Median household income (1999): $34,744
Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,525
| This zip code | $41,525 | | Pennsylvania: | $44,537 |
Nearest zip codes: 15363, 15347, 15350, 15317, 15378, 15301.
Housing units in zip code 15342 with a mortgage: 763 (74 second mortgage, 158 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 795
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $839
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $294
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 8.3% | | Whole state: | 11.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 2.2% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.0 | | State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 92
- 1995 to 1998: 94
- 1990 to 1994: 44
- 1980 to 1989: 142
- 1970 to 1979: 192
- 1960 to 1969: 324
- 1950 to 1959: 414
- 1940 to 1949: 293
- 1939 or earlier: 704
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Houston, PA (15342): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 11
- 2 bedrooms: 432
- 3 bedrooms: 961
- 4 bedrooms: 229
- 5 or more bedrooms: 13
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 5
- 1 bedrooms: 159
- 2 bedrooms: 288
- 3 bedrooms: 75
- 4 bedrooms: 8
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 15342 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 122
- 1 vehicle: 561
- 2 vehicles: 648
- 3 vehicles: 240
- 4 vehicles: 61
- 5 or more vehicles: 14
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 81
- 1 vehicle: 299
- 2 vehicles: 131
- 3 vehicles: 21
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 3
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 15342:
- Less than $10,000: 7
- $10,000 to $14,999: 2
- $15,000 to $19,999: 25
- $25,000 to $29,999: 6
- $30,000 to $34,999: 15
- $35,000 to $39,999: 9
- $40,000 to $49,999: 84
- $50,000 to $59,999: 71
- $60,000 to $69,999: 121
- $70,000 to $79,999: 235
- $80,000 to $89,999: 234
- $90,000 to $99,999: 127
- $100,000 to $124,999: 217
- $125,000 to $149,999: 225
- $150,000 to $174,999: 108
- $175,000 to $199,999: 28
- $200,000 to $249,999: 30
- $750,000 to $999,999: 7
- $1,000,000 or more: 7
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 15342:
- $100 to $149: 24
- $150 to $199: 14
- $200 to $249: 20
- $250 to $299: 82
- $300 to $349: 39
- $350 to $399: 73
- $400 to $449: 127
- $450 to $499: 51
- $500 to $549: 25
- $600 to $649: 9
- No cash rent: 71
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $120,101
- Black or African American householders: $99,704
- Two or more races householders: $108,427
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $60,386
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,783
- One, attached: 90
- Two: 170
- 3 or 4: 93
- 5 to 9: 66
- 10 to 19: 15
- 20 to 49: 38
- 50 or more: 2
- Mobile homes: 42

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,826 (84%)
- Carpooled: 223 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
- Bicycle: 4 (0%)
- Walked: 60 (3%)
- Other means: 16 (1%)
- Worked at home: 46 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 112
- 5 to 9 minutes: 339
- 10 to 14 minutes: 344
- 15 to 19 minutes: 416
- 20 to 24 minutes: 318
- 25 to 29 minutes: 146
- 30 to 34 minutes: 159
- 35 to 39 minutes: 23
- 40 to 44 minutes: 37
- 45 to 59 minutes: 163
- 60 to 89 minutes: 65
- 90 or more minutes: 9
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 69.3%
Household type by relationship
Households: 5,050
- In family households: 4,172 (1,079 male householders, 319 female householders)
1,105 spouses, 1,378 children (1,271 natural, 11 adopted, 96 stepchildren), 115 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 17 parents, 67 other relatives, 70 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 878 (265 male householders (207 living alone)), 500 female householders (457 living alone)), 113 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 44 (6 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 640 2-persons, 338 3-persons, 280 4-persons, 96 5-persons, 40 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 664 1-person, 88 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 8 5-persons.
727 married couples with children.
182 single-parent households (39 men, 143 women).
94.9% of residents of 15342 zip code speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (86% very well, 14% well).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% very well, 15% well, 9% not well).
Foreign born population: 93 (1.8%)
(76.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.8% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Italy (34%)
- Germany (32%)
- Mexico (11%)
- Africa, n.e.c. (10%)
- Canada (9%)
- Japan (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 10
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 19
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 10
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 54
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First ancestries reported:
- Italian: 916
- German: 659
- Polish: 529
- Irish: 401
- English: 322
- Scotch-Irish: 272
- United States or American: 243
- Other groups: 235
- Slovene: 151
- Slovak: 138
- French (except Basque): 63
- Scottish: 57
- European: 46
- Czech: 44
- Russian: 40
- Dutch: 40
- Hungarian: 38
- Yugoslavian: 32
- Eastern European: 30
- Slavic: 27
- Serbian: 24
- Northern European: 23
- Ukrainian: 22
- Czechoslovakian: 17
- Greek: 14
- Croatian: 14
- Lithuanian: 14
- Norwegian: 10
- Subsaharan African:: 8
- African: 8
- Belgian: 7
- Welsh: 6
- Swiss: 4
- French Canadian: 3
- Arab:: 2
- Swedish: 2
- Pennsylvania German: 2
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 2
- Jamaican: 2
- Syrian: 2
Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- ALLEGHENY LUDLUM HOUSTON PLT (501 WESTERN AVENUE in HOUSTON, PA)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-HQ-2001-6003, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-HQ-2001-6003, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAD000766063, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, RESIDUAL WASTE, PCS-PA0002739, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, AFS-25-1364894-2, AIR PROGRAM, AFS-25-1414867-1,
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: MINERALS AND EARTHS, GROUND OR OTHERWISE TREATED; STEEL WORKS, BLAST FURNACES (INCLUDING COKE OVENS), AND ROLLING MILLS; COLD-ROLLED STEEL SHEET, STRIP, AND BARS; ROLLING, DRAWING, AND EXTRUDING OF NONFERROUS METALS, EXCEPT COPPER AND ALUMINUM; BUSINESS SERVICES
Business NAICS classification: ROLLED STEEL SHAPE MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: ALLEGHENY LUDLUM CORPORATION (CONTACT/GENERAL)
, ALEXANDER MILL SERVICES, INC. (CONTACT/GENERAL)
, ALLEGHENY LUDLUM CORP (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ALLEGHENY LUDLUM CORPORATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ALEXANDER MILL SERVICES, INC. (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ALLEGHENY LUDLUM CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
, ALLEGHENY LUDLUM CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
, ALEXANDER MILL SERVICES, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
, ALLEGHENY LUDLUM CORPORATION (OWNER/OPERATOR)
, ALEXANDER MILL SERVICES, INC. (OWNER/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: ALLEGHENY LUDLUM CORP, ALLEGHENY LUDLUM COR/HOUSTON-FITCH WORKS, ALLEGHENY LUDLUM STEEL HOUSTON, LUKENS STEEL CO.
- ARROWHEAD SVC (405 W PIKE ST in HOUSTON, PA)
STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAD987352762, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, COEN OIL CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
, COEN OIL COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
- ALLISON PARK EL SCH ( in HOUSTON, PA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-4234
Organizations: CHARTIERS-HOUSTON SD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- ADVANCED AUTOWORKS (502 N MAIN ST in HOUSTON, PA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: AUTOMOTIVE BODY, PAINT, AND INTERIOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
- ARNOLD PONTIAC GMC INC (12 N MAIN ST in HOUSTON, PA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: ARNOLD ROBERT S (CONTACT/OWNER)
Median worth of mobile homes: $42,800
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (83%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 4555
- Northeast: 45
- Midwest: 145
- South: 176
- West: 66
69% of the 15342 zip code 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, 71% lived in Pennsylvania.
Population in 1990: 6,060. Population change in the 1990s: -1,031 (-17.0%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 88
| Here: | 17.4% | | Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 0.8% | | Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 53
| Here: | 45.7% | | Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- ODYSSEY CONTRACTING CORP (2435 W PIKE ST in HOUSTON, PA): $14,193,333 in 21 contracts from 2000 to 2004
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing), Other Salvage Services by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army Signed by year: 2000: $548,705; 2001: $9,000,000; 2002: $4,134,500; 2003: $502,190; 2004: $7,938; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$4,500,000 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing). Taking place in MA. Signed on 2001-12-28. Completion date: 2002-03-29.
$3,500,000, same as above. Signed on 2001-01-19. Completion date: 2002-03-29.
$1,300,000, same as above. Signed on 2002-05-10. Completion date: 2002-03-29.
$1,000,000, same as above. Signed on 2001-11-19. Completion date: 2002-03-29.
- ARC HUMAN SERVICES, INC (201 S JOHNSON RD STE 200 in HOUSTON, PA): $451,952 in 18 contracts from 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Custodial Janitorial Services by Army, Public Buildings Service Signed by year: 2000: $75,291; 2001: $0; 2002: $87,135; 2003: $94,794; 2004: $153,967; 2005: $3,870; 2006: $10,895.
Biggest contracts:
$63,056 with Army for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2004-03-10. Completion date: 2004-12-31.
$61,882, same as above. Signed on 2003-01-13. Completion date: 2003-12-31.
$60,135, same as above. Signed on 2002-01-22. Completion date: 2002-12-31.
$58,812, same as above. Signed on 2004-11-10. Completion date: 2005-12-31.
- COCA COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF (300 VANDALE DR in HOUSTON, PA): $123,252 in 7 contracts from 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Food Items For Resale by Defense Commissary Agency Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $20,204; 2005: $74,527; 2006: $28,521.
Biggest contracts:
$38,990 with Defense Commissary Agency for Food Items For Resale. Signed on 2005-04-01. Completion date: 2005-08-31.
$24,149, same as above. Signed on 2006-01-01. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
$20,204, same as above. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-02-28.
$14,079, same as above. Signed on 2005-01-01. Completion date: 2005-03-31.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Wholesale Trade: Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers (500-999 employees: 1 establishment)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (100-249: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (50-99: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Third Party Administration of Insurance and Pension Funds (50-99: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Construction and Mining (except Oil Well) Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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34 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
6 people in nursing homes
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