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Geographic Area: Lehighton, Pennsylvania
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| Subject |
Number |
Percent |
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Subject |
Number |
Percent
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| Total
housing units |
7,994 |
100.0 |
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OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
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| UNITS IN STRUCTURE |
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Occupied
housing units |
7,330 |
100.0 |
| 1-unit, detached |
5,023 |
62.8 |
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1.00 or less |
7,264 |
99.1 |
| 1-unit, attached |
1,069 |
13.4 |
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1.01 to 1.50 |
66 |
0.9 |
| 2 units |
422 |
5.3 |
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1.51 or more |
0 |
0.0 |
| 3 or 4 units |
316 |
4.0 |
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| 5 to 9 units |
103 |
1.3 |
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Specified
owner-occupied units |
4,410 |
100.0 |
| 10 to 19 units |
121 |
1.5 |
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VALUE |
| 20 or more units |
167 |
2.1 |
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Less than $50,000 |
321 |
7.3 |
| Mobile home |
764 |
9.6 |
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$50,000 to $99,999 |
2,048 |
46.4 |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. |
9 |
0.1 |
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$100,000 to $149,999 |
1,447 |
32.8 |
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$150,000 to $199,000 |
438 |
9.9 |
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT |
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$200,000 to $299,999 |
144 |
3.3 |
| 1999 to March 2000 |
104 |
1.3 |
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$300,000 to $499,999 |
12 |
0.3 |
| 1995 to 1998 |
335 |
4.2 |
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$500,000 to $999,999 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 1990 to 1994 |
520 |
6.5 |
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$1,000,000 or more |
0 |
0.0 |
| 1980 to 1989 |
1,038 |
13.0 |
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Median (dollars) |
96,600 |
(x) |
| 1970 to 1979 |
1,250 |
15.6 |
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| 1960 to 1969 |
650 |
8.1 |
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MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
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| 1940 to 1959 |
1,212 |
15.2 |
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| 1939 or earlier |
2,885 |
36.1 |
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With a mortgage |
2,746 |
62.3 |
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Less than
$300 |
8 |
0.2 |
| ROOMS |
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$300 to
$499 |
110 |
2.5 |
| 1 room |
17 |
0.2 |
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$500 to
$699 |
345 |
7.8 |
| 2 rooms |
141 |
1.8 |
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$700 to
$999 |
1,053 |
23.9 |
| 3 rooms |
341 |
4.3 |
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$1,000 to
$1,499 |
884 |
20.0 |
| 4 rooms |
1,241 |
15.5 |
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$1,500 to
$1,999 |
282 |
6.4 |
| 5 rooms |
1,848 |
23.1 |
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$2,000 or
more |
64 |
1.5 |
| 6 rooms |
1,990 |
24.9 |
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Median
(dollars) |
969 |
(x) |
| 7 rooms |
1,159 |
14.5 |
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Not mortgaged |
1,664 |
37.7 |
| 8 rooms |
740 |
9.3 |
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Median
(dollars) |
337 |
(x) |
| 9 or more rooms |
517 |
6.5 |
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| Median (rooms) |
5.7 |
(x) |
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SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 |
Occupied
Housing Units
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7,330 |
100.0 |
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| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT |
Less than 15 percent |
1,414 |
32.1 |
| 1999 to March 2000 |
835 |
11.4 |
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15 to 19 percent |
701 |
15.9 |
| 1995 to 1998 |
1,552 |
21.2 |
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20 to 24 percent |
598 |
13.6 |
| 1990 to 1994 |
1,030 |
14.1 |
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25 to 29 percent |
541 |
12.3 |
| 1980 to 1989 |
1,390 |
19.0 |
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30 to 34 percent |
233 |
5.3 |
| 1970 to 1979 |
1,185 |
16.2 |
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35 percent or more |
896 |
20.3 |
| 1969 or earlier |
1,338 |
18.3 |
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Not computed |
27 |
0.6 |
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| VEHICLES AVAILABLE |
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Specified
renter-occupied units |
1,821 |
100.0 |
| None |
607 |
8.3 |
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GROSS RENT |
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| 1 |
2,208 |
30.1 |
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Less than $200 |
126 |
6.9 |
| 2 |
2,875 |
39.2 |
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$200 to $299 |
128 |
7.0 |
| 3 or more |
1,640 |
22.4 |
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$300 to $499 |
663 |
36.4 |
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$500 to $749 |
538 |
29.5 |
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL |
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$750 to $999 |
101 |
5.5 |
| Utility Gas |
842 |
11.5 |
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$1,000 to $1,499 |
41 |
2.3 |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas |
238 |
3.2 |
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$1,500 or more |
9 |
0.5 |
| Electricity |
1,273 |
17.4 |
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No cash rent |
215 |
11.8 |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. |
4,260 |
58.1 |
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Median (dollars) |
471 |
(x) |
| Coal or coke |
563 |
7.7 |
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| Wood |
85 |
1.2 |
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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 |
61 |
0.8 |
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Less than 15 percent |
397 |
21.8 |
| No fuel used |
8 |
0.1 |
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15 to 19 percent |
161 |
8.8 |
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20 to 24 percent |
144 |
7.9 |
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS |
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25 to 29 percent |
172 |
9.4 |
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities |
23 |
0.3 |
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30 to 34 percent |
144 |
7.9 |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities |
26 |
0.4 |
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35 percent or more |
564 |
31.0 |
| No telephone service |
74 |
1.0 |
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Not computed |
239 |
13.1 |
- Represents zero or rounds to zero.
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the
Census, Census 2000. |
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