Pottstown, PA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4262416, place: Pottstown borough, Pennsylvania)

Total housing units: 9,996

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 3,828 (38.3%)
1-unit, attached: 2,716 (27.17%)
2 units: 864 (8.64%)
3 or 4 units: 1,037 (10.37%)
5 to 9 units: 589 (5.89%)
10 to 19 units: 454 (4.54%)
20 or more units: 501 (5.01%)
Mobile home.: 7 (0.07%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 36 (0.36%)
1995 to 1998: 100 (1%)
1990 to 1994: 221 (2.21%)
1980 to 1989: 449 (4.49%)
1970 to 1979: 466 (4.66%)
1960 to 1969: 934 (9.34%)
1940 to 1959: 3,278 (32.79%)
1939 or earlier: 4,512 (45.14%)

ROOMS
1 room: 269 (2.69%)
2 rooms: 404 (4.04%)
3 rooms: 1,122 (11.22%)
4 rooms: 1,254 (12.55%)
5 rooms: 1,782 (17.83%)
6 rooms: 2,558 (25.59%)
7 rooms: 1,449 (14.5%)
8 rooms: 744 (7.44%)
9 or more rooms: 414 (4.14%)
Median (rooms): 5.6

Occupied housing units: 9,154

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 1,671 (18.25%)
1995 to 1998: 2,333 (25.49%)
1990 to 1994: 1,383 (15.11%)
1980 to 1989: 1,338 (14.62%)
1970 to 1979: 856 (9.35%)
1969 or earlier: 1,573 (17.18%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 1,506 (16.45%)
1: 3,825 (41.79%)
2: 3,026 (33.06%)
3 or more: 797 (8.71%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 2,195 (23.98%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 89 (0.97%)
Electricity: 1,286 (14.05%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 5,508 (60.17%)
Coal or coke: 12 (0.13%)
Wood: 19 (0.21%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 41 (0.45%)
No fuel used: 4 (0.04%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 32 (0.35%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 110 (1.2%)
No telephone service: 169 (1.85%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 9,154 (100%)
1.00 or less: 8,908 (97.31%)
1.01 to 1.50: 187 (2.04%)
1.51 or more: 59 (0.64%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 4,777

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 155 (3.24%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 3,556 (74.44%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 855 (17.9%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 132 (2.76%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 68 (1.42%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 5 (0.1%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 6 (0.13%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $87,600

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 3,110 (65.1%)
--Less than $300: 13 (0.27%)
--$300 to $499: 79 (1.65%)
--$500 to $699: 189 (3.96%)
--$700 to $999: 1,010 (21.14%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 1,460 (30.56%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 305 (6.38%)
--$2,000 or more: 54 (1.13%)
--Median (dollars): $1,067
Not mortgaged: 1,667 (34.9%)
--Median (dollars): $381

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 1,346 (28.18%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 879 (18.4%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 763 (15.97%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 530 (11.09%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 255 (5.34%)
35.0 percent or more: 959 (20.08%)
Not computed: 45 (0.94%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 4,042

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 191 (4.73%)
$200 to $299: 181 (4.48%)
$300 to $499: 1,098 (27.16%)
$500 to $749: 1,855 (45.89%)
$750 to $999: 502 (12.42%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 117 (2.89%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 98 (2.42%)
Median (dollars): $544

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 648 (16.03%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 615 (15.22%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 537 (13.29%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 561 (13.88%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 305 (7.55%)
35.0 percent or more: 1,237 (30.6%)
Not computed: 139 (3.44%)

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