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Total population: 3,627 (All urban)

Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,506 (1,427 occupied: 954 owner occupied, 473 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	33%
State:	29%

Housing density: 1085 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: $712 (lower quartile is $583, upper quartile is $829)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $823

Median gross rent in Pen Argyl, PA in 2007: $847

Housing units in Pen Argyl with a mortgage: 539 (51 second mortgage, 83 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 331

Pen Argyl,PA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $168,377 (it was $90,800 in 2000)

Pen Argyl:	$168,377
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $122,067 - $225,511

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $198,260
Here: $198,260
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $159,836
Here: $159,836
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $195,178
Here: $195,178
State: $153,822

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,599

In family households: 3,096 (790 male householders, 224 female householders)
806 spouses, 1,166 children (1,052 natural, 28 adopted, 86 stepchildren), 22 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 38 other relatives, 16 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 503 (163 male householders (127 living alone)), 260 female householders (225 living alone)), 80 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 16 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 407 2-persons, 278 3-persons, 222 4-persons, 76 5-persons, 14 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 352 1-person, 68 2-persons, 3 5-persons.

673 married couples with children.
235 single-parent households (70 men, 165 women).

96.9% of residents of Pen Argyl speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 27% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 59 (1.6%)
(66.1% 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:	4.8
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 7 4 rooms: 53 5 rooms: 146 6 rooms: 396 7 rooms: 173 8 rooms: 95 9 or more rooms: 84

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 26 3 rooms: 53 4 rooms: 127 5 rooms: 76 6 rooms: 119 7 rooms: 28 8 rooms: 22 9 or more rooms: 16

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 7
1990 to 1994: 22
1980 to 1989: 79
1970 to 1979: 47
1960 to 1969: 92
1950 to 1959: 187
1940 to 1949: 141
1939 or earlier: 931

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Pen Argyl:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 12 2 bedrooms: 187 3 bedrooms: 619 4 bedrooms: 111 5 or more bedrooms: 25

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pen Argyl:
	no bedroom: 12 1 bedroom: 98 2 bedrooms: 200 3 bedrooms: 133 4 bedrooms: 30 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 Pen Argyl in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 53 1 vehicle: 241 2 vehicles: 470 3 vehicles: 136 4 vehicles: 30 5 or more vehicles: 24

Cars and other vehicles available in Pen Argyl in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 51 1 vehicle: 240 2 vehicles: 144 3 vehicles: 38 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Pen Argyl, 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: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 9
$70,000 to $79,999: 15
$80,000 to $89,999: 13
$90,000 to $99,999: 28
$100,000 to $124,999: 104
$125,000 to $149,999: 190
$150,000 to $174,999: 160
$175,000 to $199,999: 125
$200,000 to $249,999: 168
$250,000 to $299,999: 82
$300,000 to $399,999: 51
$400,000 to $499,999: 7
$500,000 to $749,999: 4
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Pen Argyl rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Pen Argyl:

Less than $100: 9 people
$100 to $149: 5
$150 to $199: 5
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 5
$300 to $349: 10
$350 to $399: 13
$400 to $449: 10
$450 to $499: 16
$500 to $549: 26
$550 to $599: 38
$600 to $649: 34
$650 to $699: 43
$700 to $749: 57
$750 to $799: 46
$800 to $899: 81
$900 to $999: 37
$1,000 to $1,249: 16
$1,250 to $1,499: 3
$1,500 to $1,999: 4
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 17

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 6 1980 to 1984: 8 1975 to 1979: 7 1970 to 1974: 6 1970 to 1974: 7 1965 to 1969: 25

Pen Argyl, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 75.8%
Number of people working at home: 78 (4.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 58
5 to 9 minutes: 256
10 to 14 minutes: 228
15 to 19 minutes: 196
20 to 24 minutes: 265
25 to 29 minutes: 134
30 to 34 minutes: 230
35 to 39 minutes: 25
40 to 44 minutes: 23
45 to 59 minutes: 93
60 to 89 minutes: 75
90 or more minutes: 47

Pen Argyl mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,416 (83%)
Carpooled: 157 (9%)
Walked: 41 (2%)
Other means: 16 (1%)
Worked at home: 78 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 116
$10,000 to $14,999: 87
$15,000 to $19,999: 137
$20,000 to $24,999: 74
$25,000 to $29,999: 98
$30,000 to $34,999: 132
$35,000 to $39,999: 73
$40,000 to $44,999: 84
$45,000 to $49,999: 112
$50,000 to $59,999: 182
$60,000 to $74,999: 174
$75,000 to $99,999: 93
$100,000 to $124,999: 29
$125,000 to $149,999: 25
$150,000 to $199,999: 9
$200,000 or more: 12

First ancestries reported:

German: 732

Italian: 723

English: 284

Irish: 241

United States or American: 174

Dutch: 155

Other groups: 132

Welsh: 122

Pennsylvania German: 111

Polish: 79

French (except Basque): 54

Scotch-Irish: 41

Russian: 25

Austrian: 22

Scottish: 19

Hungarian: 12

Greek: 7

Ukrainian: 7

Slovak: 6

French Canadian: 6

Portuguese: 6

British: 5

Norwegian: 5

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

Germany (24%)
Philippines (14%)
Korea (12%)
Canada (12%)
Italy (10%)
Ecuador (10%)
Venezuela (10%)

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

This state: 2964
Northeast: 444
Midwest: 39
South: 72
West: 29

67% of Pen Argyl 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, 66% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 7
7th and 8th grade: 25
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 57
11th grade: 54
12th grade, no diploma: 28
High school graduate (or equivalency): 549
Less than 1 year of college: 42
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 85
Associate degree: 77
Bachelor's degree: 130
Master's degree: 45
Professional school degree: 16
Doctorate degree: 10

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 18
7th and 8th grade: 67
9th grade: 78
10th grade: 33
11th grade: 50
12th grade, no diploma: 26
High school graduate (or equivalency): 454
Less than 1 year of college: 111
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 126
Associate degree: 107
Bachelor's degree: 162
Master's degree: 31
Professional school degree: 13
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic 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: $51,516
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $64,173

Pen Argyl household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Pen Argyl marital status for males

Pen Argyl marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $164,854

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 747
One, attached: 481
Two: 95
3 or 4: 103
5 to 9: 37
10 to 19: 43

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Pen Argyl:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (65%) Utility gas (23%) Electricity (8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Coal or coke (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (40%) Utility gas (33%) Electricity (19%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) No fuel used (4%)

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

Here:	19.1%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 34

Here:	24.8%
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)

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