,726
Median household income: $55,636
Median home value: $116,500

Covering part of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, ZIP Code 17931 has about 8,726 residents. The median household income of $55,636 is below the Schuylkill County median ($66,901).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 17931's population held roughly steady from 8,751 to 8,726, while its median gross rent fell 13.7% from $816 to $704.

Households average 2.40 people. The median gross rent is $704.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,726
Median age: 41.2 yrs
Median household income: $55,636
Median home value: $116,500
Median gross rent: $704
Housing units: 2,447
Homeownership rate: 81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,7518,726

Median household income

$55,186$55,636

Median home value

$79,900$116,500

Median gross rent

$816$704

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,751	$55,186	$79,900	$816
2020	8,728	$70,072	$90,800	$751
2021	8,968	$69,226	$91,800	$711
2022	8,859	$63,286	$109,900	$740
2023	8,726	$55,636	$116,500	$704

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1710.4%

18 to 244.7%

25 to 3419.3%

35 to 4420.8%

45 to 5415.1%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	311	3.6%
5 to 17	908	10.4%
18 to 24	410	4.7%
25 to 34	1,680	19.3%
35 to 44	1,813	20.8%
45 to 54	1,317	15.1%
55 to 64	899	10.3%
65 to 74	677	7.8%
75 and over	711	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,776	66.2%
Black or African American	2,035	23.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	52	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	109	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	746	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.1%

High school graduate54.1%

Some college or associate's20.8%

Bachelor's degree6.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,000	14.1%
High school graduate	3,837	54.1%
Some college or associate's	1,477	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	437	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	346	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone81.1%

Carpooled2.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.1%

Other means5.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,556	81.1%
Carpooled	54	2.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	14	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	194	10.1%
Other means	101	5.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	460	26.7%
15 to 29 min	682	39.5%
30 to 44 min	256	14.8%
45 to 59 min	167	9.7%
60+ min	160	9.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 18.4% (930 of 5,059)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,319	62.7%
Nonfamily households	785	37.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1940

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,104	86.0%
Vacant	343	14.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,704	81.0%
Renter-occupied	400	19.0%

1-unit, detached53.5%

1-unit, attached32.4%

2 to 4 units6.3%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units4.8%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,310	53.5%
1-unit, attached	794	32.4%
2 to 4 units	153	6.3%
5 to 19 units	35	1.4%
20 or more units	117	4.8%
Mobile home & other	38	1.6%

ZIP Code 17931

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