Pennsylvania Housing Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	5,249,750	100.0
1-unit, detached	2,935,248	55.9
1-unit, attached	940,396	17.9
2 units	273,798	5.2
3 or 4 units	241,745	4.6
5 to 9 units	179,909	3.4
10 to 19 units	131,691	2.5
20 or more units	283,714	5.4
Mobile home	258,551	4.9
Boat, RV, van, etc.	4,698	0.1

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	66,916	1.3
1995 to 1998	212,916	4.1
1990 to 1994	266,445	5.1
1980 to 1989	531,986	10.1
1970 to 1979	709,768	13.5
1960 to 1969	595,897	11.4
1940 to 1959	1,275,149	24.3
1939 or earlier	1,590,673	30.3

ROOMS
1 room	62,654	1.2
2 rooms	143,152	2.7
3 rooms	403,457	7.7
4 rooms	668,040	12.7
5 rooms	924,603	17.6
6 rooms	1,220,416	23.2
7 rooms	767,695	14.6
8 rooms	561,360	10.7
9 or more rooms	498,373	9.5
Median (rooms)	5.8	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	4,777,003	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	696,279	14.6
1995 to 1998	1,139,483	23.9
1990 to 1994	734,248	15.4
1980 to 1989	821,152	17.2
1970 to 1979	575,344	12.0
1969 or earlier	810,497	17.0

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	613,249	12.8
1	1,667,535	34.9
2	1,791,526	37.5
3 or more	704,693	14.8

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	2,452,941	51.3
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	145,254	3.0
Electricity	786,648	16.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	1,217,155	25.5
Coal or coke	67,986	1.4
Wood	76,060	1.6
Solar energy	663	0.0
Other fuel	20,500	0.4
No fuel used	9,796	0.2

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	24,450	0.5
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	25,831	0.5
No telephone service	65,680	1.4

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	4,777,003	100.0
1.00 or less	4,685,858	98.1
1.01 to 1.50	60,627	1.3
1.51 or more	30,518	0.6

Specified owner-occupied units	2,889,484	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	435,193	15.1
$50,000 to $99,999	1,079,698	37.4
$100,000 to $149,999	703,093	24.3
$150,000 to $199,999	344,172	11.9
$200,000 to $299,999	214,812	7.4
$300,000 to $499,999	84,425	2.9
$500,000 to $999,999	23,654	0.8
$1,000,000 or more	4,437	0.2
Median (dollars)	97,000	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	1,798,402	62.2
Less than $300	9,157	0.3
$300 to $499	108,720	3.8
$500 to $699	270,083	9.3
$700 to $999	498,003	17.2
$1,000 to $1,499	546,365	18.9
$1,500 to $1,999	220,493	7.6
$2,000 or more	145,581	5.0
Median (dollars)	1,010	(X)
Not mortgaged	1,091,082	37.8
Median (dollars)	318	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	1,091,368	37.8
15 to 19 percent	509,245	17.6
20 to 24 percent	399,694	13.8
25 to 29 percent	264,015	9.1
30 to 34 percent	164,558	5.7
35 percent or more	436,159	15.1
Not computed	24,445	0.8

Specified renter-occupied units	1,348,824	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	85,346	6.3
$200 to $299	89,493	6.6
$300 to $499	389,144	28.9
$500 to $749	454,749	33.7
$750 to $999	167,064	12.4
$1,000 to $1,499	65,230	4.8
$1,500 or more	19,811	1.5
No cash rent	77,987	5.8
Median (dollars)	531	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	259,386	19.2
15 to 19 percent	193,612	14.4
20 to 24 percent	165,624	12.3
25 to 29 percent	139,877	10.4
30 to 34 percent	93,260	6.9
35 percent or more	386,384	28.6
Not computed	110,681	8.2

(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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