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Zip Code 17050 - Population, Income & Demographics

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🚻 Age & Sex    | 🀝 Race

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🌍 State: PA - Pennsylvania

🏑 City: Mechanicsburg

πŸ—ΊοΈ County: Cumberland County

⏰ Timezone: America/New_York

☎️ Area Codes: 223, 717

Income

The median income of households in 17050 was $111,834. An estimated 2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 19% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 17050 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2
$10,000 to $14,999 1.5
$15,000 to $24,999 3.1
$25,000 to $34,999 3.7
$35,000 to $49,999 8
$50,000 to $74,999 12.4
$75,000 to $99,999 12.8
$100,000 to $149,999 23
$150,000 to $199,999 14.5
$200,000 or more 19

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 17050 in 2019-2023

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Dollars
Male 92898
Female 70291

An estimated 79.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 32% of households received Social Security and an estimated 31.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $26,835. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 17050 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Earnings 79.3
Social Security 32
Retirement income 31.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.9
Cash public assistance income 1.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2019-2023, 4.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 5.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 2.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 5.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 17050 in 2019-2023

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Percent
People in poverty 4.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 5.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 2.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 5.4

In 2019-2023, 3.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 50.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 41.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 3.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 17050 in 2019-2023, 96.1% had health insurance coverage and 3.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 84.7% and public coverage was 28.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.9%.


In 2019-2023, 17050 had a total population of 42,547 - 21,645 (50.9%) females and 20,902 (49.1%) males. The median age was 41.3 years. An estimated 23.8% of the population was under 18 years, 30% was 19 to 44 years, 25.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 18.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 17050 in 2019-2023

Male Female
Under 5 1367 1409
5 to 9 1638 1216
10 to 14 1656 1164
15 to 19 964 1566
20 to 24 859 682
25 to 29 893 685
30 to 34 1343 1698
35 to 39 1400 1571
40 to 44 1936 1695
45 to 49 1411 1214
50 to 54 1102 1438
55 to 59 1410 1172
60 to 64 1341 1818
65 to 69 1313 1378
70 to 74 1011 1029
75 to 79 759 740
80 to 84 286 448
85 and over 213 722

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 75.6% were White; 1.5% were Black or African American; 0% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0.5% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.1% of the people in 17050 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 0.2% of the people in 17050 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2019-2023, there were 16,583 households in 17050. The average household size was 2.56 people.

Married-couple households made up 62.7% of the households in 17050 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 20.6% of all households, while 11.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 8% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 22.9% of all households.

In 17050, 33.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 33.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 17050 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Married-couple households 62.7
Cohabiting Couples 5.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
11.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 67.6% of males and 59.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 20.9 21.3
Now married, except separated 67.6 59.6
Separated 1.1 2.2
Widowed 3.9 7.4
Divorced 6.5 9.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 17050, 513 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 23.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2019-2023, an estimated 84% of the people living in 17050 were U.S. natives. 60.4% of the 17050 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 16% of 17050 residents in 2019-2023 were foreign-born. 52.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 56.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 17050 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2019-2023 for 17050.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 17050 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Latin America 9.9
Asia 74.8
Europe 5.2
Africa 7.3
Northern America 2.3
Oceania 0.6

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 17050 in 2019-2023, 18.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.7% of people at least five years old; 4.3% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 17050 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Spanish 2.7
Other Indo-European languages 7.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 6.6
Other languages 2

Geographic Mobility

In 2019-2023, 86.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 17050 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 17050 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Same house 86.5
Different house, same county 7.2
Different county, same state 3.4
Different state 2.4
Abroad 0.5

Education

In 2019-2023, 96.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 52.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 3.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 17050 was 9,478 in 2019-2023. Nursery school enrollment was 807 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 7,183. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,488.

Educational Attainment of People in 17050 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 3.7
High school diploma or equivalency 22.9
Some college, no degree 12.7
Associate's degree 8.5
Bachelor's degree 28.3
Graduate or professional degree 23.9

Disability

In 17050, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2019-2023, 10.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.6% of people under 18 years old, to 6.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 30% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 17050, 62.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 35.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 74.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 19.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 15,698 74.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 4,134 19.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,185 5.6

Industries

In 2019-2023, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 17050 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 17050 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.1
Construction 5.2
Manufacturing 9
Wholesale trade 2.1
Retail trade 11.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.1
Information 1.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 16.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4.8
Other Services, except public administration 3.5
Public administration 9.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 17050 in 2019-2023

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 11,707 55.7
Service occupations 2,019 9.6
Sales and office occupations 4,047 19.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,116 5.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,128 10.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 72.9% of 17050 workers drove to work alone in 2019-2023, and 4.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 21.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 17050 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 72.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 1.1
Other means 0.9
Worked from home 20.9

In 2019-2023, 17050 had a total of 17,164 housing units. Of these housing units, 83.7% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 12.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 3.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 17050 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Single-family houses 83.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 12.8
Mobile homes 3.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

21.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 2.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 17050 was 6.7 rooms, and of these housing units 73.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2019-2023, 17050 had 16,583 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 581 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 78% while renters occupied 22%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.66 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.2.

11.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 8.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.7% and another 20.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 17050:

House Heating Fuel Used in 17050 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Gas † 52.4
Electricity 38.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 8.1
All other fuels 1.1
No fuel used 0.2

In 2019-2023, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 17050 was $350,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 65.9 % had a mortgage. 34.1% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,022 and for owners without a mortgage it was $698.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 17050 was $1,452. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.