17021 Zip Code (East Rutherford, PA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 967
Zip code population in 2010: 1,088
Zip code population in 2000: 1,042

Houses and condos: 707
Renter-occupied apartments: 98
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 17021: 93.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 52.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 19 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: $1,309 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,425 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 17021:

• High school or higher: 87.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
• Unemployed: 0.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 42.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 17021:

• Never married: 20.8%
• Now married: 64.1%
• Separated: 1.4%
• Widowed: 5.9%
• Divorced: 7.8%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 17021, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $52,069 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$52,069
State:	$75,707

Salary/wage: $44,867 (reported on 71.4% of returns)

Here:	$44,867
State:	$62,806

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 976.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3372.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6594.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8863.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18440.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,106 (reported on 38.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,106
Pennsylvania:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 113.8% for AGIs below $25k, 75.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 20.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 40.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,914 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,914
State:	$7,382

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 35.0% for AGIs below $25k, 62.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 166.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,600 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	+$2,600
State:	+$23,522

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 82.5% for AGIs below $25k, 128.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,150 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	+$6,150
State:	+$16,274

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 258.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 272.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $5,267 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

17021:	$5,267
Pennsylvania:	$18,583

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 197.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,040 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,040
State:	$2,100

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 127.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 97.6%

Here:	98%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 92.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% 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 17021, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $40,929 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$40,929
State:	$61,346

Salary/wage: $39,556 (reported on 71.1% of returns)

Here:	$39,556
State:	$51,902

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 55.5% for AGIs below $25k, 68.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $989 (reported on 42.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$989
Pennsylvania:	$1,588

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,157 (reported on 15.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,157
State:	$5,827

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,850 (reported on 8.9% of returns)

Here:	+$5,850
State:	+$14,495

Profit/loss from business: +$5,614 (reported on 15.6% of returns)

Here:	+$5,614
State:	+$16,268

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,275 (reported on 8.9% of returns)

17021:	$6,275
Pennsylvania:	$14,550

Total itemized deductions: $19,538 (24% of AGI, reported on 17.8% of returns)

Here:	$19,538
State:	$23,538

Here:	23.9% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.7% for AGIs below $25k, 14.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $1,780 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,780
State:	$4,025

Taxes paid: $4,838 (reported on 17.8% of returns)

17021:	$4,838
State:	$9,982

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,200 (reported on 15.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,200
State:	$2,106

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 73.3%

Here:	73%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 61.1% for AGIs below $25k, 80.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 17021, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $29,948 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$29,948
State:	$48,049

Salary/wage: $27,160 (reported on 79.1% of returns)

Here:	$27,160
State:	$42,646

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 107.2% for AGIs below $10k, 64.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 54.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,030 (reported on 51.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,030
Pennsylvania:	$1,657

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $869 (reported on 18.3% of returns)

Here:	$869
State:	$3,566

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$5,091 (reported on 12.0% of returns)

Here:	+$5,091
State:	+$9,716

Profit/loss from business: +$5,467 (reported on 13.1% of returns)

Here:	+$5,467
State:	+$14,267

IRA payment deduction: $3,100 (reported on 2.2% of returns)

17021:	$3,100
Pennsylvania:	$2,903

Total itemized deductions: $14,184 (28% of AGI, reported on 16.6% of returns)

Here:	$14,184
State:	$18,804

Here:	27.9% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,160 (4% of AGI, reported on 10.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,160
State:	$3,337

Here:	4.1% of AGI
State:	3.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total tax: $3,175 (reported on 74.5% of returns)

17021:	$3,175
State:	$8,008

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,619 (reported on 13.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,619
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 70.4%

Here:	70%
State:	56%

(% for various income ranges: 62.4% for AGIs below $10k, 72.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 71.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 17071, 17219, 17217, 17035, 17210, 17006.
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 53
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 407

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 8 (8 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 123 (60 now married, 62 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 17021 with a mortgage: 92 (13 second mortgage, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 21

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $915
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $466

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

• Zip code 17021 household income distribution in 2022

• 19Less than $10,000
• 9$10,000 to $14,999
• 37$15,000 to $19,999
• 30$20,000 to $24,999
• 26$25,000 to $29,999
• 47$30,000 to $34,999
• 17$35,000 to $39,999
• 23$40,000 to $44,999
• 13$45,000 to $49,999
• 25$50,000 to $59,999
• 79$60,000 to $74,999
• 34$75,000 to $99,999
• 37$100,000 to $124,999
• 20$125,000 to $149,999
• 35$150,000 to $199,999
• 5$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 17021

• 11Less than $10,000
• 1$15,000 to $19,999
• 3$20,000 to $24,999
• 5$30,000 to $34,999
• 9$40,000 to $49,999
• 4$50,000 to $59,999
• 5$60,000 to $69,999
• 1$80,000 to $89,999
• 18$90,000 to $99,999
• 14$100,000 to $124,999
• 27$125,000 to $149,999
• 44$150,000 to $174,999
• 26$175,000 to $199,999
• 29$200,000 to $249,999
• 17$250,000 to $299,999
• 22$300,000 to $399,999
• 8$400,000 to $499,999
• 21$500,000 to $749,999
• 4$750,000 to $999,999
• 35$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 41$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 17021

• 3$150 to $199
• 14$200 to $249
• 2$300 to $349
• 1$400 to $449
• 12$450 to $499
• 1$500 to $549
• 2$550 to $599
• 5$600 to $649
• 2$650 to $699
• 7$750 to $799
• 46No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $907.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $185,659
• Two or more races householders: $232,074
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $204,771

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $200,676

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $545,058

Here:	$545,058
State:	$317,202

Mobile homes: $136,557

Here:	$136,557
State:	$92,414

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $18,298

Here:	$18,298
State:	$563,750

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 584
• Mobile homes: 114
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Unemployment: 0.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 17021

• 74.9%306Drove a car alone
• 10.8%44Carpooled
• 0.5%2Bicycle
• 1.0%4Walked
• 1.2%5Other means
• 10.5%43Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 17021

• 48Less than 5 minutes
• 135 to 9 minutes
• 710 to 14 minutes
• 2115 to 19 minutes
• 3520 to 24 minutes
• 725 to 29 minutes
• 4530 to 34 minutes
• 1435 to 39 minutes
• 1740 to 44 minutes
• 4445 to 59 minutes
• 5760 to 89 minutes
• 4590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 53.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 967

• Male householders: 266 (84 living alone), Female householders: 195 (52 living alone)

• 288 spouses (285 opposite-sex spouses), 28 unmarried partners, (28 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 163 children (155 natural, 2 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 20 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives

Size of family households: 225 2-persons, 39 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 21 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 135 1-person, 23 2-persons

86 married couples with children.
33 single-parent households (2 men, 31 women).

99.0% of residents of 17021 zip code speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% very well, 44% well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.4%

Population in 1990: 929. Population change in the 1990s: +113 (+12.2%).

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

• This state: 865
• Northeast: 23
• Midwest: 21
• South: 33
• West: 7

70% of the 17021 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.

95% of the 17021 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% moved from different county within same state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 23
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 16 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Continuing Care Retirement Communities (1-4: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)

2006 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2006 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 21. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 71 took place in 2016, and the least - 2 in 2010. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (55.8%), and Outside Fires (33.7%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 17021
• 15455.8%Structure Fires
• 9333.7%Outside Fires
• 196.9%Other
• 103.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 17021, Pennsylvania

Most common first names in zip code 17021 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	13	72.3 years
Robert	12	76.7 years
Mary	11	79.6 years
David	8	73.1 years
Paul	7	65.3 years
William	7	76.5 years
Helen	7	76.3 years
James	6	79.0 years
George	6	83.7 years
Richard	5	67.4 years

Most common last names in zip code 17021 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Hockenberry	11	72.2 years
Beaston	10	73.6 years
Shearer	10	77.4 years
Burdge	8	76.9 years
Kirk	8	81.1 years
Love	8	84.2 years
Smith	6	68.8 years
Berrier	6	75.3 years
Henry	6	86.0 years
Berry	5	73.0 years