Jersey Shore, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 4,302 (All urban)

Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,904 (1,771 occupied: 1,042 owner occupied, 729 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	41%
State:	29%

Housing density: 1553 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008 in this state: $192,261.

Median contract rent in 2008: $454 (lower quartile is $410, upper quartile is $532)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2008: $403

Median gross rent in Jersey Shore, PA in 2008: $544

Housing units in Jersey Shore with a mortgage: 587 (61 second mortgage, 39 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 376

Jersey Shore,PA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $99,776 (it was $67,500 in 2000)

Jersey Shore:	$99,776
Pennsylvania:	$164,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $71,676 - $130,715

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $101,616
Here: $101,616
State: $226,884

Townhouses or other attached units: $770,212
Here: $770,212
State: $161,921

In 2-unit structures: $104,125
Here: $104,125
State: $152,955

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $104,347
Here: $104,347
State: $178,834

Mobile homes: $35,556
Here: $35,556
State: $35,442

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,342

In family households: 3,672 (899 male householders, 286 female householders)
904 spouses, 1,378 children (1,202 natural, 55 adopted, 121 stepchildren), 53 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 27 parents, 11 other relatives, 92 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 670 (206 male householders (170 living alone)), 371 female householders (329 living alone)), 93 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 140 (120 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 479 2-persons, 320 3-persons, 234 4-persons, 115 5-persons, 37 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 499 1-person, 71 2-persons, 7 4-persons.

729 married couples with children.
343 single-parent households (89 men, 254 women).

97.6% of residents of Jersey Shore speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 53 (1.2%)
(64.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.8
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 Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 20 4 rooms: 29 5 rooms: 99 6 rooms: 304 7 rooms: 241 8 rooms: 209 9 or more rooms: 140

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 17 2 rooms: 55 3 rooms: 142 4 rooms: 178 5 rooms: 177 6 rooms: 145 7 rooms: 7 8 rooms: 8 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 15
1995 to 1998: 23
1990 to 1994: 56
1980 to 1989: 32
1970 to 1979: 96
1960 to 1969: 81
1950 to 1959: 161
1940 to 1949: 249
1939 or earlier: 1,191

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Jersey Shore:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 36 2 bedrooms: 83 3 bedrooms: 638 4 bedrooms: 261 5 or more bedrooms: 24

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jersey Shore:
	no bedroom: 17 1 bedroom: 222 2 bedrooms: 315 3 bedrooms: 175 4 bedrooms: 0 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 Jersey Shore in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 38 1 vehicle: 321 2 vehicles: 559 3 vehicles: 92 4 vehicles: 25 5 or more vehicles: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Jersey Shore in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 104 1 vehicle: 424 2 vehicles: 194 3 vehicles: 7 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2008 in Jersey Shore, PA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 5
$20,000 to $24,999: 2
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 5
$35,000 to $39,999: 2
$40,000 to $49,999: 21
$50,000 to $59,999: 67
$60,000 to $69,999: 57
$70,000 to $79,999: 98
$80,000 to $89,999: 124
$90,000 to $99,999: 122
$100,000 to $124,999: 245
$125,000 to $149,999: 160
$150,000 to $174,999: 42
$175,000 to $199,999: 26
$200,000 to $249,999: 14
$250,000 to $299,999: 1
$300,000 to $399,999: 9
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Jersey Shore rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Jersey Shore:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 7
$300 to $349: 47
$350 to $399: 112
$400 to $449: 163
$450 to $499: 144
$500 to $549: 93
$550 to $599: 71
$600 to $649: 40
$650 to $699: 9
$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: 16

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 11 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 8 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 8 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 26

Jersey Shore, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 76.0%
Number of people working at home: 50 (2.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 174
5 to 9 minutes: 393
10 to 14 minutes: 213
15 to 19 minutes: 221
20 to 24 minutes: 486
25 to 29 minutes: 163
30 to 34 minutes: 166
35 to 39 minutes: 36
40 to 44 minutes: 15
45 to 59 minutes: 45
60 to 89 minutes: 8
90 or more minutes: 52

Jersey Shore mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,533 (76%)
Carpooled: 271 (13%)
Walked: 134 (7%)
Other means: 34 (2%)
Worked at home: 50 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 173
$10,000 to $14,999: 131
$15,000 to $19,999: 204
$20,000 to $24,999: 169
$25,000 to $29,999: 185
$30,000 to $34,999: 133
$35,000 to $39,999: 85
$40,000 to $44,999: 151
$45,000 to $49,999: 141
$50,000 to $59,999: 117
$60,000 to $74,999: 176
$75,000 to $99,999: 32
$100,000 to $124,999: 32
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 24
$200,000 or more: 9

First ancestries reported:

German: 1203

United States or American: 388

English: 287

Irish: 272

Other groups: 168

Italian: 140

Dutch: 103

Scotch-Irish: 76

Swedish: 64

French (except Basque): 53

Norwegian: 44

Pennsylvania German: 41

Scottish: 41

European: 29

French Canadian: 27

Polish: 27

Portuguese: 11

Finnish: 10

Slovak: 10

Austrian: 8

Welsh: 8

Russian: 7

Czech: 6

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 5

Jamaican: 5

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

Indonesia (30%)
France (21%)
United Kingdom (15%)
Africa, n.e.c. (15%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (11%)
Germany (8%)

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

This state: 3860
Northeast: 264
Midwest: 75
South: 179
West: 30

54% of Jersey Shore residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 27
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 56
9th grade: 51
10th grade: 82
11th grade: 32
12th grade, no diploma: 48
High school graduate (or equivalency): 609
Less than 1 year of college: 68
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 144
Associate degree: 75
Bachelor's degree: 97
Master's degree: 15
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 14

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 23
Nursery to 4th grade: 5
5th and 6th grade: 9
7th and 8th grade: 57
9th grade: 33
10th grade: 40
11th grade: 71
12th grade, no diploma: 69
High school graduate (or equivalency): 809
Less than 1 year of college: 68
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 128
Associate degree: 106
Bachelor's degree: 118
Master's degree: 65
Professional school degree: 7
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 9.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.3%

Median household income in 2008 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $37,841
Black householders: $37,742
Some other race householders: $23,517
Two or more races householders: $1,604
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $61,170

Jersey Shore household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Jersey Shore marital status for males

Jersey Shore marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $99,627
Black or African American householders: $18,476
Some other race householders: $96,080
Hispanic or Latino householders: $96,080

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,056
One, attached: 53
Two: 324
3 or 4: 217
5 to 9: 130
10 to 19: 92
Mobile homes: 32

Median worth of mobile homes: $25,248

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Jersey Shore:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (68%) Utility gas (18%) Electricity (9%) Coal or coke (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) No fuel used (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (59%) Electricity (20%) Utility gas (12%) Coal or coke (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18

Here:	3.3%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 19

Here:	7.1%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 34

Here:	20.7%
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)

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