17929 Zip Code (Cressona, PA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,370
Zip code population in 2010: 1,606
Zip code population in 2000: 1,571

Houses and condos: 604
Renter-occupied apartments: 174
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 17929: 83.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 1.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 1,360 people per square mile

(low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,792 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,051 (1.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 17929:

• High school or higher: 93.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
• Unemployed: 3.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 17929:

• Never married: 32.3%
• Now married: 47.1%
• Separated: 1.1%
• Widowed: 6.2%
• Divorced: 13.4%

• 
• • 1,30895.8%White
  • 382.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 141.0%Two or more races
  • 40.3%Black
  • 20.1%Asian

Urban population: 1,369
Rural population: 0

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 17929, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $49,370 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$49,370
State:	$75,707

Salary/wage: $45,310 (reported on 83.0% of returns)

Here:	$45,310
State:	$62,806

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 983.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3347.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5956.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9731.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15996.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $480 (reported on 22.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$480
Pennsylvania:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.5% for AGIs below $25k, 27.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,777 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,777
State:	$7,382

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 31.0% for AGIs below $25k, 45.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,450 (reported on 13.6% of returns)

Here:	+$2,450
State:	+$23,522

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $25k, 21.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 152.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 230.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,300 (reported on 6.8% of returns)

Here:	+$5,300
State:	+$16,274

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.5% for AGIs below $25k, 235.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,500 (reported on 8.0% of returns)

17929:	$7,500
Pennsylvania:	$18,583

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 83.0% for AGIs below $25k, 77.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 301.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $23,500 (reported on 2.3% of returns)

Here:	$23,500
State:	$34,850

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 335.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxes paid: $5,567 (reported on 3.4% of returns)

17929:	$5,567
State:	$8,200

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 119.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,864 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,864
State:	$2,100

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 53.0% for AGIs below $25k, 52.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.0%

Here:	92%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 90.0% for AGIs below $25k, 91.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 93.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 17929, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $43,153 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,153
State:	$61,346

Salary/wage: $38,590 (reported on 85.5% of returns)

Here:	$38,590
State:	$51,902

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.4% for AGIs below $25k, 81.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $668 (reported on 30.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$668
Pennsylvania:	$1,588

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,287 (reported on 18.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,287
State:	$5,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$690 (reported on 12.0% of returns)

Here:	+$690
State:	+$14,495

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

Profit/loss from business: +$9,686 (reported on 8.4% of returns)

Here:	+$9,686
State:	+$16,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs below $25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,729 (reported on 8.4% of returns)

17929:	$8,729
Pennsylvania:	$14,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $16,707 (19% of AGI, reported on 18.1% of returns)

Here:	$16,707
State:	$23,538

Here:	18.9% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $2,742 (reported on 14.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,742
State:	$4,025

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,944 (reported on 19.3% of returns)

17929:	$5,944
State:	$9,982

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,943 (reported on 16.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,943
State:	$2,106

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 53.0%

Here:	53%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 17929, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,393 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,393
State:	$48,049

Salary/wage: $33,568 (reported on 84.1% of returns)

Here:	$33,568
State:	$42,646

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 96.6% for AGIs below $10k, 72.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 89.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 89.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $994 (reported on 43.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$994
Pennsylvania:	$1,657

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $881 (reported on 24.3% of returns)

Here:	$881
State:	$3,566

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,266 (reported on 13.6% of returns)

Here:	+$1,266
State:	+$9,716

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,099 (reported on 8.9% of returns)

Here:	+$5,099
State:	+$14,267

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -9.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,368 (reported on 2.4% of returns)

17929:	$2,368
Pennsylvania:	$2,903

Total itemized deductions: $13,648 (19% of AGI, reported on 17.8% of returns)

Here:	$13,648
State:	$18,804

Here:	19.4% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,118 (3% of AGI, reported on 14.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,118
State:	$3,337

Here:	2.9% of AGI
State:	3.3% of AGI

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

Total tax: $4,230 (reported on 75.7% of returns)

17929:	$4,230
State:	$8,008

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,525 (reported on 12.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,525
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 58.3%

Here:	58%
State:	56%

(% for various income ranges: 60.2% for AGIs below $10k, 54.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 52.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 17972, 17933, 17979, 17951, 17965, 17974.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 80
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 494

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 315 (94 now married, 221 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 17929 with a mortgage: 229 (13 second mortgage, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 19

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,216
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $523

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

• Zip code 17929 household income distribution in 2022

• 23Less than $10,000
• 23$10,000 to $14,999
• 7$15,000 to $19,999
• 23$20,000 to $24,999
• 38$25,000 to $29,999
• 21$30,000 to $34,999
• 31$35,000 to $39,999
• 48$40,000 to $44,999
• 8$45,000 to $49,999
• 24$50,000 to $59,999
• 93$60,000 to $74,999
• 112$75,000 to $99,999
• 53$100,000 to $124,999
• 38$125,000 to $149,999
• 15$150,000 to $199,999
• 10$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 17929

• 6Less than $10,000
• 3$10,000 to $14,999
• 6$40,000 to $49,999
• 8$50,000 to $59,999
• 2$60,000 to $69,999
• 12$70,000 to $79,999
• 35$80,000 to $89,999
• 21$90,000 to $99,999
• 58$100,000 to $124,999
• 41$125,000 to $149,999
• 55$150,000 to $174,999
• 52$175,000 to $199,999
• 35$200,000 to $249,999
• 13$250,000 to $299,999
• 2$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 17929

• 2$350 to $399
• 8$400 to $449
• 5$450 to $499
• 32$500 to $549
• 8$550 to $599
• 24$600 to $649
• 22$650 to $699
• 16$700 to $749
• 23$750 to $799
• 9$800 to $899
• 16$900 to $999
• 5No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $838.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $146,514
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $187,556
• Asian householders: $992,947

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $146,736 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $106,230 - $192,763

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $179,793

Here:	$179,793
State:	$317,202

Townhouses or other attached units: $308,942

Here:	$308,942
State:	$254,369

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 418
• One, attached: 89
• Two: 24
• 3 or 4: 9
• 5 to 9: 25
• 10 to 19: 17
• 20 to 49: 14
• Mobile homes: 2

Unemployment: 3.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 17929

• 78.4%620Drove a car alone
• 10.2%81Carpooled
• 5.6%44Walked
• 0.6%5Other means
• 2.0%16Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 17929

• 13Less than 5 minutes
• 1165 to 9 minutes
• 12610 to 14 minutes
• 15415 to 19 minutes
• 11420 to 24 minutes
• 7625 to 29 minutes
• 2630 to 34 minutes
• 935 to 39 minutes
• 1640 to 44 minutes
• 5645 to 59 minutes
• 2460 to 89 minutes
• 1090 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 80.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,370

• Male householders: 250 (75 living alone), Female householders: 326 (68 living alone)

• 248 spouses (248 opposite-sex spouses), 110 unmarried partners, (98 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 369 children (327 natural, 5 adopted, 37 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 0 foster children, 13 other relatives, 37 non-relatives

Size of family households: 186 2-persons, 79 3-persons, 73 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 143 1-person, 63 2-persons, 11 5-persons

135 married couples with children.
64 single-parent households (11 men, 53 women).

96.7% of residents of 17929 zip code speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% very well, 50% not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% very well, 29% not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ALCOA EXTRUSIONS (53 POTTSVILLE STREET in CRESSONA, PA)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1993-0197, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-03-1988-0898, ICIS-03-1991-0225, ICIS-03-1991-0226, ICIS-03-1991-0227,
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - AFS-23-2083824-1, AIR PROGRAM, RCRIS-PAD096262522, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: PRIMARY PRODUCTION OF ALUMINUM; SECONDARY SMELTING AND REFINING OF NONFERROUS METALS; ALUMINUM EXTRUDED PRODUCTS
  Business NAICS classification: SECONDARY SMELTING AND ALLOYING OF ALUMINUM.; ALUMINUM EXTRUDED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.; ALUMINUM EXTRUDED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.
  Organizations: ALCOA EXTRUSIONS INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , ALOCOA EXTRUSIONS INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , CRESSONA ALUM CO (CONTACT/OWNER) , ALCOA EXTRUSIONS, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: ALCOA EXTRUSIONS INC. - CRESSONA OPERATION, ALUMAX EXTRUSIONS INC, ALUMAX EXTRUSIONS MFG, ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA EXTRUSIONS INCORPORATED CRESSONA OPERATION, ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA EXTRUSIONS I, CRESSONA ALUMINUM COMPANY

• BLUE MOUNTAIN EL CRESSONA SCH ( in CRESSONA, PA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-7419
  Organizations: BLUE MOUNTAIN SD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.8%

Population in 1990: 2,240.

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

• This state: 1,172
• Northeast: 49
• Midwest: 50
• South: 34
• West: 33

70% of the 17929 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 86% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.

93% of the 17929 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 81% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 6% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Security Guards and Patrol Services (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Engineering Services (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance (10-19: 1)

2005 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 8. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 24 took place in 2018, and the least - 0 in 2008. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (81.9%), and Outside Fires (8.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 17929
• 8681.9%Structure Fires
• 98.6%Outside Fires
• 65.7%Other
• 43.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 17929, Pennsylvania

Most common first names in zip code 17929 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	25	73.0 years
William	18	71.5 years
George	17	72.4 years
Mary	13	80.2 years
Anna	12	75.4 years
Robert	11	75.7 years
Joseph	10	74.3 years
Harry	9	78.3 years
Earl	8	73.9 years
Paul	8	71.9 years

Most common last names in zip code 17929 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Berger	10	77.5 years
Moyer	9	73.8 years
Miller	9	75.6 years
Wagner	8	68.8 years
Brown	7	83.7 years
Reed	6	71.0 years
Potts	6	76.8 years
Hock	5	72.2 years
Beck	5	81.6 years
Kriner	5	76.0 years