17557 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 17557, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

17557 is a zip code in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, which covers Brecknock, Earl, East Earl, Leacock, New Holland, Salisbury, and West Earl, with a total population of 15,393 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 17557 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 17557.

The estimated population of people living in 17557 is 15,393, with a median age of 42.3.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 17557 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
15,393
+3.59%
+7.64%
2020
14,860
+1.31%
-
2019
14,668
+2.59%
-
2018
14,298
 -0.01% -
2017
14,300
 - -

Population of 17557 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 17557 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
92.1%
90.4%
 +1.88%
Black/African American
1.1%
2.6%
 -57.69%
Native
0%
0.2%
 -100.00%
Hispanic
3.8%
3.5%
 +8.57%
Asian
1.1%
2%
 -45.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
1.5%
1.3%
 +15.38%
Other
0.4%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 17557 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 17557 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 17557 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 17557 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 42.3 -5.16% 39.9 -7.64% 44.9 -3.23%
2020 44.6 +8.52% 43.2 +14.29% 46.4 +8.67%
2019 41.1 -3.07% 37.8 -9.79% 42.7 0%
2018 42.4 +2.17% 41.9 +0.24% 42.7 +4.4%
2017 41.5 - 41.8 - 40.9 -

The median age of the 17557 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 17557 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 9 853 +16.85% 1,079 -10.84% 990 961
10 to 19 754 +54.49% 929 +11.73% 1,243 1,024
20 to 29 1,105 -24.21% 1,172 -21.76% 855 935
30 to 39 508 +45.27% 555 +20.38% 736 622
40 to 49 565 +57.23% 586 0.82% 958 585
50 to 59 824 +2.53% 977 -5.25% 841 899
60 to 69 847 +16.47% 871 +16.35% 981 1,007
70+ 1,166 -12.32% 1,509 +15.6% 1,019 1,737

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 17557 zip code is $72,644.00.

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 17557.

  • Under 25
    $0.00
  • 25 to 44
    $79,148.00
  • 45 to 64
    $105,030.00
  • 65 and over
    $50,174.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 17557 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 17557, 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 17557 is currently $85,728.00.

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.

4.74% of households in 17557 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 17557 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    14.95%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    21.30%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    15.73%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    13.99%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    22.00%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    7.31%
  • $200,000 or more
    4.74%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 17557 is $30,912.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 17557 by the total population of 17557.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 17557 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 17557 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
    11.30%
  • Bachelor's degree
    22.02%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    7.61%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    56.98%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.09%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 17557 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 17557 zip over the age of 16 is 12,065.

Of those people, a total of 58.50% 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 17557 is 57.50%.

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 17557 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 890 55.80% 3.40%
20 to 24 years 912 81.70% 6.60%
25 to 29 years 878 75.40% 0.00%
30 to 34 years 634 67.80% 0.00%
35 to 44 years 1,448 80.30% 2.60%
45 to 54 years 1,372 73.90% 1.40%
55 to 59 years 1,187 84.70% 0.00%
60 to 64 years 1,120 75.10% 0.00%
65 to 74 years 1,983 28.40% 0.20%
75 years and over 1,641 8.00% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 17557. 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 11,530 57.40% 1.70%
Black or African American 109 61.50% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.00% 0.00%
Asian 173 100.00% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 65 76.90% 0.00%
Two or more races 188 73.90% 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino 461 83.50% 0.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 11,173 56.50% 1.80%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 17557 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 17557 is 6,936, with median earnings of $39,274.00.

Women in 17557 are earning approximately 40.40% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 6,936 $39,274.00
Male 4,168 $49,385.00
Female 2,768 $19,944.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 17557 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 582 $78,472.00
Business and Financial 107 $70,515.00
Computer and Mathematical 43 $37,969.00
Architecture and Engineering 112 $67,833.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 32 $0.00
Community and Social Service 89 $50,288.00
Legal 27 $0.00
Educational and Library 375 $13,828.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 130 $36,638.00
Healthcare Practitioners 317 $28,917.00
Healthcare Support 183 $35,560.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 40 $0.00
Law Enforcement 23 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 325 $8,162.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 507 $25,996.00
Personal Care and Service 110 $16,818.00
Sales 630 $24,875.00
Office and Administrative Support 885 $41,811.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 35 $51,563.00
Construction and Extraction 725 $46,417.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 265 $55,203.00
Production 812 $42,440.00
Transportation and Material Moving 237 $52,946.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 17557 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 17557.

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 496 $81,094.00 86 $31,250.00
Business and Financial 56 $0.00 51 $61,319.00
Computer and Mathematical 23 $0.00 20 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 112 $67,833.00 0 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 32 $0.00 0 $0.00
Community and Social Service 23 $0.00 66 $41,667.00
Legal 0 $0.00 27 $0.00
Educational and Library 77 $47,708.00 298 $9,635.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 42 $0.00 88 $61,964.00
Healthcare Practitioners 42 $0.00 275 $23,992.00
Healthcare Support 12 $0.00 171 $36,078.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 13 $0.00 27 $0.00
Law Enforcement 23 $0.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 101 $6,895.00 224 $9,265.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 401 $26,652.00 106 $14,063.00
Personal Care and Service 1 $0.00 109 $16,780.00
Sales 356 $45,556.00 274 $18,068.00
Office and Administrative Support 308 $105,766.00 577 $28,466.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 19 $0.00 16 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 725 $46,417.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 265 $55,203.00 0 $0.00
Production 514 $56,538.00 298 $17,917.00
Transportation and Material Moving 212 $55,208.00 25 $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 5,405 households in 17557, with an average household size of 2.82 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 3,920 families living in the 17557 zip code with an average family size of 3.42 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 17557:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 3,520 191 209 1,485
Average Household Size 3.53 3.06 2.64 1.13
Total Families 3,520 191 209 0
Average Household Size 3.51 2.66 2.64 0

Poverty

Of the 3,920 families living in 17557, 4.40% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 17557:

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 5,614 housing units in 17557.

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

Total Percentage
Occupied 5,405 96.28%
Vacant 209 3.72%

24.62% of the total 5,614 housing units in 17557 are rental units. This is approximately 1,382 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 3,957 are occupied by the owner - or 70.48% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 17557 is $1,123.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 17557 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
    66
  • Less than $500
    13
  • $500 to $999
    530
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    528
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    185
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    126
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in 17557 is $239,100.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 17557 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    286
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    94
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    426
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    523
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    1,533
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    802
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    239
  • $1,000,000 or more
    54

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 17557. The chart below shows the number of properties in 17557 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    956
  • 1940 to 1949
    356
  • 1950 to 1959
    378
  • 1960 to 1969
    340
  • 1970 to 1979
    900
  • 1980 to 1989
    706
  • 1990 to 1999
    868
  • 2000 to 2009
    921
  • 2010 to 2013
    183
  • 2014 or later
    6

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 17557 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    1,018
  • 1 vehicle available
    1,749
  • 2 vehicles available
    1,594
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,044

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 17557 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 17557 that commute to work in a particular way.

20.8 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 17557.

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
    401
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    987
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,089
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,170
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    551
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    324
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    592
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    183
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    104
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    593
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    283
  • 90 or more minutes
    22

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 17557 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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