West Lawn, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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West Lawn, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 732 (707 occupied: 532 owner occupied, 175 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	25%
State:	29%

Housing density: 3405 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008 in this state: $192,261.

Median contract rent in 2008: $624 (lower quartile is $568, upper quartile is $773)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2008: $547

Median gross rent in West Lawn, PA in 2008: $760

Housing units in West Lawn with a mortgage: 312 (16 second mortgage, 70 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 197

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $149,509 (it was $84,600 in 2000)

West Lawn:	$149,509
Pennsylvania:	$164,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $119,535 - $170,844

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $164,730
Here: $164,730
State: $226,884

Townhouses or other attached units: $136,924
Here: $136,924
State: $161,921

In 2-unit structures: $129,146
Here: $129,146
State: $152,955

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $217,815
Here: $217,815
State: $178,834

Mobile homes: $45,000
Here: $45,000
State: $35,442

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,597

In family households: 1,289 (341 male householders, 100 female householders)
342 spouses, 406 children (365 natural, 18 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 29 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 8 other relatives, 36 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 308 (118 male householders (86 living alone)), 131 female householders (119 living alone)), 59 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 231 2-persons, 85 3-persons, 76 4-persons, 32 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 205 1-person, 35 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 2 5-persons.

241 married couples with children.
81 single-parent households (22 men, 59 women).

95.6% of residents of West Lawn speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 21% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (53% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 15% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 37 (2.3%)
(81.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in West Lawn, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 4 4 rooms: 12 5 rooms: 67 6 rooms: 233 7 rooms: 90 8 rooms: 83 9 or more rooms: 41

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Lawn, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 52 4 rooms: 36 5 rooms: 22 6 rooms: 19 7 rooms: 19 8 rooms: 13 9 or more rooms: 4

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 5
1995 to 1998: 8
1990 to 1994: 0
1980 to 1989: 4
1970 to 1979: 19
1960 to 1969: 35
1950 to 1959: 111
1940 to 1949: 131
1939 or earlier: 419

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Lawn:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 14 2 bedrooms: 63 3 bedrooms: 357 4 bedrooms: 87 5 or more bedrooms: 11

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Lawn:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 66 2 bedrooms: 47 3 bedrooms: 38 4 bedrooms: 20 5 or more bedrooms: 2

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in West Lawn in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 29 1 vehicle: 192 2 vehicles: 230 3 vehicles: 58 4 vehicles: 21 5 or more vehicles: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in West Lawn in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 20 1 vehicle: 88 2 vehicles: 58 3 vehicles: 7 4 vehicles: 2 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2008 in West Lawn, 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: 1
$30,000 to $34,999: 1
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 1
$50,000 to $59,999: 1
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 1
$80,000 to $89,999: 2
$90,000 to $99,999: 8
$100,000 to $124,999: 45
$125,000 to $149,999: 210
$150,000 to $174,999: 179
$175,000 to $199,999: 32
$200,000 to $249,999: 36
$250,000 to $299,999: 11
$300,000 to $399,999: 2
$400,000 to $499,999: 1
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

West Lawn rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in West Lawn:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 1
$300 to $349: 3
$350 to $399: 3
$400 to $449: 5
$450 to $499: 16
$500 to $549: 14
$550 to $599: 25
$600 to $649: 28
$650 to $699: 20
$700 to $749: 6
$750 to $799: 12
$800 to $899: 22
$900 to $999: 8
$1,000 to $1,249: 4
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 8

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 3 1990 to 1994: 1 1985 to 1989: 7 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 4 1970 to 1974: 11 1970 to 1974: 3 1965 to 1969: 8

West Lawn, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 90.0%
Number of people working at home: 21 (2.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 21
5 to 9 minutes: 142
10 to 14 minutes: 235
15 to 19 minutes: 191
20 to 24 minutes: 80
25 to 29 minutes: 20
30 to 34 minutes: 41
35 to 39 minutes: 8
40 to 44 minutes: 15
45 to 59 minutes: 22
60 to 89 minutes: 23
90 or more minutes: 30

West Lawn mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 693 (82%)
Carpooled: 79 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 12 (1%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 38 (4%)
Other means: 4 (0%)
Worked at home: 21 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 28
$10,000 to $14,999: 43
$15,000 to $19,999: 51
$20,000 to $24,999: 71
$25,000 to $29,999: 31
$30,000 to $34,999: 63
$35,000 to $39,999: 53
$40,000 to $44,999: 39
$45,000 to $49,999: 42
$50,000 to $59,999: 77
$60,000 to $74,999: 100
$75,000 to $99,999: 59
$100,000 to $124,999: 16
$125,000 to $149,999: 15
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 2

First ancestries reported:

German: 590

Italian: 138

Polish: 102

Irish: 78

United States or American: 73

Other groups: 69

English: 67

Pennsylvania German: 57

Dutch: 37

Arab:: 21

Lebanese: 19

Greek: 17

Scottish: 17

French (except Basque): 14

Welsh: 13

Ukrainian: 11

Scotch-Irish: 10

Swiss: 9

Hungarian: 8

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 8

Haitian: 8

French Canadian: 6

Slovak: 4

Austrian: 2

Egyptian: 2

British: 2

Lithuanian: 2

Czech: 2

Norwegian: 2

Serbian: 2

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

Italy (24%)
Germany (16%)
Greece (16%)
Taiwan (11%)
Haiti (11%)
Vietnam (8%)
Egypt (5%)

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

This state: 1404
Northeast: 68
Midwest: 30
South: 41
West: 7

61% of West Lawn residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 83% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 5
7th and 8th grade: 15
9th grade: 15
10th grade: 17
11th grade: 16
12th grade, no diploma: 22
High school graduate (or equivalency): 262
Less than 1 year of college: 27
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 63
Associate degree: 38
Bachelor's degree: 41
Master's degree: 10
Professional school degree: 7
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 7
7th and 8th grade: 5
9th grade: 4
10th grade: 24
11th grade: 29
12th grade, no diploma: 15
High school graduate (or equivalency): 285
Less than 1 year of college: 50
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 46
Associate degree: 43
Bachelor's degree: 73
Master's degree: 16
Professional school degree: 4
Doctorate degree: 2

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 14.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2008 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $51,536
Black householders: $59,562
Asian householders: $55,896
Two or more races householders: $12,448
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $10,614

West Lawn household income for White non-Hispanic householders

West Lawn household income for Black householders

West Lawn marital status for males

West Lawn marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $148,801
Black or African American householders: $167,887
Asian householders: $150,215

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 217
One, attached: 392
Two: 73
3 or 4: 42
5 to 9: 6
Mobile homes: 2

Median worth of mobile homes: $50,225

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in West Lawn:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (54%) Utility gas (42%) Electricity (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (50%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (41%) Electricity (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22

Here:	12.1%
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: 11

Here:	22.9%
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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