Allentown, PA, Housing Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	45,960	100.0
1-unit, detached	10,461	22.8
1-unit, attached	17,383	37.8
2 units	3,765	8.2
3 or 4 units	4,317	9.4
5 to 9 units	3,099	6.7
10 to 19 units	3,284	7.1
20 or more units	3,530	7.7
Mobile home	121	0.3
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	167	0.4
1995 to 1998	267	0.6
1990 to 1994	552	1.2
1980 to 1989	2,726	5.9
1970 to 1979	5,251	11.4
1960 to 1969	5,557	12.1
1940 to 1959	12,612	27.4
1939 or earlier	18,828	41.0

ROOMS
1 room	982	2.1
2 rooms	2,365	5.1
3 rooms	5,912	12.9
4 rooms	6,882	15.0
5 rooms	7,415	16.1
6 rooms	9,611	20.9
7 rooms	6,028	13.1
8 rooms	4,015	8.7
9 or more rooms	2,750	6.0
Median (rooms)	5.4	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	42,032	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	9,595	22.8
1995 to 1998	11,301	26.9
1990 to 1994	5,207	12.4
1980 to 1989	5,776	13.7
1970 to 1979	3,642	8.7
1969 or earlier	6,511	15.5

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	7,918	18.8
1	17,759	42.3
2	12,581	29.9
3 or more	3,774	9.0

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	16,019	38.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	645	1.5
Electricity	11,213	26.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	13,707	32.6
Coal or coke	111	0.3
Wood	84	0.2
Solar energy	0	0.0
Other fuel	151	0.4
No fuel used	102	0.2

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	293	0.7
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	272	0.6
No telephone service	880	2.1

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	42,032	100.0
1.00 or less	40,214	95.7
1.01 to 1.50	1,069	2.5
1.51 or more	749	1.8

Specified owner-occupied units	20,806	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	2,889	13.9
$50,000 to $99,999	12,825	61.6
$100,000 to $149,999	3,993	19.2
$150,000 to $199,999	697	3.3
$200,000 to $299,999	251	1.2
$300,000 to $499,999	117	0.6
$500,000 to $999,999	34	0.2
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.0
Median (dollars)	76,900	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	13,030	62.6
Less than $300	57	0.3
$300 to $499	690	3.3
$500 to $699	2,329	11.2
$700 to $999	5,530	26.6
$1,000 to $1,499	3,335	16.0
$1,500 to $1,999	881	4.2
$2,000 or more	208	1.0
Median (dollars)	887	(X)
Not mortgaged	7,776	37.4
Median (dollars)	333	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	7,053	33.9
15 to 19 percent	3,873	18.6
20 to 24 percent	2,920	14.0
25 to 29 percent	1,957	9.4
30 to 34 percent	1,411	6.8
35 percent or more	3,419	16.4
Not computed	173	0.8

Specified renter-occupied units	19,728	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	1,426	7.2
$200 to $299	1,430	7.2
$300 to $499	5,242	26.6
$500 to $749	8,069	40.9
$750 to $999	2,468	12.5
$1,000 to $1,499	523	2.7
$1,500 or more	143	0.7
No cash rent	427	2.2
Median (dollars)	541	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	3,253	16.5
15 to 19 percent	2,708	13.7
20 to 24 percent	2,761	14.0
25 to 29 percent	2,577	13.1
30 to 34 percent	1,422	7.2
35 percent or more	6,214	31.5
Not computed	793	4.0

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94

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