ZIP Code 17981

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 2,619
Median household income: $70,789
Median home value: $85,000

Covering part of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, ZIP Code 17981 has about 2,619 residents. The median household income of $70,789 is above the Schuylkill County median ($66,901).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 17981's population declined 3.5% from 2,713 to 2,619, while its median gross rent rose 26.4% from $656 to $829.

11.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 78.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,619
Median age: 44.7 yrs
Median household income: $70,789
Median home value: $85,000
Median gross rent: $829
Housing units: 1,091
Homeownership rate: 78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7132,619

Median household income

$51,959$70,789

Median home value

$74,300$85,000

Median gross rent

$656$829

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,713	$51,959	$74,300	$656
2020	2,669	$52,075	$75,700	$680
2021	2,658	$55,515	$73,400	$735
2022	2,549	$59,755	$84,600	$768
2023	2,619	$70,789	$85,000	$829

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5414.2%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over11.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	117	4.5%
5 to 17	416	15.9%
18 to 24	136	5.2%
25 to 34	356	13.6%
35 to 44	292	11.1%
45 to 54	372	14.2%
55 to 64	357	13.6%
65 to 74	275	10.5%
75 and over	298	11.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,534	96.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	33	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	51	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.4%

High school graduate56.0%

Some college or associate's18.7%

Bachelor's degree9.8%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	261	13.4%
High school graduate	1,092	56.0%
Some college or associate's	364	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	192	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	41	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone79.6%

Carpooled11.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,028	79.6%
Carpooled	153	11.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	49	3.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	47	3.6%
Other means	14	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	339	27.3%
15 to 29 min	481	38.7%
30 to 44 min	187	15.0%
45 to 59 min	93	7.5%
60+ min	144	11.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 9.5% (230 of 2,428)

	Count	Share
Family households	676	69.4%
Nonfamily households	298	30.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	974	89.3%
Vacant	117	10.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	765	78.5%
Renter-occupied	209	21.5%

1-unit, detached53.1%

1-unit, attached32.4%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units3.8%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other2.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	579	53.1%
1-unit, attached	354	32.4%
2 to 4 units	76	7.0%
5 to 19 units	42	3.8%
20 or more units	14	1.3%
Mobile home & other	26	2.4%

ZIP Code 17981

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