Shamokin, PA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4269600, place: Shamokin city, Pennsylvania)

Total housing units: 4,674

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 976 (20.88%)
1-unit, attached: 2,541 (54.36%)
2 units: 230 (4.92%)
3 or 4 units: 326 (6.97%)
5 to 9 units: 179 (3.83%)
10 to 19 units: 153 (3.27%)
20 or more units: 253 (5.41%)
Mobile home.: 16 (0.34%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 0 (0%)
1995 to 1998: 0 (0%)
1990 to 1994: 5 (0.11%)
1980 to 1989: 27 (0.58%)
1970 to 1979: 298 (6.38%)
1960 to 1969: 163 (3.49%)
1940 to 1959: 921 (19.7%)
1939 or earlier: 3,260 (69.75%)

ROOMS
1 room: 82 (1.75%)
2 rooms: 152 (3.25%)
3 rooms: 366 (7.83%)
4 rooms: 442 (9.46%)
5 rooms: 579 (12.39%)
6 rooms: 1,152 (24.65%)
7 rooms: 678 (14.51%)
8 rooms: 598 (12.79%)
9 or more rooms: 625 (13.37%)
Median (rooms): 6.1

Occupied housing units: 3,742

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 436 (11.65%)
1995 to 1998: 728 (19.45%)
1990 to 1994: 639 (17.08%)
1980 to 1989: 568 (15.18%)
1970 to 1979: 533 (14.24%)
1969 or earlier: 838 (22.39%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 860 (22.98%)
1: 1,677 (44.82%)
2: 895 (23.92%)
3 or more: 310 (8.28%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 1,002 (26.78%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 55 (1.47%)
Electricity: 536 (14.32%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 1,862 (49.76%)
Coal or coke: 258 (6.89%)
Wood: 23 (0.61%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 6 (0.16%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 21 (0.56%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 20 (0.53%)
No telephone service: 91 (2.43%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 3,742 (100%)
1.00 or less: 3,720 (99.41%)
1.01 to 1.50: 15 (0.4%)
1.51 or more: 7 (0.19%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 2,216

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 1,742 (78.61%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 450 (20.31%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 19 (0.86%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.23%)
$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): $29,000

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 904 (40.79%)
--Less than $300: 41 (1.85%)
--$300 to $499: 345 (15.57%)
--$500 to $699: 276 (12.45%)
--$700 to $999: 186 (8.39%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 45 (2.03%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 6 (0.27%)
--$2,000 or more: 5 (0.23%)
--Median (dollars): $545
Not mortgaged: 1,312 (59.21%)
--Median (dollars): $212

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 1,096 (49.46%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 276 (12.45%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 218 (9.84%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 95 (4.29%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 161 (7.27%)
35.0 percent or more: 306 (13.81%)
Not computed: 64 (2.89%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 1,423

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 218 (15.32%)
$200 to $299: 351 (24.67%)
$300 to $499: 579 (40.69%)
$500 to $749: 57 (4.01%)
$750 to $999: 10 (0.7%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 20 (1.41%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 188 (13.21%)
Median (dollars): $316

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 242 (17.01%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 193 (13.56%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 133 (9.35%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 110 (7.73%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 117 (8.22%)
35.0 percent or more: 395 (27.76%)
Not computed: 233 (16.37%)

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