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Total population: 6,435 (All urban)

Pelham, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,337 (2,287 occupied: 1,492 owner occupied, 795 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	35%
State:	47%

Housing density: 2843 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008 in this state: $435,701.

Median contract rent in 2008: $1,396 (lower quartile is $1,120, upper quartile is $1,763)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2008: $1,918

Median gross rent in Pelham, NY in 2008: $1,528

Housing units in Pelham with a mortgage: 896 (48 second mortgage, 113 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 391

Pelham,NY index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $675,721 (it was $333,600 in 2000)

Pelham:	$675,721
New York:	$318,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $421,490 - $943,230

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $870,214
Here: $870,214
State: $361,784

Townhouses or other attached units: $462,124
Here: $462,124
State: $496,977

In 2-unit structures: $508,196
Here: $508,196
State: $485,140

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $579,447
Here: $579,447
State: $608,745

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $149,569
Here: $149,569
State: $694,721

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,396

In family households: 5,672 (1,261 male householders, 427 female householders)
1,403 spouses, 2,274 children (2,165 natural, 60 adopted, 49 stepchildren), 44 grandchildren, 48 brothers or sisters, 49 parents, 67 other relatives, 99 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 724 (226 male householders (140 living alone)), 366 female householders (339 living alone)), 132 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 8 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 531 2-persons, 422 3-persons, 437 4-persons, 198 5-persons, 58 6-persons, 42 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 479 1-person, 102 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 5 5-persons.

1,422 married couples with children.
259 single-parent households (54 men, 205 women).

81.5% of residents of Pelham speak English at home.
6.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
8.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 46% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 951 (14.9%)
(53.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.5
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pelham, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 12 4 rooms: 48 5 rooms: 109 6 rooms: 323 7 rooms: 240 8 rooms: 256 9 or more rooms: 497

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pelham, New York:
	1 room: 16 2 rooms: 42 3 rooms: 217 4 rooms: 224 5 rooms: 194 6 rooms: 37 7 rooms: 31 8 rooms: 9 9 or more rooms: 25

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 6
1995 to 1998: 20
1990 to 1994: 0
1980 to 1989: 72
1970 to 1979: 93
1960 to 1969: 105
1950 to 1959: 372
1940 to 1949: 215
1939 or earlier: 1,454

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Pelham:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 50 2 bedrooms: 131 3 bedrooms: 595 4 bedrooms: 378 5 or more bedrooms: 338

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pelham:
	no bedroom: 16 1 bedroom: 301 2 bedrooms: 346 3 bedrooms: 83 4 bedrooms: 31 5 or more bedrooms: 18

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Pelham in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 50 1 vehicle: 478 2 vehicles: 733 3 vehicles: 175 4 vehicles: 56 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Pelham in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 193 1 vehicle: 390 2 vehicles: 165 3 vehicles: 47 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2008 in Pelham, NY:

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: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 3
$90,000 to $99,999: 3
$100,000 to $124,999: 0
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $174,999: 0
$175,000 to $199,999: 11
$200,000 to $249,999: 8
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 68
$400,000 to $499,999: 277
$500,000 to $749,999: 502
$750,000 to $999,999: 216
$1,000,000 or more: 411

Pelham rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Pelham:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 12
$600 to $649: 11
$650 to $699: 5
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 3
$800 to $899: 19
$900 to $999: 25
$1,000 to $1,249: 190
$1,250 to $1,499: 197
$1,500 to $1,999: 217
$2,000 or more: 105
No cash rent: 15

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 114 1990 to 1994: 107 1985 to 1989: 95 1980 to 1984: 164 1975 to 1979: 111 1970 to 1974: 88 1970 to 1974: 90 1965 to 1969: 182

Pelham, NY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 46.0%
Number of people working at home: 174 (5.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 79
5 to 9 minutes: 187
10 to 14 minutes: 282
15 to 19 minutes: 402
20 to 24 minutes: 211
25 to 29 minutes: 87
30 to 34 minutes: 345
35 to 39 minutes: 90
40 to 44 minutes: 174
45 to 59 minutes: 509
60 to 89 minutes: 486
90 or more minutes: 84

Pelham mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,603 (52%)
Carpooled: 241 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 52 (2%)
Railroad: 867 (28%)
Taxi: 12 (0%)
Walked: 147 (5%)
Other means: 7 (0%)
Worked at home: 174 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 69
$10,000 to $14,999: 87
$15,000 to $19,999: 66
$20,000 to $24,999: 37
$25,000 to $29,999: 76
$30,000 to $34,999: 125
$35,000 to $39,999: 115
$40,000 to $44,999: 83
$45,000 to $49,999: 71
$50,000 to $59,999: 87
$60,000 to $74,999: 214
$75,000 to $99,999: 358
$100,000 to $124,999: 216
$125,000 to $149,999: 133
$150,000 to $199,999: 186
$200,000 or more: 357

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 1635

Other groups: 1146

Irish: 1105

English: 339

German: 288

United States or American: 145

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 108

Russian: 105

Polish: 89

Jamaican: 75

Scottish: 74

French (except Basque): 67

Croatian: 55

European: 53

Subsaharan African:: 42

African: 42

Swedish: 40

Brazilian: 37

Hungarian: 34

Guyanese: 33

Scotch-Irish: 30

Canadian: 28

Ukrainian: 23

Arab:: 21

Other Arab: 21

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 20

Austrian: 19

Danish: 18

Albanian: 17

French Canadian: 16

Belgian: 16

Dutch: 15

British: 14

Czech: 13

Slovak: 11

Norwegian: 10

Eastern European: 10

Greek: 9

Cypriot: 8

Latvian: 7

Barbadian: 7

Australian: 6

Iranian: 6

Israeli: 6

Portuguese: 6

Swiss: 6

Haitian: 6

Welsh: 5

Armenian: 5

Slovene: 5

Estonian: 5

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

Italy (17%)
Korea (9%)
India (7%)
Guyana (7%)
Jamaica (7%)
Japan (4%)
Canada (4%)

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

This state: 4284
Northeast: 464
Midwest: 264
South: 296
West: 103

66% of Pelham residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 4
Nursery to 4th grade: 8
5th and 6th grade: 51
7th and 8th grade: 18
9th grade: 10
10th grade: 23
11th grade: 39
12th grade, no diploma: 56
High school graduate (or equivalency): 346
Less than 1 year of college: 47
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 135
Associate degree: 92
Bachelor's degree: 520
Master's degree: 300
Professional school degree: 202
Doctorate degree: 92

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 18
5th and 6th grade: 46
7th and 8th grade: 37
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 21
11th grade: 37
12th grade, no diploma: 64
High school graduate (or equivalency): 427
Less than 1 year of college: 92
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 214
Associate degree: 136
Bachelor's degree: 621
Master's degree: 434
Professional school degree: 111
Doctorate degree: 56

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 9.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 2.9%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 10.6%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 4.4%

Median household income in 2008 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $114,722
Black householders: $54,601
Asian householders: $144,102
Some other race householders: $55,791
Two or more races householders: $74,553
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $75,659

Pelham household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Pelham household income for Black householders

Pelham household income for Asian householders

Pelham household income for Some other race householders

Pelham household income for Two or more races householders

Pelham household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Pelham marital status for males

Pelham marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $718,054
Black or African American householders: $487,142
Asian householders: $526,641
Some other race householders: $742,766
Two or more races householders: $513,677
Hispanic or Latino householders: $742,766

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,319
One, attached: 152
Two: 301
3 or 4: 84
5 to 9: 116
10 to 19: 86
20 to 49: 138
50 or more: 141

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Pelham:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (59%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (39%) Electricity (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (57%) Utility gas (31%) Electricity (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Other fuel (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 56

Here:	6.7%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 46

Here:	10.3%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 80

Here:	36.4%
New York:	38.2%

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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