ZIP 17972 · Schuylkill Haven
Who lives in ZIP code 17972 (Schuylkill Haven, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Schuylkill Haven, PA · Schuylkill County
uszips 2026
People11,826
Median age41.3
Household income$68,558
Home value$169,209
Median rent$920/mo
Poverty5.7%
College degree+23.4%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Pottsville, PA (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 94 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,724
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.8% are 65 or older; 78.9% are adults.
Household income
30.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,060.
Education (adults 25+)
40.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 46.8%
- Never married
- 32.4%
- Divorced
- 11.8%
- Widowed
- 9.0%
- Family size
- 3.04
- Dual-income families
- 53.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 75.6%
- Rent burden
- 20.6%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.8%
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
- Self-employed
- 8.6%
- Farmers
- 1.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.3%
- Veterans
- 5.2%
- With a disability
- 16.1%
- No health insurance
- 3.6%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.