Reading, PA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4263624, place: Reading city, Pennsylvania)

Total housing units: 34,309

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 3,944 (11.5%)
1-unit, attached: 17,242 (50.26%)
2 units: 3,237 (9.43%)
3 or 4 units: 4,472 (13.03%)
5 to 9 units: 1,883 (5.49%)
10 to 19 units: 865 (2.52%)
20 or more units: 2,578 (7.51%)
Mobile home.: 88 (0.26%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 113 (0.33%)
1995 to 1998: 108 (0.31%)
1990 to 1994: 430 (1.25%)
1980 to 1989: 1,112 (3.24%)
1970 to 1979: 2,047 (5.97%)
1960 to 1969: 2,369 (6.9%)
1940 to 1959: 7,761 (22.62%)
1939 or earlier: 20,369 (59.37%)

ROOMS
1 room: 978 (2.85%)
2 rooms: 2,016 (5.88%)
3 rooms: 4,732 (13.79%)
4 rooms: 4,739 (13.81%)
5 rooms: 4,773 (13.91%)
6 rooms: 5,657 (16.49%)
7 rooms: 4,565 (13.31%)
8 rooms: 4,230 (12.33%)
9 or more rooms: 2,619 (7.63%)
Median (rooms): 5.5

Occupied housing units: 30,108

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 7,582 (25.18%)
1995 to 1998: 8,072 (26.81%)
1990 to 1994: 4,242 (14.09%)
1980 to 1989: 3,710 (12.32%)
1970 to 1979: 2,345 (7.79%)
1969 or earlier: 4,157 (13.81%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 8,920 (29.63%)
1: 12,010 (39.89%)
2: 7,197 (23.9%)
3 or more: 1,981 (6.58%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 13,136 (43.63%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 606 (2.01%)
Electricity: 3,186 (10.58%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 12,617 (41.91%)
Coal or coke: 86 (0.29%)
Wood: 26 (0.09%)
Solar energy: 9 (0.03%)
Other fuel: 237 (0.79%)
No fuel used: 205 (0.68%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 368 (1.22%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 259 (0.86%)
No telephone service: 1,346 (4.47%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 30,108 (100%)
1.00 or less: 27,969 (92.9%)
1.01 to 1.50: 1,137 (3.78%)
1.51 or more: 1,002 (3.33%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 13,970

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 8,508 (60.9%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 4,421 (31.65%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 631 (4.52%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 260 (1.86%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 105 (0.75%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 26 (0.19%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 19 (0.14%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $44,500

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 8,476 (60.67%)
--Less than $300: 54 (0.39%)
--$300 to $499: 1,118 (8%)
--$500 to $699: 2,732 (19.56%)
--$700 to $999: 3,036 (21.73%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 1,222 (8.75%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 240 (1.72%)
--$2,000 or more: 74 (0.53%)
--Median (dollars): $724
Not mortgaged: 5,494 (39.33%)
--Median (dollars): $299

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 5,118 (36.64%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 2,584 (18.5%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,633 (11.69%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 1,116 (7.99%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 847 (6.06%)
35.0 percent or more: 2,464 (17.64%)
Not computed: 208 (1.49%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 14,726

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 1,483 (10.07%)
$200 to $299: 1,146 (7.78%)
$300 to $499: 5,964 (40.5%)
$500 to $749: 4,547 (30.88%)
$750 to $999: 915 (6.21%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 175 (1.19%)
$1,500 or more: 22 (0.15%)
No cash rent: 474 (3.22%)
Median (dollars): $459

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 2,264 (15.37%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,984 (13.47%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,671 (11.35%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 1,839 (12.49%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 1,262 (8.57%)
35.0 percent or more: 4,675 (31.75%)
Not computed: 1,031 (7%)

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