Lewistown, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 8,528 (All urban)

Lewistown, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,515 (4,023 occupied: 1,906 owner occupied, 2,117 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	53%
State:	29%

Housing density: 2241 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: $377 (lower quartile is $276, upper quartile is $464)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $406

Median gross rent in Lewistown, PA in 2007: $478

Housing units in Lewistown with a mortgage: 909 (129 second mortgage, 79 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 830

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $96,272 (it was $57,800 in 2000)

Lewistown:	$96,272
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $56,017 - $133,351

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $109,566
Here: $109,566
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $100,882
Here: $100,882
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $109,696
Here: $109,696
State: $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $207,541
Here: $207,541
State: $204,155

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $176,079
Here: $176,079
State: $211,072

Mobile homes: $9,219
Here: $9,219
State: $35,442

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,782

In family households: 6,880 (1,674 male householders, 647 female householders)
1,573 spouses, 2,346 children (2,141 natural, 28 adopted, 177 stepchildren), 113 grandchildren, 62 brothers or sisters, 44 parents, 110 other relatives, 311 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,902 (561 male householders (445 living alone)), 1,132 female householders (1,080 living alone)), 209 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 216 (185 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,045 2-persons, 591 3-persons, 445 4-persons, 174 5-persons, 48 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,525 1-person, 155 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 4 4-persons.

1,209 married couples with children.
705 single-parent households (149 men, 556 women).

97.9% of residents of Lewistown speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 55 (0.6%)
(56.4% 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:	4.1
State:	4.2

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lewistown, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 31 4 rooms: 166 5 rooms: 286 6 rooms: 715 7 rooms: 360 8 rooms: 205 9 or more rooms: 143

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lewistown, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 33 2 rooms: 192 3 rooms: 506 4 rooms: 521 5 rooms: 328 6 rooms: 390 7 rooms: 91 8 rooms: 25 9 or more rooms: 31

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 12
1990 to 1994: 149
1980 to 1989: 154
1970 to 1979: 514
1960 to 1969: 336
1950 to 1959: 459
1940 to 1949: 536
1939 or earlier: 2,355

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lewistown:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 58 2 bedrooms: 455 3 bedrooms: 1,071 4 bedrooms: 285 5 or more bedrooms: 37

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lewistown:
	no bedroom: 77 1 bedroom: 841 2 bedrooms: 667 3 bedrooms: 462 4 bedrooms: 62 5 or more bedrooms: 8

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Lewistown in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 174 1 vehicle: 727 2 vehicles: 747 3 vehicles: 184 4 vehicles: 48 5 or more vehicles: 26

Cars and other vehicles available in Lewistown in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 669 1 vehicle: 1,021 2 vehicles: 334 3 vehicles: 72 4 vehicles: 11 5 or more vehicles: 10

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

Less than $10,000: 17
$10,000 to $14,999: 8
$15,000 to $19,999: 11
$20,000 to $24,999: 13
$25,000 to $29,999: 21
$30,000 to $34,999: 27
$35,000 to $39,999: 34
$40,000 to $49,999: 108
$50,000 to $59,999: 171
$60,000 to $69,999: 141
$70,000 to $79,999: 135
$80,000 to $89,999: 147
$90,000 to $99,999: 149
$100,000 to $124,999: 328
$125,000 to $149,999: 226
$150,000 to $174,999: 108
$175,000 to $199,999: 70
$200,000 to $249,999: 48
$250,000 to $299,999: 30
$300,000 to $399,999: 6
$400,000 to $499,999: 8
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Lewistown rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Lewistown:

Less than $100: 86 people
$100 to $149: 63
$150 to $199: 99
$200 to $249: 154
$250 to $299: 148
$300 to $349: 256
$350 to $399: 305
$400 to $449: 299
$450 to $499: 304
$500 to $549: 135
$550 to $599: 60
$600 to $649: 22
$650 to $699: 12
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 3
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 9
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 54

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 14 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 10 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 31

Lewistown, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 78.5%
Number of people working at home: 35 (1.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 234
5 to 9 minutes: 821
10 to 14 minutes: 949
15 to 19 minutes: 488
20 to 24 minutes: 205
25 to 29 minutes: 53
30 to 34 minutes: 174
35 to 39 minutes: 84
40 to 44 minutes: 53
45 to 59 minutes: 139
60 to 89 minutes: 160
90 or more minutes: 69

Lewistown mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,569 (74%)
Carpooled: 534 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 15 (0%)
Taxi: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 9 (0%)
Walked: 230 (7%)
Other means: 65 (2%)
Worked at home: 35 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 965
$10,000 to $14,999: 490
$15,000 to $19,999: 451
$20,000 to $24,999: 339
$25,000 to $29,999: 299
$30,000 to $34,999: 289
$35,000 to $39,999: 207
$40,000 to $44,999: 190
$45,000 to $49,999: 199
$50,000 to $59,999: 212
$60,000 to $74,999: 182
$75,000 to $99,999: 99
$100,000 to $124,999: 49
$125,000 to $149,999: 13
$150,000 to $199,999: 5
$200,000 or more: 25

First ancestries reported:

German: 2181

United States or American: 901

Irish: 681

English: 441

Other groups: 422

Italian: 366

Dutch: 275

Scotch-Irish: 272

French (except Basque): 122

Pennsylvania German: 95

Scottish: 94

Polish: 80

Norwegian: 40

British: 38

Greek: 37

French Canadian: 24

Welsh: 22

Swedish: 18

Austrian: 17

Ukrainian: 16

Hungarian: 9

European: 8

Yugoslavian: 7

Russian: 6

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

United Kingdom (42%)
Germany (20%)
Panama (18%)
Italy (11%)
Other Northern Europe (9%)

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

This state: 8150
Northeast: 186
Midwest: 100
South: 367
West: 114

58% of Lewistown residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 6
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 119
9th grade: 65
10th grade: 104
11th grade: 143
12th grade, no diploma: 131
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,398
Less than 1 year of college: 140
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 212
Associate degree: 108
Bachelor's degree: 208
Master's degree: 28
Professional school degree: 28
Doctorate degree: 15

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 22
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 29
7th and 8th grade: 207
9th grade: 127
10th grade: 230
11th grade: 167
12th grade, no diploma: 41
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,773
Less than 1 year of college: 173
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 259
Associate degree: 142
Bachelor's degree: 156
Master's degree: 67
Professional school degree: 54
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 12.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other 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: $26,123
Black householders: $51,787
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $21,108
Two or more races householders: $9,233
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $33,165

Lewistown household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Lewistown household income for Black householders

Lewistown household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Lewistown marital status for males

Lewistown marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $95,812
Black or African American householders: $60,822
Hispanic or Latino householders: $53,138

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,796
One, attached: 940
Two: 569
3 or 4: 505
5 to 9: 258
10 to 19: 26
20 to 49: 142
50 or more: 201
Mobile homes: 78

Median worth of mobile homes: $12,580

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Lewistown:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (54%) Utility gas (36%) Electricity (8%) Coal or coke (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (48%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%) Electricity (20%) Other fuel (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Coal or coke (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 88

Here:	9.1%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18

Here:	4.2%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 14

Here:	12.0%
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)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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