Swarthmore, PA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4275648, place: Swarthmore borough, Pennsylvania)

Total housing units: 2,064

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 1,243 (60.22%)
1-unit, attached: 111 (5.38%)
2 units: 66 (3.2%)
3 or 4 units: 137 (6.64%)
5 to 9 units: 75 (3.63%)
10 to 19 units: 102 (4.94%)
20 or more units: 330 (15.99%)
Mobile home.: 0 (0%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 0 (0%)
1995 to 1998: 6 (0.29%)
1990 to 1994: 5 (0.24%)
1980 to 1989: 38 (1.84%)
1970 to 1979: 157 (7.61%)
1960 to 1969: 264 (12.79%)
1940 to 1959: 596 (28.88%)
1939 or earlier: 998 (48.35%)

ROOMS
1 room: 26 (1.26%)
2 rooms: 77 (3.73%)
3 rooms: 99 (4.8%)
4 rooms: 311 (15.07%)
5 rooms: 258 (12.5%)
6 rooms: 210 (10.17%)
7 rooms: 234 (11.34%)
8 rooms: 294 (14.24%)
9 or more rooms: 555 (26.89%)
Median (rooms): 6.7

Occupied housing units: 1,993

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 279 (14%)
1995 to 1998: 416 (20.87%)
1990 to 1994: 429 (21.53%)
1980 to 1989: 458 (22.98%)
1970 to 1979: 222 (11.14%)
1969 or earlier: 189 (9.48%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 97 (4.87%)
1: 788 (39.54%)
2: 858 (43.05%)
3 or more: 250 (12.54%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 1,100 (55.19%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 13 (0.65%)
Electricity: 167 (8.38%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 694 (34.82%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 0 (0%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 19 (0.95%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 24 (1.2%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9 (0.45%)
No telephone service: 22 (1.1%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 1,993 (100%)
1.00 or less: 1,993 (100%)
1.01 to 1.50: 0 (0%)
1.51 or more: 0 (0%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 1,125

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 0 (0%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 8 (0.71%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 46 (4.09%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 238 (21.16%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 442 (39.29%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 324 (28.8%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 67 (5.96%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $258,000

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 767 (68.18%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 0 (0%)
--$500 to $699: 15 (1.33%)
--$700 to $999: 8 (0.71%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 105 (9.33%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 260 (23.11%)
--$2,000 or more: 379 (33.69%)
--Median (dollars): $1,746
Not mortgaged: 358 (31.82%)
--Median (dollars): $607

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 474 (42.13%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 213 (18.93%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 180 (16%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 64 (5.69%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 71 (6.31%)
35.0 percent or more: 123 (10.93%)
Not computed: 0 (0%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 556

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 27 (4.86%)
$200 to $299: 0 (0%)
$300 to $499: 29 (5.22%)
$500 to $749: 237 (42.63%)
$750 to $999: 160 (28.78%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 54 (9.71%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 49 (8.81%)
Median (dollars): $691

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 122 (21.94%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 85 (15.29%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 67 (12.05%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 49 (8.81%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 43 (7.73%)
35.0 percent or more: 141 (25.36%)
Not computed: 49 (8.81%)

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