Ben Avon, PA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4205504, place: Ben Avon borough, Pennsylvania)

Total housing units: 825

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 559 (67.76%)
1-unit, attached: 31 (3.76%)
2 units: 145 (17.58%)
3 or 4 units: 58 (7.03%)
5 to 9 units: 29 (3.52%)
10 to 19 units: 3 (0.36%)
20 or more units: 0 (0%)
Mobile home.: 0 (0%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 0 (0%)
1995 to 1998: 0 (0%)
1990 to 1994: 4 (0.48%)
1980 to 1989: 24 (2.91%)
1970 to 1979: 36 (4.36%)
1960 to 1969: 61 (7.39%)
1940 to 1959: 152 (18.42%)
1939 or earlier: 548 (66.42%)

ROOMS
1 room: 5 (0.61%)
2 rooms: 13 (1.58%)
3 rooms: 30 (3.64%)
4 rooms: 94 (11.39%)
5 rooms: 106 (12.85%)
6 rooms: 140 (16.97%)
7 rooms: 152 (18.42%)
8 rooms: 83 (10.06%)
9 or more rooms: 202 (24.48%)
Median (rooms): 6.7

Occupied housing units: 784

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 125 (15.94%)
1995 to 1998: 177 (22.58%)
1990 to 1994: 118 (15.05%)
1980 to 1989: 182 (23.21%)
1970 to 1979: 79 (10.08%)
1969 or earlier: 103 (13.14%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 41 (5.23%)
1: 325 (41.45%)
2: 353 (45.03%)
3 or more: 65 (8.29%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 758 (96.68%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 0 (0%)
Electricity: 22 (2.81%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 0 (0%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 0 (0%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 4 (0.51%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0 (0%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0 (0%)
No telephone service: 5 (0.64%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 784 (100%)
1.00 or less: 784 (100%)
1.01 to 1.50: 0 (0%)
1.51 or more: 0 (0%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 522

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 29 (5.56%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 137 (26.25%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 179 (34.29%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 111 (21.26%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 53 (10.15%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 10 (1.92%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 3 (0.57%)
Median (dollars): $120,300

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 403 (77.2%)
--Less than $300: 4 (0.77%)
--$300 to $499: 0 (0%)
--$500 to $699: 19 (3.64%)
--$700 to $999: 89 (17.05%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 172 (32.95%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 68 (13.03%)
--$2,000 or more: 51 (9.77%)
--Median (dollars): $1,203
Not mortgaged: 119 (22.8%)
--Median (dollars): $377

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 175 (33.52%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 112 (21.46%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 78 (14.94%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 39 (7.47%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 37 (7.09%)
35.0 percent or more: 77 (14.75%)
Not computed: 4 (0.77%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 222

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 4 (1.8%)
$200 to $299: 0 (0%)
$300 to $499: 41 (18.47%)
$500 to $749: 123 (55.41%)
$750 to $999: 28 (12.61%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 5 (2.25%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 21 (9.46%)
Median (dollars): $571

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 75 (33.78%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 20 (9.01%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 27 (12.16%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 30 (13.51%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 7 (3.15%)
35.0 percent or more: 37 (16.67%)
Not computed: 26 (11.71%)

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