ZIP 17921 · Ashland
Who lives in ZIP code 17921 (Ashland, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Ashland, PA · Schuylkill County
uszips 2026
People6,931
Median age44.5
Household income$71,141
Home value$134,001
Median rent$768/mo
Poverty10.8%
College degree+14.0%
Commute31 min
Place
- Metro area
- Pottsville, PA (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 76 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,455
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.2% are 65 or older; 86.3% are adults.
Household income
34.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $38,011.
Education (adults 25+)
30.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 40.5%
- Never married
- 39.1%
- Divorced
- 12.9%
- Widowed
- 7.5%
- Family size
- 2.85
- Dual-income families
- 56.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 82.7%
- Rent burden
- 29.6%
- Men / women
- 57% / 43%
Work
- In labor force
- 47.7%
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
- Self-employed
- 7.3%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.8%
- Veterans
- 6.2%
- With a disability
- 17.9%
- No health insurance
- 2.3%
- Limited English
- 0.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.