Bucks County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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County population in July 2007: 621,144 (90% urban, 10% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 169,177
Renter-occupied apartments: 49,548

% of renters here:	23%
State:	29%

Land area: 607 sq. mi.
Water area: 14.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 1023 people per square mile

(very high).

2008 cost of living index in Bucks County: 109.3 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 85%
Government: 9%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Bucks County, Pennsylvania business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Bucks County, Pennsylvania:

White Non-Hispanic (91.1%)
Black (3.3%)
Hispanic (2.3%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
Asian Indian (1.0%)
Other race (0.8%)

Median resident age:	37.7 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Males: 293,182	(49.1%)
Females: 304,453	(50.9%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $36,652
County population in 2003: 613,118
Jobs in 2003: 270,438

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Bucks County,PA real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 340,117
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.7%

Average household size:

Bucks County:	2.7 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $70,655 ($59,727 in 1999)

This county:	$70,655
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $854 (lower quartile is $696, upper quartile is $1,040)

This county:	$854
State:	$555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $326,800 (it was $161,900 in 2000)

Bucks County:	$326,800
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $230,200 - $459,800

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $412,233
Here: $412,233
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $278,065
Here: $278,065
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $259,014
Here: $259,014
State: $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $232,016
Here: $232,016
State: $204,155

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $195,816
Here: $195,816
State: $211,072

Mobile homes: $44,912
Here: $44,912
State: $35,442

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,953
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $621

Institutionalized population: 5,795

Bucks County races chart

Health of residents in Bucks County based on 364 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.7. This is about average.
77.2% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
53.0% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is more than average.
64.6% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
75.8% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 198 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 151 pounds. This is about average.
24.6% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 2368 buildings, average cost: $138,000
2001: 1878 buildings, average cost: $146,900
2002: 2311 buildings, average cost: $130,000
2003: 2142 buildings, average cost: $137,300
2004: 2078 buildings, average cost: $144,500
2005: 1892 buildings, average cost: $166,400
2006: 1470 buildings, average cost: $187,400

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Bucks County Pennsylvania:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 51.1%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 48.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2007: $3,977 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2007: $3,491 (1.3%)

Bucks County household income distribution in 2007

Bucks County contract rent distribution in 2007

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2007: 5.2%

Bucks County:	5.2%
Pennsylvania:	11.6%

(4.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 20.5% for Black residents)

Median age of residents in 2007: 40 years old
(Males: 39 years old, Females: 41 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41 years old, Black residents: 32 years old, American Indian residents: 40 years old, Asian residents: 35 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24 years old, Other race residents: 25 years old)

Area name: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bucks County is $742 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $886 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1061 a month.

Cities in this county include: Levittown, Morrisville, Croydon, Bristol, Quakertown, Perkasie, Fairless Hills, Village Green-Green Ridge, Doylestown, Richboro.

2005 air pollution in Bucks County:

Carbon Monoxide: 2 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.017 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.121 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.089 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 18 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 56 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 14.3 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 35 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.006 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.023 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Burlington County, New Jersey , Hunterdon County, New Jersey , Mercer County, New Jersey , Warren County, New Jersey , Lehigh County , Montgomery County , Northampton County , Philadelphia County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Bucks County: Clover Hill (A), Cliveden (B), Langhorne Country Club (C), Langhorne Crest (D), Langhorne Gables (E), Langhorne Station (F), Morningside (G), Fire Creek Acres (H), County Line Park (I), County Line Industrial Park (J), County Downe Park Terrace (K), Countryside Meadows (L), Country Village at Center Point (M), Clearview Estates (N), Stone Hurst (O), Stonebridge (P), Stoney Hill Homes (Q), Devonshire (R), Lower Southampton Industrial Park (S), Long Acres (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Stewarts Village Shopping Center (1), County Line Shopping Center (2), Summit Square Shopping Center (3), Rosemore Shopping Center (4), Gaslight Shopping Center (5), Richland Mall (6), Oxford Valley Mall (7), Oxford Valley Mall (8), Chalfont Village Shopping Center (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Bucks County include: Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Church (A), Mount Giliead African Methodist Episcopal Church (B), Saint Mary Church (C), Saint Lukes Church (D), Warrington Fellowship Church (E), Saint Luke Lutheran Church (F), Saint Judes Church (G), Saint Josephs Church (H), Anchor Presbyterian Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Feaster Cemetery (1), Holy Trinity Cemetery (2), All Saints Cemetery (3), Nockamixon Cemetery (4), Solebury Cemetery (5), Saint Marys Cemetery (6), Our Lady Of Grace Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Curtis Lake (A), Silver Lake (B), Magnolia Lake (C), Luxembourg, Lake (D), Honey Hollow Pond (E), Aquetong Lake (F), Lake Warren (G), Robin Run Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Licking Creek (A), Rabbit Run (B), Rapp Creek (C), Reading Creek (D), Geddes Run (E), Robin Run (F), Gallows Run (G), Rock Run (H), Rodges Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Bucks County include: Font Hill County Park (1), State Game Lands Number 196 (2), State Game Lands Number 157 (3), Churchville Park (4), Churchville County Park (5), State Game Lands Number 139 (6), Tohickon Valley Park (7), Twin Oaks Park (8), Pleasant Valley Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Forest Grove Post Office (A), Plumsteadville Post Office (B), Rushland Post Office (C), Pineville Post Office (D), Mechanicsville Post Office (E), Jamison Post Office (F), Lahaska Post Office (G), Ottsville Post Office (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	7.4%
Pennsylvania:	8.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 28,682
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 31.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 35,442 (58% naturalized citizens)

Bucks County:	5.9%
Whole state:	4.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 7,161 1990 to 1994: 6,415 1985 to 1989: 4,669 1980 to 1984: 3,643 1975 to 1979: 2,906 1970 to 1974: 1,901 1970 to 1974: 1,868 1965 to 1969: 6,879

Mean travel time to work: 28.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 55.4%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 144,555
One, attached: 31,382
Two: 5,752
3 or 4: 5,963
5 to 9: 8,256
10 to 19: 9,805
20 or more: 13,991
Mobile homes: 5,723
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 71

Housing units in Bucks County with a mortgage: 112,496 (11,392 second mortgage, 19,892 home equity loan, 553 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 38,025

Here:	74.7% with mortgage
State:	62.2% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 394,668
Total congregations: 315

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Methodist Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	United Church of Christ
Adherents	261,542 (66.3%)	23,959 (6.1%)	16,401 (4.2%)	13,956 (3.5%)	8,366 (2.1%)
Congregations	38 (12.1%)	40 (12.7%)	32 (10.2%)	19 (6.0%)	22 (7.0%)

Name	Episcopal Church	Assemblies of God	Mennonite Church USA	Reformed Church in America	Other
Adherents	6,323 (1.6%)	4,240 (1.1%)	3,865 (1.0%)	2,526 (0.6%)	53,490 (13.6%)
Congregations	18 (5.7%)	11 (3.5%)	16 (5.1%)	7 (2.2%)	112 (35.6%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Bucks County - Levittown, Morrisville, Croydon, Bristol, Quakertown

Agriculture in Bucks County
Average size of farms: 84 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $67219
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $995.08
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 63.54%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 19.26%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $59638
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 65.09%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $61622
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.30%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.99
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 32.38%
Corn for grain: 13927 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2885 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 7392 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1532 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 522 acres

Bucks County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 2.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/24/1962, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Bucks County-area historical earthquake activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 81% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 53.5 miles away from Bucks County center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 51.9 miles away from the county center
On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 24.6 miles away from the county center
On 1/9/1992 at 08:50:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 37.0 miles away from Bucks County center
On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 57.3 miles away from the county center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 65.1 miles away from Bucks County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males in 2005 (%):

Construction (13%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Health care (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2005 (%):

Health care (19%)
Educational services (12%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males in 2005 (%):

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)
Top executives (3%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females in 2005 (%):

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

India (11%)
Ukraine (10%)
Germany (7%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Russia (6%)
Korea (5%)
Italy (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Bucks County (%):

German (20%)
Irish (19%)
Italian (14%)
English (7%)
Polish (6%)
United States or American (5%)
Russian (3%)

Bucks County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 251,994 (83%)
Carpooled: 25,277 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1,056 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 42 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 442 (0%)
Railroad: 6,806 (2%)
Ferryboat: 19 (0%)
Taxi: 120 (0%)
Motorcycle: 204 (0%)
Bicycle: 553 (0%)
Walked: 5,079 (2%)
Other means: 1,202 (0%)
Worked at home: 10,792 (4%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

4201 people in nursing homes
1203 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
798 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
539 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
482 people in homes for the mentally retarded
456 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
366 people in other group homes
236 people in religious group quarters
135 people in other nonhousehold living situations
128 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
116 people in homes for the mentally ill
91 people in homes for the physically handicapped
89 people in other workers' dormitories
43 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
30 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
23 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
21 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
21 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
17 people in unknown juvenile institutions
10 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
7 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
7 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
7 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
5 people in job corps and vocational training facilities

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $76,884.

5.41% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($64,837 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.41%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($387 average AGI)
Bucks County: 0.05%
Pennsylvania average: 0.12%

3.00% relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania ($31,009 average AGI)
2.35% relocated from other states ($33,441 average AGI)
Bucks County: 2.35%
Pennsylvania average: 2.15%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Philadelphia County, PA	1.26% ($49,877 average AGI)
from Montgomery County, PA	1.07% ($61,009)
from Mercer County, NJ	0.34% ($65,170)
from Middlesex County, NJ	0.13% ($72,114)
from Burlington County, NJ	0.12% ($60,331)
from Lehigh County, PA	0.11% ($42,233)
from Delaware County, PA	0.10% ($72,593)

5.71% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($59,081 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.71%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($384 average AGI)
Bucks County: 0.05%
Pennsylvania average: 0.05%

2.97% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($26,046 average AGI)
2.69% relocated to other states ($32,652 average AGI)
Bucks County: 2.69%
Pennsylvania average: 2.30%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Montgomery County, PA	1.13% ($56,769 average AGI)
to Philadelphia County, PA	0.87% ($38,483)
to Mercer County, NJ	0.17% ($48,423)
to Lehigh County, PA	0.16% ($51,494)
to Chester County, PA	0.15% ($74,364)
to Burlington County, NJ	0.13% ($57,781)
to Delaware County, PA	0.10% ($54,841)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Births per 1000 population in Bucks County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Bucks County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Bucks County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 84,893 (75,151 aged, 9,742 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 0.97
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8604.860
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 187.030
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 23954.67

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1088.130
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 819.840
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 11.75

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 61.91
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 84.33

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 17.22
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Fitness & recreation sports centers per 100,000 population in 2005: 2962.327

Household type by relationship

Households: 588,663

In family households: 519,920 (129,079 male householders, 32,761 female householders)
136,020 spouses, 192,466 children (180,665 natural, 4,379 adopted, 7,422 stepchildren), 7,349 grandchildren, 2,908 brothers or sisters, 4,539 parents, 6,976 other relatives, 7,822 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 68,743 (26,212 male householders (20,349 living alone)), 30,721 female householders (26,614 living alone)), 11,810 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 8,972 (5,812 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 61,485 2-persons, 38,089 3-persons, 37,839 4-persons, 16,813 5-persons, 5,721 6-persons, 1,893 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 46,963 1-person, 8,861 2-persons, 695 3-persons, 291 4-persons, 70 5-persons, 23 6-persons, 30 7-or-more-persons.

91.3% of residents of Bucks County speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
4.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $2,692,694,000 ($4360 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $254,958,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,393,033,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $692,446,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,369,000
Federal grants: $263,334,000
Federal procurement contracts: $251,210,000 ($210,139,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $89,302,000 ($2,689,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $10,160,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $237,557,000
Federal Government insurance: $694,738,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 36,850

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	61 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 26,130

Here:	42 per 1000 residents
State:	54 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +5,332

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +8,542

Here:	+14 per 1000 residents
State:	-2 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Bucks County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 54.62 millions of gallons per day (25% from ground, 75% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.1
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 4,427
1995 to 1998: 13,479
1990 to 1994: 16,661
1980 to 1989: 36,498
1970 to 1979: 41,899
1960 to 1969: 31,413
1950 to 1959: 43,343
1940 to 1949: 11,727
1939 or earlier: 26,051

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bucks County, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 71 2 rooms: 473 3 rooms: 2,162 4 rooms: 8,013 5 rooms: 19,518 6 rooms: 33,886 7 rooms: 34,675 8 rooms: 34,274 9+ rooms: 36,105

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bucks County, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 1,752 2 rooms: 5,178 3 rooms: 11,826 4 rooms: 13,568 5 rooms: 8,797 6 rooms: 4,351 7 rooms: 2,134 8 rooms: 1,198 9+ rooms: 744

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bucks County:
	no bedroom: 146 1 bedroom: 2,572 2 bedrooms: 22,482 3 bedrooms: 74,360 4 bedrooms: 60,312 5+ bedrooms: 9,305

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bucks County:
	no bedroom: 2,153 1 bedroom: 19,902 2 bedrooms: 18,435 3 bedrooms: 6,841 4 bedrooms: 1,839 5+ bedrooms: 378

Cars and other vehicles available in Bucks County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 4,079 1 vehicle: 38,357 2 vehicles: 87,289 3 vehicles: 28,652 4 vehicles: 8,039 5+ vehicles: 2,761

Cars and other vehicles available in Bucks County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 7,069 1 vehicle: 24,886 2 vehicles: 14,749 3 vehicles: 2,252 4 vehicles: 351 5+ vehicles: 241

64% of Bucks County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Pennsylvania.

Bucks County:	64.1%
State average:	64.4%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 415505
Northeast: 92684
Midwest: 17034
South: 23794
West: 7903

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $124,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (44.7%) Utility gas (30.4%) Electricity (21.2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2.4%) Wood (0.7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (37.3%) Electricity (36.5%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22.8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2.0%) Other fuel (0.5%) No fuel used (0.5%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13,847

Here:	19.2%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6,154

Here:	17.6%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7,706

Here:	34.6%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Bucks County government finances in 2004:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $50,732,000
Charges - Housing & Community Development: $457,000
Construction - Corrections - Other: $3,878,000
General: $3,382,000

Natural Resources - Other: $2,990,000

Parks & Recreation: $2,848,000

Libraries: $1,672,000

Solid Waste Management: $1,637,000

Judicial & Legal: $237,000

Regular Highways: $177,000

Police Protection: $101,000

General Public Buildings: $18,000
Current Operations - Welfare - Other: $96,528,000
Health Services - Other: $81,544,000

Corrections - Other: $43,289,000

General - Other: $39,893,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $33,217,000

Financial Administration: $12,464,000

Libraries: $8,985,000

Police Protection: $8,503,000

General Public Buildings: $7,347,000

Central Staff Services: $7,247,000

Housing & Community Development: $5,310,000

Parks & Recreation: $3,816,000

Regular Highways: $903,000

Sewerage: $330,000

Fire Protection: $323,000

Natural Resources - Other: $287,000

Solid Waste Management: $94,000
Employee Retirement - Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $80,940,000
Total Other Securities: $80,804,000

Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $42,781,000

Interest Revenue: $40,185,000

Total Federal Securities: $35,705,000

Securities - Mortgages: $23,402,000

Total Cash & Deposits: $14,486,000

Local Employee Contribution: $9,362,000

Benefit Payments: $8,909,000

From Local Government: $7,779,000

Withdrawals: $1,653,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $1,669,000
General - Interest on Debt: $5,006,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Transit Utilities: $4,185,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,615,000
Intergovernmental to State - Housing & Community Development: $906,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $136,755,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $27,500,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $149,273,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $14,982,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $10,890,000
Interest Earnings: $3,719,000

Property Sale Other: $195,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $6,184,000
Financial Administration: $1,327,000

Police Protection: $604,000

Regular Highways: $320,000

Health - Other: $173,000

Welfare - Other: $97,000

Central Staff: $40,000

Natural Resource - Other: $21,000

Judicial: $11,000

Housing & Community Development: $7,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $49,586,000
State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $72,161,000
Health & Hospitals: $65,344,000

All Other: $51,120,000

Housing & Community Development: $3,584,000

Highways: $482,000
Tax - Property: $120,830,000
NEC: $39,744,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $178,541,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Bucks County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

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	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 136 full tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	363	$219,510	8,280	$241,467	12,271	$190,438	4,033	$66,951	34	$2,024,912	960	$191,799	124	$64,581
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	14	$226,929	1,138	$244,033	2,674	$187,280	724	$73,468	1	$3,550,000	166	$191,157	101	$52,564
APPLICATIONS DENIED	34	$212,618	1,068	$233,204	6,651	$218,320	1,892	$78,429	8	$634,625	390	$185,028	154	$60,838
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	39	$208,000	865	$240,954	2,896	$223,517	368	$103,989	2	$350,000	158	$204,810	8	$87,625
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	5	$256,600	329	$234,076	1,159	$249,292	68	$109,691	0	$0	54	$231,944	2	$28,500

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings		C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 135 full tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1,643	$244,792	671	$258,839	83	$194,157
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	234	$249,376	205	$261,785	18	$180,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED	22	$261,227	21	$498,619	5	$633,400
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	67	$263,164	53	$273,717	7	$254,286
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	7	$258,000	5	$294,200	2	$233,500

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Conventional Home Purchase Loans

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