# Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania demographics

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Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (county FIPS 42107) has a median household income of $68,313 (±$1,387) and a total population of 143,558 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 59 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 143,558 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 43.7 years | ±0.2 years | B01002 |
| Households | 57,988 | ±731 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $68,313 | ±$1,387 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $153,000 | ±$3,473 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $876 | ±$24 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 76.1% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 23.9% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 90.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 19.9% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 12.8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 5.6% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 42107 |
| Land area | 778.58 sq mi |
| Water area | 4.18 sq mi |
| Population density | 184 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [17963](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17963) | 10.4% | 96.4% | Yes |
| [17901](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17901) | 10.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [18252](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18252) | 8.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [17960](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17960) | 6.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [17972](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17972) | 6.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [17938](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17938) | 5.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [17981](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17981) | 4.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [17967](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17967) | 4.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [17921](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17921) | 4.1% | 91.4% | Yes |
| [17922](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17922) | 4% | 100% | Yes |
| [18214](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18214) | 3.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [17961](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17961) | 3.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [17985](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17985) | 2.7% | 57.8% | Yes |
| [17964](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17964) | 2.7% | 89.7% | Yes |
| [18211](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18211) | 2.5% | 96.3% | Yes |
| [17948](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17948) | 2.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [18237](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18237) | 2.1% | 94.3% | Yes |
| [17941](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17941) | 2.1% | 63.7% | Yes |
| [17959](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17959) | 1.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [17980](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17980) | 1.4% | 32.4% |  |
| [17953](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17953) | 1.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [17976](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17976) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [17935](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17935) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [17968](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17968) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [17931](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17931) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [18248](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18248) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [18202](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18202) | 0.5% | 11.3% |  |
| [18240](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18240) | 0.4% | 12.8% |  |
| [17930](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17930) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [17923](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17923) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [17983](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17983) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [17978](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17978) | 0.3% | 39.5% |  |
| [18245](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18245) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [18250](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18250) | 0.3% | 22.2% |  |
| [18218](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18218) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [17952](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17952) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [17946](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17946) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [17970](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17970) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [18220](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18220) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [17944](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17944) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [17929](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17929) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [17965](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17965) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [17925](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17925) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [19549](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19549) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [17934](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17934) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [17954](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17954) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [17936](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17936) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [17957](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17957) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [17949](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17949) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [17979](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17979) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [17982](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17982) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [18242](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18242) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [17943](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17943) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [17951](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17951) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [17933](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17933) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [18231](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18231) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [17974](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17974) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [18241](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18241) | 0% | 3.1% |  |
| [17945](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17945) | 0% | 2.6% |  |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:107&in=state:42
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

## Get this data from the API

```sh
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```

MCP tool: `get_us_demographics {"county_fips":"42107"}`

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- [Pennsylvania: every county and ZCTA](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/state/pa)

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