15739 Zip Code (Ernest, PA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 380
Zip code population in 2010: 462
Zip code population in 2000: 501

Houses and condos: 167
Renter-occupied apartments: 43
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 15739: 90.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 598 people per square mile

(low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $930 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,211 (1.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 15739:

• High school or higher: 93.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
• Unemployed: 5.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 15739:

• Never married: 36.1%
• Now married: 52.1%
• Separated: 1.4%
• Widowed: 3.4%
• Divorced: 7.1%

• 
• • 35794.2%White
  • 225.8%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 15739, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $25,084 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$25,084
State:	$48,049

Salary/wage: $24,946 (reported on 86.4% of returns)

Here:	$24,946
State:	$42,646

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 62.2% for AGIs below $10k, 77.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 97.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $708 (reported on 33.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$708
Pennsylvania:	$1,657

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $381 (reported on 19.6% of returns)

Here:	$381
State:	$3,566

Net capital gain/loss: +$118 (reported on 7.9% of returns)

Here:	+$118
State:	+$9,716

Profit/loss from business: +$2,200 (reported on 9.3% of returns)

Here:	+$2,200
State:	+$14,267

Total tax: $2,522 (reported on 63.6% of returns)

15739:	$2,522
State:	$8,008

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,766 (reported on 22.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,766
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 52.8%

Here:	53%
State:	56%

(% for various income ranges: 40.8% for AGIs below $10k, 54.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 61.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 47.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 15723, 15701, 15732, 15747, 16250, 16246.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 25
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 125

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 11 (5 now married, 5 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 79 (36 now married, 43 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 15739 with a mortgage: 65 (2 second mortgage, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $801
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $468

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 15739 household income distribution in 2022

• 17Less than $10,000
• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 11$15,000 to $19,999
• 8$20,000 to $24,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 7$30,000 to $34,999
• 2$35,000 to $39,999
• 6$40,000 to $44,999
• 7$45,000 to $49,999
• 3$50,000 to $59,999
• 21$60,000 to $74,999
• 31$75,000 to $99,999
• 11$100,000 to $124,999
• 13$125,000 to $149,999
• 4$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 15739

• 1$30,000 to $34,999
• 9$40,000 to $49,999
• 12$50,000 to $59,999
• 7$60,000 to $69,999
• 36$70,000 to $79,999
• 18$80,000 to $89,999
• 3$100,000 to $124,999
• 10$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 15739

• 7$300 to $349
• 6$450 to $499
• 8$600 to $649
• 3$700 to $749
• 5$750 to $799
• 11No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $843.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $163,829.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $81,073
• Black or African American householders: $84,217

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $81,074 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $64,311 - $90,063

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $144,041

Here:	$144,041
State:	$317,202

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 156
• One, attached: 3
• Two: 6

Unemployment: 5.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 15739

• 89.7%179Drove a car alone
• 2.5%5Carpooled
• 3.0%6Walked
• 0.5%1Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 15739

• 12Less than 5 minutes
• 25 to 9 minutes
• 4710 to 14 minutes
• 4115 to 19 minutes
• 1520 to 24 minutes
• 3825 to 29 minutes
• 730 to 34 minutes
• 1145 to 59 minutes
• 460 to 89 minutes
• 690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 93.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 380

• Male householders: 76 (20 living alone), Female householders: 74 (11 living alone)

• 86 spouses (86 opposite-sex spouses), 8 unmarried partners, (8 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 122 children (122 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives

Size of family households: 63 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 1 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 30 1-person, 4 2-persons

38 married couples with children.
34 single-parent households (6 men, 28 women).

98.9% of residents of 15739 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AMERIKOHL MINING INC/ERNEST #1 MINE (STATE ROUTE 110 in ERNEST, PA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE SURFACE MINING
  

• AMERIKOHL MINING INC/ERNEST #5 MINE (SR 4008 AND T 494 in ERNEST, PA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE SURFACE MINING
  

Population in 1990: 3,841.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 345
• Northeast: 3
• Midwest: 3
• South: 24
• West: 1

64% of the 15739 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.

94% of the 15739 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 94% moved from this county.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Painting and Wall Covering Contractors (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 15739 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	13	75.5 years
Mary	11	81.1 years
Anna	10	81.0 years
George	9	78.0 years
Joseph	6	82.8 years
William	6	72.5 years
James	5	74.6 years
Charles	5	80.8 years
Mike	5	78.2 years
Robert	5	69.8 years

Most common last names in zip code 15739 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Clark	5	74.5 years
Ohara	5	74.4 years
Patterson	5	78.6 years
Zellman	5	82.6 years
Smith	5	86.4 years
Gerber	4	83.5 years
Miconi	4	72.0 years
Lewis	4	76.0 years
Swanlek	4	72.7 years
Henley	3	85.0 years