Norristown PA Housing Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Norristown pennsylvania dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
Subject	Number	Percent

Total housing units	13,523	100.0
1-unit, detached	1,490	11.0
1-unit, attached	6,425	47.5
2 units	1,353	10.0
3 or 4 units	1,385	10.2
5 to 9 units	786	5.8
10 to 19 units	581	4.3
20 or more units	1,484	11.0
Mobile home	12	0.1
Boat, RV, van, etc.	7	0.1

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	31	0.2
1995 to 1998	94	0.7
1990 to 1994	154	1.1
1980 to 1989	481	3.6
1970 to 1979	1,062	7.9
1960 to 1969	2,081	15.4
1940 to 1959	3,393	25.1
1939 or earlier	6,227	46.0

ROOMS
1 room	369	2.7
2 rooms	560	4.1
3 rooms	1,935	14.3
4 rooms	1,979	14.6
5 rooms	1,928	14.3
6 rooms	2,898	21.4
7 rooms	1,977	14.6
8 rooms	1,148	8.5
9 or more rooms	729	5.4
Median (rooms)	5.5	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	12,029	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	2,622	21.8
1995 to 1998	3,370	28.0
1990 to 1994	1,650	13.7
1980 to 1989	1,657	13.8
1970 to 1979	1,000	8.3
1969 or earlier	1,730	14.4

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	2,566	21.3
1	5,316	44.2
2	3,206	26.7
3 or more	941	7.8

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	6,062	50.4
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	161	1.3
Electricity	2,607	21.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	3,040	25.3
Coal or coke	10	0.1
Wood	8	0.1
Solar energy	0	0.0
Other fuel	121	1.0
No fuel used	20	0.2

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	85	0.7
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	88	0.7
No telephone service	458	3.8

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	12,029	100.0
1.00 or less	11,400	94.8
1.01 to 1.50	292	2.4
1.51 or more	337	2.8

Specified owner-occupied units	5,378	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	434	8.1
$50,000 to $99,999	3,693	68.7
$100,000 to $149,999	1,006	18.7
$150,000 to $199,999	136	2.5
$200,000 to $299,999	94	1.7
$300,000 to $499,999	15	0.3
$500,000 to $999,999	0	0.0
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.0
Median (dollars)	85,400	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	3,486	64.8
Less than $300	9	0.2
$300 to $499	68	1.3
$500 to $699	374	7.0
$700 to $999	1,155	21.5
$1,000 to $1,499	1,527	28.4
$1,500 to $1,999	281	5.2
$2,000 or more	72	1.3
Median (dollars)	1,031	(X)
Not mortgaged	1,892	35.2
Median (dollars)	359	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	1,609	29.9
15 to 19 percent	920	17.1
20 to 24 percent	767	14.3
25 to 29 percent	492	9.1
30 to 34 percent	322	6.0
35 percent or more	1,218	22.6
Not computed	50	0.9

Specified renter-occupied units	6,243	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	291	4.7
$200 to $299	179	2.9
$300 to $499	1,058	16.9
$500 to $749	2,799	44.8
$750 to $999	1,426	22.8
$1,000 to $1,499	305	4.9
$1,500 or more	45	0.7
No cash rent	140	2.2
Median (dollars)	632	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	1,097	17.6
15 to 19 percent	827	13.2
20 to 24 percent	955	15.3
25 to 29 percent	656	10.5
30 to 34 percent	473	7.6
35 percent or more	1,961	31.4
Not computed	274	4.4

(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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