Williamsport, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 29,456 (All urban)

Williamsport, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 13,524 (12,219 occupied: 5,485 owner occupied, 6,734 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	55%
State:	29%

Housing density: 1522 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: $430 (lower quartile is $322, upper quartile is $519)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $457

Median gross rent in Williamsport, PA in 2007: $546

Housing units in Williamsport with a mortgage: 2,939 (338 second mortgage, 396 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,114

Williamsport,PA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $93,072 (it was $67,900 in 2000)

Williamsport:	$93,072
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $62,962 - $125,314

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $113,434
Here: $113,434
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $85,065
Here: $85,065
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $78,471
Here: $78,471
State: $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $50,757
Here: $50,757
State: $204,155

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

Household type by relationship

Households: 28,125

In family households: 21,083 (4,465 male householders, 2,349 female householders)
4,405 spouses, 8,029 children (7,336 natural, 156 adopted, 537 stepchildren), 348 grandchildren, 204 brothers or sisters, 224 parents, 284 other relatives, 775 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 7,042 (2,637 male householders (1,874 living alone)), 2,762 female householders (2,413 living alone)), 1,643 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,581 (526 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,869 2-persons, 1,788 3-persons, 1,228 4-persons, 612 5-persons, 257 6-persons, 60 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,287 1-person, 784 2-persons, 154 3-persons, 148 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 7 6-persons.

3,257 married couples with children.
2,909 single-parent households (611 men, 2,298 women).

96.3% of residents of Williamsport speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 28% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (37% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 36% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 437 (1.4%)
(49.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Williamsport, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 12 3 rooms: 46 4 rooms: 289 5 rooms: 659 6 rooms: 1,949 7 rooms: 1,222 8 rooms: 751 9 or more rooms: 548

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Williamsport, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 217 2 rooms: 439 3 rooms: 1,315 4 rooms: 1,461 5 rooms: 1,216 6 rooms: 1,287 7 rooms: 469 8 rooms: 194 9 or more rooms: 136

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 72
1995 to 1998: 297
1990 to 1994: 350
1980 to 1989: 506
1970 to 1979: 850
1960 to 1969: 794
1950 to 1959: 1,303
1940 to 1949: 1,389
1939 or earlier: 7,963

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Williamsport:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 172 2 bedrooms: 792 3 bedrooms: 3,119 4 bedrooms: 1,141 5 or more bedrooms: 252

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Williamsport:
	no bedroom: 246 1 bedroom: 2,097 2 bedrooms: 2,118 3 bedrooms: 1,874 4 bedrooms: 305 5 or more bedrooms: 94

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Williamsport in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 445 1 vehicle: 2,100 2 vehicles: 2,268 3 vehicles: 555 4 vehicles: 83 5 or more vehicles: 34

Cars and other vehicles available in Williamsport in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 2,311 1 vehicle: 2,852 2 vehicles: 1,279 3 vehicles: 196 4 vehicles: 63 5 or more vehicles: 33

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

Less than $10,000: 8
$10,000 to $14,999: 5
$15,000 to $19,999: 7
$20,000 to $24,999: 17
$25,000 to $29,999: 27
$30,000 to $34,999: 41
$35,000 to $39,999: 71
$40,000 to $49,999: 290
$50,000 to $59,999: 404
$60,000 to $69,999: 476
$70,000 to $79,999: 549
$80,000 to $89,999: 560
$90,000 to $99,999: 547
$100,000 to $124,999: 1055
$125,000 to $149,999: 430
$150,000 to $174,999: 217
$175,000 to $199,999: 138
$200,000 to $249,999: 214
$250,000 to $299,999: 61
$300,000 to $399,999: 84
$400,000 to $499,999: 25
$500,000 to $749,999: 20
$750,000 to $999,999: 10
$1,000,000 or more: 7

Williamsport rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Williamsport:

Less than $100: 248 people
$100 to $149: 209
$150 to $199: 283
$200 to $249: 316
$250 to $299: 360
$300 to $349: 484
$350 to $399: 703
$400 to $449: 884
$450 to $499: 897
$500 to $549: 723
$550 to $599: 489
$600 to $649: 219
$650 to $699: 148
$700 to $749: 81
$750 to $799: 39
$800 to $899: 35
$900 to $999: 29
$1,000 to $1,249: 9
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 20
$2,000 or more: 42
No cash rent: 237

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 54 1990 to 1994: 66 1985 to 1989: 62 1980 to 1984: 55 1975 to 1979: 9 1970 to 1974: 57 1970 to 1974: 34 1965 to 1969: 100

Williamsport, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 90.9%
Number of people working at home: 166 (1.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 819
5 to 9 minutes: 2859
10 to 14 minutes: 3633
15 to 19 minutes: 2435
20 to 24 minutes: 1083
25 to 29 minutes: 361
30 to 34 minutes: 693
35 to 39 minutes: 29
40 to 44 minutes: 68
45 to 59 minutes: 298
60 to 89 minutes: 262
90 or more minutes: 193

Williamsport mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 9,003 (70%)
Carpooled: 1,861 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 454 (4%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 4 (0%)
Taxi: 19 (0%)
Bicycle: 106 (1%)
Walked: 1,173 (9%)
Other means: 113 (1%)
Worked at home: 166 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 2062
$10,000 to $14,999: 1440
$15,000 to $19,999: 1240
$20,000 to $24,999: 1145
$25,000 to $29,999: 1046
$30,000 to $34,999: 914
$35,000 to $39,999: 760
$40,000 to $44,999: 713
$45,000 to $49,999: 594
$50,000 to $59,999: 702
$60,000 to $74,999: 580
$75,000 to $99,999: 467
$100,000 to $124,999: 307
$125,000 to $149,999: 33
$150,000 to $199,999: 66
$200,000 or more: 144

First ancestries reported:

German: 7005

Other groups: 4074

Italian: 2242

Irish: 2137

United States or American: 1828

English: 1496

Polish: 637

Pennsylvania German: 424

French (except Basque): 407

Dutch: 366

Scotch-Irish: 266

African: 225

Subsaharan African:: 225

Welsh: 179

Scottish: 162

Swedish: 155

Greek: 130

Russian: 116

European: 104

Slovak: 94

British: 92

Norwegian: 75

Lithuanian: 66

French Canadian: 57

Ukrainian: 57

Danish: 43

Austrian: 38

Swiss: 38

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 38

Canadian: 33

Scandinavian: 32

Czechoslovakian: 30

Czech: 24

Hungarian: 22

U.S. Virgin Islander: 21

Yugoslavian: 19

Arab:: 10

Northern European: 10

Slavic: 9

Romanian: 7

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 7

West Indian: 7

Finnish: 6

Armenian: 6

Belgian: 5

Australian: 5

Syrian: 5

Lebanese: 5

Jamaican: 3

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

Vietnam (15%)
India (10%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Canada (8%)
Germany (6%)
Korea (6%)
Other Eastern Africa (6%)

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

This state: 25516
Northeast: 2142
Midwest: 585
South: 1429
West: 382

48% of Williamsport residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 125
Nursery to 4th grade: 23
5th and 6th grade: 44
7th and 8th grade: 273
9th grade: 270
10th grade: 346
11th grade: 387
12th grade, no diploma: 366
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,972
Less than 1 year of college: 432
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,123
Associate degree: 580
Bachelor's degree: 1,003
Master's degree: 288
Professional school degree: 211
Doctorate degree: 81

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 118
Nursery to 4th grade: 42
5th and 6th grade: 179
7th and 8th grade: 278
9th grade: 352
10th grade: 495
11th grade: 447
12th grade, no diploma: 446
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,845
Less than 1 year of college: 454
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,065
Associate degree: 734
Bachelor's degree: 894
Master's degree: 374
Professional school degree: 102
Doctorate degree: 38

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 14.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 9.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 13.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 18.4%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 45.0%

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: 33.6%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 11.1%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 12.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $33,083
Black householders: $16,067
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $34,249
Asian householders: $44,167
Some other race householders: $26,658
Two or more races householders: $31,350
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $25,406

Williamsport household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Williamsport household income for Black householders

Williamsport household income for Asian householders

Williamsport household income for Two or more races householders

Williamsport marital status for males

Williamsport marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $92,934
Black or African American householders: $81,146
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $97,046
Asian householders: $61,682
Some other race householders: $102,804
Two or more races householders: $111,439
Hispanic or Latino householders: $102,804

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,902
One, attached: 2,226
Two: 1,587
3 or 4: 1,213
5 to 9: 1,206
10 to 19: 580
20 to 49: 253
50 or more: 525
Mobile homes: 27
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $31,813

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Williamsport:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (54%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (41%) Electricity (3%) Wood (1%) Coal or coke (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (55%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%) Electricity (20%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 289

Here:	9.4%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 124

Here:	8.0%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,607

Here:	44.1%
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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