ZIP Code 17948

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 4,124
Median household income: $45,720
Median home value: $39,600

ZIP Code 17948 (Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania) is home to about 4,124 residents. Its median household income of $45,720 runs below the Schuylkill County figure of $66,901.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 17948's population declined 11.8% from 4,677 to 4,124, while its median gross rent rose 19.6% from $779 to $932.

30.8% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.57 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,124
Median age: 38.4 yrs
Median household income: $45,720
Median home value: $39,600
Median gross rent: $932
Housing units: 2,555
Homeownership rate: 65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
Unemployment rate: 13.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,6774,124

Median household income

$38,203$45,720

Median home value

$30,600$39,600

Median gross rent

$779$932

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,677	$38,203	$30,600	$779
2020	4,702	$34,258	$31,000	$851
2021	4,203	$40,370	$31,500	$848
2022	4,105	$39,583	$34,700	$928
2023	4,124	$45,720	$39,600	$932

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1721.1%

18 to 244.4%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	244	5.9%
5 to 17	870	21.1%
18 to 24	182	4.4%
25 to 34	557	13.5%
35 to 44	499	12.1%
45 to 54	556	13.5%
55 to 64	544	13.2%
65 to 74	380	9.2%
75 and over	292	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,360	81.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	11	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	125	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	628	15.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.5%

High school graduate43.3%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree5.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	438	15.5%
High school graduate	1,225	43.3%
Some college or associate's	909	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	151	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	105	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone78.8%

Carpooled13.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,123	78.8%
Carpooled	188	13.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	42	2.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	59	4.1%
Other means	14	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	332	24.3%
15 to 29 min	702	51.4%
30 to 44 min	140	10.2%
45 to 59 min	50	3.7%
60+ min	143	10.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 30.8% (1,269 of 4,124)

	Count	Share
Family households	880	54.8%
Nonfamily households	725	45.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,605	62.8%
Vacant	950	37.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,058	65.9%
Renter-occupied	547	34.1%

1-unit, detached18.2%

1-unit, attached73.4%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units4.5%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	465	18.2%
1-unit, attached	1,875	73.4%
2 to 4 units	87	3.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	115	4.5%
Mobile home & other	13	0.5%

ZIP Code 17948

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