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Back to: Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania main profile, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania smaller cities, Pennsylvania small towns, Pennsylvania forum, All US cities. Total population: 12,767 (All urban) Houses: 4,403 (4,083 occupied: 1,617 owner occupied, 2,466 renter occupied) % of renters here: 60% State: 29% Housing density: 1003 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania on our local forum with over 1,200,000 registered users: PA Location: Rental Houses, Woods, Many Jobs?  (3 replies) Why are people so anxious to defame and degrade the place they call home?  (37 replies) Real Estate taxes in Columbia County  (2 replies) AAA Mid Atlantic Auto & Home Insurance opinions  (7 replies) Why Our Local Real Estate Market Is Now in Danger  (70 replies) Current Hazleton Area  (13 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $171,540. Median contract rent in 2009: $503 (lower quartile is $392, upper quartile is $630) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2009: $729 Median gross rent in Bloomsburg, PA in 2009: $613 Housing units in Bloomsburg with a mortgage: 729 (46 second mortgage, 117 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 640 Median household income for houses/condes with a mortgage: $65,326 Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $36,136 Median monthly housing costs: $661 Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $118,894 (it was $85,200 in 2000) Bloomsburg: $118,894 Pennsylvania: $164,700 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $87,945 - $161,817 Mean price in 2009: Detached houses: $163,560 Here: $163,560 State: $223,477 Townhouses or other attached units: $155,908 Here: $155,908 State: $164,518 In 2-unit structures: $333,435 Here: $333,435 State: $166,566 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $523,412 Here: $523,412 State: $223,507 Mobile homes: $220,307 Here: $220,307 State: $35,442 Household type by relationship: Households: 9,444 In family households: 5,364 (1,318 male householders, 550 female householders) 1,285 spouses, 1,860 children (1,707 natural, 41 adopted, 112 stepchildren), 117 grandchildren, 51 brothers or sisters, 46 parents, 60 other relatives, 77 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 4,080 (863 male householders (428 living alone)), 1,381 female householders (1,022 living alone)), 1,836 nonrelatives In group quarters: 3,004 (246 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 911 2-persons, 466 3-persons, 311 4-persons, 160 5-persons, 17 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 1,450 1-person, 401 2-persons, 177 3-persons, 81 4-persons, 30 5-persons, 58 6-persons, 47 7-or-more-persons. 912 married couples with children. 506 single-parent households (117 men, 389 women). 95.5% of residents of Bloomsburg speak English at home. 1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 23% speak English not well). 0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 13% speak English not well). 0.2% of residents speak other language at home (86% speak English well, 14% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 228 (1.8%) (37.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Bloomsburg, PA: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 2 $20,000 to $24,999: 4 $25,000 to $29,999: 1 $30,000 to $34,999: 0 $35,000 to $39,999: 0 $40,000 to $49,999: 23 $50,000 to $59,999: 40 $60,000 to $69,999: 28 $70,000 to $79,999: 38 $80,000 to $89,999: 42 $90,000 to $99,999: 52 $100,000 to $124,999: 265 $125,000 to $149,999: 371 $150,000 to $174,999: 347 $175,000 to $199,999: 123 $200,000 to $249,999: 151 $250,000 to $299,999: 71 $300,000 to $399,999: 73 $400,000 to $499,999: 31 $500,000 to $749,999: 6 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Bloomsburg: Less than $100: 8 people $100 to $149: 15 $150 to $199: 9 $200 to $249: 39 $250 to $299: 75 $300 to $349: 105 $350 to $399: 93 $400 to $449: 96 $450 to $499: 133 $500 to $549: 461 $550 to $599: 241 $600 to $649: 80 $650 to $699: 304 $700 to $749: 113 $750 to $799: 179 $800 to $899: 81 $900 to $999: 110 $1,000 to $1,249: 205 $1,250 to $1,499: 180 $1,500 to $1,999: 39 $2,000 or more: 27 No cash rent: 97

Percentage of workers working in this county: 82.3%
Number of people working at home: 133 (2.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 557 5 to 9 minutes: 1339 10 to 14 minutes: 1119 15 to 19 minutes: 627 20 to 24 minutes: 534 25 to 29 minutes: 146 30 to 34 minutes: 250 35 to 39 minutes: 49 40 to 44 minutes: 121 45 to 59 minutes: 145 60 to 89 minutes: 111 90 or more minutes: 52

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,195 (62%) Carpooled: 496 (10%) Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%) Ferryboat: 6 (0%) Taxi: 30 (1%) Motorcycle: 9 (0%) Bicycle: 50 (1%) Walked: 1,235 (24%) Other means: 23 (0%) Worked at home: 133 (3%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 747 $10,000 to $14,999: 551 $15,000 to $19,999: 396 $20,000 to $24,999: 370 $25,000 to $29,999: 237 $30,000 to $34,999: 277 $35,000 to $39,999: 237 $40,000 to $44,999: 188 $45,000 to $49,999: 191 $50,000 to $59,999: 264 $60,000 to $74,999: 273 $75,000 to $99,999: 196 $100,000 to $124,999: 85 $125,000 to $149,999: 36 $150,000 to $199,999: 40 $200,000 or more: 24

First ancestries reported:

German: 2618

Irish: 1350

Italian: 793

Other groups: 717

Polish: 671

United States or American: 640

English: 504

Dutch: 235

Pennsylvania German: 161

French (except Basque): 106

Welsh: 98

Scotch-Irish: 86

Scottish: 80

Canadian: 68

Russian: 66

Slovak: 62

Lithuanian: 58

Swedish: 57

Subsaharan African:: 55

African: 55

Hungarian: 50

British: 42

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 41

Belgian: 32

Jamaican: 24

Norwegian: 22

Swiss: 22

Greek: 21

Ukrainian: 20

Romanian: 19

Austrian: 19

Eastern European: 14

Arab:: 12

Lebanese: 12

Northern European: 11

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 10

Celtic: 9

Yugoslavian: 9

Dutch West Indian: 7

Scandinavian: 6

Finnish: 5

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

• This state: 10042
• Northeast: 1150
• Midwest: 238
• South: 574
• West: 151

38% of Bloomsburg residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 17
• Nursery to 4th grade: 6
• 5th and 6th grade: 23
• 7th and 8th grade: 52
• 9th grade: 52
• 10th grade: 74
• 11th grade: 66
• 12th grade, no diploma: 58
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 894
• Less than 1 year of college: 144
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 240
• Associate degree: 61
• Bachelor's degree: 419
• Master's degree: 149
• Professional school degree: 25
• Doctorate degree: 84

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 0
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 0
• 7th and 8th grade: 98
• 9th grade: 85
• 10th grade: 140
• 11th grade: 61
• 12th grade, no diploma: 79
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,182
• Less than 1 year of college: 177
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 281
• Associate degree: 96
• Bachelor's degree: 464
• Master's degree: 138
• Professional school degree: 13
• Doctorate degree: 74

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 10.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 11.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 19.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 19.3%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 63.6%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2009 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $32,382
• Black householders: $23,091
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $7,714
• Asian householders: $49,112
• Some other race householders: $9,651
• Two or more races householders: $7,816
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $11,008

Median 2009 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $120,289
• Black or African American householders: $45,352
• Two or more races householders: $96,008
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $132,569

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,759
• One, attached: 584
• Two: 596
• 3 or 4: 515
• 5 to 9: 402
• 10 to 19: 186
• 20 to 49: 169
• 50 or more: 67
• Mobile homes: 125

Median worth of mobile homes: $53,800

House/condo owner moved in on average 17 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 ears ago

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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