ZIP Code 17976

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 5,988
Median household income: $46,684
Median home value: $47,800

ZIP Code 17976 (Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania) is home to about 5,988 residents. At $46,684, its median household income sits below Schuylkill County's $66,901.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 17976's population declined 9.9% from 6,644 to 5,988, while its median gross rent rose 40.6% from $588 to $827.

80.8% of workers drive to work alone. 26.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,988
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $46,684
Median home value: $47,800
Median gross rent: $827
Housing units: 3,315
Homeownership rate: 73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%
Unemployment rate: 11.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,6445,988

Median household income

$35,282$46,684

Median home value

$40,700$47,800

Median gross rent

$588$827

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,644	$35,282	$40,700	$588
2020	6,787	$36,511	$40,400	$565
2021	6,338	$43,180	$42,800	$720
2022	5,973	$47,158	$45,900	$723
2023	5,988	$46,684	$47,800	$827

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1721.0%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	230	3.8%
5 to 17	1,258	21.0%
18 to 24	629	10.5%
25 to 34	582	9.7%
35 to 44	688	11.5%
45 to 54	796	13.3%
55 to 64	711	11.9%
65 to 74	532	8.9%
75 and over	562	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,745	62.5%
Black or African American	93	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	125	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,025	33.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.7%

High school graduate47.5%

Some college or associate's21.9%

Bachelor's degree8.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	648	16.7%
High school graduate	1,837	47.5%
Some college or associate's	848	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	337	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	201	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone80.8%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit1.0%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.3%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,880	80.8%
Carpooled	259	11.1%
Public transit	23	1.0%
Walked	84	3.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	53	2.3%
Other means	27	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	568	25.0%
15 to 29 min	922	40.6%
30 to 44 min	448	19.7%
45 to 59 min	91	4.0%
60+ min	244	10.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 27.5% (1,564 of 5,697)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,454	60.3%
Nonfamily households	957	39.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,411	72.7%
Vacant	904	27.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,780	73.8%
Renter-occupied	631	26.2%

1-unit, detached26.0%

1-unit, attached64.4%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	861	26.0%
1-unit, attached	2,136	64.4%
2 to 4 units	143	4.3%
5 to 19 units	80	2.4%
20 or more units	71	2.1%
Mobile home & other	24	0.7%

ZIP Code 17976

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