Lackawanna County, PA Housing Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Lackawanna county pennsylvania dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
Subject	Number	Percent

Total housing units	95,362	100.0
1-unit, detached	57,277	60.1
1-unit, attached	3,930	4.1
2 units	14,503	15.2
3 or 4 units	8,651	9.1
5 to 9 units	3,895	4.1
10 to 19 units	1,323	1.4
20 or more units	3,044	3.2
Mobile home	2,699	2.8
Boat, RV, van, etc.	40	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	628	0.7
1995 to 1998	2,563	2.7
1990 to 1994	3,573	3.7
1980 to 1989	7,437	7.8
1970 to 1979	10,819	11.3
1960 to 1969	8,431	8.8
1940 to 1959	15,820	16.6
1939 or earlier	46,091	48.3

ROOMS
1 room	471	0.5
2 rooms	1,542	1.6
3 rooms	6,389	6.7
4 rooms	12,295	12.9
5 rooms	16,832	17.7
6 rooms	24,210	25.4
7 rooms	13,016	13.6
8 rooms	10,257	10.8
9 or more rooms	10,350	10.9
Median (rooms)	5.9	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	86,218	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	10,240	11.9
1995 to 1998	17,953	20.8
1990 to 1994	11,557	13.4
1980 to 1989	14,836	17.2
1970 to 1979	11,456	13.3
1969 or earlier	20,176	23.4

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	11,770	13.7
1	31,604	36.7
2	30,798	35.7
3 or more	12,046	14.0

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	52,813	61.3
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	3,284	3.8
Electricity	11,093	12.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	16,386	19.0
Coal or coke	1,750	2.0
Wood	469	0.5
Solar energy	8	0.0
Other fuel	266	0.3
No fuel used	149	0.2

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	239	0.3
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	330	0.4
No telephone service	857	1.0

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	86,218	100.0
1.00 or less	85,662	99.4
1.01 to 1.50	462	0.5
1.51 or more	94	0.1

Specified owner-occupied units	47,906	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	3,820	8.0
$50,000 to $99,999	23,271	48.6
$100,000 to $149,999	12,369	25.8
$150,000 to $199,999	4,860	10.1
$200,000 to $299,999	2,580	5.4
$300,000 to $499,999	819	1.7
$500,000 to $999,999	138	0.3
$1,000,000 or more	49	0.1
Median (dollars)	93,400	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	26,465	55.2
Less than $300	38	0.1
$300 to $499	1,155	2.4
$500 to $699	4,154	8.7
$700 to $999	9,693	20.2
$1,000 to $1,499	7,851	16.4
$1,500 to $1,999	2,378	5.0
$2,000 or more	1,196	2.5
Median (dollars)	939	(X)
Not mortgaged	21,441	44.8
Median (dollars)	329	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	18,315	38.2
15 to 19 percent	8,159	17.0
20 to 24 percent	6,252	13.1
25 to 29 percent	4,254	8.9
30 to 34 percent	2,974	6.2
35 percent or more	7,550	15.8
Not computed	402	0.8

Specified renter-occupied units	27,795	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	2,550	9.2
$200 to $299	2,795	10.1
$300 to $499	11,183	40.2
$500 to $749	7,583	27.3
$750 to $999	1,185	4.3
$1,000 to $1,499	246	0.9
$1,500 or more	114	0.4
No cash rent	2,139	7.7
Median (dollars)	440	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	5,965	21.5
15 to 19 percent	3,901	14.0
20 to 24 percent	3,159	11.4
25 to 29 percent	2,996	10.8
30 to 34 percent	2,143	7.7
35 percent or more	7,010	25.2
Not computed	2,621	9.4

(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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