18837 Zip Code (Rome, PA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,736
Zip code population in 2010: 3,267
Zip code population in 2000: 3,367

Houses and condos: 1,323
Renter-occupied apartments: 215
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 18837: 92.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 90.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 30 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,770 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,377 (0.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 18837:

• High school or higher: 90.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
• Unemployed: 2.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 18837:

• Never married: 26.9%
• Now married: 53.3%
• Separated: 2.3%
• Widowed: 5.3%
• Divorced: 12.2%

• 
• • 2,64096.7%White
  • 501.8%Two or more races
  • 240.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 150.5%Black
  • 20.07%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 18837, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $50,768 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$50,768
State:	$75,707

Salary/wage: $45,852 (reported on 75.5% of returns)

Here:	$45,852
State:	$62,806

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1046.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3451.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6238.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8947.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17065.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $957 (reported on 33.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$957
Pennsylvania:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.1% for AGIs below $25k, 37.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 27.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 166.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,704 (reported on 18.7% of returns)

Here:	$3,704
State:	$7,382

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 39.0% for AGIs below $25k, 32.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 28.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 115.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 606.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,529 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

Here:	+$9,529
State:	+$23,522

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.3% for AGIs below $25k, 98.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 123.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 386.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 759.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$13,290 (reported on 14.4% of returns)

Here:	+$13,290
State:	+$16,274

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 130.7% for AGIs below $25k, 61.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 341.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 335.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1254.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,735 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

18837:	$12,735
Pennsylvania:	$18,583

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 82.8% for AGIs below $25k, 140.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 440.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 813.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $26,525 (reported on 2.9% of returns)

Here:	$26,525
State:	$34,850

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1178.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions: $10,950 (reported on 1.4% of returns)

Here:	$10,950
State:	$12,392

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 136.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxes paid: $6,050 (reported on 2.9% of returns)

18837:	$6,050
State:	$8,200

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 268.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,341 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,341
State:	$2,100

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 77.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.0%

Here:	95%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 93.5% for AGIs below $25k, 97.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 92.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 94.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 18837, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $45,359 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$45,359
State:	$61,346

Salary/wage: $38,827 (reported on 77.8% of returns)

Here:	$38,827
State:	$51,902

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 61.4% for AGIs below $25k, 76.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 49.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $934 (reported on 39.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$934
Pennsylvania:	$1,588

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,939 (reported on 23.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,939
State:	$5,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,527 (reported on 16.3% of returns)

Here:	+$9,527
State:	+$14,495

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,913 (reported on 17.0% of returns)

Here:	+$11,913
State:	+$16,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $25k, 4.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,833 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

18837:	$8,833
Pennsylvania:	$14,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $18,418 (24% of AGI, reported on 16.3% of returns)

Here:	$18,418
State:	$23,538

Here:	23.7% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.0% for AGIs below $25k, 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,850 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	$3,850
State:	$4,025

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,614 (reported on 16.3% of returns)

18837:	$5,614
State:	$9,982

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,161 (reported on 17.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,161
State:	$2,106

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 68.1%

Here:	68%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 61.8% for AGIs below $25k, 65.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 81.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 18837, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,742 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,742
State:	$48,049

Salary/wage: $31,634 (reported on 79.1% of returns)

Here:	$31,634
State:	$42,646

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 97.8% for AGIs below $10k, 68.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 44.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $957 (reported on 46.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$957
Pennsylvania:	$1,657

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,225 (reported on 24.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,225
State:	$3,566

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,959 (reported on 18.0% of returns)

Here:	+$3,959
State:	+$9,716

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,734 (reported on 18.5% of returns)

Here:	+$8,734
State:	+$14,267

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.5% for AGIs below $10k, 6.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,474 (reported on 2.8% of returns)

18837:	$2,474
Pennsylvania:	$2,903

Total itemized deductions: $13,208 (19% of AGI, reported on 13.6% of returns)

Here:	$13,208
State:	$18,804

Here:	19.1% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,799 (4% of AGI, reported on 10.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,799
State:	$3,337

Here:	4.1% of AGI
State:	3.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,220 (reported on 70.3% of returns)

18837:	$4,220
State:	$8,008

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,719 (reported on 17.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,719
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 70.1%

Here:	70%
State:	56%

(% for various income ranges: 63.5% for AGIs below $10k, 69.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 13812, 18851, 18854, 13845, 18829, 18850.
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 80
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 992

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 49 (32 now married, 16 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 548 (240 now married, 306 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 18837 with a mortgage: 399 (33 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,288
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $500

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

• Zip code 18837 household income distribution in 2022

• 39Less than $10,000
• 18$10,000 to $14,999
• 27$15,000 to $19,999
• 69$20,000 to $24,999
• 27$25,000 to $29,999
• 43$30,000 to $34,999
• 52$35,000 to $39,999
• 38$40,000 to $44,999
• 76$45,000 to $49,999
• 94$50,000 to $59,999
• 123$60,000 to $74,999
• 128$75,000 to $99,999
• 117$100,000 to $124,999
• 123$125,000 to $149,999
• 53$150,000 to $199,999
• 36$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 18837

• 25Less than $10,000
• 15$10,000 to $14,999
• 13$15,000 to $19,999
• 3$20,000 to $24,999
• 4$25,000 to $29,999
• 2$30,000 to $34,999
• 8$40,000 to $49,999
• 12$50,000 to $59,999
• 27$60,000 to $69,999
• 31$70,000 to $79,999
• 42$80,000 to $89,999
• 25$90,000 to $99,999
• 25$100,000 to $124,999
• 71$125,000 to $149,999
• 106$150,000 to $174,999
• 43$175,000 to $199,999
• 144$200,000 to $249,999
• 77$250,000 to $299,999
• 57$300,000 to $399,999
• 37$400,000 to $499,999
• 35$500,000 to $749,999
• 15$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 18837

• 1$250 to $299
• 11$300 to $349
• 2$400 to $449
• 45$500 to $549
• 6$550 to $599
• 2$600 to $649
• 34$650 to $699
• 7$700 to $749
• 3$750 to $799
• 7$800 to $899
• 4$900 to $999
• 56$1,000 to $1,249
• 41No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $960.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $106,000.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $179,465
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $70,504
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $352,521

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $183,311 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $107,333 - $262,908

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $237,997

Here:	$237,997
State:	$317,202

Townhouses or other attached units: $173,441

Here:	$173,441
State:	$254,369

Mobile homes: $105,436

Here:	$105,436
State:	$92,414

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 957
• One, attached: 13
• Two: 15
• 3 or 4: 19
• 5 to 9: 5
• Mobile homes: 302

Unemployment: 2.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 18837

• 73.3%931Drove a car alone
• 11.4%145Carpooled
• 0.6%8Walked
• 0.6%7Other means
• 14.2%181Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 18837

• 22Less than 5 minutes
• 475 to 9 minutes
• 5610 to 14 minutes
• 10415 to 19 minutes
• 18320 to 24 minutes
• 13025 to 29 minutes
• 21530 to 34 minutes
• 11635 to 39 minutes
• 3140 to 44 minutes
• 10145 to 59 minutes
• 6460 to 89 minutes
• 1290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 74.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,736

• Male householders: 557 (99 living alone), Female householders: 520 (123 living alone)

• 557 spouses (552 opposite-sex spouses), 133 unmarried partners, (133 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 727 children (666 natural, 31 adopted, 30 stepchildren), 50 grandchildren, 31 brothers or sisters, 35 parents, 0 foster children, 45 other relatives, 74 non-relatives

Size of family households: 357 2-persons, 216 3-persons, 120 4-persons, 35 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 221 1-person, 73 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 18 4-persons

352 married couples with children.
197 single-parent households (60 men, 137 women).

97.6% of residents of 18837 zip code speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% very well, 38% well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% very well, 33% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ALLEGRO OIL & GAS INC (LEON PRINCE INJECTION FACILITY in ROME, PA)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1989-1396, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-03-1996-0382,
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.8%

Population in 1990: 2,053. Population change in the 1990s: +1,314 (+64.0%).

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

• This state: 1,894
• Northeast: 604
• Midwest: 53
• South: 139
• West: 25

74% of the 18837 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.

97% of the 18837 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 13% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 42
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 20 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 19

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

• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Veterinary Services (5-9: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Information: Cable and Other Program Distribution (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Residential Remodelers (1-4: 2)

Most common first names in zip code 18837 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	19	72.0 years
Robert	16	67.6 years
William	15	75.3 years
Mary	11	82.4 years
Helen	10	86.0 years
Charles	10	76.0 years
Walter	9	80.7 years
George	9	74.2 years
Ruth	9	86.5 years
Carl	8	78.9 years

Most common last names in zip code 18837 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Brown	15	77.6 years
Moore	13	85.8 years
Russell	8	90.8 years
Parks	6	86.0 years
Cook	5	78.4 years
Horton	5	78.0 years
Ford	5	64.8 years
Daugherty	5	91.8 years
Johnson	5	76.6 years
Wheaton	5	71.8 years

Businesses in zip code 18837

• Curves: 1