Washington, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 14,754 (All urban)

Washington, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 7,118 (6,261 occupied: 2,885 owner occupied, 3,376 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	54%
State:	29%

Housing density: 2424 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: $456 (lower quartile is $338, upper quartile is $559)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $421

Median gross rent in Washington, PA in 2007: $526

Housing units in Washington with a mortgage: 1,497 (172 second mortgage, 165 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,213

Washington,PA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $96,075 (it was $64,100 in 2000)

Washington:	$96,075
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $61,461 - $128,282

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $103,121
Here: $103,121
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $172,355
Here: $172,355
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $89,175
Here: $89,175
State: $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $134,350
Here: $134,350
State: $204,155

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $107,984
Here: $107,984
State: $211,072

Mobile homes: $30,000
Here: $30,000
State: $35,442

Household type by relationship

Households: 13,795

In family households: 10,464 (2,115 male householders, 1,409 female householders)
2,271 spouses, 3,844 children (3,638 natural, 76 adopted, 130 stepchildren), 269 grandchildren, 107 brothers or sisters, 73 parents, 107 other relatives, 269 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,331 (1,126 male householders (926 living alone)), 1,694 female householders (1,509 living alone)), 511 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,517 (250 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,690 2-persons, 870 3-persons, 572 4-persons, 277 5-persons, 77 6-persons, 38 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,435 1-person, 327 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 8 6-persons.

1,467 married couples with children.
1,317 single-parent households (183 men, 1,134 women).

96.0% of residents of Washington speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (68% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 178 (1.2%)
(66.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Washington, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 37 4 rooms: 302 5 rooms: 687 6 rooms: 847 7 rooms: 470 8 rooms: 250 9 or more rooms: 292

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Washington, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 72 2 rooms: 229 3 rooms: 835 4 rooms: 990 5 rooms: 694 6 rooms: 303 7 rooms: 188 8 rooms: 47 9 or more rooms: 18

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 7
1995 to 1998: 60
1990 to 1994: 100
1980 to 1989: 173
1970 to 1979: 536
1960 to 1969: 856
1950 to 1959: 925
1940 to 1949: 1,152
1939 or earlier: 3,309

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Washington:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 103 2 bedrooms: 960 3 bedrooms: 1,441 4 bedrooms: 307 5 or more bedrooms: 67

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Washington:
	no bedroom: 130 1 bedroom: 1,322 2 bedrooms: 1,300 3 bedrooms: 554 4 bedrooms: 49 5 or more bedrooms: 21

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Washington in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 227 1 vehicle: 1,022 2 vehicles: 1,193 3 vehicles: 325 4 vehicles: 85 5 or more vehicles: 33

Cars and other vehicles available in Washington in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,103 1 vehicle: 1,666 2 vehicles: 549 3 vehicles: 33 4 vehicles: 25 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 8
$10,000 to $14,999: 4
$15,000 to $19,999: 41
$20,000 to $24,999: 34
$25,000 to $29,999: 28
$30,000 to $34,999: 38
$35,000 to $39,999: 50
$40,000 to $49,999: 138
$50,000 to $59,999: 134
$60,000 to $69,999: 247
$70,000 to $79,999: 246
$80,000 to $89,999: 245
$90,000 to $99,999: 303
$100,000 to $124,999: 582
$125,000 to $149,999: 346
$150,000 to $174,999: 118
$175,000 to $199,999: 82
$200,000 to $249,999: 66
$250,000 to $299,999: 33
$300,000 to $399,999: 28
$400,000 to $499,999: 10
$500,000 to $749,999: 8
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Washington rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Washington:

Less than $100: 85 people
$100 to $149: 92
$150 to $199: 142
$200 to $249: 142
$250 to $299: 206
$300 to $349: 155
$350 to $399: 250
$400 to $449: 413
$450 to $499: 547
$500 to $549: 303
$550 to $599: 265
$600 to $649: 190
$650 to $699: 109
$700 to $749: 79
$750 to $799: 51
$800 to $899: 28
$900 to $999: 14
$1,000 to $1,249: 23
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 6
No cash rent: 163

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 21 1990 to 1994: 15 1985 to 1989: 50 1980 to 1984: 10 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 10 1970 to 1974: 25 1965 to 1969: 47

Washington, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 82.6%
Number of people working at home: 94 (1.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 569
5 to 9 minutes: 1526
10 to 14 minutes: 1458
15 to 19 minutes: 743
20 to 24 minutes: 481
25 to 29 minutes: 208
30 to 34 minutes: 384
35 to 39 minutes: 165
40 to 44 minutes: 156
45 to 59 minutes: 265
60 to 89 minutes: 177
90 or more minutes: 72

Washington mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,681 (74%)
Carpooled: 705 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 48 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 7 (0%)
Taxi: 41 (1%)
Motorcycle: 10 (0%)
Walked: 656 (10%)
Other means: 56 (1%)
Worked at home: 94 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1133
$10,000 to $14,999: 766
$15,000 to $19,999: 588
$20,000 to $24,999: 604
$25,000 to $29,999: 497
$30,000 to $34,999: 339
$35,000 to $39,999: 422
$40,000 to $44,999: 313
$45,000 to $49,999: 314
$50,000 to $59,999: 425
$60,000 to $74,999: 447
$75,000 to $99,999: 253
$100,000 to $124,999: 144
$125,000 to $149,999: 50
$150,000 to $199,999: 7
$200,000 or more: 42

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 2301

German: 2072

Italian: 1766

Irish: 1533

English: 913

Polish: 726

United States or American: 668

Scotch-Irish: 534

Dutch: 174

Hungarian: 163

Scottish: 146

Welsh: 133

Slovak: 128

French (except Basque): 124

Russian: 117

African: 74

Subsaharan African:: 74

Croatian: 65

Syrian: 65

Arab:: 65

Lithuanian: 64

Serbian: 58

Czechoslovakian: 53

Ukrainian: 48

Swedish: 39

Canadian: 34

Greek: 31

Czech: 26

British: 23

Pennsylvania German: 22

Swiss: 18

Danish: 16

Norwegian: 13

European: 13

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 10

Jamaican: 10

Eastern European: 9

Portuguese: 8

Romanian: 7

New Zealander: 7

Slovene: 7

Austrian: 7

Turkish: 6

French Canadian: 5

Yugoslavian: 4

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

Korea (20%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (13%)
Peru (9%)
Japan (7%)
Canada (7%)
Other South America (6%)
Germany (6%)

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

This state: 13080
Northeast: 276
Midwest: 573
South: 928
West: 229

56% of Washington residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% 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: 119
Nursery to 4th grade: 13
5th and 6th grade: 43
7th and 8th grade: 215
9th grade: 116
10th grade: 291
11th grade: 198
12th grade, no diploma: 187
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,784
Less than 1 year of college: 237
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 373
Associate degree: 211
Bachelor's degree: 492
Master's degree: 100
Professional school degree: 57
Doctorate degree: 17

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 40
Nursery to 4th grade: 12
5th and 6th grade: 51
7th and 8th grade: 321
9th grade: 177
10th grade: 246
11th grade: 312
12th grade, no diploma: 256
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,353
Less than 1 year of college: 310
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 506
Associate degree: 374
Bachelor's degree: 461
Master's degree: 145
Professional school degree: 39
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 8.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 23.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 11.3%

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

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: 8.3%

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: $33,777
Black householders: $34,359
Asian householders: $19,663
Some other race householders: $7,196
Two or more races householders: $15,582
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $18,531

Washington household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Washington household income for Black householders

Washington household income for Asian householders

Washington household income for Two or more races householders

Washington marital status for males

Washington marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $95,925
Black or African American householders: $104,618
Asian householders: $82,435
Two or more races householders: $44,964
Hispanic or Latino householders: $73,742

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,813
One, attached: 267
Two: 777
3 or 4: 741
5 to 9: 544
10 to 19: 344
20 to 49: 317
50 or more: 282
Mobile homes: 26
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $46,476

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Washington:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (95%) Electricity (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (67%) Electricity (28%) Other fuel (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 136

Here:	9.6%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

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

Here:	1.4%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 871

Here:	76.2%
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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