Palo Alto, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 1,015 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 0)

Palo Alto, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 460 (435 occupied: 380 owner occupied, 55 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	13%
State:	29%

Housing density: 435 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: $419 (lower quartile is $352, upper quartile is $556)

Median gross rent in Palo Alto, PA in 2007: $548

Housing units in Palo Alto with a mortgage: 182 (14 second mortgage, 26 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 157

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $68,789 (it was $49,500 in 2000)

Palo Alto:	$68,789
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $52,555 - $112,288

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $92,401
Here: $92,401
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $61,006
Here: $61,006
State: $160,289

Mobile homes: $25,227
Here: $25,227
State: $35,442

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,015

In family households: 835 (210 male householders, 78 female householders)
217 spouses, 271 children (258 natural, 6 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 23 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 14 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 180 (65 male householders (52 living alone)), 82 female householders (70 living alone)), 33 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 137 2-persons, 68 3-persons, 55 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 122 1-person, 20 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 2 4-persons.

147 married couples with children.
36 single-parent households (11 men, 25 women).

96.8% of residents of Palo Alto speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 11 (1.1%)
(81.8% 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:	5.0
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Palo Alto, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 5 4 rooms: 15 5 rooms: 62 6 rooms: 147 7 rooms: 70 8 rooms: 46 9 or more rooms: 35

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Palo Alto, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 17 5 rooms: 21 6 rooms: 3 7 rooms: 6 8 rooms: 2 9 or more rooms: 6

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 4
1990 to 1994: 10
1980 to 1989: 8
1970 to 1979: 38
1960 to 1969: 35
1950 to 1959: 56
1940 to 1949: 24
1939 or earlier: 285

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Palo Alto:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 7 2 bedrooms: 82 3 bedrooms: 213 4 bedrooms: 64 5 or more bedrooms: 14

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Palo Alto:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 23 3 bedrooms: 29 4 bedrooms: 3 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 Palo Alto in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 32 1 vehicle: 118 2 vehicles: 155 3 vehicles: 41 4 vehicles: 24 5 or more vehicles: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in Palo Alto in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 7 1 vehicle: 35 2 vehicles: 3 3 vehicles: 8 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 2

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

Less than $10,000: 4
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 4
$20,000 to $24,999: 6
$25,000 to $29,999: 8
$30,000 to $34,999: 12
$35,000 to $39,999: 12
$40,000 to $49,999: 53
$50,000 to $59,999: 42
$60,000 to $69,999: 53
$70,000 to $79,999: 37
$80,000 to $89,999: 29
$90,000 to $99,999: 26
$100,000 to $124,999: 61
$125,000 to $149,999: 15
$150,000 to $174,999: 9
$175,000 to $199,999: 1
$200,000 to $249,999: 5
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Palo Alto rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Palo Alto:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 2
$150 to $199: 3
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 2
$300 to $349: 3
$350 to $399: 6
$400 to $449: 9
$450 to $499: 2
$500 to $549: 2
$550 to $599: 5
$600 to $649: 5
$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: 15

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 4 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 4 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 3

Palo Alto, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 82.8%
Number of people working at home: 10 (2.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 17
5 to 9 minutes: 88
10 to 14 minutes: 95
15 to 19 minutes: 81
20 to 24 minutes: 43
25 to 29 minutes: 23
30 to 34 minutes: 39
35 to 39 minutes: 6
40 to 44 minutes: 6
45 to 59 minutes: 25
60 to 89 minutes: 13
90 or more minutes: 13

Palo Alto mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 372 (81%)
Carpooled: 58 (13%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 4 (1%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 12 (3%)
Other means: 1 (0%)
Worked at home: 10 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 37
$10,000 to $14,999: 32
$15,000 to $19,999: 20
$20,000 to $24,999: 24
$25,000 to $29,999: 54
$30,000 to $34,999: 47
$35,000 to $39,999: 37
$40,000 to $44,999: 44
$45,000 to $49,999: 26
$50,000 to $59,999: 46
$60,000 to $74,999: 31
$75,000 to $99,999: 27
$100,000 to $124,999: 2
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 6
$200,000 or more: 2

First ancestries reported:

German: 168

Italian: 152

Irish: 141

Polish: 97

Dutch: 86

English: 35

Lithuanian: 33

Other groups: 30

United States or American: 25

Slovak: 22

Welsh: 21

Ukrainian: 18

Pennsylvania German: 10

Czechoslovakian: 8

Scottish: 6

Swiss: 5

Russian: 4

Scotch-Irish: 4

French (except Basque): 3

Greek: 2

Arab:: 2

Austrian: 2

Lebanese: 2

Norwegian: 2

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

Korea (64%)
Poland (18%)
Malaysia (18%)

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

This state: 962
Northeast: 12
Midwest: 7
South: 16
West: 7

74% of Palo Alto residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 85% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 4
Nursery to 4th grade: 2
5th and 6th grade: 3
7th and 8th grade: 22
9th grade: 11
10th grade: 13
11th grade: 16
12th grade, no diploma: 16
High school graduate (or equivalency): 171
Less than 1 year of college: 18
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 19
Associate degree: 13
Bachelor's degree: 31
Master's degree: 2
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 3

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 2
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 45
9th grade: 24
10th grade: 14
11th grade: 10
12th grade, no diploma: 11
High school graduate (or equivalency): 193
Less than 1 year of college: 19
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 37
Associate degree: 20
Bachelor's degree: 21
Master's degree: 3
Professional school degree: 9
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.1%

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

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $45,519
Asian householders: $29,196
Two or more races householders: $12,646

Palo Alto household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Palo Alto marital status for males

Palo Alto marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $70,595
Asian householders: $33,630
Two or more races householders: $45,164

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 274
One, attached: 139
Two: 6
3 or 4: 8
5 to 9: 3
Mobile homes: 30

Median worth of mobile homes: $37,530

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Palo Alto:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (69%) Coal or coke (18%) Electricity (11%) Other fuel (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (62%) Coal or coke (25%) Electricity (7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5

Here:	5.6%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	6.9%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7

Here:	18.9%
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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