17949 Zip Code (Gilberton, PA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 140
Zip code population in 2010: 263
Zip code population in 2000: 380

Houses and condos: 214
Renter-occupied apartments: 27
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 17949: 76.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 1,391 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 no mortgage in 2022: $678 (2.1%)

For population 25 years and over in 17949:

• High school or higher: 91.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 17949:

• Never married: 18.7%
• Now married: 20.1%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 35.8%
• Divorced: 25.4%

• 
• • 13597.1%White
  • 42.9%Black

100% urban population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 17949, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $38,780 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,780
State:	$75,707

Salary/wage: $35,650 (reported on 80.0% of returns)

Here:	$35,650
State:	$62,806

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 740.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3123.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8465.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,900 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,900
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: 100.0%

Here:	100%
State:	92%

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

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 17949, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $33,673 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,673
State:	$61,346

Salary/wage: $30,056 (reported on 81.8% of returns)

Here:	$30,056
State:	$51,902

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 60.8% for AGIs below $25k, 80.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,300 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,300
State:	$2,106

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.1% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 45.5%

Here:	45%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 40.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 17949, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $25,901 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$25,901
State:	$48,049

Salary/wage: $25,615 (reported on 86.5% of returns)

Here:	$25,615
State:	$42,646

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 66.0% for AGIs below $10k, 82.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 89.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $333 (reported on 25.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$333
Pennsylvania:	$1,657

Taxable dividends: $91 (reported on 7.8% of returns)

Here:	$91
State:	$3,566

Total tax: $2,677 (reported on 66.0% of returns)

17949:	$2,677
State:	$8,008

Earned income credit: $1,433 (reported on 21.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,433
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 52.5%

Here:	52%
State:	56%

(% for various income ranges: 47.1% for AGIs below $10k, 47.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 58.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 17946, 17931, 17934, 17935, 17976, 17967.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 24
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 75

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 6 (2 now married, 4 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 17949 with a mortgage: 15
Houses without a mortgage: 3

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

• Zip code 17949 household income distribution in 2022

• 7Less than $10,000
• 10$10,000 to $14,999
• 11$15,000 to $19,999
• 6$20,000 to $24,999
• 4$25,000 to $29,999
• 4$35,000 to $39,999
• 3$45,000 to $49,999
• 5$50,000 to $59,999
• 26$60,000 to $74,999
• 7$75,000 to $99,999
• 8$150,000 to $199,999
• 2$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 17949

• 15Less than $10,000
• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$15,000 to $19,999
• 4$20,000 to $24,999
• 5$25,000 to $29,999
• 5$30,000 to $34,999
• 5$35,000 to $39,999
• 11$40,000 to $49,999
• 2$70,000 to $79,999
• 1$90,000 to $99,999
• 1$100,000 to $124,999
• 3$150,000 to $174,999
• 10$250,000 to $299,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 17949

• 2$500 to $549
• 27No cash rent

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $220,345.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $41,163

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $40,700

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $138,927

Here:	$138,927
State:	$317,202

Townhouses or other attached units: $31,712

Here:	$31,712
State:	$254,369

Mobile homes: $27,489

Here:	$27,489
State:	$92,414

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 34
• One, attached: 143
• Two: 6
• 5 to 9: 11
• Mobile homes: 16

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 17949

• 52.1%28Drove a car alone
• 35.4%19Carpooled
• 9.3%5Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 17949

• 55 to 9 minutes
• 1210 to 14 minutes
• 1115 to 19 minutes
• 120 to 24 minutes
• 625 to 29 minutes
• 330 to 34 minutes
• 435 to 39 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 90.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 140

• Male householders: 60 (45 living alone), Female householders: 39 (28 living alone)

• 9 spouses (9 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 7 children (7 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 4 other relatives, 4 non-relatives

Size of family households: 18 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 4 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 73 1-person

100.7% of residents of 17949 zip code speak English at home.

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 33.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 26.0%

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

• This state: 109
• Northeast: 25

79% of the 17949 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.

94% of the 17949 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 88% moved from this county.

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

• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)

Most common first names in zip code 17949 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	22	74.3 years
John	21	69.9 years
Anna	15	76.1 years
Joseph	13	70.9 years
William	11	71.3 years
Michael	8	76.1 years
James	7	70.4 years
Thomas	6	74.2 years
George	4	68.8 years
Francis	4	70.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 17949 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Rice	6	68.5 years
Murphy	5	81.2 years
Walsh	5	77.8 years
Griffin	4	76.7 years
Collins	4	52.5 years
Kerrigan	4	86.2 years
David	4	71.7 years
Gower	4	66.2 years
Mccann	4	71.0 years
Mccarthy	4	68.3 years