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Geographic Area: Quakertown, Pennsylvania
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| Subject |
Number |
Percent |
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Subject |
Number |
Percent
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| Total
housing units |
11,985 |
100.0 |
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OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
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| UNITS IN STRUCTURE |
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Occupied
housing units |
11,525 |
100.0 |
| 1-unit, detached |
6,532 |
54.5 |
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1.00 or less |
11,368 |
98.6 |
| 1-unit, attached |
2,619 |
21.9 |
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1.01 to 1.50 |
111 |
1.0 |
| 2 units |
470 |
3.9 |
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1.51 or more |
46 |
0.4 |
| 3 or 4 units |
374 |
3.1 |
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| 5 to 9 units |
300 |
2.5 |
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Specified
owner-occupied units |
7,209 |
100.0 |
| 10 to 19 units |
306 |
2.6 |
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VALUE |
| 20 or more units |
441 |
3.7 |
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Less than $50,000 |
23 |
0.3 |
| Mobile home |
943 |
7.9 |
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$50,000 to $99,999 |
1,539 |
21.3 |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. |
0 |
0.0 |
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$100,000 to $149,999 |
2,621 |
36.4 |
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$150,000 to $199,000 |
2,139 |
29.7 |
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT |
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$200,000 to $299,999 |
724 |
10.0 |
| 1999 to March 2000 |
290 |
2.4 |
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$300,000 to $499,999 |
143 |
2.0 |
| 1995 to 1998 |
1,004 |
8.4 |
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$500,000 to $999,999 |
20 |
0.3 |
| 1990 to 1994 |
861 |
7.2 |
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$1,000,000 or more |
0 |
0.0 |
| 1980 to 1989 |
1,708 |
14.3 |
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Median (dollars) |
139,900 |
(x) |
| 1970 to 1979 |
2,471 |
20.6 |
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| 1960 to 1969 |
1,090 |
9.1 |
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MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
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| 1940 to 1959 |
1,700 |
14.2 |
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| 1939 or earlier |
2,861 |
23.9 |
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With a mortgage |
5,349 |
74.2 |
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Less than
$300 |
20 |
0.3 |
| ROOMS |
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$300 to
$499 |
96 |
1.3 |
| 1 room |
105 |
0.9 |
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$500 to
$699 |
301 |
4.2 |
| 2 rooms |
111 |
0.9 |
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$700 to
$999 |
1,124 |
15.6 |
| 3 rooms |
842 |
7.0 |
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$1,000 to
$1,499 |
2,526 |
35.0 |
| 4 rooms |
1,420 |
11.8 |
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$1,500 to
$1,999 |
1,015 |
14.1 |
| 5 rooms |
1,635 |
13.6 |
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$2,000 or
more |
267 |
3.7 |
| 6 rooms |
3,138 |
26.2 |
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Median
(dollars) |
1,189 |
(x) |
| 7 rooms |
2,231 |
18.6 |
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Not mortgaged |
1,860 |
25.8 |
| 8 rooms |
1,411 |
11.8 |
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Median
(dollars) |
366 |
(x) |
| 9 or more rooms |
1,092 |
9.1 |
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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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11,525 |
100.0 |
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| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT |
Less than 15 percent |
1,944 |
27.0 |
| 1999 to March 2000 |
1,694 |
14.7 |
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15 to 19 percent |
1,303 |
18.1 |
| 1995 to 1998 |
3,155 |
27.4 |
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20 to 24 percent |
1,221 |
16.9 |
| 1990 to 1994 |
1,936 |
16.8 |
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25 to 29 percent |
960 |
13.3 |
| 1980 to 1989 |
2,037 |
17.7 |
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30 to 34 percent |
549 |
7.6 |
| 1970 to 1979 |
1,228 |
10.7 |
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35 percent or more |
1,205 |
16.7 |
| 1969 or earlier |
1,475 |
12.8 |
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Not computed |
27 |
0.4 |
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| VEHICLES AVAILABLE |
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Specified
renter-occupied units |
2,383 |
100.0 |
| None |
565 |
4.9 |
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GROSS RENT |
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| 1 |
3,447 |
29.9 |
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Less than $200 |
61 |
2.6 |
| 2 |
5,333 |
46.3 |
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$200 to $299 |
83 |
3.5 |
| 3 or more |
2,180 |
18.9 |
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$300 to $499 |
359 |
15.1 |
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$500 to $749 |
1,190 |
49.9 |
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL |
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$750 to $999 |
396 |
16.6 |
| Utility Gas |
1,643 |
14.3 |
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$1,000 to $1,499 |
188 |
7.9 |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas |
511 |
4.4 |
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$1,500 or more |
26 |
1.1 |
| Electricity |
4,080 |
35.4 |
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No cash rent |
80 |
3.4 |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. |
4,930 |
42.8 |
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Median (dollars) |
628 |
(x) |
| Coal or coke |
70 |
0.6 |
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| Wood |
200 |
1.7 |
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GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 |
| Solar energy |
6 |
0.1 |
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| Other fuel |
42 |
0.4 |
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Less than 15 percent |
475 |
19.9 |
| No fuel used |
43 |
0.4 |
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15 to 19 percent |
457 |
19.2 |
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20 to 24 percent |
383 |
16.1 |
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS |
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25 to 29 percent |
190 |
8.0 |
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities |
37 |
0.3 |
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30 to 34 percent |
130 |
5.5 |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities |
122 |
1.1 |
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35 percent or more |
645 |
27.1 |
| No telephone service |
31 |
0.3 |
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Not computed |
103 |
4.3 |
- Represents zero or rounds to zero.
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the
Census, Census 2000. |
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