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Population and households in ZIP 19505
Household size in ZIP 19505
| Period | ZIP 19505 | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.66 | 2.51 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.74 | 2.53 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.42 | 2.50 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.39 | 2.46 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.27 | −0.05 | −0.03 |
ZIP 19505 is a place of small households, averaging 2.39 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. That is in line with the rest of Pennsylvania. Household size has dropped from 2.66 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 19505
| Period | ZIP 19505 | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 42.1 | 40.3 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 43.8 | 41.0 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 48.7 | 41.8 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 49.4 | 42.0 | 40.1 |
| Change | +7.3 | +1.7 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 49.4, ZIP 19505 is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.
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 19505
| Period | ZIP 19505 | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.0% | 10.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 11.7% | 10.6% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 7.2% | 10.5% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.2% | 10.7% | 11.6% |
| Change | −1.8 pts | +0.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 6.2% of households in ZIP 19505, well below the national share of 11.6%.
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 19505
Renters in ZIP 19505
| Period | ZIP 19505 | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.5% | 29.0% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 19.2% | 30.5% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 20.1% | 31.1% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 18.7% | 30.7% | 34.8% |
| Change | +4.2 pts | +1.7 pts | +1.5 pts |
ZIP 19505 is largely a place of homeowners: only 18.7% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 41.3% have no mortgage at all, about the same as nationally.
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 19505
| Period | ZIP 19505 | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.7% | 10.3% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 4.1% | 10.5% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 6.9% | 10.7% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 2.2% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | −3.6 pts | −1.2 pts | −1.8 pts |
Only 2.2% of homes in ZIP 19505 are vacant, far below the national rate of 9.6%, which usually means strong demand for housing.
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 19505
| Period | ZIP 19505 | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1968 | 1963 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1976 | 1964 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1977 | 1965 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1975 | 1967 | 1980 |
| Change | +6 | +4 | +6 |
Housing in ZIP 19505 leans a little older: the median home dates to 1975, against 1980 nationally. Even so, 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 19505
| Period | ZIP 19505 | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $1,217 | $829 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $1,098 | $923 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $978 | $1,039 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,230 | $1,323 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$13 | +$494 | +$606 |
Rent in ZIP 19505 runs $1,230 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 24.1% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
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 19505
Bachelor's degrees in ZIP 19505
| Period | ZIP 19505 | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 20.3% | 27.2% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 18.0% | 28.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 21.3% | 31.8% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 25.1% | 35.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | +4.8 pts | +8.3 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in ZIP 19505 have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 25.1%, 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 19505
| Period | ZIP 19505 | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 84.0% | 87.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 90.5% | 88.8% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 91.5% | 90.3% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 92.8% | 91.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +8.8 pts | +4.5 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over nine in ten adults in ZIP 19505 have finished high school (92.8%), above the national rate of 89.3%. That is in line with the rest of Pennsylvania.
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 19505
| Period | ZIP 19505 | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.3% | 7.5% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 6.7% | 8.8% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.3% | 5.5% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 4.5% | 5.4% | 5.4% |
| Change | −2.9 pts | −2.1 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been a little easier to find in ZIP 19505 than nationally: unemployment was 4.5%, against 5.4%. 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 19505 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 19505 | 2.39 | 49.4 | 6.2% | 18.7% | 2.2% | 1975 | $1,230 | 25.1% | 92.8% | 4.5% |
| ZIP 19504 | 2.42 | 53.3 | 4.8% | 12.3% | 5.2% | 1975 | $1,186 | 30.4% | 94.1% | 3.2% |
| ZIP 19545 | 2.97 | 34.0 | 15.8% | 8.0% | 2.2% | 1973 | $1,541 | 19.4% | 93.4% | 10.9% |
| ZIP 19503 | 2.34 | 44.2 | 19.0% | 27.7% | 2.9% | 1961 | $1,145 | 24.5% | 90.7% | 1.1% |
| ZIP 19512 | 2.44 | 45.7 | 7.3% | 25.4% | 5.1% | 1968 | $1,411 | 26.3% | 92.6% | 5.0% |
| ZIP 19472 | 2.35 | 53.6 | 1.9% | 1.5% | 3.8% | 1978 | $1,181 | 29.4% | 95.5% | 6.3% |
| ZIP 19435 | 2.57 | 41.4 | 3.1% | 1.4% | 3.4% | 1975 | $1,542 | 26.1% | 97.8% | 5.0% |
| ZIP 19525 | 2.88 | 42.3 | 6.1% | 7.6% | 4.3% | 1994 | $1,319 | 46.0% | 95.8% | 4.5% |
| ZIP 18070 | 2.44 | 54.1 | 7.8% | 9.4% | 2.5% | 1978 | $1,413 | 26.5% | 91.8% | 6.3% |
| ZIP 18056 | 3.13 | 42.0 | 18.2% | 22.7% | 4.8% | 1976 | $1,634 | 30.0% | 85.6% | 3.2% |
| ZIP 18041 | 2.40 | 43.6 | 10.3% | 25.6% | 2.3% | 1966 | $1,344 | 28.7% | 94.0% | 5.6% |
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 19505. 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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