Easton, PA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4221648, place: Easton city, Pennsylvania)

Total housing units: 10,545

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 2,479 (23.51%)
1-unit, attached: 3,863 (36.63%)
2 units: 1,163 (11.03%)
3 or 4 units: 1,226 (11.63%)
5 to 9 units: 720 (6.83%)
10 to 19 units: 409 (3.88%)
20 or more units: 680 (6.45%)
Mobile home.: 5 (0.05%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 22 (0.21%)
1995 to 1998: 118 (1.12%)
1990 to 1994: 157 (1.49%)
1980 to 1989: 341 (3.23%)
1970 to 1979: 660 (6.26%)
1960 to 1969: 600 (5.69%)
1940 to 1959: 1,779 (16.87%)
1939 or earlier: 6,868 (65.13%)

ROOMS
1 room: 248 (2.35%)
2 rooms: 664 (6.3%)
3 rooms: 1,320 (12.52%)
4 rooms: 1,583 (15.01%)
5 rooms: 1,570 (14.89%)
6 rooms: 2,075 (19.68%)
7 rooms: 1,336 (12.67%)
8 rooms: 940 (8.91%)
9 or more rooms: 809 (7.67%)
Median (rooms): 5.4

Occupied housing units: 9,544

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 2,314 (24.25%)
1995 to 1998: 2,625 (27.5%)
1990 to 1994: 1,272 (13.33%)
1980 to 1989: 1,370 (14.35%)
1970 to 1979: 906 (9.49%)
1969 or earlier: 1,057 (11.08%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 1,666 (17.46%)
1: 3,866 (40.51%)
2: 3,002 (31.45%)
3 or more: 1,010 (10.58%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 4,730 (49.56%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 102 (1.07%)
Electricity: 1,376 (14.42%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 3,237 (33.92%)
Coal or coke: 28 (0.29%)
Wood: 0 (0%)
Solar energy: 12 (0.13%)
Other fuel: 31 (0.32%)
No fuel used: 28 (0.29%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 77 (0.81%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 106 (1.11%)
No telephone service: 184 (1.93%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 9,544 (100%)
1.00 or less: 9,317 (97.62%)
1.01 to 1.50: 123 (1.29%)
1.51 or more: 104 (1.09%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 4,229

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 436 (10.31%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 2,837 (67.08%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 547 (12.93%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 201 (4.75%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 144 (3.41%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 43 (1.02%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 15 (0.35%)
$1,000,000 or more: 6 (0.14%)
Median (dollars): $77,000

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 2,940 (69.52%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 95 (2.25%)
--$500 to $699: 272 (6.43%)
--$700 to $999: 1,365 (32.28%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 900 (21.28%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 161 (3.81%)
--$2,000 or more: 147 (3.48%)
--Median (dollars): $938
Not mortgaged: 1,289 (30.48%)
--Median (dollars): $359

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 1,156 (27.34%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 759 (17.95%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 642 (15.18%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 474 (11.21%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 308 (7.28%)
35.0 percent or more: 828 (19.58%)
Not computed: 62 (1.47%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 4,925

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 301 (6.11%)
$200 to $299: 172 (3.49%)
$300 to $499: 1,291 (26.21%)
$500 to $749: 2,242 (45.52%)
$750 to $999: 603 (12.24%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 141 (2.86%)
$1,500 or more: 12 (0.24%)
No cash rent: 163 (3.31%)
Median (dollars): $552

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 820 (16.65%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 719 (14.6%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 698 (14.17%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 643 (13.06%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 346 (7.03%)
35.0 percent or more: 1,395 (28.32%)
Not computed: 304 (6.17%)

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