Coal Township ZIP Codes — Northumberland County, PA

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	1,178	11.9%
18 and over	8,727	88.1%
65 and over	1,879	19.0%
Median age	43.3 years

Group	Count	%
White	8,037	78.9%
Black or African American	1,491	14.6%
Hispanic or Latino	282	2.8%
Other race	189	1.9%
Two or more races	172	1.7%
Asian	16	0.2%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	4.8%
$10k–$15k	8.4%
$15k–$25k	12.0%
$25k–$35k	14.3%
$35k–$50k	14.5%
$50k–$75k	20.2%
$75k–$100k	10.0%
$100k–$150k	9.9%
$150k–$200k	4.5%
$200k+	1.3%
Median income	$47,943

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$76,800
Median rent / month	$715
Owner occupied	80.3%
Renter occupied	19.7%
Vacant	11.4%
Single-family detached	61.2%
Large apartment buildings	4.1%
Mobile homes	3.1%
Median rooms	6.4
Avg household size (owned)	2.10

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.2%
2010–2019	0.3%
2000–2009	1.4%
1990–1999	2.3%
1980–1989	5.5%
1970–1979	7.7%
1960–1969	11.8%
1950–1959	8.9%
1940–1949	8.7%
1939 or earlier	53.2%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	0.2%
1 bedroom	5.2%
2 bedrooms	21.6%
3 bedrooms	57.4%
4 bedrooms	12.5%
5+ bedrooms	3.1%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	10.7%
1 vehicle	41.8%
2 vehicles	30.8%
3 or more	16.8%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	17.5%
Electricity	23.9%
Propane / LP gas	3.7%
Fuel oil	47.3%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	1,483	41.6%
Cohabiting couple	159	4.5%
Male householder, no spouse	859	24.1%
Female householder, no spouse	1,060	29.8%
Households with children under 18	708	19.9%
Households with seniors (65+)	1,468	41.2%
Average household size	2.05

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	50.7%	23.9%
Married	35.2%	47.0%
Separated	2.9%	2.8%
Widowed	2.9%	14.0%
Divorced	8.3%	12.4%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	86.7%
Bachelor's or higher	11.2%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	77	7.0%
Kindergarten	38	3.4%
Elementary school	400	36.3%
High school	325	29.5%
College / grad school	262	23.8%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	27.2%
Service	15.1%
Sales & office	21.4%
Natural resources & construction	9.7%
Production & transportation	26.6%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	81.2%
Government	16.3%
Self-employed	2.5%
Unpaid family workers	0.0%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	79.1%
Carpool	13.2%
Public transit	0.7%
Walk	1.8%
Other means	1.3%
Avg commute (minutes)	25.4

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	48.7%
Retirement income	28.1%
Supplemental Security	8.3%
Cash public assistance	3.3%
Food stamps / SNAP	16.5%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	36.6%
High cholesterol	34.9%
Heart disease	8.3%
Stroke	4.0%
Asthma	10.2%
Arthritis	30.9%
Kidney disease	3.4%
Pulmonary disease	9.9%
Cancer	7.0%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	19.0%
No physical activity	28.6%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	39.3%
Fair or poor health	19.2%
Poor mental health	16.5%
Poor physical health	13.0%
No health insurance	15.0%
Visited doctor (checkup)	77.7%
Visited dentist	54.2%
Cholesterol screening	86.8%
Teeth loss	22.1%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	716	8.2%

Disability	%
Any disability	19.8%
Under 18	5.8%
18–64 years	15.0%
65 and over	40.5%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	66.8%
Public insurance	48.5%
Uninsured under 19	11.4%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	9,497	95.9%
Spanish	97	1.0%
Other Indo-European	88	0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Other languages	3	0.0%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	9,840	99.3%
Born in same state	9,596	96.9%
Born in different state	8,580	86.6%
Foreign born	244	2.5%
Naturalized citizen	65	0.7%
Not a US citizen	64	98.5%