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Population and households in ZIP 17039
Household size in ZIP 17039
| Period | ZIP 17039 | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.04 | 2.51 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.72 | 2.53 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.70 | 2.50 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.26 | 2.46 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.22 | −0.05 | −0.03 |
ZIP 17039 is a place of big households: 3.26 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has climbed from 3.04 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in ZIP 17039
| Period | ZIP 17039 | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 40.5 | 40.3 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 37.4 | 41.0 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 44.0 | 41.8 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 33.7 | 42.0 | 40.1 |
| Change | −6.8 | +1.7 | +2.3 |
ZIP 17039 is young: half of its residents are under 33.7, compared with a national median of 40.1. The population tilts toward young families with children.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in ZIP 17039
| Period | ZIP 17039 | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.5% | 10.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 4.8% | 10.6% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 5.2% | 10.5% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 1.8% | 10.7% | 11.6% |
| Change | −4.6 pts | +0.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are relatively rare in ZIP 17039: 1.8% of households, against 11.6% nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in ZIP 17039
Renters in ZIP 17039
| Period | ZIP 17039 | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.4% | 29.0% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 10.1% | 30.5% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 13.7% | 31.1% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 9.3% | 30.7% | 34.8% |
| Change | −4.1 pts | +1.7 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 9.3% of households in ZIP 17039 rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. More than a quarter of owners (26.8%) have paid off their mortgages, well below the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in ZIP 17039
| Period | ZIP 17039 | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.6% | 10.3% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 6.1% | 10.5% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.4% | 10.7% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 10.5% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | +5.0 pts | −1.2 pts | −1.8 pts |
About as many homes sit empty in ZIP 17039 as nationally: 10.5%, against 9.6%.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in ZIP 17039
| Period | ZIP 17039 | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1975 | 1963 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1971 | 1964 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1968 | 1965 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1978 | 1967 | 1980 |
| Change | +3 | +4 | +6 |
The typical home in ZIP 17039 was built around 1978, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are newer than in Pennsylvania as a whole, where the median home dates to 1967.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in ZIP 17039
| Period | ZIP 17039 | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $588 | $829 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $815 | $923 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $904 | $1,039 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $981 | $1,323 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$393 | +$494 | +$606 |
Rent in ZIP 17039 runs $981 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 36.0% of the typical renter's income, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in ZIP 17039
Bachelor's degrees in ZIP 17039
| Period | ZIP 17039 | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.3% | 27.2% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 14.9% | 28.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 14.0% | 31.8% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 16.9% | 35.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | +4.6 pts | +8.3 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in ZIP 17039 have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 16.9%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in ZIP 17039
| Period | ZIP 17039 | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 81.8% | 87.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 85.5% | 88.8% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 70.6% | 90.3% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 77.2% | 91.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | −4.6 pts | +4.5 pts | +4.3 pts |
More than one in five adults in ZIP 17039 never finished high school, well above the national share: only 77.2% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in ZIP 17039
| Period | ZIP 17039 | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.1% | 7.5% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 3.6% | 8.8% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.6% | 5.5% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 0.0% | 5.4% | 5.4% |
| Change | −5.1 pts | −2.1 pts | −2.7 pts |
The survey found almost no one in ZIP 17039 out of work and looking, against 5.4% of the labor force nationally. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
ZIP 17039 compared with nearby ZIP codes
| ZIP code | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIP 17039 | 3.26 | 33.7 | 1.8% | 9.3% | 10.5% | 1978 | $981 | 16.9% | 77.2% | 0.0% |
| ZIP 17073 | 2.79 | 39.4 | 9.0% | 15.7% | 3.7% | 1981 | $1,324 | 14.1% | 81.2% | 0.8% |
| ZIP 17088 | 2.41 | 32.1 | 2.3% | 24.6% | 6.6% | 1950 | $1,381 | 12.4% | 75.9% | 0.5% |
| ZIP 17087 | 2.60 | 41.5 | 5.1% | 22.5% | 3.0% | 1968 | $1,361 | 18.7% | 83.0% | 2.3% |
| ZIP 19567 | 2.87 | 39.1 | 6.6% | 16.7% | 3.8% | 1976 | $1,298 | 20.1% | 87.3% | 2.3% |
| ZIP 19551 | 2.59 | 44.6 | 5.9% | 18.1% | 4.0% | 1970 | $1,043 | 23.3% | 87.6% | 1.2% |
| ZIP 17067 | 2.61 | 42.2 | 7.1% | 24.1% | 6.6% | 1975 | $1,294 | 19.0% | 83.1% | 2.4% |
| ZIP 17578 | 2.90 | 39.9 | 6.6% | 21.9% | 1.4% | 1977 | $1,172 | 18.7% | 77.8% | 3.6% |
| ZIP 17569 | 2.87 | 39.2 | 6.7% | 7.6% | 4.2% | 1982 | $1,212 | 28.4% | 87.2% | 1.4% |
| ZIP 19565 | 2.40 | 44.7 | 4.0% | 14.7% | 3.6% | 1983 | $1,592 | 33.9% | 94.9% | 1.8% |
| ZIP 17517 | 2.77 | 40.9 | 9.4% | 14.2% | 5.5% | 1981 | $1,329 | 23.7% | 86.7% | 2.3% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up ZIP 17039. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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