Altoona, PA, Housing Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	21,682	100.0
1-unit, detached	15,028	69.3
1-unit, attached	941	4.3
2 units	1,871	8.6
3 or 4 units	1,219	5.6
5 to 9 units	866	4.0
10 to 19 units	469	2.2
20 or more units	1,261	5.8
Mobile home	27	0.1
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	75	0.3
1995 to 1998	257	1.2
1990 to 1994	397	1.8
1980 to 1989	642	3.0
1970 to 1979	1,779	8.2
1960 to 1969	1,508	7.0
1940 to 1959	4,951	22.8
1939 or earlier	12,073	55.7

ROOMS
1 room	348	1.6
2 rooms	600	2.8
3 rooms	1,708	7.9
4 rooms	2,356	10.9
5 rooms	3,410	15.7
6 rooms	6,037	27.8
7 rooms	3,817	17.6
8 rooms	2,166	10.0
9 or more rooms	1,240	5.7
Median (rooms)	5.9	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	20,060	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	3,245	16.2
1995 to 1998	4,499	22.4
1990 to 1994	3,108	15.5
1980 to 1989	3,364	16.8
1970 to 1979	2,090	10.4
1969 or earlier	3,754	18.7

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	2,997	14.9
1	8,078	40.3
2	6,843	34.1
3 or more	2,142	10.7

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	18,350	91.5
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	107	0.5
Electricity	1,051	5.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	342	1.7
Coal or coke	84	0.4
Wood	51	0.3
Solar energy	0	0.0
Other fuel	47	0.2
No fuel used	28	0.1

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	34	0.2
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	63	0.3
No telephone service	259	1.3

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	20,060	100.0
1.00 or less	19,800	98.7
1.01 to 1.50	181	0.9
1.51 or more	79	0.4

Specified owner-occupied units	12,535	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	5,014	40.0
$50,000 to $99,999	5,990	47.8
$100,000 to $149,999	1,180	9.4
$150,000 to $199,999	222	1.8
$200,000 to $299,999	89	0.7
$300,000 to $499,999	33	0.3
$500,000 to $999,999	0	0.0
$1,000,000 or more	7	0.1
Median (dollars)	58,000	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	7,215	57.6
Less than $300	112	0.9
$300 to $499	1,299	10.4
$500 to $699	2,395	19.1
$700 to $999	2,292	18.3
$1,000 to $1,499	936	7.5
$1,500 to $1,999	111	0.9
$2,000 or more	70	0.6
Median (dollars)	683	(X)
Not mortgaged	5,320	42.4
Median (dollars)	270	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	5,261	42.0
15 to 19 percent	2,329	18.6
20 to 24 percent	1,567	12.5
25 to 29 percent	1,006	8.0
30 to 34 percent	610	4.9
35 percent or more	1,709	13.6
Not computed	53	0.4

Specified renter-occupied units	6,835	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	1,016	14.9
$200 to $299	972	14.2
$300 to $499	2,889	42.3
$500 to $749	1,396	20.4
$750 to $999	115	1.7
$1,000 to $1,499	89	1.3
$1,500 or more	5	0.1
No cash rent	353	5.2
Median (dollars)	381	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	1,117	16.3
15 to 19 percent	871	12.7
20 to 24 percent	663	9.7
25 to 29 percent	931	13.6
30 to 34 percent	619	9.1
35 percent or more	2,152	31.5
Not computed	482	7.1

(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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