Hazleton, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 21,732 (All urban)

Hazleton, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 11,523 (10,250 occupied: 6,045 owner occupied, 4,205 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	41%
State:	29%

Housing density: 1929 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: $440 (lower quartile is $360, upper quartile is $539)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $473

Median gross rent in Hazleton, PA in 2007: $546

Housing units in Hazleton with a mortgage: 2,644 (161 second mortgage, 316 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,748

Hazleton,PA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $90,324 (it was $67,400 in 2000)

Hazleton:	$90,324
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $54,747 - $130,726

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $129,607
Here: $129,607
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $60,472
Here: $60,472
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $88,957
Here: $88,957
State: $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $151,188
Here: $151,188
State: $204,155

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $42,763
Here: $42,763
State: $211,072

Mobile homes: $41,379
Here: $41,379
State: $35,442

Household type by relationship

Households: 22,893

In family households: 18,181 (4,195 male householders, 1,777 female householders)
4,162 spouses, 6,686 children (6,284 natural, 147 adopted, 255 stepchildren), 298 grandchildren, 208 brothers or sisters, 221 parents, 273 other relatives, 361 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,712 (1,630 male householders (1,390 living alone)), 2,546 female householders (2,358 living alone)), 536 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 371 (257 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,713 2-persons, 1,490 3-persons, 1,031 4-persons, 478 5-persons, 182 6-persons, 78 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,748 1-person, 364 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 6 6-persons.

2,877 married couples with children.
1,616 single-parent households (349 men, 1,267 women).

91.9% of residents of Hazleton speak English at home.
4.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (29% speak English very well, 65% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (54% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 14% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 857 (3.7%)
(36.6% 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:	4.7
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hazleton, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 9 3 rooms: 58 4 rooms: 326 5 rooms: 958 6 rooms: 1,889 7 rooms: 1,040 8 rooms: 836 9 or more rooms: 929

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hazleton, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 135 2 rooms: 185 3 rooms: 634 4 rooms: 988 5 rooms: 810 6 rooms: 841 7 rooms: 267 8 rooms: 178 9 or more rooms: 167

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 25
1995 to 1998: 131
1990 to 1994: 137
1980 to 1989: 418
1970 to 1979: 1,005
1960 to 1969: 870
1950 to 1959: 1,192
1940 to 1949: 1,586
1939 or earlier: 6,159

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Hazleton:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 113 2 bedrooms: 1,205 3 bedrooms: 3,312 4 bedrooms: 1,081 5 or more bedrooms: 334

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hazleton:
	no bedroom: 161 1 bedroom: 954 2 bedrooms: 1,577 3 bedrooms: 1,226 4 bedrooms: 246 5 or more bedrooms: 41

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Hazleton in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 687 1 vehicle: 2,357 2 vehicles: 2,069 3 vehicles: 737 4 vehicles: 166 5 or more vehicles: 29

Cars and other vehicles available in Hazleton in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,179 1 vehicle: 2,059 2 vehicles: 827 3 vehicles: 89 4 vehicles: 19 5 or more vehicles: 32

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

Less than $10,000: 10
$10,000 to $14,999: 20
$15,000 to $19,999: 51
$20,000 to $24,999: 40
$25,000 to $29,999: 55
$30,000 to $34,999: 91
$35,000 to $39,999: 154
$40,000 to $49,999: 457
$50,000 to $59,999: 547
$60,000 to $69,999: 497
$70,000 to $79,999: 470
$80,000 to $89,999: 411
$90,000 to $99,999: 426
$100,000 to $124,999: 1018
$125,000 to $149,999: 418
$150,000 to $174,999: 344
$175,000 to $199,999: 262
$200,000 to $249,999: 198
$250,000 to $299,999: 79
$300,000 to $399,999: 71
$400,000 to $499,999: 11
$500,000 to $749,999: 4
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Hazleton rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Hazleton:

Less than $100: 80 people
$100 to $149: 70
$150 to $199: 118
$200 to $249: 171
$250 to $299: 185
$300 to $349: 326
$350 to $399: 438
$400 to $449: 504
$450 to $499: 511
$500 to $549: 426
$550 to $599: 323
$600 to $649: 203
$650 to $699: 84
$700 to $749: 51
$750 to $799: 13
$800 to $899: 34
$900 to $999: 24
$1,000 to $1,249: 25
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 355

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 237 1990 to 1994: 240 1985 to 1989: 154 1980 to 1984: 27 1975 to 1979: 25 1970 to 1974: 49 1970 to 1974: 44 1965 to 1969: 81

Hazleton, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 90.2%
Number of people working at home: 162 (1.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 438
5 to 9 minutes: 1829
10 to 14 minutes: 2738
15 to 19 minutes: 2053
20 to 24 minutes: 804
25 to 29 minutes: 240
30 to 34 minutes: 390
35 to 39 minutes: 51
40 to 44 minutes: 109
45 to 59 minutes: 265
60 to 89 minutes: 300
90 or more minutes: 121

Hazleton mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,473 (79%)
Carpooled: 1,124 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 117 (1%)
Bicycle: 4 (0%)
Walked: 557 (6%)
Other means: 63 (1%)
Worked at home: 162 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1502
$10,000 to $14,999: 1216
$15,000 to $19,999: 990
$20,000 to $24,999: 865
$25,000 to $29,999: 722
$30,000 to $34,999: 827
$35,000 to $39,999: 586
$40,000 to $44,999: 599
$45,000 to $49,999: 373
$50,000 to $59,999: 822
$60,000 to $74,999: 738
$75,000 to $99,999: 417
$100,000 to $124,999: 158
$125,000 to $149,999: 74
$150,000 to $199,999: 107
$200,000 or more: 152

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 6619

Polish: 2165

Irish: 2036

German: 1925

Slovak: 1915

Other groups: 1371

Dutch: 755

United States or American: 643

English: 505

Greek: 383

Austrian: 246

Ukrainian: 238

Lithuanian: 184

Welsh: 164

Pennsylvania German: 144

Russian: 119

Czechoslovakian: 108

Romanian: 105

Hungarian: 96

French (except Basque): 77

Arab:: 68

Slavic: 65

Scotch-Irish: 58

Yugoslavian: 54

Lebanese: 51

Scottish: 44

Swedish: 32

Eastern European: 32

European: 27

Czech: 24

Portuguese: 24

Latvian: 19

British: 17

Canadian: 16

French Canadian: 13

Syrian: 13

Danish: 10

Iranian: 9

Finnish: 7

Australian: 6

Carpatho Rusyn: 6

Brazilian: 5

Slovene: 5

Subsaharan African:: 5

African: 5

Northern European: 4

Norwegian: 4

Egyptian: 4

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

Dominican Republic (35%)
Mexico (11%)
Yugoslavia (6%)
Romania (6%)
Italy (5%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
Poland (3%)

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

This state: 19798
Northeast: 1357
Midwest: 250
South: 609
West: 191

65% of Hazleton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 71
Nursery to 4th grade: 34
5th and 6th grade: 75
7th and 8th grade: 170
9th grade: 187
10th grade: 319
11th grade: 246
12th grade, no diploma: 294
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,547
Less than 1 year of college: 419
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 596
Associate degree: 470
Bachelor's degree: 575
Master's degree: 231
Professional school degree: 97
Doctorate degree: 37

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 66
Nursery to 4th grade: 41
5th and 6th grade: 201
7th and 8th grade: 423
9th grade: 367
10th grade: 395
11th grade: 293
12th grade, no diploma: 369
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,165
Less than 1 year of college: 643
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 685
Associate degree: 531
Bachelor's degree: 525
Master's degree: 221
Professional school degree: 196
Doctorate degree: 20

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 11.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

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

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 10.3%

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: 2.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 7.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $35,173
Black householders: $34,696
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $26,990
Asian householders: $89,313
Some other race householders: $25,166
Two or more races householders: $36,786
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $18,475

Hazleton household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Hazleton household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Hazleton household income for Asian householders

Hazleton household income for Some other race householders

Hazleton household income for Two or more races householders

Hazleton household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Hazleton marital status for males

Hazleton marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $90,190
Black or African American householders: $217,769
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $36,853
Asian householders: $236,933
Some other race householders: $70,088
Two or more races householders: $71,294
Hispanic or Latino householders: $84,561

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,306
One, attached: 3,723
Two: 850
3 or 4: 1,307
5 to 9: 521
10 to 19: 186
20 to 49: 53
50 or more: 377
Mobile homes: 200

Median worth of mobile homes: $39,116

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Hazleton:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (49%) Utility gas (36%) Electricity (9%) Coal or coke (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (43%) Utility gas (36%) Electricity (13%) Coal or coke (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 501

Here:	21.5%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 217

Here:	17.8%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 227

Here:	30.4%
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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