17212 Zip Code (PA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 666
Zip code population in 2010: 702
Zip code population in 2000: 630

Houses and condos: 279
Renter-occupied apartments: 37
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 17212: 92.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 35.2 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: $2,291 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,643 (0.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 17212:

• High school or higher: 91.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 8.4%
• Unemployed: 1.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 17212:

• Never married: 23.1%
• Now married: 55.0%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 15.1%
• Divorced: 6.7%

• 
• • 64997.9%White
  • 91.4%Some other race
  • 50.8%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 17212, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $64,429 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$64,429
State:	$75,707

Salary/wage: $55,200 (reported on 80.6% of returns)

Here:	$55,200
State:	$62,806

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1015.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3398.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5350.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8076.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21963.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $760 (reported on 32.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$760
Pennsylvania:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 40.0% for AGIs below $25k, 22.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 143.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,660 (reported on 16.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,660
State:	$7,382

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 276.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,900 (reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	+$3,900
State:	+$23,522

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 520.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,350 (reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	+$5,350
State:	+$16,274

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 216.7% for AGIs below $25k, 210.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,967 (reported on 9.7% of returns)

17212:	$7,967
Pennsylvania:	$18,583

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 398.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,533 (reported on 9.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,533
State:	$2,100

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 126.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.5%

Here:	94%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 88.9% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 17212, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $45,031 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$45,031
State:	$61,346

Salary/wage: $43,627 (reported on 75.9% of returns)

Here:	$43,627
State:	$51,902

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 61.4% for AGIs below $25k, 79.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 62.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,022 (reported on 31.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,022
Pennsylvania:	$1,588

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,125 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,125
State:	$5,827

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,733 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	+$4,733
State:	+$14,495

Profit/loss from business: +$6,975 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	+$6,975
State:	+$16,268

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,033 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

17212:	$10,033
Pennsylvania:	$14,550

Total itemized deductions: $18,114 (21% of AGI, reported on 24.1% of returns)

Here:	$18,114
State:	$23,538

Here:	21.3% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.5% for AGIs below $25k, 19.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,440 (reported on 17.2% of returns)

Here:	$3,440
State:	$4,025

Taxes paid: $6,614 (reported on 24.1% of returns)

17212:	$6,614
State:	$9,982

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.5% for AGIs below $25k, 6.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,550 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,550
State:	$2,106

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.9% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 62.1%

Here:	62%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 60.0% for AGIs below $25k, 62.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 17212, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $37,828 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,828
State:	$48,049

Salary/wage: $37,160 (reported on 84.9% of returns)

Here:	$37,160
State:	$42,646

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 98.8% for AGIs below $10k, 68.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 87.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $758 (reported on 43.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$758
Pennsylvania:	$1,657

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $960 (reported on 17.9% of returns)

Here:	$960
State:	$3,566

Net capital gain/loss: +$939 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	+$939
State:	+$9,716

Profit/loss from business: +$1,520 (reported on 9.0% of returns)

Here:	+$1,520
State:	+$14,267

Total itemized deductions: $15,121 (21% of AGI, reported on 20.8% of returns)

Here:	$15,121
State:	$18,804

Here:	20.7% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $3,696 (5% of AGI, reported on 16.5% of returns)

Here:	$3,696
State:	$3,337

Here:	5.1% of AGI
State:	3.3% of AGI

Total tax: $3,683 (reported on 79.2% of returns)

17212:	$3,683
State:	$8,008

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,448 (reported on 10.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,448
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 66.3%

Here:	66%
State:	56%

(% for various income ranges: 61.5% for AGIs below $10k, 64.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 64.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 17238, 17236, 21711, 17267, 17228, 17233.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 17
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 239

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 3 (3 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 111 (53 now married, 57 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 17212 with a mortgage: 113 (13 second mortgage, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,456
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $411

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

• Zip code 17212 household income distribution in 2022

• 3Less than $10,000
• 3$10,000 to $14,999
• 12$15,000 to $19,999
• 13$25,000 to $29,999
• 8$30,000 to $34,999
• 13$35,000 to $39,999
• 11$40,000 to $44,999
• 20$50,000 to $59,999
• 23$60,000 to $74,999
• 57$75,000 to $99,999
• 34$100,000 to $124,999
• 11$125,000 to $149,999
• 27$150,000 to $199,999
• 13$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 17212

• 6Less than $10,000
• 7$40,000 to $49,999
• 4$50,000 to $59,999
• 6$100,000 to $124,999
• 14$125,000 to $149,999
• 23$150,000 to $174,999
• 30$175,000 to $199,999
• 27$200,000 to $249,999
• 23$250,000 to $299,999
• 56$300,000 to $399,999
• 10$400,000 to $499,999
• 2$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 17212

• 7$500 to $549
• 3$550 to $599
• 1$800 to $899
• 26No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $924.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $237,437
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $197,207

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $224,553 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $173,851 - $334,338

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $249,264

Here:	$249,264
State:	$317,202

Mobile homes: $92,018

Here:	$92,018
State:	$92,414

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 239
• Mobile homes: 38

Unemployment: 1.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 17212

• 65.4%206Drove a car alone
• 14.0%44Carpooled
• 3.8%12Walked
• 1.6%5Other means
• 15.2%48Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 17212

• 10Less than 5 minutes
• 125 to 9 minutes
• 3510 to 14 minutes
• 4615 to 19 minutes
• 2220 to 24 minutes
• 2825 to 29 minutes
• 330 to 34 minutes
• 835 to 39 minutes
• 2340 to 44 minutes
• 5545 to 59 minutes
• 1260 to 89 minutes
• 690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 63.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 666

• Male householders: 123 (49 living alone), Female householders: 135 (21 living alone)

• 133 spouses (133 opposite-sex spouses), 36 unmarried partners, (36 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 216 children (216 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 20 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 72 2-persons, 37 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 70 1-person, 19 2-persons

136 married couples with children.
36 single-parent households (36 women).

99.5% of residents of 17212 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BIG COVE FARM CAFO (HCR 81 BOX 200 in BIG COVE TANNERY, PA)

  STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - PCS-PAG123522, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: BEEF CATTLE FEEDLOTS
  Alternative names: LEWIS, BEN, LEWIS, BEN - BIG COVE FARM

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.6%

Population in 1990: 2,178.

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

• This state: 379
• Northeast: 15
• Midwest: 28
• South: 223
• West: 23

77% of the 17212 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.

96% of the 17212 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% 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): 37
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 12 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3

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)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (1-4: 1)
• Mining: Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying (1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Engineering Services (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 17212 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Harry	5	78.8 years
David	5	68.4 years
John	5	74.3 years
George	4	75.7 years
Mary	4	83.3 years
Helen	3	83.7 years
Charles	3	67.3 years
William	3	79.3 years
Donald	2	85.5 years
Clarence	2	71.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 17212 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Keefer	10	73.5 years
Pittman	9	78.9 years
Bivens	5	77.0 years
Humbert	5	73.8 years
Mellott	5	83.6 years
Crouse	4	84.5 years
Lynch	4	80.5 years
Gordon	4	77.5 years
Deshong	4	79.0 years
Peck	4	59.3 years