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Geographic Area: Palmerton, Pennsylvania
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| Subject |
Number |
Percent |
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Subject |
Number |
Percent
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| Total
housing units |
4,313 |
100.0 |
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OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
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| UNITS IN STRUCTURE |
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Occupied
housing units |
3,988 |
100.0 |
| 1-unit, detached |
2,487 |
57.7 |
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1.00 or less |
3,913 |
98.1 |
| 1-unit, attached |
817 |
18.9 |
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1.01 to 1.50 |
67 |
1.7 |
| 2 units |
183 |
4.2 |
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1.51 or more |
8 |
0.2 |
| 3 or 4 units |
156 |
3.6 |
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| 5 to 9 units |
90 |
2.1 |
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Specified
owner-occupied units |
2,511 |
100.0 |
| 10 to 19 units |
77 |
1.8 |
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VALUE |
| 20 or more units |
121 |
2.8 |
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Less than $50,000 |
196 |
7.8 |
| Mobile home |
382 |
8.9 |
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$50,000 to $99,999 |
1,397 |
55.6 |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. |
0 |
0.0 |
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$100,000 to $149,999 |
692 |
27.6 |
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$150,000 to $199,000 |
150 |
6.0 |
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT |
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$200,000 to $299,999 |
68 |
2.7 |
| 1999 to March 2000 |
62 |
1.4 |
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$300,000 to $499,999 |
8 |
0.3 |
| 1995 to 1998 |
182 |
4.2 |
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$500,000 to $999,999 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 1990 to 1994 |
223 |
5.2 |
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$1,000,000 or more |
0 |
0.0 |
| 1980 to 1989 |
485 |
11.2 |
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Median (dollars) |
90,500 |
(x) |
| 1970 to 1979 |
448 |
10.4 |
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| 1960 to 1969 |
327 |
7.6 |
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MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
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| 1940 to 1959 |
781 |
18.1 |
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| 1939 or earlier |
1,805 |
41.9 |
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With a mortgage |
1,454 |
57.9 |
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Less than
$300 |
0 |
0.0 |
| ROOMS |
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$300 to
$499 |
64 |
2.5 |
| 1 room |
0 |
0.0 |
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$500 to
$699 |
331 |
13.2 |
| 2 rooms |
37 |
0.9 |
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$700 to
$999 |
443 |
17.6 |
| 3 rooms |
195 |
4.5 |
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$1,000 to
$1,499 |
504 |
20.1 |
| 4 rooms |
785 |
18.2 |
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$1,500 to
$1,999 |
80 |
3.2 |
| 5 rooms |
1,238 |
28.7 |
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$2,000 or
more |
32 |
1.3 |
| 6 rooms |
938 |
21.7 |
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Median
(dollars) |
931 |
(x) |
| 7 rooms |
579 |
13.4 |
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Not mortgaged |
1,057 |
42.1 |
| 8 rooms |
336 |
7.8 |
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Median
(dollars) |
299 |
(x) |
| 9 or more rooms |
205 |
4.8 |
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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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3,988 |
100.0 |
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| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT |
Less than 15 percent |
950 |
37.8 |
| 1999 to March 2000 |
533 |
13.4 |
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15 to 19 percent |
463 |
18.4 |
| 1995 to 1998 |
813 |
20.4 |
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20 to 24 percent |
386 |
15.4 |
| 1990 to 1994 |
646 |
16.2 |
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25 to 29 percent |
242 |
9.6 |
| 1980 to 1989 |
814 |
20.4 |
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30 to 34 percent |
131 |
5.2 |
| 1970 to 1979 |
454 |
11.4 |
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35 percent or more |
325 |
12.9 |
| 1969 or earlier |
728 |
18.3 |
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Not computed |
14 |
0.6 |
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| VEHICLES AVAILABLE |
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Specified
renter-occupied units |
895 |
100.0 |
| None |
279 |
7.0 |
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GROSS RENT |
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| 1 |
1,243 |
31.2 |
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Less than $200 |
35 |
3.9 |
| 2 |
1,612 |
40.4 |
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$200 to $299 |
45 |
5.0 |
| 3 or more |
854 |
21.4 |
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$300 to $499 |
363 |
40.6 |
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$500 to $749 |
318 |
35.5 |
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL |
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$750 to $999 |
55 |
6.1 |
| Utility Gas |
358 |
9.0 |
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$1,000 to $1,499 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas |
126 |
3.2 |
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$1,500 or more |
0 |
0.0 |
| Electricity |
856 |
21.5 |
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No cash rent |
79 |
8.8 |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. |
2,374 |
59.5 |
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Median (dollars) |
478 |
(x) |
| Coal or coke |
190 |
4.8 |
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| Wood |
47 |
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 |
37 |
0.9 |
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Less than 15 percent |
152 |
17.0 |
| No fuel used |
0 |
0.0 |
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15 to 19 percent |
131 |
14.6 |
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20 to 24 percent |
112 |
12.5 |
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS |
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25 to 29 percent |
110 |
12.3 |
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities |
27 |
0.7 |
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30 to 34 percent |
72 |
8.0 |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities |
34 |
0.9 |
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35 percent or more |
231 |
25.8 |
| No telephone service |
52 |
1.3 |
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Not computed |
87 |
9.7 |
- Represents zero or rounds to zero.
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the
Census, Census 2000. |
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