Ambler, PA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4202264, place: Ambler borough, Pennsylvania)

Total housing units: 2,605

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 973 (37.35%)
1-unit, attached: 737 (28.29%)
2 units: 239 (9.17%)
3 or 4 units: 241 (9.25%)
5 to 9 units: 102 (3.92%)
10 to 19 units: 128 (4.91%)
20 or more units: 185 (7.1%)
Mobile home.: 0 (0%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 0 (0%)
1995 to 1998: 36 (1.38%)
1990 to 1994: 20 (0.77%)
1980 to 1989: 115 (4.41%)
1970 to 1979: 212 (8.14%)
1960 to 1969: 353 (13.55%)
1940 to 1959: 932 (35.78%)
1939 or earlier: 937 (35.97%)

ROOMS
1 room: 16 (0.61%)
2 rooms: 45 (1.73%)
3 rooms: 188 (7.22%)
4 rooms: 485 (18.62%)
5 rooms: 309 (11.86%)
6 rooms: 643 (24.68%)
7 rooms: 488 (18.73%)
8 rooms: 248 (9.52%)
9 or more rooms: 183 (7.02%)
Median (rooms): 5.9

Occupied housing units: 2,510

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 427 (17.01%)
1995 to 1998: 622 (24.78%)
1990 to 1994: 356 (14.18%)
1980 to 1989: 393 (15.66%)
1970 to 1979: 237 (9.44%)
1969 or earlier: 475 (18.92%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 233 (9.28%)
1: 1,019 (40.6%)
2: 1,025 (40.84%)
3 or more: 233 (9.28%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 1,492 (59.44%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 31 (1.24%)
Electricity: 240 (9.56%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 747 (29.76%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 0 (0%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 11 (0.44%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0 (0%)
No telephone service: 7 (0.28%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 2,510 (100%)
1.00 or less: 2,460 (98.01%)
1.01 to 1.50: 36 (1.43%)
1.51 or more: 14 (0.56%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 1,351

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 27 (2%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 366 (27.09%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 497 (36.79%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 404 (29.9%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 45 (3.33%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 12 (0.89%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $129,000

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 841 (62.25%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 0 (0%)
--$500 to $699: 72 (5.33%)
--$700 to $999: 214 (15.84%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 403 (29.83%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 114 (8.44%)
--$2,000 or more: 38 (2.81%)
--Median (dollars): $1,137
Not mortgaged: 510 (37.75%)
--Median (dollars): $423

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 426 (31.53%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 201 (14.88%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 243 (17.99%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 144 (10.66%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 63 (4.66%)
35.0 percent or more: 265 (19.62%)
Not computed: 9 (0.67%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 1,047

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 4 (0.38%)
$200 to $299: 0 (0%)
$300 to $499: 70 (6.69%)
$500 to $749: 475 (45.37%)
$750 to $999: 414 (39.54%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 41 (3.92%)
$1,500 or more: 5 (0.48%)
No cash rent: 38 (3.63%)
Median (dollars): $735

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 257 (24.55%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 196 (18.72%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 137 (13.09%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 127 (12.13%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 47 (4.49%)
35.0 percent or more: 233 (22.25%)
Not computed: 50 (4.78%)

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