Housing Statistics

Scranton, Pennsylvania

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	35,336	100.0
1-unit, detached	15,623	44.2
1-unit, attached	2,200	6.2
2 units	7,497	21.2
3 or 4 units	4,888	13.8
5 to 9 units	2,225	6.3
10 to 19 units	734	2.1
20 or more units	2,115	6.0
Mobile home	45	0.1
Boat, RV, van, etc.	9	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	44	0.1
1995 to 1998	314	0.9
1990 to 1994	497	1.4
1980 to 1989	1,283	3.6
1970 to 1979	2,127	6.0
1960 to 1969	2,206	6.2
1940 to 1959	6,639	18.8
1939 or earlier	22,226	62.9

ROOMS
1 room	252	0.7
2 rooms	768	2.2
3 rooms	3,455	9.8
4 rooms	5,396	15.3
5 rooms	6,257	17.7
6 rooms	9,246	26.2
7 rooms	3,743	10.6
8 rooms	3,153	8.9
9 or more rooms	3,066	8.7
Median (rooms)	5.7	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	31,303	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	4,569	14.6
1995 to 1998	6,832	21.8
1990 to 1994	4,173	13.3
1980 to 1989	5,180	16.5
1970 to 1979	3,525	11.3
1969 or earlier	7,024	22.4

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	6,440	20.6
1	12,783	40.8
2	8,933	28.5
3 or more	3,147	10.1

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	24,682	78.8
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	410	1.3
Electricity	3,043	9.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	2,648	8.5
Coal or coke	248	0.8
Wood	14	0.0
Solar energy	6	0.0
Other fuel	169	0.5
No fuel used	83	0.3

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	122	0.4
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	190	0.6
No telephone service	464	1.5

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	31,303	100.0
1.00 or less	31,064	99.2
1.01 to 1.50	193	0.6
1.51 or more	46	0.1

Specified owner-occupied units	13,578	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	1,811	13.3
$50,000 to $99,999	8,486	62.5
$100,000 to $149,999	2,312	17.0
$150,000 to $199,999	691	5.1
$200,000 to $299,999	213	1.6
$300,000 to $499,999	47	0.3
$500,000 to $999,999	18	0.1
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.0
Median (dollars)	78,200	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	7,547	55.6
Less than $300	7	0.1
$300 to $499	423	3.1
$500 to $699	1,733	12.8
$700 to $999	2,924	21.5
$1,000 to $1,499	1,894	13.9
$1,500 to $1,999	416	3.1
$2,000 or more	150	1.1
Median (dollars)	850	(X)
Not mortgaged	6,031	44.4
Median (dollars)	333	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	5,014	36.9
15 to 19 percent	2,341	17.2
20 to 24 percent	1,630	12.0
25 to 29 percent	1,254	9.2
30 to 34 percent	868	6.4
35 percent or more	2,379	17.5
Not computed	92	0.7

Specified renter-occupied units	14,226	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	1,350	9.5
$200 to $299	1,546	10.9
$300 to $499	6,283	44.2
$500 to $749	3,596	25.3
$750 to $999	453	3.2
$1,000 to $1,499	124	0.9
$1,500 or more	86	0.6
No cash rent	788	5.5
Median (dollars)	425	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	3,094	21.7
15 to 19 percent	1,897	13.3
20 to 24 percent	1,596	11.2
25 to 29 percent	1,624	11.4
30 to 34 percent	1,067	7.5
35 percent or more	3,876	27.2
Not computed	1,072	7.5

(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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