Philadelphia, PA, Housing Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	661,958	100.0
1-unit, detached	53,331	8.1
1-unit, attached	398,114	60.1
2 units	54,087	8.2
3 or 4 units	45,136	6.8
5 to 9 units	24,913	3.8
10 to 19 units	14,224	2.1
20 or more units	71,148	10.7
Mobile home	867	0.1
Boat, RV, van, etc.	138	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	1,833	0.3
1995 to 1998	5,420	0.8
1990 to 1994	6,576	1.0
1980 to 1989	21,965	3.3
1970 to 1979	45,940	6.9
1960 to 1969	81,148	12.3
1940 to 1959	222,871	33.7
1939 or earlier	276,205	41.7

ROOMS
1 room	20,242	3.1
2 rooms	39,154	5.9
3 rooms	85,608	12.9
4 rooms	78,178	11.8
5 rooms	91,537	13.8
6 rooms	185,127	28.0
7 rooms	86,441	13.1
8 rooms	43,018	6.5
9 or more rooms	32,653	4.9
Median (rooms)	5.6	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	590,071	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	98,296	16.7
1995 to 1998	146,083	24.8
1990 to 1994	80,904	13.7
1980 to 1989	90,143	15.3
1970 to 1979	69,472	11.8
1969 or earlier	105,173	17.8

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	210,866	35.7
1	248,085	42.0
2	106,084	18.0
3 or more	25,036	4.2

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	469,590	79.6
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	9,064	1.5
Electricity	51,336	8.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	54,975	9.3
Coal or coke	148	0.0
Wood	170	0.0
Solar energy	85	0.0
Other fuel	2,563	0.4
No fuel used	2,140	0.4

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	4,877	0.8
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	5,049	0.9
No telephone service	14,894	2.5

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	590,071	100.0
1.00 or less	558,435	94.6
1.01 to 1.50	18,771	3.2
1.51 or more	12,865	2.2

Specified owner-occupied units	315,437	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	121,090	38.4
$50,000 to $99,999	146,820	46.5
$100,000 to $149,999	30,495	9.7
$150,000 to $199,999	9,137	2.9
$200,000 to $299,999	4,360	1.4
$300,000 to $499,999	2,036	0.6
$500,000 to $999,999	1,191	0.4
$1,000,000 or more	308	0.1
Median (dollars)	59,700	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	175,710	55.7
Less than $300	2,853	0.9
$300 to $499	20,580	6.5
$500 to $699	42,046	13.3
$700 to $999	59,431	18.8
$1,000 to $1,499	38,506	12.2
$1,500 to $1,999	8,277	2.6
$2,000 or more	4,017	1.3
Median (dollars)	800	(X)
Not mortgaged	139,727	44.3
Median (dollars)	297	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	123,755	39.2
15 to 19 percent	47,593	15.1
20 to 24 percent	35,213	11.2
25 to 29 percent	24,353	7.7
30 to 34 percent	16,067	5.1
35 percent or more	61,351	19.4
Not computed	7,105	2.3

Specified renter-occupied units	240,027	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	15,230	6.3
$200 to $299	10,862	4.5
$300 to $499	59,578	24.8
$500 to $749	91,887	38.3
$750 to $999	35,164	14.7
$1,000 to $1,499	14,039	5.8
$1,500 or more	4,025	1.7
No cash rent	9,242	3.9
Median (dollars)	569	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	38,642	16.1
15 to 19 percent	28,675	11.9
20 to 24 percent	26,270	10.9
25 to 29 percent	22,544	9.4
30 to 34 percent	15,680	6.5
35 percent or more	86,398	36.0
Not computed	21,818	9.1

(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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