Allentown, PA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4202000, place: Allentown city, Pennsylvania)

Total housing units: 45,960

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 10,461 (22.76%)
1-unit, attached: 17,383 (37.82%)
2 units: 3,765 (8.19%)
3 or 4 units: 4,317 (9.39%)
5 to 9 units: 3,099 (6.74%)
10 to 19 units: 3,284 (7.15%)
20 or more units: 3,530 (7.68%)
Mobile home.: 121 (0.26%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 167 (0.36%)
1995 to 1998: 267 (0.58%)
1990 to 1994: 552 (1.2%)
1980 to 1989: 2,726 (5.93%)
1970 to 1979: 5,251 (11.43%)
1960 to 1969: 5,557 (12.09%)
1940 to 1959: 12,612 (27.44%)
1939 or earlier: 18,828 (40.97%)

ROOMS
1 room: 982 (2.14%)
2 rooms: 2,365 (5.15%)
3 rooms: 5,912 (12.86%)
4 rooms: 6,882 (14.97%)
5 rooms: 7,415 (16.13%)
6 rooms: 9,611 (20.91%)
7 rooms: 6,028 (13.12%)
8 rooms: 4,015 (8.74%)
9 or more rooms: 2,750 (5.98%)
Median (rooms): 5.4

Occupied housing units: 42,032

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 9,595 (22.83%)
1995 to 1998: 11,301 (26.89%)
1990 to 1994: 5,207 (12.39%)
1980 to 1989: 5,776 (13.74%)
1970 to 1979: 3,642 (8.66%)
1969 or earlier: 6,511 (15.49%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 7,918 (18.84%)
1: 17,759 (42.25%)
2: 12,581 (29.93%)
3 or more: 3,774 (8.98%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 16,019 (38.11%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 645 (1.53%)
Electricity: 11,213 (26.68%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 13,707 (32.61%)
Coal or coke: 111 (0.26%)
Wood: 84 (0.2%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 151 (0.36%)
No fuel used: 102 (0.24%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 293 (0.7%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 272 (0.65%)
No telephone service: 880 (2.09%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 42,032 (100%)
1.00 or less: 40,208 (95.66%)
1.01 to 1.50: 1,075 (2.56%)
1.51 or more: 749 (1.78%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 20,806

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 2,889 (13.89%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 12,825 (61.64%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3,993 (19.19%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 697 (3.35%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 251 (1.21%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 117 (0.56%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 34 (0.16%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $76,900

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 13,030 (62.63%)
--Less than $300: 57 (0.27%)
--$300 to $499: 690 (3.32%)
--$500 to $699: 2,329 (11.19%)
--$700 to $999: 5,530 (26.58%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 3,335 (16.03%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 881 (4.23%)
--$2,000 or more: 208 (1%)
--Median (dollars): $887
Not mortgaged: 7,776 (37.37%)
--Median (dollars): $333

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 7,053 (33.9%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 3,873 (18.61%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 2,920 (14.03%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 1,957 (9.41%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 1,411 (6.78%)
35.0 percent or more: 3,419 (16.43%)
Not computed: 173 (0.83%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 19,728

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 1,426 (7.23%)
$200 to $299: 1,430 (7.25%)
$300 to $499: 5,242 (26.57%)
$500 to $749: 8,069 (40.9%)
$750 to $999: 2,468 (12.51%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 523 (2.65%)
$1,500 or more: 143 (0.72%)
No cash rent: 427 (2.16%)
Median (dollars): $541

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 3,253 (16.49%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 2,708 (13.73%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 2,761 (14%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 2,577 (13.06%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 1,422 (7.21%)
35.0 percent or more: 6,214 (31.5%)
Not computed: 793 (4.02%)

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