Ellwood City, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 8,037 (All urban)

Ellwood City, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,994 (3,714 occupied: 2,526 owner occupied, 1,188 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	32%
State:	29%

Housing density: 1709 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $22,182.

Median contract rent in 2007: $408 (lower quartile is $274, upper quartile is $540)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $442

Median gross rent in Ellwood City, PA in 2007: $526

Housing units in Ellwood City with a mortgage: 1,292 (149 second mortgage, 231 home equity loan, 23 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,019

Ellwood City,PA index of house prices

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,621

In family households: 7,190 (1,826 male householders, 562 female householders)
1,868 spouses, 2,483 children (2,382 natural, 29 adopted, 72 stepchildren), 194 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 43 parents, 76 other relatives, 123 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,431 (460 male householders (400 living alone)), 857 female householders (814 living alone)), 114 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 50 (45 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,140 2-persons, 535 3-persons, 429 4-persons, 184 5-persons, 81 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,214 1-person, 80 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 4 4-persons.

1,269 married couples with children.
531 single-parent households (120 men, 411 women).

95.9% of residents of Ellwood City speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 44% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 140 (1.6%)
(67.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 16 3 rooms: 25 4 rooms: 176 5 rooms: 502 6 rooms: 896 7 rooms: 384 8 rooms: 285 9 or more rooms: 242

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 30 2 rooms: 49 3 rooms: 243 4 rooms: 359 5 rooms: 295 6 rooms: 122 7 rooms: 40 8 rooms: 43 9 or more rooms: 7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 18
1995 to 1998: 59
1990 to 1994: 6
1980 to 1989: 111
1970 to 1979: 193
1960 to 1969: 149
1950 to 1959: 650
1940 to 1949: 857
1939 or earlier: 1,951

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ellwood City:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 59 2 bedrooms: 712 3 bedrooms: 1,298 4 bedrooms: 341 5 or more bedrooms: 116

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ellwood City:
	no bedroom: 30 1 bedroom: 403 2 bedrooms: 478 3 bedrooms: 253 4 bedrooms: 24 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Ellwood City in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 161 1 vehicle: 882 2 vehicles: 1,022 3 vehicles: 306 4 vehicles: 111 5 or more vehicles: 44

Cars and other vehicles available in Ellwood City in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 283 1 vehicle: 703 2 vehicles: 174 3 vehicles: 28 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Ellwood City, PA:

Less than $10,000: 11
$10,000 to $14,999: 37
$15,000 to $19,999: 20
$20,000 to $24,999: 27
$25,000 to $29,999: 17
$30,000 to $34,999: 84
$35,000 to $39,999: 65
$40,000 to $49,999: 195
$50,000 to $59,999: 244
$60,000 to $69,999: 277
$70,000 to $79,999: 366
$80,000 to $89,999: 354
$90,000 to $99,999: 247
$100,000 to $124,999: 213
$125,000 to $149,999: 38
$150,000 to $174,999: 65
$175,000 to $199,999: 8
$200,000 to $249,999: 32
$250,000 to $299,999: 6
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 5
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Ellwood City rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Ellwood City:

Less than $100: 43 people
$100 to $149: 40
$150 to $199: 87
$200 to $249: 47
$250 to $299: 81
$300 to $349: 114
$350 to $399: 62
$400 to $449: 93
$450 to $499: 64
$500 to $549: 70
$550 to $599: 23
$600 to $649: 7
$650 to $699: 29
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 58
No cash rent: 105

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 22 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 6 1970 to 1974: 11 1970 to 1974: 33 1965 to 1969: 68

Ellwood City, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 48.6%
Number of people working at home: 101 (2.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 225
5 to 9 minutes: 701
10 to 14 minutes: 541
15 to 19 minutes: 317
20 to 24 minutes: 498
25 to 29 minutes: 287
30 to 34 minutes: 372
35 to 39 minutes: 100
40 to 44 minutes: 125
45 to 59 minutes: 235
60 to 89 minutes: 185
90 or more minutes: 52

Ellwood City mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,077 (82%)
Carpooled: 360 (10%)
Walked: 170 (5%)
Other means: 31 (1%)
Worked at home: 101 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 542
$10,000 to $14,999: 427
$15,000 to $19,999: 294
$20,000 to $24,999: 309
$25,000 to $29,999: 363
$30,000 to $34,999: 189
$35,000 to $39,999: 238
$40,000 to $44,999: 226
$45,000 to $49,999: 176
$50,000 to $59,999: 340
$60,000 to $74,999: 239
$75,000 to $99,999: 188
$100,000 to $124,999: 96
$125,000 to $149,999: 38
$150,000 to $199,999: 20
$200,000 or more: 20

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 2666
German: 1659
Irish: 778
English: 468
Polish: 407
United States or American: 351
Scotch-Irish: 197
Other groups: 169
French (except Basque): 124
Romanian: 98
Hungarian: 82
Dutch: 52
Croatian: 52
Welsh: 49
European: 35
Slovak: 34
Swedish: 31
Ukrainian: 25
Greek: 25
Russian: 22
Arab:: 21
Lebanese: 21
Scottish: 21
Czechoslovakian: 17
Carpatho Rusyn: 14
Swiss: 14
Austrian: 13
Lithuanian: 12
Finnish: 7
Canadian: 6
Macedonian: 6
Pennsylvania German: 6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 6
Jamaican: 6
Slavic: 5
Slovene: 5

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

Italy (50%)
Canada (9%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Other Northern Europe (5%)
Germany (5%)
Taiwan (5%)
Poland (4%)

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

This state: 7703
Northeast: 142
Midwest: 262
South: 305
West: 99

68% of Ellwood City residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 7
Nursery to 4th grade: 5
5th and 6th grade: 10
7th and 8th grade: 59
9th grade: 40
10th grade: 133
11th grade: 72
12th grade, no diploma: 86
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,135
Less than 1 year of college: 120
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 352
Associate degree: 194
Bachelor's degree: 339
Master's degree: 69
Professional school degree: 57
Doctorate degree: 12

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 22
Nursery to 4th grade: 5
5th and 6th grade: 38
7th and 8th grade: 115
9th grade: 77
10th grade: 134
11th grade: 93
12th grade, no diploma: 122
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,666
Less than 1 year of college: 128
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 263
Associate degree: 212
Bachelor's degree: 341
Master's degree: 103
Professional school degree: 24
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 55.6%

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

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $35,576
Black householders: $56,989
Some other race householders: $12,683
Two or more races householders: $26,697
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $12,586

Ellwood City household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Ellwood City household income for Black householders

Ellwood City household income for Two or more races householders

Ellwood City marital status for males

Ellwood City marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $119,845
Black or African American householders: $85,170
Two or more races householders: $151,804

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,788
One, attached: 138
Two: 468
3 or 4: 269
5 to 9: 156
10 to 19: 18
20 to 49: 63
50 or more: 86
Mobile homes: 8

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Ellwood City:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (96%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Electricity (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (82%) Electricity (14%) Other fuel (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 62

Here:	7.2%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

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

Here:	2.8%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 42

Here:	19.1%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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