17003 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 17003, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

17003 is a zip code in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, which covers Annville, East Hanover, North Annville, North Londonderry, South Annville, South Londonderry, and Union, with a total population of 12,123 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 17003 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 17003.

The estimated population of people living in 17003 is 12,123, with a median age of 38.4.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 17003 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
12,123
 -3.52% +4.95%
2020
12,565
+5.56%
-
2019
11,903
+3.12%
-
2018
11,543
 -0.07% -
2017
11,551
 - -

Population of 17003 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 17003 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
88.6%
93.7%
 -5.44%
Black/African American
1.7%
1.1%
 +54.55%
Native
0%
0.1%
 -100.00%
Hispanic
5.3%
3%
 +76.67%
Asian
2.8%
0.9%
 +211.11%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
1.1%
1.2%
 -8.33%
Other
0.4%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 17003 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 17003 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 17003 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 17003 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 38.4 -1.03% 37.6 +0.53% 39.2 -6.67%
2020 38.8 -5.6% 37.4 +1.08% 42 -5.83%
2019 41.1 -3.29% 37 +0.54% 44.6 -4.9%
2018 42.5 +2.91% 36.8 +0.82% 46.9 +2.63%
2017 41.3 - 36.5 - 45.7 -

The median age of the 17003 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 17003 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 466 +15.89% 419 +21.24% 542 502
10 to 19 934 +6.36% 854 +5.58% 985 899
20 to 29 1,183 -1.72% 823 +10.62% 1,142 906
30 to 39 576 +10.24% 440 +48.18% 628 683
40 to 49 581 +17.01% 618 -17.82% 685 508
50 to 59 751 -8.67% 764 +0.94% 668 765
60 to 69 800 +3% 762 +2.59% 815 780
70+ 616 +19.1% 964 -7.51% 737 878

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 17003 zip code is $78,316.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 17003.

  • Under 25
    $0.00
  • 25 to 44
    $99,000.00
  • 45 to 64
    $87,311.00
  • 65 and over
    $61,853.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 17003 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 17003, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 17003 is currently $89,062.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

6.71% of households in 17003 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 17003 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    12.81%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    16.26%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    18.98%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    15.76%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    24.27%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    5.20%
  • $200,000 or more
    6.71%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 17003 is $31,570.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 17003 by the total population of 17003.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 17003 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 17003 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    14.63%
  • Bachelor's degree
    23.31%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    7.87%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    53.22%
  • Less than high school diploma
    0.97%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 17003 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 17003 zip over the age of 16 is 10,400.

Of those people, a total of 61.30% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 17003 is 58.60%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 17003 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,205 36.80% 8.80%
20 to 24 years 1,516 66.80% 0.90%
25 to 29 years 532 94.40% 8.60%
30 to 34 years 570 87.50% 10.60%
35 to 44 years 1,280 93.70% 4.80%
45 to 54 years 1,487 89.50% 2.40%
55 to 59 years 600 89.20% 0.00%
60 to 64 years 725 59.60% 0.00%
65 to 74 years 1,547 22.60% 4.30%
75 years and over 938 7.40% 13.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 17003. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 9,431 61.50% 3.60%
Black or African American 205 74.10% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.00% 0.00%
Asian 311 69.50% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 299 48.50% 33.10%
Two or more races 154 40.90% 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino 462 57.40% 22.60%
Not Hispanic or Latino 9,231 61.10% 2.60%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 17003 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 17003 is 6,096, with median earnings of $36,338.00.

Women in 17003 are earning approximately 67.30% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 6,096 $36,338.00
Male 3,258 $42,557.00
Female 2,838 $28,648.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 17003 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 615 $61,743.00
Business and Financial 272 $56,181.00
Computer and Mathematical 158 $60,714.00
Architecture and Engineering 57 $177,841.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 23 $0.00
Community and Social Service 134 $43,382.00
Legal 13 $0.00
Educational and Library 384 $29,094.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 104 $13,611.00
Healthcare Practitioners 384 $61,591.00
Healthcare Support 291 $20,868.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 40 $8,077.00
Law Enforcement 41 $58,512.00
Food Preparation and Serving 408 $17,583.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 266 $25,000.00
Personal Care and Service 281 $20,750.00
Sales 619 $21,356.00
Office and Administrative Support 473 $25,956.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 35 $28,162.00
Construction and Extraction 232 $37,234.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 196 $63,378.00
Production 305 $37,875.00
Transportation and Material Moving 285 $36,185.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 17003 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 17003.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 397 $61,480.00 218 $63,269.00
Business and Financial 136 $61,932.00 136 $51,579.00
Computer and Mathematical 96 $61,786.00 62 $41,875.00
Architecture and Engineering 57 $177,841.00 0 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 18 $0.00 5 $0.00
Community and Social Service 61 $39,185.00 73 $43,934.00
Legal 0 $0.00 13 $0.00
Educational and Library 64 $55,750.00 320 $28,781.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 55 $4,871.00 49 $15,688.00
Healthcare Practitioners 110 $44,000.00 274 $75,115.00
Healthcare Support 31 $57,961.00 260 $20,802.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 26 $0.00 14 $0.00
Law Enforcement 41 $58,512.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 161 $25,060.00 247 $16,058.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 184 $34,833.00 82 $20,968.00
Personal Care and Service 42 $17,708.00 239 $27,936.00
Sales 388 $37,000.00 231 $13,454.00
Office and Administrative Support 131 $11,442.00 342 $30,227.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 22 $0.00 13 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 226 $37,074.00 6 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 196 $63,378.00 0 $0.00
Production 173 $50,938.00 132 $36,500.00
Transportation and Material Moving 247 $35,797.00 38 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 4,231 households in 17003, with an average household size of 2.51 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 3,097 families living in the 17003 zip code with an average family size of 2.93 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 17003:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 2,564 205 328 1,134
Average Household Size 2.98 3.06 3.17 1.19
Total Families 2,564 205 328 0
Average Household Size 2.96 2.56 2.92 0

Poverty

Of the 3,097 families living in 17003, 3.50% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 17003:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 4,450 housing units in 17003.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 4,231 95.08%
Vacant 219 4.92%

18.61% of the total 4,450 housing units in 17003 are rental units. This is approximately 828 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 3,306 are occupied by the owner - or 74.29% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 17003 is $924.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 17003 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    97
  • Less than $500
    14
  • $500 to $999
    554
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    137
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    81
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    33
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    9
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in 17003 is $211,400.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 17003 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    264
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    153
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    436
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    644
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    1,091
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    615
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    81
  • $1,000,000 or more
    22

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 17003. The chart below shows the number of properties in 17003 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    1,078
  • 1940 to 1949
    176
  • 1950 to 1959
    376
  • 1960 to 1969
    460
  • 1970 to 1979
    763
  • 1980 to 1989
    480
  • 1990 to 1999
    509
  • 2000 to 2009
    271
  • 2010 to 2013
    319
  • 2014 or later
    18

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 17003 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    136
  • 1 vehicle available
    1,208
  • 2 vehicles available
    1,852
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,035

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 17003 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 17003 that commute to work in a particular way.

21.1 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 17003.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    332
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    789
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    772
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    927
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    666
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    284
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    607
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    138
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    444
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    383
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    125
  • 90 or more minutes
    12

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 17003 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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