Luzerne, PA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4245568, place: Luzerne borough, Pennsylvania)

Total housing units: 1,520

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 806 (53.03%)
1-unit, attached: 191 (12.57%)
2 units: 197 (12.96%)
3 or 4 units: 128 (8.42%)
5 to 9 units: 65 (4.28%)
10 to 19 units: 21 (1.38%)
20 or more units: 93 (6.12%)
Mobile home.: 12 (0.79%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 7 (0.46%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 7 (0.46%)
1995 to 1998: 0 (0%)
1990 to 1994: 3 (0.2%)
1980 to 1989: 47 (3.09%)
1970 to 1979: 169 (11.12%)
1960 to 1969: 92 (6.05%)
1940 to 1959: 368 (24.21%)
1939 or earlier: 834 (54.87%)

ROOMS
1 room: 56 (3.68%)
2 rooms: 46 (3.03%)
3 rooms: 66 (4.34%)
4 rooms: 248 (16.32%)
5 rooms: 174 (11.45%)
6 rooms: 556 (36.58%)
7 rooms: 150 (9.87%)
8 rooms: 138 (9.08%)
9 or more rooms: 86 (5.66%)
Median (rooms): 5.8

Occupied housing units: 1,410

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 160 (11.35%)
1995 to 1998: 254 (18.01%)
1990 to 1994: 246 (17.45%)
1980 to 1989: 266 (18.87%)
1970 to 1979: 95 (6.74%)
1969 or earlier: 389 (27.59%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 172 (12.2%)
1: 628 (44.54%)
2: 446 (31.63%)
3 or more: 164 (11.63%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 1,139 (80.78%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 6 (0.43%)
Electricity: 115 (8.16%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 126 (8.94%)
Coal or coke: 18 (1.28%)
Wood: 0 (0%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 6 (0.43%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0 (0%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7 (0.5%)
No telephone service: 27 (1.91%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 1,410 (100%)
1.00 or less: 1,402 (99.43%)
1.01 to 1.50: 8 (0.57%)
1.51 or more: 0 (0%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 728

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 145 (19.92%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 521 (71.57%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 62 (8.52%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 0 (0%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 0 (0%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $69,000

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 341 (46.84%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 43 (5.91%)
--$500 to $699: 140 (19.23%)
--$700 to $999: 118 (16.21%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 34 (4.67%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 6 (0.82%)
--$2,000 or more: 0 (0%)
--Median (dollars): $685
Not mortgaged: 387 (53.16%)
--Median (dollars): $247

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 356 (48.9%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 121 (16.62%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 94 (12.91%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 38 (5.22%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 27 (3.71%)
35.0 percent or more: 85 (11.68%)
Not computed: 7 (0.96%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 582

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 54 (9.28%)
$200 to $299: 71 (12.2%)
$300 to $499: 312 (53.61%)
$500 to $749: 87 (14.95%)
$750 to $999: 6 (1.03%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 0 (0%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 52 (8.93%)
Median (dollars): $397

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 167 (28.69%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 100 (17.18%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 75 (12.89%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 32 (5.5%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 10 (1.72%)
35.0 percent or more: 125 (21.48%)
Not computed: 73 (12.54%)

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