Skippack, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 2,721, Rural population: 196 (12 farm, 184 nonfarm))

Skippack, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,160 (1,104 occupied: 935 owner occupied, 169 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	15%
State:	29%

Housing density: 455 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: $998 (lower quartile is $631, upper quartile is $1,338)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,274

Median gross rent in Skippack, PA in 2007: $1,140

Housing units in Skippack with a mortgage: 736 (76 second mortgage, 81 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 144

Skippack,PA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $274,291 (it was $144,800 in 2000)

Skippack:	$274,291
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $208,820 - $415,569

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $387,772
Here: $387,772
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $233,742
Here: $233,742
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $315,695
Here: $315,695
State: $153,822

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $236,886
Here: $236,886
State: $211,072

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,917

In family households: 2,510 (636 male householders, 176 female householders)
674 spouses, 900 children (853 natural, 17 adopted, 30 stepchildren), 26 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 37 parents, 37 other relatives, 24 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 407 (173 male householders (120 living alone)), 157 female householders (134 living alone)), 77 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 358 2-persons, 187 3-persons, 173 4-persons, 94 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 254 1-person, 58 2-persons, 18 3-persons.

631 married couples with children.
88 single-parent households (21 men, 67 women).

91.3% of residents of Skippack speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
5.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% speak English very well, 59% speak English well).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 216 (7.4%)
(39.4% 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:	5.2
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Skippack, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 57 5 rooms: 67 6 rooms: 288 7 rooms: 209 8 rooms: 159 9 or more rooms: 155

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Skippack, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 28 4 rooms: 51 5 rooms: 8 6 rooms: 18 7 rooms: 26 8 rooms: 19 9 or more rooms: 19

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 94
1995 to 1998: 169
1990 to 1994: 86
1980 to 1989: 351
1970 to 1979: 132
1960 to 1969: 92
1950 to 1959: 76
1940 to 1949: 31
1939 or earlier: 129

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Skippack:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 8 2 bedrooms: 173 3 bedrooms: 418 4 bedrooms: 293 5 or more bedrooms: 43

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Skippack:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 38 2 bedrooms: 49 3 bedrooms: 36 4 bedrooms: 36 5 or more bedrooms: 10

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Skippack in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 9 1 vehicle: 194 2 vehicles: 601 3 vehicles: 86 4 vehicles: 18 5 or more vehicles: 27

Cars and other vehicles available in Skippack in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 94 2 vehicles: 55 3 vehicles: 20 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Skippack, 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: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 0
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $174,999: 10
$175,000 to $199,999: 63
$200,000 to $249,999: 267
$250,000 to $299,999: 202
$300,000 to $399,999: 121
$400,000 to $499,999: 162
$500,000 to $749,999: 100
$750,000 to $999,999: 2
$1,000,000 or more: 7

Skippack rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Skippack:

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: 4
$450 to $499: 15
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 13
$600 to $649: 11
$650 to $699: 5
$700 to $749: 1
$750 to $799: 8
$800 to $899: 6
$900 to $999: 17
$1,000 to $1,249: 27
$1,250 to $1,499: 43
$1,500 to $1,999: 9
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 10

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 61 1990 to 1994: 27 1985 to 1989: 36 1980 to 1984: 15 1975 to 1979: 19 1970 to 1974: 13 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 45

Skippack, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 72.0%
Number of people working at home: 33 (2.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 36
5 to 9 minutes: 79
10 to 14 minutes: 80
15 to 19 minutes: 139
20 to 24 minutes: 169
25 to 29 minutes: 148
30 to 34 minutes: 198
35 to 39 minutes: 91
40 to 44 minutes: 141
45 to 59 minutes: 265
60 to 89 minutes: 142
90 or more minutes: 31

Skippack mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,323 (85%)
Carpooled: 107 (7%)
Railroad: 35 (2%)
Walked: 40 (3%)
Other means: 14 (1%)
Worked at home: 33 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 11
$10,000 to $14,999: 25
$15,000 to $19,999: 24
$20,000 to $24,999: 27
$25,000 to $29,999: 78
$30,000 to $34,999: 28
$35,000 to $39,999: 43
$40,000 to $44,999: 72
$45,000 to $49,999: 49
$50,000 to $59,999: 116
$60,000 to $74,999: 200
$75,000 to $99,999: 237
$100,000 to $124,999: 95
$125,000 to $149,999: 57
$150,000 to $199,999: 44
$200,000 or more: 36

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 561

German: 535

Italian: 488

English: 256

United States or American: 175

Other groups: 133

Polish: 72

Subsaharan African:: 58

African: 58

Scotch-Irish: 52

Greek: 50

Pennsylvania German: 43

Russian: 40

French (except Basque): 38

Arab:: 30

Ukrainian: 26

Dutch: 19

Syrian: 19

Armenian: 13

Portuguese: 13

Austrian: 12

Other Arab: 11

French Canadian: 11

Welsh: 10

Hungarian: 8

British: 8

Norwegian: 8

Scottish: 5

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

Italy (30%)
Philippines (13%)
United Kingdom (12%)
Other Northern Africa (10%)
Syria (9%)
Germany (8%)
Canada (5%)

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

This state: 2109
Northeast: 317
Midwest: 110
South: 95
West: 70

51% of Skippack residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 14
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 0
9th grade: 19
10th grade: 14
11th grade: 24
12th grade, no diploma: 16
High school graduate (or equivalency): 244
Less than 1 year of college: 71
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 109
Associate degree: 72
Bachelor's degree: 226
Master's degree: 96
Professional school degree: 33
Doctorate degree: 25

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 10
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 0
11th grade: 19
12th grade, no diploma: 21
High school graduate (or equivalency): 286
Less than 1 year of college: 70
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 160
Associate degree: 120
Bachelor's degree: 243
Master's degree: 100
Professional school degree: 20
Doctorate degree: 27

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.0%

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

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

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $83,611
Black householders: $55,229
Asian householders: $95,624
Two or more races householders: $3,357

Skippack household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Skippack household income for Black householders

Skippack household income for Asian householders

Skippack household income for Two or more races householders

Skippack marital status for males

Skippack marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $275,048
Black or African American householders: $260,462
Asian householders: $426,211

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 575
One, attached: 453
Two: 76
3 or 4: 20
5 to 9: 15
10 to 19: 11
20 to 49: 10

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Skippack:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (36%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (31%) Electricity (30%) Coal or coke (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (38%) Utility gas (28%) Electricity (22%) Other fuel (12%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 32

Here:	13.5%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8

Here:	5.3%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 52

Here:	50.0%
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)

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