Somerset County, PA Housing Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Somerset county pennsylvania dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
Subject	Number	Percent

Total housing units	37,163	100.0
1-unit, detached	25,838	69.5
1-unit, attached	1,849	5.0
2 units	1,526	4.1
3 or 4 units	940	2.5
5 to 9 units	1,000	2.7
10 to 19 units	406	1.1
20 or more units	545	1.5
Mobile home	4,981	13.4
Boat, RV, van, etc.	78	0.2

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	385	1.0
1995 to 1998	1,623	4.4
1990 to 1994	1,730	4.7
1980 to 1989	3,731	10.0
1970 to 1979	6,013	16.2
1960 to 1969	3,656	9.8
1940 to 1959	7,453	20.1
1939 or earlier	12,572	33.8

ROOMS
1 room	222	0.6
2 rooms	497	1.3
3 rooms	1,890	5.1
4 rooms	5,768	15.5
5 rooms	8,567	23.1
6 rooms	8,381	22.6
7 rooms	5,019	13.5
8 rooms	3,788	10.2
9 or more rooms	3,031	8.2
Median (rooms)	5.7	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	31,222	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	3,228	10.3
1995 to 1998	6,357	20.4
1990 to 1994	4,336	13.9
1980 to 1989	5,719	18.3
1970 to 1979	4,741	15.2
1969 or earlier	6,841	21.9

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	2,594	8.3
1	10,489	33.6
2	12,279	39.3
3 or more	5,860	18.8

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	5,272	16.9
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	1,055	3.4
Electricity	4,013	12.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	15,970	51.1
Coal or coke	3,703	11.9
Wood	1,004	3.2
Solar energy	6	0.0
Other fuel	145	0.5
No fuel used	54	0.2

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	164	0.5
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	229	0.7
No telephone service	636	2.0

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	31,222	100.0
1.00 or less	30,836	98.8
1.01 to 1.50	311	1.0
1.51 or more	75	0.2

Specified owner-occupied units	17,326	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	4,698	27.1
$50,000 to $99,999	8,904	51.4
$100,000 to $149,999	2,482	14.3
$150,000 to $199,999	722	4.2
$200,000 to $299,999	428	2.5
$300,000 to $499,999	63	0.4
$500,000 to $999,999	21	0.1
$1,000,000 or more	8	0.0
Median (dollars)	70,200	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	8,407	48.5
Less than $300	101	0.6
$300 to $499	1,344	7.8
$500 to $699	2,277	13.1
$700 to $999	2,757	15.9
$1,000 to $1,499	1,527	8.8
$1,500 to $1,999	312	1.8
$2,000 or more	89	0.5
Median (dollars)	738	(X)
Not mortgaged	8,919	51.5
Median (dollars)	246	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	7,867	45.4
15 to 19 percent	2,800	16.2
20 to 24 percent	2,108	12.2
25 to 29 percent	1,192	6.9
30 to 34 percent	916	5.3
35 percent or more	2,294	13.2
Not computed	149	0.9

Specified renter-occupied units	6,504	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	552	8.5
$200 to $299	1,089	16.7
$300 to $499	3,009	46.3
$500 to $749	784	12.1
$750 to $999	104	1.6
$1,000 to $1,499	41	0.6
$1,500 or more	29	0.4
No cash rent	896	13.8
Median (dollars)	366	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	1,392	21.4
15 to 19 percent	867	13.3
20 to 24 percent	771	11.9
25 to 29 percent	587	9.0
30 to 34 percent	397	6.1
35 percent or more	1,513	23.3
Not computed	977	15.0

(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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