Hometown, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 1,344 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 64 (all nonfarm))

Hometown, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 602 (583 occupied: 559 owner occupied, 24 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	4%
State:	29%

Housing density: 304 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: $401 (lower quartile is $129, upper quartile is $426)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $414

Median gross rent in Hometown, PA in 2007: $439

Housing units in Hometown with a mortgage: 262 (33 second mortgage, 43 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 255

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $138,133 (it was $99,400 in 2000)

Hometown:	$138,133
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $114,268 - $191,773

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $164,970
Here: $164,970
State: $224,371

Mobile homes: $27,500
Here: $27,500
State: $35,442

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,408

In family households: 1,243 (387 male householders, 39 female householders)
399 spouses, 371 children (364 natural, 7 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 11 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 165 (62 male householders (54 living alone)), 96 female householders (96 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 220 2-persons, 94 3-persons, 75 4-persons, 28 5-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 150 1-person, 8 2-persons.

228 married couples with children.
21 single-parent households (7 men, 14 women).

99.1% of residents of Hometown speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.7
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.2

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hometown, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 8 4 rooms: 36 5 rooms: 44 6 rooms: 166 7 rooms: 137 8 rooms: 75 9 or more rooms: 93

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hometown, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 7 4 rooms: 10 5 rooms: 0 6 rooms: 0 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 7 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 8
1995 to 1998: 5
1990 to 1994: 27
1980 to 1989: 53
1970 to 1979: 176
1960 to 1969: 55
1950 to 1959: 163
1940 to 1949: 60
1939 or earlier: 55

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Hometown:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 8 2 bedrooms: 116 3 bedrooms: 318 4 bedrooms: 102 5 or more bedrooms: 15

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hometown:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 7 2 bedrooms: 10 3 bedrooms: 7 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Hometown in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 10 1 vehicle: 162 2 vehicles: 223 3 vehicles: 117 4 vehicles: 43 5 or more vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Hometown in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 7 2 vehicles: 17 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 6
$40,000 to $49,999: 2
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 1
$70,000 to $79,999: 14
$80,000 to $89,999: 26
$90,000 to $99,999: 36
$100,000 to $124,999: 136
$125,000 to $149,999: 112
$150,000 to $174,999: 110
$175,000 to $199,999: 33
$200,000 to $249,999: 43
$250,000 to $299,999: 19
$300,000 to $399,999: 7
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 13
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Hometown rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Hometown:

Less than $100: 5 people
$100 to $149: 2
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 5
$400 to $449: 12
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 0
$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: 0
No cash rent: 0

Hometown, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 54.4%
Number of people working at home: 32 (5.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 47
5 to 9 minutes: 55
10 to 14 minutes: 103
15 to 19 minutes: 75
20 to 24 minutes: 27
25 to 29 minutes: 0
30 to 34 minutes: 73
35 to 39 minutes: 0
40 to 44 minutes: 7
45 to 59 minutes: 43
60 to 89 minutes: 59
90 or more minutes: 51

Hometown mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 455 (80%)
Carpooled: 70 (12%)
Bicycle: 7 (1%)
Walked: 8 (1%)
Worked at home: 32 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 23
$10,000 to $14,999: 50
$15,000 to $19,999: 15
$20,000 to $24,999: 88
$25,000 to $29,999: 52
$30,000 to $34,999: 33
$35,000 to $39,999: 26
$40,000 to $44,999: 50
$45,000 to $49,999: 22
$50,000 to $59,999: 57
$60,000 to $74,999: 60
$75,000 to $99,999: 58
$100,000 to $124,999: 44
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 6
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

German: 255

Italian: 198

Irish: 150

Polish: 93

United States or American: 87

Slovak: 53

Dutch: 41

Pennsylvania German: 39

Russian: 37

English: 34

Lithuanian: 29

Austrian: 25

Scotch-Irish: 25

Welsh: 24

Ukrainian: 21

Swedish: 20

European: 13

Hungarian: 13

Czechoslovakian: 10

Slavic: 10

Croatian: 8

Greek: 7

Scottish: 7

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

This state: 1248
Northeast: 78
Midwest: 10
South: 66
West: 0

81% of Hometown residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 26
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 0
11th grade: 26
12th grade, no diploma: 5
High school graduate (or equivalency): 169
Less than 1 year of college: 43
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 57
Associate degree: 19
Bachelor's degree: 67
Master's degree: 47
Professional school degree: 22
Doctorate degree: 6

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 8
7th and 8th grade: 38
9th grade: 21
10th grade: 28
11th grade: 8
12th grade, no diploma: 7
High school graduate (or equivalency): 204
Less than 1 year of college: 33
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 32
Associate degree: 75
Bachelor's degree: 57
Master's degree: 52
Professional school degree: 8
Doctorate degree: 8

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.4%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $51,088

Hometown household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Hometown marital status for males

Hometown marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $139,245

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 574
Two: 7
3 or 4: 13
Mobile homes: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $36,728

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Hometown:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (69%) Electricity (23%) Coal or coke (7%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (71%) Coal or coke (29%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 60

Here:	47.6%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 21

Here:	35.6%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 15

Here:	60.0%
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)

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