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Geographic Area: Bensalem, Pennsylvania
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| Subject |
Number |
Percent |
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Subject |
Number |
Percent
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| Total
housing units |
21,521 |
100.0 |
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OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
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| UNITS IN STRUCTURE |
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Occupied
housing units |
20,704 |
100.0 |
| 1-unit, detached |
8,461 |
39.3 |
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1.00 or less |
19,912 |
96.2 |
| 1-unit, attached |
3,726 |
17.3 |
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1.01 to 1.50 |
429 |
2.1 |
| 2 units |
731 |
3.4 |
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1.51 or more |
363 |
1.8 |
| 3 or 4 units |
862 |
4.0 |
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| 5 to 9 units |
1,774 |
8.2 |
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Specified
owner-occupied units |
10,742 |
100.0 |
| 10 to 19 units |
1,874 |
8.7 |
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VALUE |
| 20 or more units |
3,461 |
16.1 |
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Less than $50,000 |
77 |
0.7 |
| Mobile home |
613 |
2.8 |
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$50,000 to $99,999 |
1,292 |
12.0 |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. |
19 |
0.1 |
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$100,000 to $149,999 |
5,340 |
49.7 |
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$150,000 to $199,000 |
3,185 |
29.6 |
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT |
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$200,000 to $299,999 |
763 |
7.1 |
| 1999 to March 2000 |
45 |
0.2 |
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$300,000 to $499,999 |
42 |
0.4 |
| 1995 to 1998 |
222 |
1.0 |
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$500,000 to $999,999 |
29 |
0.3 |
| 1990 to 1994 |
990 |
4.6 |
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$1,000,000 or more |
14 |
0.1 |
| 1980 to 1989 |
3,485 |
16.2 |
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Median (dollars) |
133,300 |
(x) |
| 1970 to 1979 |
8,130 |
37.8 |
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| 1960 to 1969 |
3,849 |
17.9 |
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MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
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| 1940 to 1959 |
3,806 |
17.7 |
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| 1939 or earlier |
994 |
4.6 |
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With a mortgage |
7,862 |
73.2 |
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Less than
$300 |
12 |
0.1 |
| ROOMS |
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$300 to
$499 |
117 |
1.1 |
| 1 room |
362 |
1.7 |
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$500 to
$699 |
349 |
3.2 |
| 2 rooms |
1,300 |
6.0 |
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$700 to
$999 |
1,327 |
12.4 |
| 3 rooms |
3,069 |
14.3 |
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$1,000 to
$1,499 |
3,564 |
33.2 |
| 4 rooms |
3,579 |
16.6 |
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$1,500 to
$1,999 |
1,812 |
16.9 |
| 5 rooms |
2,848 |
13.2 |
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$2,000 or
more |
681 |
6.3 |
| 6 rooms |
3,314 |
15.4 |
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Median
(dollars) |
1,282 |
(x) |
| 7 rooms |
3,073 |
14.3 |
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Not mortgaged |
2,880 |
26.8 |
| 8 rooms |
2,360 |
11.0 |
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Median
(dollars) |
464 |
(x) |
| 9 or more rooms |
1,616 |
7.5 |
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| Median (rooms) |
5.4 |
(x) |
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SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 |
Occupied
Housing Units
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20,704 |
100.0 |
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| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT |
Less than 15 percent |
2,981 |
27.8 |
| 1999 to March 2000 |
3,827 |
18.5 |
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15 to 19 percent |
2,108 |
19.6 |
| 1995 to 1998 |
5,787 |
28.0 |
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20 to 24 percent |
1,589 |
14.8 |
| 1990 to 1994 |
3,491 |
16.9 |
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25 to 29 percent |
1,199 |
11.2 |
| 1980 to 1989 |
3,498 |
16.9 |
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30 to 34 percent |
760 |
7.1 |
| 1970 to 1979 |
2,422 |
11.7 |
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35 percent or more |
1,998 |
18.6 |
| 1969 or earlier |
1,679 |
8.1 |
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Not computed |
107 |
1.0 |
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| VEHICLES AVAILABLE |
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Specified
renter-occupied units |
8,999 |
100.0 |
| None |
1,743 |
8.4 |
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GROSS RENT |
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| 1 |
7,715 |
37.3 |
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Less than $200 |
484 |
5.4 |
| 2 |
8,138 |
39.3 |
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$200 to $299 |
183 |
2.0 |
| 3 or more |
3,108 |
15.0 |
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$300 to $499 |
616 |
6.8 |
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$500 to $749 |
3,002 |
33.4 |
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL |
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$750 to $999 |
3,432 |
38.1 |
| Utility Gas |
8,190 |
39.6 |
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$1,000 to $1,499 |
1,058 |
11.8 |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas |
528 |
2.6 |
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$1,500 or more |
91 |
1.0 |
| Electricity |
7,973 |
38.5 |
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No cash rent |
133 |
1.5 |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. |
3,905 |
18.9 |
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Median (dollars) |
757 |
(x) |
| Coal or coke |
7 |
0.0 |
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| Wood |
44 |
0.2 |
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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 |
36 |
0.2 |
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Less than 15 percent |
1,721 |
19.1 |
| No fuel used |
21 |
0.1 |
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15 to 19 percent |
1,762 |
19.6 |
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20 to 24 percent |
1,396 |
15.5 |
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS |
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25 to 29 percent |
984 |
10.9 |
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities |
130 |
0.6 |
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30 to 34 percent |
709 |
7.9 |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities |
53 |
0.3 |
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35 percent or more |
2,155 |
23.9 |
| No telephone service |
118 |
0.6 |
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Not computed |
272 |
3.0 |
- Represents zero or rounds to zero.
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the
Census, Census 2000. |
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