Collingdale, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 8,365 (All urban)

Collingdale, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,404 (3,188 occupied: 2,244 owner occupied, 944 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	30%
State:	29%

Housing density: 3927 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: $672 (lower quartile is $561, upper quartile is $783)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $688

Median gross rent in Collingdale, PA in 2007: $816

Housing units in Collingdale with a mortgage: 1,370 (118 second mortgage, 212 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 734

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $128,161 (it was $70,400 in 2000)

Collingdale:	$128,161
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $103,983 - $159,267

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $171,979
Here: $171,979
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $126,750
Here: $126,750
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $170,659
Here: $170,659
State: $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $239,191
Here: $239,191
State: $204,155

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,647

In family households: 7,483 (1,496 male householders, 707 female householders)
1,453 spouses, 3,054 children (2,816 natural, 45 adopted, 193 stepchildren), 279 grandchildren, 73 brothers or sisters, 83 parents, 127 other relatives, 211 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,164 (429 male householders (335 living alone)), 560 female householders (512 living alone)), 175 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 17 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 777 2-persons, 513 3-persons, 448 4-persons, 302 5-persons, 87 6-persons, 76 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 847 1-person, 126 2-persons, 16 3-persons.

1,557 married couples with children.
639 single-parent households (128 men, 511 women).

97.0% of residents of Collingdale speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 105 (1.2%)
(81.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Collingdale, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 29 4 rooms: 71 5 rooms: 175 6 rooms: 1,178 7 rooms: 499 8 rooms: 177 9 or more rooms: 115

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Collingdale, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 15 2 rooms: 24 3 rooms: 188 4 rooms: 256 5 rooms: 131 6 rooms: 241 7 rooms: 63 8 rooms: 20 9 or more rooms: 6

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 9
1995 to 1998: 0
1990 to 1994: 5
1980 to 1989: 60
1970 to 1979: 275
1960 to 1969: 225
1950 to 1959: 820
1940 to 1949: 824
1939 or earlier: 1,186

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Collingdale:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 37 2 bedrooms: 206 3 bedrooms: 1,694 4 bedrooms: 256 5 or more bedrooms: 51

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Collingdale:
	no bedroom: 23 1 bedroom: 245 2 bedrooms: 375 3 bedrooms: 285 4 bedrooms: 16 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Collingdale in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 238 1 vehicle: 880 2 vehicles: 858 3 vehicles: 208 4 vehicles: 40 5 or more vehicles: 20

Cars and other vehicles available in Collingdale in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 221 1 vehicle: 457 2 vehicles: 224 3 vehicles: 34 4 vehicles: 8 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 9
$10,000 to $14,999: 5
$15,000 to $19,999: 3
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 7
$30,000 to $34,999: 13
$35,000 to $39,999: 4
$40,000 to $49,999: 4
$50,000 to $59,999: 16
$60,000 to $69,999: 9
$70,000 to $79,999: 45
$80,000 to $89,999: 63
$90,000 to $99,999: 170
$100,000 to $124,999: 641
$125,000 to $149,999: 666
$150,000 to $174,999: 334
$175,000 to $199,999: 76
$200,000 to $249,999: 44
$250,000 to $299,999: 23
$300,000 to $399,999: 24
$400,000 to $499,999: 6
$500,000 to $749,999: 1
$750,000 to $999,999: 5
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Collingdale rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Collingdale:

Less than $100: 10 people
$100 to $149: 11
$150 to $199: 15
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 9
$300 to $349: 4
$350 to $399: 8
$400 to $449: 24
$450 to $499: 41
$500 to $549: 74
$550 to $599: 103
$600 to $649: 111
$650 to $699: 75
$700 to $749: 110
$750 to $799: 79
$800 to $899: 68
$900 to $999: 86
$1,000 to $1,249: 50
$1,250 to $1,499: 6
$1,500 to $1,999: 2
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 28

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 26 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 15 1975 to 1979: 7 1970 to 1974: 6 1970 to 1974: 20 1965 to 1969: 31

Collingdale, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 61.0%
Number of people working at home: 94 (2.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 82
5 to 9 minutes: 331
10 to 14 minutes: 531
15 to 19 minutes: 385
20 to 24 minutes: 529
25 to 29 minutes: 230
30 to 34 minutes: 457
35 to 39 minutes: 206
40 to 44 minutes: 203
45 to 59 minutes: 441
60 to 89 minutes: 294
90 or more minutes: 124

Collingdale mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,749 (70%)
Carpooled: 574 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 168 (4%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 39 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 25 (1%)
Railroad: 68 (2%)
Motorcycle: 4 (0%)
Walked: 166 (4%)
Other means: 20 (1%)
Worked at home: 94 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 186
$10,000 to $14,999: 239
$15,000 to $19,999: 146
$20,000 to $24,999: 235
$25,000 to $29,999: 255
$30,000 to $34,999: 201
$35,000 to $39,999: 322
$40,000 to $44,999: 196
$45,000 to $49,999: 158
$50,000 to $59,999: 415
$60,000 to $74,999: 391
$75,000 to $99,999: 309
$100,000 to $124,999: 118
$125,000 to $149,999: 13
$150,000 to $199,999: 8
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 3037

Italian: 1364

German: 877

Other groups: 486

English: 483

United States or American: 232

Polish: 209

Scotch-Irish: 126

Scottish: 79

French (except Basque): 68

Slovak: 57

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 57

Haitian: 57

Hungarian: 50

Greek: 44

Ukrainian: 35

Welsh: 28

Swedish: 27

Subsaharan African:: 22

African: 22

Lithuanian: 21

Pennsylvania German: 21

Norwegian: 20

Arab:: 17

Lebanese: 17

Celtic: 14

French Canadian: 12

Dutch: 12

Danish: 10

Yugoslavian: 8

Finnish: 7

Russian: 7

British: 6

Austrian: 5

Belgian: 5

Swiss: 4

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

Haiti (25%)
United Kingdom (11%)
Germany (10%)
Greece (10%)
Taiwan (9%)
Sierra Leone (9%)
Italy (8%)

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

This state: 7819
Northeast: 346
Midwest: 66
South: 243
West: 67

68% of Collingdale residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 8
Nursery to 4th grade: 9
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 34
9th grade: 83
10th grade: 131
11th grade: 84
12th grade, no diploma: 113
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,162
Less than 1 year of college: 192
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 254
Associate degree: 171
Bachelor's degree: 164
Master's degree: 46
Professional school degree: 36
Doctorate degree: 21

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 16
Nursery to 4th grade: 4
5th and 6th grade: 7
7th and 8th grade: 71
9th grade: 37
10th grade: 154
11th grade: 92
12th grade, no diploma: 108
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,493
Less than 1 year of college: 185
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 338
Associate degree: 200
Bachelor's degree: 106
Master's degree: 62
Professional school degree: 21
Doctorate degree: 11

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 8.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 6.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 7.6%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
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: $50,982
Black householders: $41,098
Asian householders: $49,442
Some other race householders: $38,049
Two or more races householders: $14,190
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $74,127

Collingdale household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Collingdale household income for Black householders

Collingdale household income for Asian householders

Collingdale household income for Two or more races householders

Collingdale marital status for males

Collingdale marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $126,340
Black or African American householders: $170,396
Asian householders: $18,202
Some other race householders: $118,330
Hispanic or Latino householders: $295,826

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 437
One, attached: 2,148
Two: 494
3 or 4: 247
5 to 9: 49
10 to 19: 7
20 to 49: 22

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Collingdale:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (68%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%) Electricity (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (66%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%) Electricity (9%) Other fuel (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 361

Here:	31.5%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 212

Here:	42.7%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 75

Here:	27.3%
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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