Harrisburg, PA, Housing Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	24,337	100.0
1-unit, detached	2,734	11.2
1-unit, attached	11,407	46.9
2 units	1,979	8.1
3 or 4 units	2,611	10.7
5 to 9 units	1,434	5.9
10 to 19 units	1,050	4.3
20 or more units	3,063	12.6
Mobile home	59	0.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	29	0.1
1995 to 1998	204	0.8
1990 to 1994	394	1.6
1980 to 1989	780	3.2
1970 to 1979	1,651	6.8
1960 to 1969	2,475	10.2
1940 to 1959	9,204	37.8
1939 or earlier	9,600	39.4

ROOMS
1 room	1,096	4.5
2 rooms	1,624	6.7
3 rooms	3,282	13.5
4 rooms	3,592	14.8
5 rooms	3,203	13.2
6 rooms	4,597	18.9
7 rooms	2,771	11.4
8 rooms	2,671	11.0
9 or more rooms	1,501	6.2
Median (rooms)	5.3	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	20,593	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	4,821	23.4
1995 to 1998	6,332	30.7
1990 to 1994	3,065	14.9
1980 to 1989	2,650	12.9
1970 to 1979	1,997	9.7
1969 or earlier	1,728	8.4

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	6,366	30.9
1	8,983	43.6
2	4,378	21.3
3 or more	866	4.2

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	10,257	49.8
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	406	2.0
Electricity	3,944	19.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	5,241	25.5
Coal or coke	16	0.1
Wood	11	0.1
Solar energy	0	0.0
Other fuel	549	2.7
No fuel used	169	0.8

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	230	1.1
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	210	1.0
No telephone service	640	3.1

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	20,593	100.0
1.00 or less	19,675	95.5
1.01 to 1.50	516	2.5
1.51 or more	402	2.0

Specified owner-occupied units	8,109	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	2,998	37.0
$50,000 to $99,999	4,353	53.7
$100,000 to $149,999	468	5.8
$150,000 to $199,999	159	2.0
$200,000 to $299,999	82	1.0
$300,000 to $499,999	49	0.6
$500,000 to $999,999	0	0.0
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.0
Median (dollars)	56,900	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	5,498	67.8
Less than $300	8	0.1
$300 to $499	382	4.7
$500 to $699	1,324	16.3
$700 to $999	2,251	27.8
$1,000 to $1,499	1,226	15.1
$1,500 to $1,999	206	2.5
$2,000 or more	101	1.2
Median (dollars)	825	(X)
Not mortgaged	2,611	32.2
Median (dollars)	338	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	2,528	31.2
15 to 19 percent	1,348	16.6
20 to 24 percent	953	11.8
25 to 29 percent	823	10.1
30 to 34 percent	495	6.1
35 percent or more	1,845	22.8
Not computed	117	1.4

Specified renter-occupied units	11,861	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	1,452	12.2
$200 to $299	942	7.9
$300 to $499	3,990	33.6
$500 to $749	4,000	33.7
$750 to $999	1,066	9.0
$1,000 to $1,499	135	1.1
$1,500 or more	21	0.2
No cash rent	255	2.1
Median (dollars)	479	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	2,404	20.3
15 to 19 percent	1,613	13.6
20 to 24 percent	1,375	11.6
25 to 29 percent	1,302	11.0
30 to 34 percent	941	7.9
35 percent or more	3,647	30.7
Not computed	579	4.9

(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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