Estimated zip code population in 2022: 3,164 Zip code population in 2010: 3,241 Zip code population in 2000: 3,524
Houses and condos: 1,778 Renter-occupied apartments: 328
% of renters here:
23%
State:
31%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 17970: 82.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 1.4 sq. mi. Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 2,308 people per square mile
(low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
1.6% ($1,251)
Pennsylvania:
1.3% ($3,094)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,328 (1.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,175 (1.8%)
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Males: 1,540
(48.7%)
Females: 1,624
(51.3%)
For population 25 years and over in 17970:
High school or higher: 91.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
Unemployed: 1.6%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 17970:
Never married: 39.6%
Now married: 37.1%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 8.2%
Divorced: 14.2%
Zip code 17970 compared to state average:
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
House age above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $78,794
17970:
$78,794
Pennsylvania:
$245,500
According to our research of Pennsylvania and other state lists, there were 4 registered sex offenders living in 17970 zip code as of June 02, 2024. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 17970 is 785 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is lower than the state average.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
45.8 years
Pennsylvania median age:
40.9 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.2 people
Pennsylvania:
2.4 people
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 17970, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $42,165 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$42,165
State:
$75,707
Salary/wage: $39,298 (reported on 79.2% of returns)
Here:
$39,298
State:
$62,806
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 919.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3412.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6046.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7748.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13795.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $591 (reported on 20.8% of returns)
This zip code:
$591
Pennsylvania:
$1,633
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.5% for AGIs below $25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 25.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 26.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,527 (reported on 13.8% of returns)
Here:
$1,527
State:
$7,382
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.2% for AGIs below $25k, 22.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 17.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 98.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,850 (reported on 7.5% of returns)
Here:
+$4,850
State:
+$23,522
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 371.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$6,433 (reported on 7.5% of returns)
Here:
+$6,433
State:
+$16,274
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 52.5% for AGIs below $25k, 119.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 51.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,220 (reported on 9.4% of returns)
17970:
$8,220
Pennsylvania:
$18,583
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 85.9% for AGIs below $25k, 59.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 135.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 328.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Earned income credit: $1,954 (reported on 16.4% of returns)
Here:
$1,954
State:
$2,100
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.4% for AGIs below $25k, 50.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.7%
Here:
94%
State:
92%
(% for various income ranges: 91.7% for AGIs below $25k, 96.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 96.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 91.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 17970, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $33,783 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$33,783
State:
$61,346
Salary/wage: $32,289 (reported on 81.6% of returns)
Here:
$32,289
State:
$51,902
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.3% for AGIs below $25k, 83.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $992 (reported on 30.1% of returns)
This zip code:
$992
Pennsylvania:
$1,588
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,121 (reported on 17.2% of returns)
Here:
$1,121
State:
$5,827
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$400 (reported on 7.4% of returns)
Here:
+$400
State:
+$14,495
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Profit/loss from business: +$6,938 (reported on 8.0% of returns)
Here:
+$6,938
State:
+$16,268
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,144 (reported on 9.8% of returns)
17970:
$7,144
Pennsylvania:
$14,550
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Total itemized deductions: $13,821 (24% of AGI, reported on 8.6% of returns)
Here:
$13,821
State:
$23,538
Here:
23.8% of AGI
State:
18.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Charity contributions: $1,420 (reported on 6.1% of returns)
Here:
$1,420
State:
$4,025
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxes paid: $3,529 (reported on 8.6% of returns)
17970:
$3,529
State:
$9,982
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Earned income credit: $1,970 (reported on 18.4% of returns)
Here:
$1,970
State:
$2,106
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 52.1%
Here:
52%
State:
53%
(% for various income ranges: 48.7% for AGIs below $25k, 56.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 17970, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $27,379 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$27,379
State:
$48,049
Salary/wage: $26,727 (reported on 82.2% of returns)
Here:
$26,727
State:
$42,646
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.6% for AGIs below $10k, 74.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,054 (reported on 40.3% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,054
Pennsylvania:
$1,657
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.3% for AGIs below $10k, 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $989 (reported on 22.9% of returns)
Here:
$989
State:
$3,566
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$1,428 (reported on 11.7% of returns)
Here:
+$1,428
State:
+$9,716
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$6,426 (reported on 7.2% of returns)
Here:
+$6,426
State:
+$14,267
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)
IRA payment deduction: $1,921 (reported on 2.4% of returns)
17970:
$1,921
Pennsylvania:
$2,903
Total itemized deductions: $11,523 (22% of AGI, reported on 8.3% of returns)
Here:
$11,523
State:
$18,804
Here:
22.1% of AGI
State:
19.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $1,591 (3% of AGI, reported on 7.2% of returns)
Here:
$1,591
State:
$3,337
Here:
2.8% of AGI
State:
3.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Total tax: $2,968 (reported on 69.6% of returns)
17970:
$2,968
State:
$8,008
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,613 (reported on 17.0% of returns)
Here:
$1,613
State:
$1,643
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 60.2%
Here:
60%
State:
56%
(% for various income ranges: 57.1% for AGIs below $10k, 60.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 61.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 249 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,160
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 34 (29 now married, 6 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 659 (163 now married, 499 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 17970 with a mortgage: 431 (48 second mortgage, 46 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 39
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $901 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $512
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
11.1%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
6.8%
Whole state:
6.1%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.6
State:
6.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.7
State:
4.3
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 17970: Columbia Hose Company 2 (A), West End Fire Company 5 (B), Rescue Hook and Ladder Fire Company 3 (C), Alert Fire Company 1 (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 5 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 432 2-persons, 186 3-persons, 182 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 380 1-person, 185 2-persons, 5 3-persons
191 married couples with children.
197 single-parent households (59 men, 138 women).
97.5% of residents of 17970 zip code speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 28 (0.9%) (100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
0.9%
Whole state:
7.5%
32%Chile
29%Moldova
20%German
10%Polish
9%Lithuanian
7%English
7%Slovak
6%Italian
6%Ukrainian
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
02010 or later
02000 to 2009
101990 to 1999
19Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
BRAUN B MEDICAL INC ST CLAIR (2 TENSION WAY PO BOX 36 in ST CLAIR, PA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.1% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.2%
70.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
10.8%Coal or coke
6.7%Electricity
6.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3.5%Utility gas
1.9%No fuel used
0.9%Other fuel
Population in 1990: 4,091.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,955
Northeast: 34
Midwest: 25
South: 44
West: 42
72% of the 17970 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.
93% of the 17970 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 87% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 10% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9
Here:
4.1%
Pennsylvania:
15.7%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Here:
1.6%
Pennsylvania:
13.4%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
Here:
2.1%
Pennsylvania:
39.8%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
90,971Management occupations
84,483Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
58,843Business and financial operations occupations
49,421Construction and extraction occupations
46,671Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
44,881Transportation occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
HEIM CONSTRUCTION CO , INC (82 TUNNEL ROAD in SAINT CLAIR, PA) : $77,630 in 2 contractsin 2001
$42,120 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2001-09-28. Completion date: 2002-05-31.
$35,510, same as above.Signed on 2001-09-29. Completion date: 2002-05-31.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005: