18461 Zip Code (PA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 235
Zip code population in 2010: 404
Zip code population in 2000: 438

Houses and condos: 295
Renter-occupied apartments: 19
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 18461: 93.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 21.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 11 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: $3,004 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,388 (0.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 18461:

• High school or higher: 87.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 8.3%
• Unemployed: 6.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 18461:

• Never married: 19.7%
• Now married: 55.2%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 12.4%
• Divorced: 12.8%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 18461, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $50,256 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$50,256
State:	$75,707

Salary/wage: $42,360 (reported on 62.5% of returns)

Here:	$42,360
State:	$62,806

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1043.3% for AGIs below $25k, 4085.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $575 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$575
Pennsylvania:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.3% for AGIs below $25k, 95.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,867 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,867
State:	$7,382

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 140.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$23,850 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	+$23,850
State:	+$23,522

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1590.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,200 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	+$4,200
State:	+$16,274

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 420.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $1,633 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,633
State:	$2,100

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 163.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 87.5%

Here:	88%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 83.3% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 18461, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $38,760 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,760
State:	$61,346

Salary/wage: $25,990 (reported on 66.7% of returns)

Here:	$25,990
State:	$51,902

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 54.4% for AGIs below $25k, 61.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 33.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $600 (reported on 26.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$600
Pennsylvania:	$1,588

Ordinary dividends: $833 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$833
State:	$5,827

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,033 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

18461:	$11,033
Pennsylvania:	$14,550

Total itemized deductions: $13,567 (23% of AGI, reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$13,567
State:	$23,538

Here:	23.4% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

Taxes paid: $7,750 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

18461:	$7,750
State:	$9,982

Earned income credit: $2,133 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,133
State:	$2,106

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.8% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 60.0%

Here:	60%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 57.1% for AGIs below $25k, 60.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 18461, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,239 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$31,239
State:	$48,049

Salary/wage: $24,517 (reported on 75.5% of returns)

Here:	$24,517
State:	$42,646

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 90.4% for AGIs below $10k, 61.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 45.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $415 (reported on 40.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$415
Pennsylvania:	$1,657

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $107 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	$107
State:	$3,566

Net capital gain/loss: +$11,615 (reported on 8.2% of returns)

Here:	+$11,615
State:	+$9,716

Profit/loss from business: +$7,364 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	+$7,364
State:	+$14,267

Total itemized deductions: $15,263 (18% of AGI, reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	$15,263
State:	$18,804

Here:	18.0% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,462 (2% of AGI, reported on 8.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,462
State:	$3,337

Here:	1.5% of AGI
State:	3.3% of AGI

Total tax: $4,393 (reported on 70.4% of returns)

18461:	$4,393
State:	$8,008

Earned income credit: $2,038 (reported on 16.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,038
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 69.8%

Here:	70%
State:	56%

(% for various income ranges: 57.1% for AGIs below $10k, 76.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 70.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 18455, 18437, 18462, 13783, 18439, 18454.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 6
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 133

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 33 (19 now married, 14 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 18461 with a mortgage: 60 (11 second mortgage, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,510
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $443

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

• Zip code 18461 household income distribution in 2022

• 9$10,000 to $14,999
• 10$15,000 to $19,999
• 13$20,000 to $24,999
• 6$25,000 to $29,999
• 14$30,000 to $34,999
• 10$35,000 to $39,999
• 8$40,000 to $44,999
• 5$45,000 to $49,999
• 3$50,000 to $59,999
• 3$60,000 to $74,999
• 10$75,000 to $99,999
• 9$100,000 to $124,999
• 7$125,000 to $149,999
• 9$150,000 to $199,999
• 15$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 18461

• 2$40,000 to $49,999
• 3$50,000 to $59,999
• 2$60,000 to $69,999
• 8$90,000 to $99,999
• 1$100,000 to $124,999
• 15$125,000 to $149,999
• 19$150,000 to $174,999
• 4$175,000 to $199,999
• 12$200,000 to $249,999
• 16$250,000 to $299,999
• 13$300,000 to $399,999
• 3$400,000 to $499,999
• 6$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 18461

• 2$500 to $549
• 2$600 to $649
• 10$800 to $899
• 3No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $941.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $475,062.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $207,883

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $182,117 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $143,074 - $288,610

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $214,329

Here:	$214,329
State:	$317,202

Mobile homes: $62,037

Here:	$62,037
State:	$92,414

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 258
• Mobile homes: 34

Unemployment: 6.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 18461

• 82.2%90Drove a car alone
• 1.8%2Carpooled
• 2.7%3Walked
• 10.0%11Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 18461

• 3Less than 5 minutes
• 55 to 9 minutes
• 2315 to 19 minutes
• 1320 to 24 minutes
• 325 to 29 minutes
• 1730 to 34 minutes
• 1745 to 59 minutes
• 960 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 39.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 235

• Male householders: 56 (32 living alone), Female householders: 85 (49 living alone)

• 62 spouses (62 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 21 children (21 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives

Size of family households: 40 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 1 4-persons, 5 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 80 1-person, 2 2-persons

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

99.1% of residents of 18461 zip code speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• B'NAI BRITH PERLMAN CAMP (HC 60 BOX 19 in STARLIGHT, PA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL CAMPS
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.1%

Population in 1990: 431. Population change in the 1990s: +7 (+1.6%).

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

• This state: 83
• Northeast: 152
• West: 2

81% of the 18461 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.

88% of the 18461 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% moved from different state.

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): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Campgrounds (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (1-4: 2)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Commercial Photography (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 18461 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Walter	4	75.5 years
Anna	3	84.3 years
Charles	3	73.7 years
Frank	3	84.3 years
John	3	74.0 years
Henry	2	80.4 years
Alice	2	72.1 years
Helen	2	72.4 years
George	2	82.0 years
Dorothy	2	92.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 18461 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Dix	6	80.8 years
Allen	5	76.6 years
Black	3	71.9 years
Karcher	3	65.0 years
Eberlein	3	65.7 years
Dumond	2	72.0 years
Bergman	2	87.5 years
Law	2	70.0 years
Davis	2	52.5 years
Chernesky	2	83.0 years