17228 Zip Code (PA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,104
Zip code population in 2010: 1,183
Zip code population in 2000: 1,074

Houses and condos: 504
Renter-occupied apartments: 94
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 17228: 91.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 28.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 38 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: $2,413 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,957 (1.0%)

For population 25 years and over in 17228:

• High school or higher: 91.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
• Unemployed: 1.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 17228:

• Never married: 23.6%
• Now married: 61.6%
• Separated: 0.4%
• Widowed: 7.2%
• Divorced: 7.2%

• 
• • 1,03393.9%White
  • 454.1%Two or more races
  • 211.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 10.09%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 17228, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $54,307 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$54,307
State:	$75,707

Salary/wage: $45,480 (reported on 80.0% of returns)

Here:	$45,480
State:	$62,806

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 826.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3437.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6588.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8172.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16557.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $800 (reported on 29.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$800
Pennsylvania:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.4% for AGIs below $25k, 9.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 137.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,362 (reported on 14.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,362
State:	$7,382

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.8% for AGIs below $25k, 78.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 102.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,212 (reported on 14.5% of returns)

Here:	+$5,212
State:	+$23,522

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 47.3% for AGIs below $25k, 54.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 817.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,343 (reported on 12.7% of returns)

Here:	+$10,343
State:	+$16,274

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.6% for AGIs below $25k, 352.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 510.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,362 (reported on 14.5% of returns)

17228:	$12,362
Pennsylvania:	$18,583

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 126.4% for AGIs below $25k, 296.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1048.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,914 (reported on 12.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,914
State:	$2,100

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 56.4% for AGIs below $25k, 65.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 90.9%

Here:	91%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 87.5% for AGIs below $25k, 93.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 17228, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $40,980 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$40,980
State:	$61,346

Salary/wage: $39,067 (reported on 77.8% of returns)

Here:	$39,067
State:	$51,902

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 58.7% for AGIs below $25k, 76.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 65.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $650 (reported on 37.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$650
Pennsylvania:	$1,588

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,089 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,089
State:	$5,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,360 (reported on 9.3% of returns)

Here:	+$1,360
State:	+$14,495

Profit/loss from business: +$7,467 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	+$7,467
State:	+$16,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,117 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

17228:	$6,117
Pennsylvania:	$14,550

Total itemized deductions: $16,500 (21% of AGI, reported on 20.4% of returns)

Here:	$16,500
State:	$23,538

Here:	20.9% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,267 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	$4,267
State:	$4,025

Taxes paid: $5,673 (reported on 20.4% of returns)

17228:	$5,673
State:	$9,982

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,780 (reported on 18.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,780
State:	$2,106

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 63.0%

Here:	63%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 54.5% for AGIs below $25k, 62.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 17228, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,023 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,023
State:	$48,049

Salary/wage: $32,562 (reported on 82.9% of returns)

Here:	$32,562
State:	$42,646

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.9% for AGIs below $10k, 72.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 109.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $787 (reported on 44.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$787
Pennsylvania:	$1,657

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $837 (reported on 18.6% of returns)

Here:	$837
State:	$3,566

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,580 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	+$2,580
State:	+$9,716

Profit/loss from business: +$5,890 (reported on 17.3% of returns)

Here:	+$5,890
State:	+$14,267

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs below $10k, 9.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $1,688 (reported on 3.0% of returns)

17228:	$1,688
Pennsylvania:	$2,903

Total itemized deductions: $14,707 (24% of AGI, reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	$14,707
State:	$18,804

Here:	24.1% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 21.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,323 (3% of AGI, reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,323
State:	$3,337

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

Total tax: $3,751 (reported on 75.5% of returns)

17228:	$3,751
State:	$8,008

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,636 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,636
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 62.9%

Here:	63%
State:	56%

(% for various income ranges: 56.1% for AGIs below $10k, 65.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 65.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 59.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 91.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 16691, 17233, 15536, 17229, 17238, 16689.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 34
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 405

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 9 (9 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 258 (134 now married, 123 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 17228 with a mortgage: 182 (19 second mortgage, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,182
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $566

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

• Zip code 17228 household income distribution in 2022

• 12Less than $10,000
• 8$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$15,000 to $19,999
• 11$20,000 to $24,999
• 7$25,000 to $29,999
• 18$30,000 to $34,999
• 15$35,000 to $39,999
• 11$40,000 to $44,999
• 10$45,000 to $49,999
• 33$50,000 to $59,999
• 84$60,000 to $74,999
• 94$75,000 to $99,999
• 57$100,000 to $124,999
• 43$125,000 to $149,999
• 28$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 17228

• 8Less than $10,000
• 8$10,000 to $14,999
• 6$15,000 to $19,999
• 10$30,000 to $34,999
• 3$35,000 to $39,999
• 5$50,000 to $59,999
• 4$60,000 to $69,999
• 7$70,000 to $79,999
• 9$80,000 to $89,999
• 2$90,000 to $99,999
• 39$100,000 to $124,999
• 6$125,000 to $149,999
• 30$150,000 to $174,999
• 45$175,000 to $199,999
• 29$200,000 to $249,999
• 44$250,000 to $299,999
• 41$300,000 to $399,999
• 15$400,000 to $499,999
• 6$500,000 to $749,999
• 4$750,000 to $999,999
• 2$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 5$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
• 5$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 17228

• 4$300 to $349
• 10$400 to $449
• 5$450 to $499
• 7$500 to $549
• 11$550 to $599
• 12$600 to $649
• 6$650 to $699
• 10$700 to $749
• 3$900 to $999
• 21No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $746.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $192,676

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $202,738 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $123,107 - $301,996

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $326,019

Here:	$326,019
State:	$317,202

Mobile homes: $64,576

Here:	$64,576
State:	$92,414

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 406
• One, attached: 2
• Two: 6
• Mobile homes: 85

Unemployment: 1.3%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 17228

• 82.1%440Drove a car alone
• 6.9%37Carpooled
• 0.9%5Motorcycle
• 3.4%18Walked
• 1.3%7Other means
• 2.8%15Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 17228

• 25Less than 5 minutes
• 245 to 9 minutes
• 2410 to 14 minutes
• 10915 to 19 minutes
• 7620 to 24 minutes
• 2725 to 29 minutes
• 4830 to 34 minutes
• 835 to 39 minutes
• 6140 to 44 minutes
• 5145 to 59 minutes
• 3160 to 89 minutes
• 1490 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 64.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,104

• Male householders: 218 (47 living alone), Female householders: 224 (63 living alone)

• 260 spouses (251 opposite-sex spouses), 38 unmarried partners, (35 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 314 children (292 natural, 10 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 21 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 foster children, 12 other relatives, 4 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 12 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 157 2-persons, 76 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 28 5-persons, 23 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 110 1-person, 13 2-persons, 5 3-persons

225 married couples with children.
45 single-parent households (18 men, 27 women).

98.1% of residents of 17228 zip code speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.8%

Population in 1990: 1,410.

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

• This state: 972
• Northeast: 17
• Midwest: 27
• South: 43
• West: 11

70% of the 17228 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.

98% of the 17228 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, 40% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 42
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 30

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Drywall and Insulation Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 17228 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Charles	7	78.7 years
Harry	7	85.6 years
George	7	77.4 years
James	5	80.8 years
John	5	78.0 years
Earl	4	67.3 years
Hazel	4	77.0 years
William	4	79.8 years
Edward	4	54.5 years
Mary	4	81.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 17228 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Deshong	27	78.0 years
Mellott	19	77.8 years
Strait	17	72.8 years
Sipes	9	78.0 years
Hann	8	75.9 years
Schooley	8	73.4 years
Kline	7	76.4 years
Decker	5	78.2 years
Swope	4	67.7 years
Lake	4	73.5 years