17344 Zip Code (McSherrystown, PA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 3,628
Zip code population in 2010: 3,656
Zip code population in 2000: 3,386

Houses and condos: 1,463
Renter-occupied apartments: 603
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 17344: 88.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 0.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 4,541 people per square mile

(average).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,224 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,763 (1.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 17344:

• High school or higher: 93.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
• Unemployed: 1.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 17344:

• Never married: 25.6%
• Now married: 54.6%
• Separated: 5.1%
• Widowed: 6.4%
• Divorced: 8.4%

• 
• • 3,31191.3%White
  • 2948.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 210.6%Two or more races

Urban population: 3,405
Rural population: 222

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 17344, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $45,716 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$45,716
State:	$75,707

Salary/wage: $42,738 (reported on 84.9% of returns)

Here:	$42,738
State:	$62,806

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1044.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3595.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6475.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8486.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16515.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $648 (reported on 21.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$648
Pennsylvania:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.0% for AGIs below $25k, 19.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 24.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 39.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,565 (reported on 14.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,565
State:	$7,382

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 28.2% for AGIs below $25k, 15.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 42.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 30.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,321 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	+$4,321
State:	+$23,522

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.7% for AGIs below $25k, 7.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 149.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 365.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,860 (reported on 8.1% of returns)

Here:	+$8,860
State:	+$16,274

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 38.0% for AGIs below $25k, 108.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 115.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 256.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,289 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

17344:	$8,289
Pennsylvania:	$18,583

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 102.9% for AGIs below $25k, 70.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 164.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 274.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $21,375 (reported on 2.2% of returns)

Here:	$21,375
State:	$34,850

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 388.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Charity contributions: $2,900 (reported on 1.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,900
State:	$12,392

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxes paid: $6,250 (reported on 2.2% of returns)

17344:	$6,250
State:	$8,200

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 113.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,052 (reported on 14.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,052
State:	$2,100

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.9% for AGIs below $25k, 49.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.0%

Here:	93%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 90.6% for AGIs below $25k, 93.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 93.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 17344, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $38,464 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,464
State:	$61,346

Salary/wage: $36,260 (reported on 87.3% of returns)

Here:	$36,260
State:	$51,902

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.2% for AGIs below $25k, 84.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 74.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $552 (reported on 26.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$552
Pennsylvania:	$1,588

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,112 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,112
State:	$5,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,550 (reported on 8.1% of returns)

Here:	+$7,550
State:	+$16,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,026 (reported on 11.0% of returns)

17344:	$7,026
Pennsylvania:	$14,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $14,674 (22% of AGI, reported on 22.0% of returns)

Here:	$14,674
State:	$23,538

Here:	21.6% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $1,838 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,838
State:	$4,025

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,426 (reported on 22.0% of returns)

17344:	$5,426
State:	$9,982

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,138 (reported on 16.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,138
State:	$2,106

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 45.1%

Here:	45%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 43.2% for AGIs below $25k, 40.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 37.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 17344, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,020 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,020
State:	$48,049

Salary/wage: $33,312 (reported on 90.7% of returns)

Here:	$33,312
State:	$42,646

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.5% for AGIs below $10k, 80.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 90.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 89.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $835 (reported on 44.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$835
Pennsylvania:	$1,657

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $708 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	$708
State:	$3,566

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,798 (reported on 11.4% of returns)

Here:	+$2,798
State:	+$9,716

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.2% for AGIs below $10k, -0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,143 (reported on 8.1% of returns)

Here:	+$7,143
State:	+$14,267

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,400 (reported on 2.0% of returns)

17344:	$3,400
Pennsylvania:	$2,903

Total itemized deductions: $12,635 (21% of AGI, reported on 22.7% of returns)

Here:	$12,635
State:	$18,804

Here:	20.6% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,483 (2% of AGI, reported on 18.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,483
State:	$3,337

Here:	2.3% of AGI
State:	3.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,826 (reported on 76.2% of returns)

17344:	$3,826
State:	$8,008

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,671 (reported on 12.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,671
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 50.6%

Here:	51%
State:	56%

(% for various income ranges: 42.3% for AGIs below $10k, 52.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 49.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 54.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 17331, 17301, 17350, 17340, 21158, 17362.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 62
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,352

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 95 (102 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 838 (493 now married, 339 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 17344 with a mortgage: 530 (43 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 26 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,389
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $492

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

• Zip code 17344 household income distribution in 2022

• 21Less than $10,000
• 31$10,000 to $14,999
• 26$15,000 to $19,999
• 87$20,000 to $24,999
• 110$25,000 to $29,999
• 35$30,000 to $34,999
• 9$35,000 to $39,999
• 140$40,000 to $44,999
• 5$45,000 to $49,999
• 130$50,000 to $59,999
• 208$60,000 to $74,999
• 273$75,000 to $99,999
• 125$100,000 to $124,999
• 172$125,000 to $149,999
• 30$150,000 to $199,999
• 11$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 17344

• 20$15,000 to $19,999
• 11$20,000 to $24,999
• 23$90,000 to $99,999
• 10$100,000 to $124,999
• 92$125,000 to $149,999
• 132$150,000 to $174,999
• 104$175,000 to $199,999
• 211$200,000 to $249,999
• 54$250,000 to $299,999
• 100$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 17344

• 5$150 to $199
• 18$250 to $299
• 20$300 to $349
• 10$450 to $499
• 5$600 to $649
• 7$700 to $749
• 75$750 to $799
• 107$800 to $899
• 58$900 to $999
• 156$1,000 to $1,249
• 79$1,250 to $1,499
• 28$1,500 to $1,999

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,200.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $208,988

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $207,622 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $166,460 - $252,948

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $206,953

Here:	$206,953
State:	$317,202

Townhouses or other attached units: $156,759

Here:	$156,759
State:	$254,369

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 917
• One, attached: 257
• Two: 25
• 3 or 4: 5
• 5 to 9: 196
• 20 to 49: 58

Unemployment: 1.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 17344

• 84.6%1,575Drove a car alone
• 9.3%173Carpooled
• 0.3%6Walked
• 3.3%61Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 17344

• 97Less than 5 minutes
• 2815 to 9 minutes
• 44810 to 14 minutes
• 17215 to 19 minutes
• 2320 to 24 minutes
• 2325 to 29 minutes
• 17830 to 34 minutes
• 4135 to 39 minutes
• 16840 to 44 minutes
• 9245 to 59 minutes
• 17060 to 89 minutes
• 4690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 38.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,628

• Male householders: 751 (248 living alone), Female householders: 671 (188 living alone)

• 714 spouses (714 opposite-sex spouses), 72 unmarried partners, (72 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,174 children (1,152 natural, 0 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 30 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 67 other relatives, 118 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 10 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 270 2-persons, 317 3-persons, 175 4-persons, 87 5-persons, 24 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 436 1-person, 44 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 26 4-persons

660 married couples with children.
224 single-parent households (90 men, 134 women).

94.4% of residents of 17344 zip code speak English at home.
4.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AMP INCORPORATED BUILDING 202 (208 NORTH 2ND STREET in MCSHERRYSTOWN, PA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: ELECTRONIC CONNECTORS
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , A M P INCORPORATED (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: A M P INC MCSHERRYSTOWN

• ANNUNCIATION BVM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (316 NORTH STREET in MCSHERRYSTOWN, PA)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.1%

Population in 1990: 3,838.

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

• This state: 2,475
• Northeast: 23
• Midwest: 86
• South: 940
• West: 106

59% of the 17344 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.

83% of the 17344 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 8% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 57
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 19

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

• Wholesale Trade: Toy and Hobby Goods and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (500-999 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Offices of Certified Public Accountants (10-19: 2)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Beauty Salons (10-19: 1, 1-4: 3)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Direct Mail Advertising (10-19: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 17344 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	68	78.9 years
James	25	68.7 years
Charles	24	77.7 years
John	21	76.0 years
Robert	20	70.6 years
William	19	73.4 years
George	18	76.3 years
Joseph	15	73.3 years
Helen	14	83.9 years
Richard	14	74.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 17344 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	50	75.3 years
Weaver	28	77.5 years
Staub	23	75.7 years
Groft	20	75.3 years
Noel	20	79.3 years
Miller	19	72.9 years
Lawrence	16	78.6 years
Small	16	77.8 years
Topper	16	75.9 years
Eline	14	78.6 years

Businesses in zip code 17344

• Hardee's: 1
• Kroger: 1