19539 Zip Code (Mertztown, PA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 3,992
Zip code population in 2010: 4,597
Zip code population in 2000: 4,252

Houses and condos: 1,607
Renter-occupied apartments: 162
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 19539: 92.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 22.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 180 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: $4,954 (2.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $4,939 (1.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 19539:

• High school or higher: 98.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 13.9%
• Unemployed: 1.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 19539:

• Never married: 23.7%
• Now married: 61.5%
• Separated: 0.7%
• Widowed: 6.8%
• Divorced: 7.3%

• 
• • 3,85196.5%White
  • 601.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 471.2%Black
  • 310.8%Two or more races

Urban population: 938
Rural population: 3,053

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 19539, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $69,779 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$69,779
State:	$75,707

Salary/wage: $63,351 (reported on 79.8% of returns)

Here:	$63,351
State:	$62,806

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1098.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3634.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6444.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9038.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18875.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 44982.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,254 (reported on 38.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,254
Pennsylvania:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 38.4% for AGIs below $25k, 38.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 123.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 552.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,490 (reported on 25.6% of returns)

Here:	$3,490
State:	$7,382

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 38.7% for AGIs below $25k, 37.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 128.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 111.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 207.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1800.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$8,298 (reported on 19.7% of returns)

Here:	+$8,298
State:	+$23,522

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.9% for AGIs below $25k, 50.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 158.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 344.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5472.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$16,743 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	+$16,743
State:	+$16,274

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 85.5% for AGIs below $25k, 225.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 169.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 310.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 955.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $16,226 (reported on 14.7% of returns)

19539:	$16,226
Pennsylvania:	$18,583

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 138.4% for AGIs below $25k, 140.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 346.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 433.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 643.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2827.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Total itemized deductions: $26,193 (reported on 5.9% of returns)

Here:	$26,193
State:	$34,850

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 379.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 321.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 740.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $8,211 (reported on 3.8% of returns)

Here:	$8,211
State:	$12,392

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 29.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 251.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $7,664 (reported on 5.9% of returns)

19539:	$7,664
State:	$8,200

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 107.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 110.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 208.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,000 (reported on 6.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,000
State:	$2,100

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 54.5% for AGIs below $25k, 27.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.9%

Here:	93%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 90.8% for AGIs below $25k, 93.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 93.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 93.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 90.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 19539, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $56,517 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$56,517
State:	$61,346

Salary/wage: $52,297 (reported on 84.0% of returns)

Here:	$52,297
State:	$51,902

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.0% for AGIs below $25k, 77.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 81.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 67.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $798 (reported on 42.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$798
Pennsylvania:	$1,588

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,950 (reported on 27.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,950
State:	$5,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,368 (reported on 17.3% of returns)

Here:	+$1,368
State:	+$14,495

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$14,330 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	+$14,330
State:	+$16,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs below $25k, 4.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,211 (reported on 12.1% of returns)

19539:	$14,211
Pennsylvania:	$14,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $20,660 (21% of AGI, reported on 36.8% of returns)

Here:	$20,660
State:	$23,538

Here:	21.0% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.1% for AGIs below $25k, 9.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 14.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $2,387 (reported on 29.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,387
State:	$4,025

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $9,213 (reported on 36.4% of returns)

19539:	$9,213
State:	$9,982

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,758 (reported on 8.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,758
State:	$2,106

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 57.6%

Here:	58%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 59.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 62.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 75.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 19539, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $46,429 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$46,429
State:	$48,049

Salary/wage: $45,304 (reported on 84.9% of returns)

Here:	$45,304
State:	$42,646

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 177.3% for AGIs below $10k, 64.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,067 (reported on 58.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,067
Pennsylvania:	$1,657

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,298 (reported on 32.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,298
State:	$3,566

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,741 (reported on 22.4% of returns)

Here:	+$2,741
State:	+$9,716

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -6.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,719 (reported on 14.2% of returns)

Here:	+$11,719
State:	+$14,267

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.7% for AGIs below $10k, 8.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$6,464 (reported on 1.3% of returns)

Here:	+$6,464
State:	+$274

IRA payment deduction: $2,819 (reported on 3.8% of returns)

19539:	$2,819
Pennsylvania:	$2,903

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $6,300 (reported on 0.5% of returns)

Here:	$6,300
Pennsylvania:	$14,674

Total itemized deductions: $16,563 (22% of AGI, reported on 39.6% of returns)

Here:	$16,563
State:	$18,804

Here:	21.6% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.7% for AGIs below $10k, 10.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,882 (2% of AGI, reported on 34.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,882
State:	$3,337

Here:	2.4% of AGI
State:	3.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,914 (reported on 80.9% of returns)

19539:	$5,914
State:	$8,008

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $10k, 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,268 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,268
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 58.4%

Here:	58%
State:	56%

(% for various income ranges: 47.7% for AGIs below $10k, 64.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 59.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 55.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 58.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 19562, 18011, 19538, 19511, 18031, 19536.
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 39
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,562

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 98 (88 now married, 13 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 694 (422 now married, 266 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 19539 with a mortgage: 1,015 (199 second mortgage, 191 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 177

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,824
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $688

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

• Zip code 19539 household income distribution in 2022

• 17Less than $10,000
• 16$10,000 to $14,999
• 36$20,000 to $24,999
• 28$25,000 to $29,999
• 27$30,000 to $34,999
• 5$35,000 to $39,999
• 58$40,000 to $44,999
• 111$45,000 to $49,999
• 126$50,000 to $59,999
• 150$60,000 to $74,999
• 212$75,000 to $99,999
• 276$100,000 to $124,999
• 235$125,000 to $149,999
• 116$150,000 to $199,999
• 179$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 19539

• 8Less than $10,000
• 10$25,000 to $29,999
• 7$50,000 to $59,999
• 25$80,000 to $89,999
• 7$100,000 to $124,999
• 53$125,000 to $149,999
• 192$150,000 to $174,999
• 129$175,000 to $199,999
• 264$200,000 to $249,999
• 184$250,000 to $299,999
• 337$300,000 to $399,999
• 87$400,000 to $499,999
• 127$500,000 to $749,999
• 31$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 19539

• 17$400 to $449
• 47$500 to $549
• 11$700 to $749
• 21$900 to $999
• 36$1,250 to $1,499
• 16$1,500 to $1,999
• 21No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,094.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $267,117
• Black or African American householders: $336,746
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $233,132

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $265,253 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $199,774 - $374,925

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $323,818

Here:	$323,818
State:	$317,202

Townhouses or other attached units: $204,669

Here:	$204,669
State:	$254,369

Mobile homes: $617,370

Here:	$617,370
State:	$92,414

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,506
• One, attached: 51
• 3 or 4: 13
• Mobile homes: 29

Unemployment: 1.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 19539

• 74.5%1,823Drove a car alone
• 10.2%250Carpooled
• 1.2%30Walked
• 14.3%350Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 19539

• 79Less than 5 minutes
• 3175 to 9 minutes
• 42710 to 14 minutes
• 21715 to 19 minutes
• 18020 to 24 minutes
• 19525 to 29 minutes
• 22130 to 34 minutes
• 10835 to 39 minutes
• 6640 to 44 minutes
• 21745 to 59 minutes
• 5060 to 89 minutes
• 990 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 59.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,992

• Male householders: 816 (188 living alone), Female householders: 798 (123 living alone)

• 999 spouses (999 opposite-sex spouses), 116 unmarried partners, (70 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 918 children (873 natural, 38 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 79 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 55 parents, 0 foster children, 84 other relatives, 126 non-relatives

Size of family households: 553 2-persons, 232 3-persons, 225 4-persons, 72 5-persons, 27 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 310 1-person, 177 2-persons

554 married couples with children.
82 single-parent households (82 women).

97.2% of residents of 19539 zip code speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% very well, 13% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ATLAS MERTZTOWN CHEM PLT (1227 VALLEY ROAD in MERTZTOWN, PA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - AFS-23-2050903-1, AIR PROGRAM, PWSID-3060838, DRINKING WATER PROGRAM, RCRIS-PAD000428441, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: MASONRY, STONE SETTING, AND OTHER STONE WORK; PLASTICS MATERIALS, SYNTHETIC RESINS, AND NONVULCANIZABLE ELASTOMERS; PAINTS, VARNISHES, LACQUERS, ENAMELS, AND ALLIED PRODUCTS; ADHESIVES AND SEALANTS; ASPHALT FELTS AND COATINGS; RUBBER AND PLASTICS HOSE AND BELTING; BRICK, STONE, AND RELATED CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
  Business NAICS classification: ASPHALT SHINGLE AND COATING MATERIALS MANUFACTURING.; PLASTICS MATERIAL AND RESIN MANUFACTURING.
  Organizations: ATLAS MINERALS & CHEMICALS INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: ATLAS MINERALS & CHEMICALS INC

• BERKS SAND PIT (UNOBTAINABLE in LONGSWAMP TOWNSHIP, PA)

  SUPERFUND NPL (Superfund database)
  Alternative names: VAN ELSWYCK PROP *

Population in 1990: 4,058. Population change in the 1990s: +194 (+4.8%).

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

• This state: 3,403
• Northeast: 271
• Midwest: 41
• South: 106
• West: 47

75% of the 19539 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.

94% of the 19539 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 34
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 15 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 14

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (10-19: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0063.02 , 0134.01, 0142.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0063.02 , 0134.01, 0142.00

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 15. The highest number of fires - 26 took place in 2016, and the least - 5 in 2011. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (54.1%), and Outside Fires (29.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 19539
• 13254.1%Structure Fires
• 7329.9%Outside Fires
• 2811.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 114.5%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 19539, Pennsylvania

Most common first names in zip code 19539 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	25	71.4 years
Paul	20	72.4 years
Robert	19	68.8 years
George	19	76.2 years
William	19	72.8 years
Charles	17	76.7 years
Helen	13	78.4 years
Clarence	12	76.7 years
Edwin	9	73.9 years
Elsie	9	81.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 19539 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Delong	19	77.8 years
Miller	16	72.4 years
Moyer	12	69.0 years
Heffner	11	77.6 years
Boyer	10	74.7 years
Geist	9	65.6 years
Werst	8	79.8 years
Kline	8	74.0 years
Eck	8	78.6 years
Hilbert	8	78.3 years

Businesses in zip code 19539

• MasterBrand Cabinets: 1