16917 Zip Code (PA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,221
Zip code population in 2010: 1,437
Zip code population in 2000: 1,350

Houses and condos: 752
Renter-occupied apartments: 119
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 16917: 91.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 44.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 27 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,988 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,990 (1.1%)

For population 25 years and over in 16917:

• High school or higher: 92.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
• Unemployed: 3.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 16917:

• Never married: 26.5%
• Now married: 50.2%
• Separated: 2.1%
• Widowed: 8.2%
• Divorced: 13.0%

• 
• • 1,19197.7%White
  • 211.7%Two or more races
  • 70.6%Hispanic or Latino

Urban population: 367
Rural population: 853

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 16917, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $52,751 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$52,751
State:	$75,707

Salary/wage: $44,181 (reported on 77.6% of returns)

Here:	$44,181
State:	$62,806

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1185.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2943.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6025.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9334.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14238.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $604 (reported on 37.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$604
Pennsylvania:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.7% for AGIs below $25k, 18.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 25.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,360 (reported on 22.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,360
State:	$7,382

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 40.7% for AGIs below $25k, 44.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 35.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 212.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 184.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,729 (reported on 20.9% of returns)

Here:	+$3,729
State:	+$23,522

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 32.1% for AGIs below $25k, 18.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 27.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 352.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 500.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,012 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	+$8,012
State:	+$16,274

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.0% for AGIs below $25k, 275.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 190.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,910 (reported on 14.9% of returns)

16917:	$12,910
Pennsylvania:	$18,583

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.0% for AGIs below $25k, 258.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1532.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,450 (reported on 14.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,450
State:	$2,100

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 89.3% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 97.0%

Here:	97%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 95.2% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 16917, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $52,266 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$52,266
State:	$61,346

Salary/wage: $37,998 (reported on 82.9% of returns)

Here:	$37,998
State:	$51,902

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.4% for AGIs below $25k, 78.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 38.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $542 (reported on 37.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$542
Pennsylvania:	$1,588

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $929 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$929
State:	$5,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$8,556 (reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	+$8,556
State:	+$14,495

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 5.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,056 (reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	+$8,056
State:	+$16,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,500 (reported on 11.4% of returns)

16917:	$12,500
Pennsylvania:	$14,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.8% for AGIs below $25k, 3.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $17,657 (16% of AGI, reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$17,657
State:	$23,538

Here:	16.3% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,167 (reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	$3,167
State:	$4,025

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $7,314 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

16917:	$7,314
State:	$9,982

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,008 (reported on 17.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,008
State:	$2,106

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 68.6%

Here:	69%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 60.0% for AGIs below $25k, 72.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 16917, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,356 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,356
State:	$48,049

Salary/wage: $27,995 (reported on 85.3% of returns)

Here:	$27,995
State:	$42,646

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 102.8% for AGIs below $10k, 78.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 53.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $889 (reported on 45.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$889
Pennsylvania:	$1,657

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $10k, 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $610 (reported on 24.6% of returns)

Here:	$610
State:	$3,566

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$5,011 (reported on 14.1% of returns)

Here:	+$5,011
State:	+$9,716

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,244 (reported on 17.8% of returns)

Here:	+$5,244
State:	+$14,267

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.3% for AGIs below $10k, 5.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $1,733 (reported on 2.2% of returns)

16917:	$1,733
Pennsylvania:	$2,903

Total itemized deductions: $13,400 (22% of AGI, reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	$13,400
State:	$18,804

Here:	21.9% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,866 (3% of AGI, reported on 12.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,866
State:	$3,337

Here:	3.1% of AGI
State:	3.3% of AGI

Total tax: $3,559 (reported on 68.9% of returns)

16917:	$3,559
State:	$8,008

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $10k, 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,563 (reported on 21.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,563
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 67.5%

Here:	68%
State:	56%

(% for various income ranges: 62.6% for AGIs below $10k, 67.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 70.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 69.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 16912, 16939, 16911, 16933, 16932, 16930.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 55
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 507

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 2 (0 now married, 1 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 231 (94 now married, 137 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 16917 with a mortgage: 219 (16 second mortgage, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 27

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,116
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $567

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

• Zip code 16917 household income distribution in 2022

• 9Less than $10,000
• 24$10,000 to $14,999
• 22$15,000 to $19,999
• 36$20,000 to $24,999
• 35$25,000 to $29,999
• 49$30,000 to $34,999
• 25$35,000 to $39,999
• 25$40,000 to $44,999
• 9$45,000 to $49,999
• 31$50,000 to $59,999
• 64$60,000 to $74,999
• 107$75,000 to $99,999
• 48$100,000 to $124,999
• 37$125,000 to $149,999
• 23$150,000 to $199,999
• 10$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 16917

• 9$10,000 to $14,999
• 7$20,000 to $24,999
• 2$30,000 to $34,999
• 15$35,000 to $39,999
• 16$40,000 to $49,999
• 9$50,000 to $59,999
• 7$60,000 to $69,999
• 2$70,000 to $79,999
• 15$80,000 to $89,999
• 4$90,000 to $99,999
• 47$100,000 to $124,999
• 40$125,000 to $149,999
• 62$150,000 to $174,999
• 9$175,000 to $199,999
• 56$200,000 to $249,999
• 52$250,000 to $299,999
• 18$300,000 to $399,999
• 10$400,000 to $499,999
• 23$500,000 to $749,999
• 6$750,000 to $999,999
• 5$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 16917

• 4$300 to $349
• 4$400 to $449
• 3$500 to $549
• 9$550 to $599
• 10$600 to $649
• 5$700 to $749
• 11$750 to $799
• 3$800 to $899
• 15$900 to $999
• 5$1,000 to $1,249
• 42No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $834.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $175,550

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $170,613 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $117,371 - $263,015

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 610
• Two: 26
• Mobile homes: 111

Unemployment: 3.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 16917

• 80.6%486Drove a car alone
• 6.5%39Carpooled
• 0.8%5Motorcycle
• 4.1%25Walked
• 1.2%7Other means
• 4.6%28Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 16917

• 28Less than 5 minutes
• 665 to 9 minutes
• 13110 to 14 minutes
• 11115 to 19 minutes
• 8620 to 24 minutes
• 4425 to 29 minutes
• 3630 to 34 minutes
• 1735 to 39 minutes
• 1440 to 44 minutes
• 445 to 59 minutes
• 960 to 89 minutes
• 690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 87.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,221

• Male householders: 282 (104 living alone), Female householders: 283 (59 living alone)

• 261 spouses (261 opposite-sex spouses), 81 unmarried partners, (81 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 258 children (232 natural, 11 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 18 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 20 parents, 2 foster children, 5 other relatives, 11 non-relatives

Size of family households: 205 2-persons, 68 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 41 5-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 163 1-person, 66 2-persons

91 married couples with children.
94 single-parent households (4 men, 90 women).

99.1% of residents of 16917 zip code speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BLOSSBURG CT (US RT 15 1 MI N OF BLOSSBURG in COVINGTON TWP, PA)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , RELIANT ENERGY MID ATLANTIC POWER LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.1%

Population in 1990: 1,417.

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

• This state: 896
• Northeast: 177
• Midwest: 14
• South: 53
• West: 60

65% of the 16917 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.

92% of the 16917 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• COUNTRY CAR RENTALS (1856 N WILLIAMSON RD in COVINGTON, PA; small business) : $97,536 in 6 contracts from 2004 to 2005

  Contracts for Other Vehicle Charter for Transportation of Things, Motor Passenger Services by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $66,400; 2005: $31,136; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $29,760 with Army for Other Vehicle Charter for Transportation of Things. Signed on 2004-04-22. Completion date: 2004-09-07.
  $29,760 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Vehicle Charter for Transportation of Things. Signed on 2004-04-22. Completion date: 2004-09-07.
  $15,568 with Army for Motor Passenger Services. Signed on 2005-05-05. Completion date: 2005-09-06.
  $15,568 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Motor Passenger Services. Signed on 2005-05-05. Completion date: 2005-09-06.
  

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

• Wholesale Trade: Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (10-19: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (1-4: 2)

Most common first names in zip code 16917 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	12	73.4 years
Robert	12	70.8 years
John	10	75.8 years
Mary	9	76.6 years
Charles	7	83.9 years
Harry	7	81.8 years
Leonard	6	78.1 years
Richard	6	59.7 years
Frank	5	68.5 years
Earl	5	74.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 16917 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Wilson	12	77.2 years
Frost	9	75.1 years
Cleveland	8	78.5 years
Smith	7	77.1 years
Hutcheson	6	65.8 years
Zimmer	4	79.2 years
Wilcox	4	76.8 years
Townsend	4	65.3 years
Pequignot	4	79.3 years
Clark	4	75.7 years