ZIP 17814 · Benton
Who lives in ZIP code 17814 (Benton, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Benton, PA · Columbia County
uszips 2026
People4,669
Median age50.3
Household income$65,089
Home value$224,367
Median rent$923/mo
Poverty13.8%
College degree+17.7%
Commute31 min
Place
- Metro area
- Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA (micro)
- Wider region
- Bloomsburg-Berwick-Sunbury, PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 14 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,924
Spans 4 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
25.6% are 65 or older; 83.9% are adults.
Household income
29.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,195.
Education (adults 25+)
46.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.1%
- Never married
- 26.0%
- Divorced
- 13.7%
- Widowed
- 10.1%
- Family size
- 2.92
- Dual-income families
- 52.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 80.7%
- Rent burden
- 38.5%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 53.1%
- Unemployment
- 5.2%
- Self-employed
- 10.0%
- Farmers
- 4.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.5%
- Veterans
- 5.1%
- With a disability
- 18.1%
- No health insurance
- 3.2%
- Limited English
- 0.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.