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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Housing Profile

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	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	United States
State	Pennsylvania
City	Philadelphia
Total population	1,517,550	281,421,906
Male	705,107	138,053,563
Female	812,443	143,368,343
Median age (years)	34.2	35.3
Total households	590,071	105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)	30,746	41,994

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Housing

Authoritative all the most Take into consideration household information of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, stated below. Housing tenure in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania can be described by the following figures: owner-occupied housing units ammount to approximately three hundred and forty-nine thousand, six hundred and thirty-three, which makes eighty-nine point one four percent, while renter-occupied housing units figure is 240,438 that is 36.32% from total amount.

	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	%, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	United States
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	590,071		105,480,101
Family households (families)	352,331	59.71%	68.06%
- - With own children under 18 years	162,905	27.61%	32.79%
- Married-couple family	189,291	32.08%	51.66%
- - With own children under 18 years	79,879	13.54%	23.55%
- Female householder, no husband present	131,332	22.26%	12.23%
- - With own children under 18 years	69,731	11.82%	7.17%
Nonfamily households	237,740	40.29%	31.94%
- Householder living alone	199,515	33.81%	25.82%
- - Householder 65 years and over	70,017	11.87%	9.22%

Households with individuals under 18 years	195,468	33.13%	36.05%
Households with individuals 65 years and over	159,463	27.02%	23.39%

Average household size	2.48		2.59
Average family size	3.22		3.14

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	661,958		115,904,641
- Occupied housing units	590,071	89.14%	91.01%
- Vacant housing units	71,887	10.86%	8.99%
- For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	1,790	0.27%	3.09%

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.9		1.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	7.0		6.8

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	590,071		105,480,101
- - Owner-occupied housing units	349,633	52.82%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	240,438	36.32%	30.77%

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.65		2.69
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.23		2.40

Total housing units	661,958		115,904,641

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached	53,331	8.06%	60.28%
1-unit, attached	398,114	60.14%	5.56%
2 units	54,087	8.17%	4.31%
3 or 4 units	45,136	6.82%	4.74%
5 to 9 units	24,913	3.76%	4.67%
10 to 19 units	14,224	2.15%	4.0%
20 or more units	71,148	10.75%	8.63%
Mobile home	867	0.13%	7.57%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	138	0.02%	0.23%

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	1,833	0.28%	2.38%
1995 to 1998	5,420	0.82%	7.32%
1990 to 1994	6,576	0.99%	7.31%
1980 to 1989	21,965	3.32%	15.81%
1970 to 1979	45,940	6.94%	18.5%
1960 to 1969	81,148	12.26%	13.73%
1940 to 1959	222,871	33.67%	19.97%
1939 or earlier	276,205	41.73%	15.0%

ROOMS
1 room	20,242	3.06%	2.2%
2 rooms	39,154	5.91%	4.81%
3 rooms	85,608	12.93%	9.84%
4 rooms	78,178	11.81%	15.97%
5 rooms	91,537	13.83%	20.89%
6 rooms	185,127	27.97%	18.45%
7 rooms	86,441	13.06%	12.06%
8 rooms	43,018	6.5%	8.06%
9 or more rooms	32,653	4.93%	7.7%
Median (rooms)	5.6		5.3

Occupied Housing Units	590,071		105,480,101

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	98,296	16.66%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	146,083	24.76%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	80,904	13.71%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	90,143	15.28%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	69,472	11.77%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	105,173	17.82%	9.65%

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	210,866	35.74%	10.3%
1	248,085	42.04%	34.25%
2	106,084	17.98%	38.36%
3 or more	25,036	4.24%	17.1%

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	469,590	79.58%	51.22%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	9,064	1.54%	6.52%
Electricity	51,336	8.7%	30.35%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	54,975	9.32%	8.97%
Coal or coke	148	0.03%	0.14%
Wood	170	0.03%	1.68%
Solar energy	85	0.01%	0.04%
Other fuel	2,563	0.43%	0.39%
No fuel used	2,140	0.36%	0.69%

	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	%, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	United States
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	4,877		670,986
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	5,049		715,535
No telephone service	14,894		2,570,705

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	590,071		105,480,101
1.00 or less	558,435	94.64%	94.26%
1.01 to 1.50	18,771	3.18%	3.02%
1.51 or more	12,865	2.18%	2.72%

Specified owner-occupied units	315,437		55,212,108

VALUE
Less than $50,000	121,090	38.39%	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	146,820	46.54%	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	30,495	9.67%	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	9,137	2.9%	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	4,360	1.38%	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	2,036	0.65%	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	1,191	0.38%	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	308	0.1%	0.57%
Median (dollars)	59,700		119,600

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	175,710	55.7%	70.03%
- Less than $300	2,853	0.9%	0.46%
- $300 to $499	20,580	6.52%	3.89%
- $500 to $699	42,046	13.33%	8.95%
- $700 to $999	59,431	18.84%	17.41%
- $1,000 to $1,499	38,506	12.21%	21.15%
- $1,500 to $1,999	8,277	2.62%	10.06%
- $2,000 or more	4,017	1.27%	8.09%
- Median (dollars)	800		1,088
Not mortgaged	139,727	44.3%	29.97%
- Median (dollars)	297		295

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	123,755	39.23%	36.52%
15 to 19 percent	47,593	15.09%	17.5%
20 to 24 percent	35,213	11.16%	13.92%
25 to 29 percent	24,353	7.72%	9.44%
30 to 34 percent	16,067	5.09%	6.02%
35 percent or more	61,351	19.45%	15.79%
Not computed	7,105	2.25%	0.8%

Specified renter-occupied units	240,027		35,199,502

GROSS RENT
Less than $200	15,230	6.35%	5.24%
$200 to $299	10,862	4.53%	5.17%
$300 to $499	59,578	24.82%	21.99%
$500 to $749	91,887	38.28%	33.69%
$750 to $999	35,164	14.65%	17.17%
$1,000 to $1,499	14,039	5.85%	8.68%
$1,500 or more	4,025	1.68%	2.91%
No cash rent	9,242	3.85%	5.15%
Median (dollars)	569		602

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	38,642	16.1%	18.1%
15 to 19 percent	28,675	11.95%	14.31%
20 to 24 percent	26,270	10.94%	12.78%
25 to 29 percent	22,544	9.39%	10.42%
30 to 34 percent	15,680	6.53%	7.34%
35 percent or more	86,398	36.0%	29.5%
Not computed	21,818	9.09%	7.55%

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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.