Hershey, PA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4234144, place: Hershey CDP, Pennsylvania)

Total housing units: 5,876

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 2,599 (44.23%)
1-unit, attached: 1,041 (17.72%)
2 units: 201 (3.42%)
3 or 4 units: 463 (7.88%)
5 to 9 units: 349 (5.94%)
10 to 19 units: 260 (4.42%)
20 or more units: 889 (15.13%)
Mobile home.: 74 (1.26%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 207 (3.52%)
1995 to 1998: 197 (3.35%)
1990 to 1994: 367 (6.25%)
1980 to 1989: 710 (12.08%)
1970 to 1979: 1,427 (24.29%)
1960 to 1969: 1,136 (19.33%)
1940 to 1959: 1,095 (18.64%)
1939 or earlier: 737 (12.54%)

ROOMS
1 room: 146 (2.48%)
2 rooms: 199 (3.39%)
3 rooms: 737 (12.54%)
4 rooms: 849 (14.45%)
5 rooms: 905 (15.4%)
6 rooms: 1,055 (17.95%)
7 rooms: 681 (11.59%)
8 rooms: 628 (10.69%)
9 or more rooms: 676 (11.5%)
Median (rooms): 5.6

Occupied housing units: 5,435

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 1,317 (24.23%)
1995 to 1998: 1,206 (22.19%)
1990 to 1994: 901 (16.58%)
1980 to 1989: 724 (13.32%)
1970 to 1979: 468 (8.61%)
1969 or earlier: 819 (15.07%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 455 (8.37%)
1: 2,162 (39.78%)
2: 2,132 (39.23%)
3 or more: 686 (12.62%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 1,266 (23.29%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 78 (1.44%)
Electricity: 2,037 (37.48%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 1,985 (36.52%)
Coal or coke: 8 (0.15%)
Wood: 21 (0.39%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 17 (0.31%)
No fuel used: 23 (0.42%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 14 (0.26%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 93 (1.71%)
No telephone service: 82 (1.51%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 5,435 (100%)
1.00 or less: 5,302 (97.55%)
1.01 to 1.50: 65 (1.2%)
1.51 or more: 68 (1.25%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 2,768

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 71 (2.57%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 327 (11.81%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 952 (34.39%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 586 (21.17%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 647 (23.37%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 146 (5.27%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 32 (1.16%)
$1,000,000 or more: 7 (0.25%)
Median (dollars): $153,400

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 1,586 (57.3%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 29 (1.05%)
--$500 to $699: 96 (3.47%)
--$700 to $999: 309 (11.16%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 483 (17.45%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 359 (12.97%)
--$2,000 or more: 310 (11.2%)
--Median (dollars): $1,383
Not mortgaged: 1,182 (42.7%)
--Median (dollars): $404

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 1,177 (42.52%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 606 (21.89%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 385 (13.91%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 148 (5.35%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 145 (5.24%)
35.0 percent or more: 296 (10.69%)
Not computed: 11 (0.4%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 2,357

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 98 (4.16%)
$200 to $299: 51 (2.16%)
$300 to $499: 336 (14.26%)
$500 to $749: 1,044 (44.29%)
$750 to $999: 410 (17.39%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 202 (8.57%)
$1,500 or more: 84 (3.56%)
No cash rent: 132 (5.6%)
Median (dollars): $658

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 401 (17.01%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 309 (13.11%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 334 (14.17%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 272 (11.54%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 164 (6.96%)
35.0 percent or more: 715 (30.34%)
Not computed: 162 (6.87%)

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