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Geographic Area: Benton, Pennsylvania
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| Subject |
Number |
Percent |
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Subject |
Number |
Percent
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| Total
housing units |
2,755 |
100.0 |
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OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
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| UNITS IN STRUCTURE |
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Occupied
housing units |
1,812 |
100.0 |
| 1-unit, detached |
2,128 |
77.2 |
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1.00 or less |
1,784 |
98.5 |
| 1-unit, attached |
49 |
1.8 |
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1.01 to 1.50 |
24 |
1.3 |
| 2 units |
78 |
2.8 |
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1.51 or more |
4 |
0.2 |
| 3 or 4 units |
39 |
1.4 |
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| 5 to 9 units |
14 |
0.5 |
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Specified
owner-occupied units |
843 |
100.0 |
| 10 to 19 units |
19 |
0.7 |
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VALUE |
| 20 or more units |
0 |
0.0 |
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Less than $50,000 |
86 |
10.2 |
| Mobile home |
422 |
15.3 |
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$50,000 to $99,999 |
504 |
59.8 |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. |
6 |
0.2 |
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$100,000 to $149,999 |
167 |
19.8 |
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$150,000 to $199,000 |
56 |
6.6 |
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT |
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$200,000 to $299,999 |
25 |
3.0 |
| 1999 to March 2000 |
43 |
1.6 |
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$300,000 to $499,999 |
2 |
0.2 |
| 1995 to 1998 |
158 |
5.7 |
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$500,000 to $999,999 |
3 |
0.4 |
| 1990 to 1994 |
215 |
7.8 |
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$1,000,000 or more |
0 |
0.0 |
| 1980 to 1989 |
245 |
8.9 |
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Median (dollars) |
83,900 |
(x) |
| 1970 to 1979 |
516 |
18.7 |
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| 1960 to 1969 |
247 |
9.0 |
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MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
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| 1940 to 1959 |
376 |
13.6 |
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| 1939 or earlier |
955 |
34.7 |
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With a mortgage |
465 |
55.2 |
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Less than
$300 |
2 |
0.2 |
| ROOMS |
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$300 to
$499 |
55 |
6.5 |
| 1 room |
33 |
1.2 |
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$500 to
$699 |
110 |
13.0 |
| 2 rooms |
83 |
3.0 |
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$700 to
$999 |
189 |
22.4 |
| 3 rooms |
164 |
6.0 |
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$1,000 to
$1,499 |
75 |
8.9 |
| 4 rooms |
440 |
16.0 |
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$1,500 to
$1,999 |
28 |
3.3 |
| 5 rooms |
630 |
22.9 |
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$2,000 or
more |
6 |
0.7 |
| 6 rooms |
613 |
22.3 |
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Median
(dollars) |
805 |
(x) |
| 7 rooms |
388 |
14.1 |
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Not mortgaged |
378 |
44.8 |
| 8 rooms |
226 |
8.2 |
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Median
(dollars) |
252 |
(x) |
| 9 or more rooms |
178 |
6.5 |
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| Median (rooms) |
5.5 |
(x) |
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SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 |
Occupied
Housing Units
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1,812 |
100.0 |
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| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT |
Less than 15 percent |
329 |
39.0 |
| 1999 to March 2000 |
214 |
11.8 |
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15 to 19 percent |
131 |
15.5 |
| 1995 to 1998 |
424 |
23.4 |
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20 to 24 percent |
131 |
15.5 |
| 1990 to 1994 |
303 |
16.7 |
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25 to 29 percent |
85 |
10.1 |
| 1980 to 1989 |
308 |
17.0 |
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30 to 34 percent |
50 |
5.9 |
| 1970 to 1979 |
266 |
14.7 |
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35 percent or more |
109 |
12.9 |
| 1969 or earlier |
297 |
16.4 |
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Not computed |
8 |
0.9 |
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| VEHICLES AVAILABLE |
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Specified
renter-occupied units |
296 |
100.0 |
| None |
121 |
6.7 |
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GROSS RENT |
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| 1 |
523 |
28.9 |
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Less than $200 |
3 |
1.0 |
| 2 |
734 |
40.5 |
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$200 to $299 |
32 |
10.8 |
| 3 or more |
434 |
24.0 |
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$300 to $499 |
131 |
44.3 |
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$500 to $749 |
72 |
24.3 |
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL |
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$750 to $999 |
4 |
1.4 |
| Utility Gas |
5 |
0.3 |
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$1,000 to $1,499 |
2 |
0.7 |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas |
167 |
9.2 |
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$1,500 or more |
0 |
0.0 |
| Electricity |
260 |
14.3 |
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No cash rent |
52 |
17.6 |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. |
1,137 |
62.7 |
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Median (dollars) |
427 |
(x) |
| Coal or coke |
76 |
4.2 |
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| Wood |
165 |
9.1 |
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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 |
2 |
0.1 |
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Less than 15 percent |
58 |
19.6 |
| No fuel used |
0 |
0.0 |
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15 to 19 percent |
33 |
11.1 |
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20 to 24 percent |
43 |
14.5 |
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS |
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25 to 29 percent |
25 |
8.4 |
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities |
14 |
0.8 |
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30 to 34 percent |
8 |
2.7 |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities |
14 |
0.8 |
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35 percent or more |
75 |
25.3 |
| No telephone service |
33 |
1.8 |
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Not computed |
54 |
18.2 |
- Represents zero or rounds to zero.
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the
Census, Census 2000. |
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