North Wales, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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North Wales Apartments for Rent

Total population: 3,226 (All urban)

North Wales, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,330 (1,299 occupied: 928 owner occupied, 371 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	29%
State:	29%

Housing density: 2328 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: $701 (lower quartile is $628, upper quartile is $798)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $528

Median gross rent in North Wales, PA in 2007: $811

Housing units in North Wales with a mortgage: 680 (74 second mortgage, 100 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 223

North Wales,PA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $253,264 (it was $133,700 in 2000)

North Wales:	$253,264
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $188,007 - $301,343

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $309,844
Here: $309,844
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $197,148
Here: $197,148
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $226,187
Here: $226,187
State: $153,822

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $267,848
Here: $267,848
State: $211,072

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,331

In family households: 2,813 (691 male householders, 185 female householders)
693 spouses, 1,093 children (1,035 natural, 20 adopted, 38 stepchildren), 28 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 14 parents, 27 other relatives, 75 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 518 (197 male householders (174 living alone)), 229 female householders (185 living alone)), 92 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 11 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 315 2-persons, 219 3-persons, 223 4-persons, 73 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 359 1-person, 56 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 5 4-persons.

661 married couples with children.
165 single-parent households (41 men, 124 women).

94.4% of residents of North Wales speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (33% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 44% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 143 (4.3%)
(43.4% 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:	4.0
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in North Wales, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 34 5 rooms: 97 6 rooms: 273 7 rooms: 190 8 rooms: 163 9 or more rooms: 171

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in North Wales, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 32 3 rooms: 87 4 rooms: 127 5 rooms: 58 6 rooms: 21 7 rooms: 38 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 14
1995 to 1998: 13
1990 to 1994: 31
1980 to 1989: 53
1970 to 1979: 47
1960 to 1969: 121
1950 to 1959: 231
1940 to 1949: 156
1939 or earlier: 664

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in North Wales:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 6 2 bedrooms: 75 3 bedrooms: 520 4 bedrooms: 226 5 or more bedrooms: 101

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in North Wales:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 149 2 bedrooms: 154 3 bedrooms: 60 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 North Wales in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 24 1 vehicle: 300 2 vehicles: 432 3 vehicles: 132 4 vehicles: 28 5 or more vehicles: 12

Cars and other vehicles available in North Wales in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 24 1 vehicle: 240 2 vehicles: 94 3 vehicles: 13 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in North Wales, 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: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 2
$60,000 to $69,999: 4
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 1
$100,000 to $124,999: 14
$125,000 to $149,999: 13
$150,000 to $174,999: 55
$175,000 to $199,999: 97
$200,000 to $249,999: 244
$250,000 to $299,999: 217
$300,000 to $399,999: 128
$400,000 to $499,999: 80
$500,000 to $749,999: 33
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 7

North Wales rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in North Wales:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 6
$300 to $349: 1
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 4
$450 to $499: 13
$500 to $549: 18
$550 to $599: 28
$600 to $649: 49
$650 to $699: 55
$700 to $749: 40
$750 to $799: 63
$800 to $899: 42
$900 to $999: 10
$1,000 to $1,249: 21
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 8

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 25 1985 to 1989: 39 1980 to 1984: 19 1975 to 1979: 20 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 6 1965 to 1969: 34

North Wales, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 79.3%
Number of people working at home: 34 (1.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 50
5 to 9 minutes: 294
10 to 14 minutes: 273
15 to 19 minutes: 213
20 to 24 minutes: 270
25 to 29 minutes: 138
30 to 34 minutes: 220
35 to 39 minutes: 30
40 to 44 minutes: 71
45 to 59 minutes: 152
60 to 89 minutes: 86
90 or more minutes: 12

North Wales mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,539 (84%)
Carpooled: 156 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%)
Railroad: 46 (2%)
Bicycle: 6 (0%)
Walked: 42 (2%)
Other means: 11 (1%)
Worked at home: 34 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 48
$10,000 to $14,999: 49
$15,000 to $19,999: 20
$20,000 to $24,999: 73
$25,000 to $29,999: 69
$30,000 to $34,999: 109
$35,000 to $39,999: 101
$40,000 to $44,999: 70
$45,000 to $49,999: 52
$50,000 to $59,999: 140
$60,000 to $74,999: 229
$75,000 to $99,999: 168
$100,000 to $124,999: 54
$125,000 to $149,999: 32
$150,000 to $199,999: 34
$200,000 or more: 54

First ancestries reported:

German: 661

Irish: 593

Italian: 417

Other groups: 285

United States or American: 234

English: 215

Polish: 122

Pennsylvania German: 59

Welsh: 49

French (except Basque): 39

Swedish: 36

Norwegian: 30

Dutch: 23

Scottish: 23

European: 23

British: 20

Ukrainian: 20

French Canadian: 19

Scotch-Irish: 18

Czechoslovakian: 12

Austrian: 12

Eastern European: 10

Slovak: 10

Subsaharan African:: 9

African: 9

Croatian: 8

Greek: 7

Russian: 6

Armenian: 6

Swiss: 6

Portuguese: 6

Egyptian: 4

Arab:: 4

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

United Kingdom (24%)
Cambodia (17%)
Thailand (9%)
Hong Kong (6%)
Vietnam (6%)
Australia (6%)
Sweden (5%)

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

This state: 2709
Northeast: 244
Midwest: 68
South: 108
West: 47

67% of North Wales residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% 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: 9
Nursery to 4th grade: 14
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 11
9th grade: 18
10th grade: 38
11th grade: 15
12th grade, no diploma: 17
High school graduate (or equivalency): 399
Less than 1 year of college: 68
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 165
Associate degree: 59
Bachelor's degree: 192
Master's degree: 58
Professional school degree: 18
Doctorate degree: 23

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 20
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 22
9th grade: 15
10th grade: 29
11th grade: 12
12th grade, no diploma: 29
High school graduate (or equivalency): 329
Less than 1 year of college: 114
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 177
Associate degree: 95
Bachelor's degree: 180
Master's degree: 64
Professional school degree: 35
Doctorate degree: 17

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 9.2%

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

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $69,490
Black householders: $33,844
Asian householders: $8,735

North Wales household income for White non-Hispanic householders

North Wales household income for Black householders

North Wales household income for Asian householders

North Wales marital status for males

North Wales marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $252,696
Black or African American householders: $273,911
Asian householders: $213,105

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 613
One, attached: 395
Two: 134
3 or 4: 102
5 to 9: 70
10 to 19: 16

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in North Wales:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (70%) Utility gas (27%) Electricity (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (43%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (39%) Electricity (15%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 57

Here:	12.9%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

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

Here:	4.6%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 49

Here:	36.0%
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)

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