Bloomsburg, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 12,627 (All urban)

Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

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

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $165,004.

Median contract rent in 2007: $471 (lower quartile is $386, upper quartile is $585)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $404

Median gross rent in Bloomsburg, PA in 2007: $594

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

Bloomsburg,PA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $141,910 (it was $85,200 in 2000)

Bloomsburg:	$141,910
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $101,460 - $180,891

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $161,586
Here: $161,586
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $153,894
Here: $153,894
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $131,306
Here: $131,306
State: $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $232,676
Here: $232,676
State: $204,155

Mobile homes: $46,103
Here: $46,103
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)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 13 4 rooms: 145 5 rooms: 273 6 rooms: 424 7 rooms: 257 8 rooms: 268 9 or more rooms: 237

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 37 2 rooms: 141 3 rooms: 509 4 rooms: 580 5 rooms: 367 6 rooms: 494 7 rooms: 146 8 rooms: 114 9 or more rooms: 78

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 6
1995 to 1998: 61
1990 to 1994: 123
1980 to 1989: 301
1970 to 1979: 451
1960 to 1969: 317
1950 to 1959: 535
1940 to 1949: 419
1939 or earlier: 2,190

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bloomsburg:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 39 2 bedrooms: 408 3 bedrooms: 847 4 bedrooms: 246 5 or more bedrooms: 77

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bloomsburg:
	no bedroom: 43 1 bedroom: 612 2 bedrooms: 901 3 bedrooms: 673 4 bedrooms: 186 5 or more bedrooms: 51

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Bloomsburg in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 84 1 vehicle: 550 2 vehicles: 768 3 vehicles: 138 4 vehicles: 50 5 or more vehicles: 27

Cars and other vehicles available in Bloomsburg in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 422 1 vehicle: 1,120 2 vehicles: 599 3 vehicles: 187 4 vehicles: 80 5 or more vehicles: 58

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Bloomsburg, PA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 3
$20,000 to $24,999: 3
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 35
$50,000 to $59,999: 39
$60,000 to $69,999: 33
$70,000 to $79,999: 40
$80,000 to $89,999: 52
$90,000 to $99,999: 67
$100,000 to $124,999: 328
$125,000 to $149,999: 396
$150,000 to $174,999: 257
$175,000 to $199,999: 129
$200,000 to $249,999: 117
$250,000 to $299,999: 64
$300,000 to $399,999: 60
$400,000 to $499,999: 27
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Bloomsburg rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Bloomsburg:

Less than $100: 21 people
$100 to $149: 41
$150 to $199: 73
$200 to $249: 64
$250 to $299: 105
$300 to $349: 136
$350 to $399: 250
$400 to $449: 391
$450 to $499: 321
$500 to $549: 268
$550 to $599: 243
$600 to $649: 172
$650 to $699: 52
$700 to $749: 40
$750 to $799: 31
$800 to $899: 93
$900 to $999: 34
$1,000 to $1,249: 28
$1,250 to $1,499: 14
$1,500 to $1,999: 34
$2,000 or more: 21
No cash rent: 65

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 33 1990 to 1994: 56 1985 to 1989: 64 1980 to 1984: 31 1975 to 1979: 23 1970 to 1974: 15 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 6

Bloomsburg, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

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

Bloomsburg mode of transportation to work chart

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

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

Canada (13%)
Korea (10%)
Vietnam (8%)
United Kingdom (8%)
Argentina (8%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
India (6%)

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

Educational Attainment for Males

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

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

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 Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

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

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $31,822
Black householders: $23,410
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $6,208
Asian householders: $44,208
Some other race householders: $9,864
Two or more races householders: $6,423
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $10,256

Bloomsburg household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Bloomsburg household income for Black householders

Bloomsburg household income for Asian householders

Bloomsburg household income for Two or more races householders

Bloomsburg household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Bloomsburg marital status for males

Bloomsburg marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $140,938
Black or African American householders: $53,138
Two or more races householders: $112,489
Hispanic or Latino householders: $155,327

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: $42,527

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bloomsburg:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (51%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (33%) Electricity (14%) Coal or coke (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (37%) Utility gas (35%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Coal or coke (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 101

Here:	14.5%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 20

Here:	5.0%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 34

Here:	0.7%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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.)

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