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Geographic Area: Mertztown, Pennsylvania
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| Subject |
Number |
Percent |
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Subject |
Number |
Percent
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| Total
housing units |
1,658 |
100.0 |
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OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
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| UNITS IN STRUCTURE |
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Occupied
housing units |
1,625 |
100.0 |
| 1-unit, detached |
1,306 |
78.8 |
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1.00 or less |
1,602 |
98.6 |
| 1-unit, attached |
67 |
4.0 |
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1.01 to 1.50 |
13 |
0.8 |
| 2 units |
43 |
2.6 |
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1.51 or more |
10 |
0.6 |
| 3 or 4 units |
27 |
1.6 |
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| 5 to 9 units |
0 |
0.0 |
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Specified
owner-occupied units |
1,029 |
100.0 |
| 10 to 19 units |
0 |
0.0 |
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VALUE |
| 20 or more units |
0 |
0.0 |
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Less than $50,000 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Mobile home |
215 |
13.0 |
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$50,000 to $99,999 |
284 |
27.6 |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. |
0 |
0.0 |
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$100,000 to $149,999 |
430 |
41.8 |
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$150,000 to $199,000 |
227 |
22.1 |
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT |
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$200,000 to $299,999 |
77 |
7.5 |
| 1999 to March 2000 |
17 |
1.0 |
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$300,000 to $499,999 |
11 |
1.1 |
| 1995 to 1998 |
113 |
6.8 |
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$500,000 to $999,999 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 1990 to 1994 |
149 |
9.0 |
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$1,000,000 or more |
0 |
0.0 |
| 1980 to 1989 |
263 |
15.9 |
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Median (dollars) |
129,000 |
(x) |
| 1970 to 1979 |
239 |
14.4 |
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| 1960 to 1969 |
164 |
9.9 |
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MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
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| 1940 to 1959 |
183 |
11.0 |
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| 1939 or earlier |
530 |
32.0 |
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With a mortgage |
675 |
65.6 |
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Less than
$300 |
0 |
0.0 |
| ROOMS |
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$300 to
$499 |
31 |
3.0 |
| 1 room |
0 |
0.0 |
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$500 to
$699 |
52 |
5.1 |
| 2 rooms |
4 |
0.2 |
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$700 to
$999 |
137 |
13.3 |
| 3 rooms |
75 |
4.5 |
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$1,000 to
$1,499 |
310 |
30.1 |
| 4 rooms |
197 |
11.9 |
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$1,500 to
$1,999 |
118 |
11.5 |
| 5 rooms |
331 |
20.0 |
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$2,000 or
more |
27 |
2.6 |
| 6 rooms |
351 |
21.2 |
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Median
(dollars) |
1,164 |
(x) |
| 7 rooms |
271 |
16.3 |
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Not mortgaged |
354 |
34.4 |
| 8 rooms |
270 |
16.3 |
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Median
(dollars) |
327 |
(x) |
| 9 or more rooms |
159 |
9.6 |
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| Median (rooms) |
6.1 |
(x) |
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SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 |
Occupied
Housing Units
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1,625 |
100.0 |
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| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT |
Less than 15 percent |
367 |
35.7 |
| 1999 to March 2000 |
183 |
11.3 |
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15 to 19 percent |
177 |
17.2 |
| 1995 to 1998 |
317 |
19.5 |
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20 to 24 percent |
219 |
21.3 |
| 1990 to 1994 |
308 |
19.0 |
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25 to 29 percent |
118 |
11.5 |
| 1980 to 1989 |
382 |
23.5 |
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30 to 34 percent |
21 |
2.0 |
| 1970 to 1979 |
218 |
13.4 |
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35 percent or more |
119 |
11.6 |
| 1969 or earlier |
217 |
13.4 |
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Not computed |
8 |
0.8 |
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| VEHICLES AVAILABLE |
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Specified
renter-occupied units |
234 |
100.0 |
| None |
39 |
2.4 |
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GROSS RENT |
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| 1 |
347 |
21.4 |
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Less than $200 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2 |
743 |
45.7 |
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$200 to $299 |
5 |
2.1 |
| 3 or more |
496 |
30.5 |
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$300 to $499 |
76 |
32.5 |
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$500 to $749 |
113 |
48.3 |
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL |
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$750 to $999 |
12 |
5.1 |
| Utility Gas |
22 |
1.4 |
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$1,000 to $1,499 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas |
104 |
6.4 |
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$1,500 or more |
0 |
0.0 |
| Electricity |
301 |
18.5 |
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No cash rent |
28 |
12.0 |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. |
1,042 |
64.1 |
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Median (dollars) |
553 |
(x) |
| Coal or coke |
100 |
6.2 |
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| Wood |
53 |
3.3 |
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GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 |
| Solar energy |
0 |
0.0 |
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| Other fuel |
0 |
0.0 |
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Less than 15 percent |
61 |
26.1 |
| No fuel used |
3 |
0.2 |
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15 to 19 percent |
67 |
28.6 |
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20 to 24 percent |
33 |
14.1 |
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS |
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25 to 29 percent |
8 |
3.4 |
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities |
20 |
1.2 |
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30 to 34 percent |
0 |
0.0 |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities |
0 |
0.0 |
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35 percent or more |
37 |
15.8 |
| No telephone service |
0 |
0.0 |
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Not computed |
28 |
12.0 |
- Represents zero or rounds to zero.
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the
Census, Census 2000. |
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