Mercer County, PA Housing Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Mercer county pennsylvania dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
Subject	Number	Percent

Total housing units	49,859	100.0
1-unit, detached	36,684	73.6
1-unit, attached	829	1.7
2 units	2,084	4.2
3 or 4 units	1,655	3.3
5 to 9 units	1,668	3.3
10 to 19 units	922	1.8
20 or more units	1,284	2.6
Mobile home	4,721	9.5
Boat, RV, van, etc.	12	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	419	0.8
1995 to 1998	2,116	4.2
1990 to 1994	2,051	4.1
1980 to 1989	3,678	7.4
1970 to 1979	7,028	14.1
1960 to 1969	5,647	11.3
1940 to 1959	12,940	26.0
1939 or earlier	15,980	32.1

ROOMS
1 room	212	0.4
2 rooms	536	1.1
3 rooms	2,940	5.9
4 rooms	6,546	13.1
5 rooms	11,461	23.0
6 rooms	12,992	26.1
7 rooms	7,397	14.8
8 rooms	4,179	8.4
9 or more rooms	3,596	7.2
Median (rooms)	5.7	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	46,712	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	6,163	13.2
1995 to 1998	10,273	22.0
1990 to 1994	7,190	15.4
1980 to 1989	7,776	16.6
1970 to 1979	5,955	12.7
1969 or earlier	9,355	20.0

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	3,688	7.9
1	17,395	37.2
2	18,548	39.7
3 or more	7,081	15.2

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	31,744	68.0
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	1,283	2.7
Electricity	4,819	10.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	7,161	15.3
Coal or coke	74	0.2
Wood	1,287	2.8
Solar energy	2	0.0
Other fuel	270	0.6
No fuel used	72	0.2

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	466	1.0
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	438	0.9
No telephone service	912	2.0

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	46,712	100.0
1.00 or less	46,229	99.0
1.01 to 1.50	382	0.8
1.51 or more	101	0.2

Specified owner-occupied units	27,133	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	6,575	24.2
$50,000 to $99,999	12,780	47.1
$100,000 to $149,999	5,055	18.6
$150,000 to $199,999	1,589	5.9
$200,000 to $299,999	813	3.0
$300,000 to $499,999	219	0.8
$500,000 to $999,999	89	0.3
$1,000,000 or more	13	0.0
Median (dollars)	76,000	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	14,579	53.7
Less than $300	102	0.4
$300 to $499	1,613	5.9
$500 to $699	4,206	15.5
$700 to $999	4,748	17.5
$1,000 to $1,499	2,791	10.3
$1,500 to $1,999	758	2.8
$2,000 or more	361	1.3
Median (dollars)	771	(X)
Not mortgaged	12,554	46.3
Median (dollars)	286	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	12,270	45.2
15 to 19 percent	4,777	17.6
20 to 24 percent	3,427	12.6
25 to 29 percent	1,990	7.3
30 to 34 percent	1,319	4.9
35 percent or more	3,144	11.6
Not computed	206	0.8

Specified renter-occupied units	10,707	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	942	8.8
$200 to $299	1,215	11.3
$300 to $499	3,999	37.3
$500 to $749	3,236	30.2
$750 to $999	374	3.5
$1,000 to $1,499	38	0.4
$1,500 or more	37	0.3
No cash rent	866	8.1
Median (dollars)	443	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	2,107	19.7
15 to 19 percent	1,545	14.4
20 to 24 percent	1,282	12.0
25 to 29 percent	1,097	10.2
30 to 34 percent	806	7.5
35 percent or more	2,801	26.2
Not computed	1,069	10.0

(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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