Pottsville, PA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4262432, place: Pottsville city, Pennsylvania)

Total housing units: 7,343

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 2,309 (31.44%)
1-unit, attached: 2,794 (38.05%)
2 units: 404 (5.5%)
3 or 4 units: 700 (9.53%)
5 to 9 units: 413 (5.62%)
10 to 19 units: 221 (3.01%)
20 or more units: 496 (6.75%)
Mobile home.: 6 (0.08%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 0 (0%)
1995 to 1998: 54 (0.74%)
1990 to 1994: 93 (1.27%)
1980 to 1989: 355 (4.83%)
1970 to 1979: 497 (6.77%)
1960 to 1969: 601 (8.18%)
1940 to 1959: 1,276 (17.38%)
1939 or earlier: 4,467 (60.83%)

ROOMS
1 room: 112 (1.53%)
2 rooms: 286 (3.89%)
3 rooms: 883 (12.03%)
4 rooms: 805 (10.96%)
5 rooms: 1,000 (13.62%)
6 rooms: 1,353 (18.43%)
7 rooms: 1,073 (14.61%)
8 rooms: 972 (13.24%)
9 or more rooms: 859 (11.7%)
Median (rooms): 5.9

Occupied housing units: 6,413

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 929 (14.49%)
1995 to 1998: 1,275 (19.88%)
1990 to 1994: 877 (13.68%)
1980 to 1989: 1,314 (20.49%)
1970 to 1979: 844 (13.16%)
1969 or earlier: 1,174 (18.31%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 1,407 (21.94%)
1: 2,456 (38.3%)
2: 1,998 (31.16%)
3 or more: 552 (8.61%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 1,795 (27.99%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 36 (0.56%)
Electricity: 1,237 (19.29%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 2,710 (42.26%)
Coal or coke: 566 (8.83%)
Wood: 16 (0.25%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 44 (0.69%)
No fuel used: 9 (0.14%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 30 (0.47%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 35 (0.55%)
No telephone service: 192 (2.99%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 6,413 (100%)
1.00 or less: 6,339 (98.85%)
1.01 to 1.50: 37 (0.58%)
1.51 or more: 37 (0.58%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 3,710

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 1,610 (43.4%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 1,361 (36.68%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 503 (13.56%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 123 (3.32%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 75 (2.02%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 38 (1.02%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $57,100

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 1,987 (53.56%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 189 (5.09%)
--$500 to $699: 619 (16.68%)
--$700 to $999: 568 (15.31%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 466 (12.56%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 61 (1.64%)
--$2,000 or more: 84 (2.26%)
--Median (dollars): $774
Not mortgaged: 1,723 (46.44%)
--Median (dollars): $288

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 1,637 (44.12%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 681 (18.36%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 448 (12.08%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 351 (9.46%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 161 (4.34%)
35.0 percent or more: 413 (11.13%)
Not computed: 19 (0.51%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 2,464

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 579 (23.5%)
$200 to $299: 442 (17.94%)
$300 to $499: 872 (35.39%)
$500 to $749: 351 (14.25%)
$750 to $999: 27 (1.1%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 7 (0.28%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 186 (7.55%)
Median (dollars): $324

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 674 (27.35%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 234 (9.5%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 244 (9.9%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 334 (13.56%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 151 (6.13%)
35.0 percent or more: 573 (23.25%)
Not computed: 254 (10.31%)

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