Swoyersville, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 4,836 (All urban)

Swoyersville, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,356 (2,243 occupied: 1,817 owner occupied, 426 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	19%
State:	29%

Housing density: 1090 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: $427 (lower quartile is $337, upper quartile is $515)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $503

Median gross rent in Swoyersville, PA in 2007: $587

Housing units in Swoyersville with a mortgage: 832 (84 second mortgage, 142 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 872

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $110,024 (it was $82,100 in 2000)

Swoyersville:	$110,024
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $83,673 - $139,451

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $120,181
Here: $120,181
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $115,081
Here: $115,081
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $105,540
Here: $105,540
State: $153,822

Mobile homes: $19,239
Here: $19,239
State: $35,442

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,150

In family households: 4,359 (1,129 male householders, 384 female householders)
1,146 spouses, 1,406 children (1,303 natural, 38 adopted, 65 stepchildren), 110 grandchildren, 30 brothers or sisters, 77 parents, 39 other relatives, 38 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 791 (328 male householders (297 living alone)), 408 female householders (393 living alone)), 55 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 7 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 716 2-persons, 371 3-persons, 297 4-persons, 87 5-persons, 22 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 690 1-person, 35 2-persons, 11 3-persons.

720 married couples with children.
165 single-parent households (42 men, 123 women).

93.7% of residents of Swoyersville speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 28% speak English not well).
5.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (53% speak English very well, 47% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 73 (1.4%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.9
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Swoyersville, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 20 4 rooms: 147 5 rooms: 280 6 rooms: 818 7 rooms: 246 8 rooms: 167 9 or more rooms: 139

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Swoyersville, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 33 3 rooms: 54 4 rooms: 77 5 rooms: 101 6 rooms: 94 7 rooms: 8 8 rooms: 42 9 or more rooms: 9

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 8
1995 to 1998: 36
1990 to 1994: 77
1980 to 1989: 128
1970 to 1979: 274
1960 to 1969: 110
1950 to 1959: 347
1940 to 1949: 293
1939 or earlier: 1,083

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Swoyersville:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 45 2 bedrooms: 434 3 bedrooms: 1,072 4 bedrooms: 211 5 or more bedrooms: 55

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Swoyersville:
	no bedroom: 17 1 bedroom: 105 2 bedrooms: 127 3 bedrooms: 152 4 bedrooms: 25 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 Swoyersville in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 92 1 vehicle: 737 2 vehicles: 661 3 vehicles: 243 4 vehicles: 68 5 or more vehicles: 16

Cars and other vehicles available in Swoyersville in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 107 1 vehicle: 224 2 vehicles: 95 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 10
$25,000 to $29,999: 10
$30,000 to $34,999: 9
$35,000 to $39,999: 6
$40,000 to $49,999: 11
$50,000 to $59,999: 49
$60,000 to $69,999: 81
$70,000 to $79,999: 135
$80,000 to $89,999: 128
$90,000 to $99,999: 189
$100,000 to $124,999: 536
$125,000 to $149,999: 270
$150,000 to $174,999: 133
$175,000 to $199,999: 76
$200,000 to $249,999: 50
$250,000 to $299,999: 9
$300,000 to $399,999: 3
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Swoyersville rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Swoyersville:

Less than $100: 15 people
$100 to $149: 14
$150 to $199: 20
$200 to $249: 13
$250 to $299: 14
$300 to $349: 39
$350 to $399: 41
$400 to $449: 33
$450 to $499: 59
$500 to $549: 36
$550 to $599: 18
$600 to $649: 14
$650 to $699: 20
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 5
$800 to $899: 3
$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: 60

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 25 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 8 1970 to 1974: 7 1965 to 1969: 33

Swoyersville, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 86.9%
Number of people working at home: 16 (0.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 68
5 to 9 minutes: 180
10 to 14 minutes: 467
15 to 19 minutes: 508
20 to 24 minutes: 530
25 to 29 minutes: 140
30 to 34 minutes: 264
35 to 39 minutes: 32
40 to 44 minutes: 32
45 to 59 minutes: 31
60 to 89 minutes: 49
90 or more minutes: 73

Swoyersville mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,951 (82%)
Carpooled: 300 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 17 (1%)
Walked: 94 (4%)
Other means: 12 (1%)
Worked at home: 16 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 239
$10,000 to $14,999: 241
$15,000 to $19,999: 249
$20,000 to $24,999: 243
$25,000 to $29,999: 140
$30,000 to $34,999: 133
$35,000 to $39,999: 167
$40,000 to $44,999: 98
$45,000 to $49,999: 72
$50,000 to $59,999: 230
$60,000 to $74,999: 281
$75,000 to $99,999: 89
$100,000 to $124,999: 30
$125,000 to $149,999: 19
$150,000 to $199,999: 7
$200,000 or more: 11

First ancestries reported:

Polish: 1392

Slovak: 702

Italian: 631

Irish: 437

Lithuanian: 273

German: 259

Russian: 236

United States or American: 152

Welsh: 103

Other groups: 101

English: 96

Ukrainian: 59

Arab:: 44

Lebanese: 44

Pennsylvania German: 24

Czech: 23

Dutch: 13

Scotch-Irish: 13

Czechoslovakian: 12

Hungarian: 11

French (except Basque): 11

Eastern European: 9

French Canadian: 9

Scottish: 8

Slavic: 7

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

Italy (44%)
Poland (34%)
United Kingdom (12%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (10%)

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

This state: 4705
Northeast: 187
Midwest: 56
South: 83
West: 32

80% of Swoyersville residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 9
5th and 6th grade: 16
7th and 8th grade: 88
9th grade: 17
10th grade: 34
11th grade: 25
12th grade, no diploma: 42
High school graduate (or equivalency): 550
Less than 1 year of college: 139
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 235
Associate degree: 139
Bachelor's degree: 400
Master's degree: 40
Professional school degree: 30
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 29
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 17
7th and 8th grade: 129
9th grade: 96
10th grade: 52
11th grade: 42
12th grade, no diploma: 46
High school graduate (or equivalency): 872
Less than 1 year of college: 115
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 199
Associate degree: 171
Bachelor's degree: 218
Master's degree: 124
Professional school degree: 10
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.8%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $38,268

Swoyersville household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Swoyersville marital status for males

Swoyersville marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $109,755

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,792
One, attached: 181
Two: 166
3 or 4: 70
5 to 9: 36
10 to 19: 20
20 to 49: 49
50 or more: 10
Mobile homes: 32

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,051

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Swoyersville:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (72%) Electricity (15%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%) Coal or coke (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (60%) Electricity (26%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 156

Here:	32.8%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 60

Here:	23.8%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 57

Here:	23.8%
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)

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