17078

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Legal Resources for the 17078 Zip Code Back to top

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Statistics for the 17078 Zip Code Back to top

Population (2000): 17,960
Land Area (2000): 74.919 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 0.072 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	15,066	84.04%
Rural, Farm	100	0.56%
Rural, Non-farm	2,761	15.40%

Employment Information for the 17078 Zip Code Back to top
Hours Worked Per Week In 1999 for the 17078 Zip Code

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	8,210	57.17%
15-35 hours	1,698	11.82%
1-14 hours	411	2.86%
No regular hours	4,041	28.14%

Time Left For Work for the 17078 Zip Code

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	277	3.17%
5 AM-5:29 AM	289	3.30%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	463	5.29%
6 AM-6:29 AM	836	9.56%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,229	14.05%
7 AM-7:29 AM	1,359	15.54%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	1,434	16.39%
8 AM-8:29 AM	684	7.82%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	384	4.39%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	356	4.07%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	125	1.43%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	34	0.39%
Noon-3:59 PM	674	7.71%
4 PM-11:59 PM	603	6.89%

Length Of Commute In Minutes for the 17078 Zip Code

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	378	4.32%
5-9	1,024	11.71%
10-14	1,458	16.67%
15-19	1,477	16.89%
20-24	1,212	13.86%
25-29	715	8.17%
30-34	1,155	13.20%
35-39	318	3.64%
40-44	297	3.40%
45-59	414	4.73%
60-89	178	2.03%
At least 90	121	1.38%

Length Of Commute In Minutes - Public vs. Private Transportation for the 17078 Zip Code

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	7	0.08%	6,257	71.53%
30-44	8	0.09%	1,762	20.14%
45-59	0	0.00%	414	4.73%
At least 60	8	0.09%	291	3.33%

Type Of Commute for the 17078 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	6	0.07%
Car / truck / van, carpool	806	8.94%
Car / truck / van, solo	7,688	85.31%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	57	0.63%
Public transportation	23	0.26%
Walked	167	1.85%
Worked at home	265	2.94%

Family Information for the 17078 Zip Code Back to top
: 2,369
: 10,128
Household Income in 1999 for the 17078 Zip Code

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	333	4.45%
$10,000-$14,999	399	5.33%
$15,000-$19,999	348	4.65%
$20,000-$24,999	453	6.05%
$25,000-$29,999	439	5.86%
$30,000-$34,999	603	8.05%
$35,000-$39,999	453	6.05%
$40,000-$44,999	423	5.65%
$45,000-$49,999	488	6.51%
$50,000-$59,999	784	10.47%
$60,000-$74,999	991	13.23%
$75,000-$99,999	983	13.12%
$100,000-$124,999	460	6.14%
$125,000-$149,999	156	2.08%
$150,000-$199,999	58	0.77%
$200,000 or more	120	1.60%

Household Type for the 17078 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	2,094	27.85%
Family, 2 people	2,535	33.71%
Nonfamily, 2 people	266	3.54%
Family, 3 people	1,176	15.64%
Nonfamily, 3 people	21	0.28%
Family, 4 people	957	12.73%
Nonfamily, 4 people	4	0.05%
Family, 5 people	332	4.42%
Nonfamily, 5 people	3	0.04%
Family, 6 people	97	1.29%
Nonfamily, 6 people	0	0.00%
Family, 7 or more people	34	0.45%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Household Income Type for the 17078 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	5,865	27.63%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	3,704	17.45%
Public Assistance	53	0.25%
Retirement	1,768	8.33%
Self Employment	727	3.42%
Social Security	2,355	11.09%
Supplemental Security	161	0.76%
Wage / Salary	5,724	26.96%
Other	873	4.11%

Family Type for the 17078 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	2,700	61.10%
With children under 18	1,719	38.90%

Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000) for the 17078 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	491	7.18%
Married	4,666	68.25%
Never Married	1,507	22.04%
Widowed	173	2.53%

Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000) for the 17078 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	826	10.67%
Married	4,645	59.99%
Never Married	1,273	16.44%
Widowed	999	12.90%

Education Information for the 17078 Zip Code Back to top
Highest Degree Earned (18 or older) for the 17078 Zip Code

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	502	3.61%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	1,360	9.77%
High school diploma or equivalent	5,818	41.80%
Some college, no degree	2,074	14.90%
Associate degree	836	6.01%
Bachelors degree	2,107	15.14%
Graduate or professional degree	1,223	8.79%

Population In School (3 or older) for the 17078 Zip Code

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	84	0.47%	151	0.84%	235	1.31%
Kindergarten	292	1.63%	27	0.15%	319	1.78%
Grades 1-4	692	3.85%	76	0.42%	768	4.28%
Grades 5-8	877	4.88%	62	0.35%	939	5.23%
Grades 9-12	877	4.88%	104	0.58%	981	5.46%
Undergrad college	279	1.55%	95	0.53%	374	2.08%
Graduate or professional school	110	0.61%	61	0.34%	171	0.95%
Total	3,211	17.88%	576	3.21%	3,787	21.09%

Public Benefits Information for the 17078 Zip Code Back to top
Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999 for the 17078 Zip Code

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	17,103	96.15%
Below Poverty Level	685	3.85%

Immigration & Civil Rights Information for the 17078 Zip Code Back to top
Population By Age for the 17078 Zip Code

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	2,241	12.48%
10-19 Years	2,113	11.77%
20-29 Years	1,851	10.31%
30-39 Years	2,801	15.60%
40-49 Years	2,792	15.55%
50-59 Years	2,177	12.12%
60-69 Years	1,563	8.70%
70-79 Years	1,507	8.39%
80-89 Years	772	4.30%
90+ Years	143	0.80%

Population - Male/Female for the 17078 Zip Code

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	8,497	47.31%
Female	9,463	52.69%

Population By Ethnicity for the 17078 Zip Code

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	17,337	96.53%
Hispanic/Latino	196	1.09%
Asian	185	1.03%
Multiracial	116	0.65%
African-American	103	0.57%
Other Race	11	0.06%
Amerindian	11	0.06%
Pacific Islander	1	0.01%

Top Specified Ancestries for the 17078 Zip Code

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	7,549	41.38%
2.	Irish	2,029	11.12%
3.	English	1,523	8.35%
4.	United States Or American	1,247	6.83%
5.	Italian	1,246	6.83%
6.	Polish	581	3.18%
7.	Scotch Irish	430	2.36%
8.	Dutch	426	2.33%
9.	Pennsylvania German	372	2.04%
10.	French Non-Basque	361	1.98%

Top Languages Spoken At Home for the 17078 Zip Code

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	16,126	95.86%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	214	1.27%
3.	Other West Germanic	71	0.42%
4.	German	56	0.33%
5.	Italian	51	0.30%
6.	Chinese	49	0.29%
7.	Gujarathi	36	0.21%
8.	French	35	0.21%
9.	Serbo Croatian	32	0.19%
10.	Greek	26	0.15%

Citizen Type for the 17078 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	17,576	98.04%
Naturalized immigrant	206	1.15%
Not a citizen	145	0.81%

Cities for the 17078 Zip Code Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Palmyra