ZIP Code 17972

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 11,294
Median household income: $67,998
Median home value: $165,800

ZIP Code 17972 (Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania) is home to about 11,294 residents. The median household income of $67,998 is in line with the Schuylkill County median ($66,901).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 17972's population held roughly steady from 11,308 to 11,294, while its median gross rent rose 41.9% from $635 to $901.

Households average 2.42 people. The median gross rent is $901.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,294
Median age: 43.3 yrs
Median household income: $67,998
Median home value: $165,800
Median gross rent: $901
Housing units: 5,033
Homeownership rate: 74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,30811,294

Median household income

$61,206$67,998

Median home value

$132,400$165,800

Median gross rent

$635$901

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,308	$61,206	$132,400	$635
2020	10,936	$54,426	$125,200	$648
2021	11,511	$59,318	$134,000	$641
2022	11,348	$63,226	$148,000	$723
2023	11,294	$67,998	$165,800	$901

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

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 2412.0%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	357	3.2%
5 to 17	1,774	15.7%
18 to 24	1,353	12.0%
25 to 34	1,348	11.9%
35 to 44	1,062	9.4%
45 to 54	1,417	12.5%
55 to 64	1,582	14.0%
65 to 74	1,341	11.9%
75 and over	1,060	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,357	91.7%
Black or African American	106	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	181	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	17	0.2%
Two or more races	262	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	371	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate51.3%

Some college or associate's20.9%

Bachelor's degree13.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	521	6.7%
High school graduate	4,010	51.3%
Some college or associate's	1,630	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,016	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	633	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone81.0%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit0.9%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,306	81.0%
Carpooled	569	10.7%
Public transit	49	0.9%
Walked	107	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	283	5.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,713	34.0%
15 to 29 min	1,497	29.8%
30 to 44 min	782	15.5%
45 to 59 min	547	10.9%
60+ min	492	9.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 5.8% (633 of 10,980)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,924	64.4%
Nonfamily households	1,615	35.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,539	90.2%
Vacant	494	9.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,371	74.3%
Renter-occupied	1,168	25.7%

1-unit, detached69.2%

1-unit, attached10.2%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units4.0%

20 or more units2.2%

Mobile home & other8.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,484	69.2%
1-unit, attached	512	10.2%
2 to 4 units	281	5.6%
5 to 19 units	199	4.0%
20 or more units	109	2.2%
Mobile home & other	448	8.9%

ZIP Code 17972

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