17974 Zip Code (Seltzer, PA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 387
Zip code population in 2010: 344
Zip code population in 2000: 307

Houses and condos: 137
Renter-occupied apartments: 22
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 17974: 78.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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

Population density: 5,689 people per square mile

(average).

For population 25 years and over in 17974:

• High school or higher: 89.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 8.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 40.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 17974:

• Never married: 33.1%
• Now married: 63.2%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 0.0%
• Divorced: 3.7%

• 
• • 35692.2%White
  • 307.8%Two or more races

100% urban population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 17974, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,361 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,361
State:	$48,049

Salary/wage: $33,057 (reported on 83.0% of returns)

Here:	$33,057
State:	$42,646

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.4% for AGIs below $10k, 65.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,024 (reported on 55.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,024
Pennsylvania:	$1,657

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $979 (reported on 32.7% of returns)

Here:	$979
State:	$3,566

Total itemized deductions: $9,267 (17% of AGI, reported on 10.2% of returns)

Here:	$9,267
State:	$18,804

Here:	17.3% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $769 (1% of AGI, reported on 8.8% of returns)

Here:	$769
State:	$3,337

Here:	1.4% of AGI
State:	3.3% of AGI

Total tax: $4,132 (reported on 72.1% of returns)

17974:	$4,132
State:	$8,008

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 51.7%

Here:	52%
State:	56%

Nearest zip codes: 17951, 17954, 17901, 17944, 17970, 17965.
Seltzer Zip Code Map

No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 35
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 89

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 102 (44 now married, 57 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 17974 with a mortgage: 77 (36 second mortgage, 36 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9

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

• Zip code 17974 household income distribution in 2022

• 10$15,000 to $19,999
• 24$40,000 to $44,999
• 5$45,000 to $49,999
• 8$60,000 to $74,999
• 20$75,000 to $99,999
• 39$100,000 to $124,999
• 14$125,000 to $149,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 17974

• 8$35,000 to $39,999
• 24$100,000 to $124,999
• 13$125,000 to $149,999
• 15$150,000 to $174,999
• 9$175,000 to $199,999
• 19$200,000 to $249,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $160,806

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $158,240 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $127,630 - $204,436

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $107,256

Here:	$107,256
State:	$317,202

Townhouses or other attached units: $366,019

Here:	$366,019
State:	$254,369

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 128
• One, attached: 7

Unemployment: 8.5%

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 17974

• 235 to 9 minutes
• 710 to 14 minutes
• 1815 to 19 minutes
• 1745 to 59 minutes
• 5760 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 72.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 387

• Male householders: 61 (0 living alone), Female householders: 63 (0 living alone)

• 95 spouses (95 opposite-sex spouses), 25 unmarried partners, (25 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 143 children (143 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 43 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 22 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 19 2-persons

100 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

99.4% of residents of 17974 zip code speak English at home.

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8.9%

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

• This state: 354
• West: 31

87% of the 17974 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.

100% of the 17974 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

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

• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)

Most common first names in zip code 17974 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Anna	11	75.5 years
John	10	70.2 years
Charles	8	74.4 years
Joseph	8	73.4 years
Mary	8	78.5 years
Catherine	6	82.0 years
George	4	81.2 years
William	4	71.5 years
Frank	3	73.4 years
Anthony	3	57.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 17974 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Holley	9	67.9 years
Lenosky	5	78.0 years
Terway	5	71.0 years
Kiertekles	4	83.5 years
Padinske	4	79.5 years
Zanis	4	71.0 years
Keating	3	69.0 years
Hopkins	3	65.7 years
Filiac	3	79.7 years
Helman	3	73.3 years