Estimated median household income in 2008: $39,109
| This zip code: | $39,109 | | Pennsylvania: | $50,713 |
Nearest zip codes: 15551, 15622, 15540, 15501, 15485, 15542.
Housing units in zip code 15557 with a mortgage: 404 (27 second mortgage, 54 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 462
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $927
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $323
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 17.0% | | Whole state: | 12.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 6.4% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.0 | | State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.1 | | State: | 4.2 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 15557: Wilson Creek Station (A), Middlecreek Golf Course (B), Camp Soles (C), Kings Bridge (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 15557 include: Laurel Church (A), Laurel Mount Chapel (B), Middle Creek Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Laurel Hill Lake (A), Triss Lake (B), Rockwood Reservoir (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rhoades Creek (A), Garys Run (B), Fall Creek (C), Showman Run (D), Lost Creek (E), South Glade Creek (F), Coxes Creek (G), Cole Run (H), Stony Batter Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 37
- 1995 to 1998: 126
- 1990 to 1994: 107
- 1980 to 1989: 273
- 1970 to 1979: 451
- 1960 to 1969: 249
- 1950 to 1959: 176
- 1940 to 1949: 191
- 1939 or earlier: 561
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Rockwood, PA (15557): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 28
- 2 bedrooms: 329
- 3 bedrooms: 733
- 4 bedrooms: 142
- 5 or more bedrooms: 36
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 2
- 1 bedrooms: 47
- 2 bedrooms: 87
- 3 bedrooms: 81
- 4 bedrooms: 27
- 5 or more bedrooms: 6
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Vehicles available in 15557 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 80
- 1 vehicle: 368
- 2 vehicles: 586
- 3 vehicles: 181
- 4 vehicles: 30
- 5 or more vehicles: 23
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 34
- 1 vehicle: 129
- 2 vehicles: 75
- 3 vehicles: 4
- 4 vehicles: 2
- 5 or more vehicles: 6
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Estimated household income distribution in 2008:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2008 in zip code 15557:
- Less than $10,000: 16
- $10,000 to $14,999: 8
- $15,000 to $19,999: 11
- $20,000 to $24,999: 13
- $25,000 to $29,999: 12
- $30,000 to $34,999: 13
- $35,000 to $39,999: 23
- $40,000 to $49,999: 51
- $50,000 to $59,999: 60
- $60,000 to $69,999: 69
- $70,000 to $79,999: 63
- $80,000 to $89,999: 61
- $90,000 to $99,999: 57
- $100,000 to $124,999: 220
- $125,000 to $149,999: 195
- $150,000 to $174,999: 106
- $175,000 to $199,999: 43
- $200,000 to $249,999: 80
- $250,000 to $299,999: 32
- $300,000 to $399,999: 38
- $400,000 to $499,999: 15
- $500,000 to $749,999: 9
- $750,000 to $999,999: 4
- $1,000,000 or more: 1
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Rent paid by renters in 2008 in zip code 15557:
- Less than $100: 7
- $100 to $149: 4
- $150 to $199: 4
- $200 to $249: 16
- $250 to $299: 18
- $300 to $349: 24
- $350 to $399: 31
- $400 to $449: 25
- $450 to $499: 15
- $500 to $549: 11
- $550 to $599: 12
- $600 to $649: 1
- $700 to $749: 1
- $750 to $799: 4
- No cash rent: 49
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008: $56,463.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2008 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $117,791
- Two or more races householders: $95,553
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $112,927
Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $113,496 (it was $67,200 in 2000)
| 15557: | $113,496 | | Pennsylvania: | $164,700 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $51,453 - $137,831
Mean price in 2008:
Detached houses: $137,402| Here: | $137,402 | | State: | $226,884 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $83,071| Here: | $83,071 | | State: | $161,921 |
In 2-unit structures: $101,518| Here: | $101,518 | | State: | $152,955 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $140,775| Here: | $140,775 | | State: | $178,834 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $39,696| Here: | $39,696 | | State: | $242,942 |
Mobile homes: $35,265| Here: | $35,265 | | State: | $35,442 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $37,500| Here: | $37,500 | | State: | $97,532 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,726
- One, attached: 23
- Two: 47
- 3 or 4: 26
- 5 to 9: 24
- 10 to 19: 26
- 20 to 49: 2
- Mobile homes: 295
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,329 (79%)
- Carpooled: 229 (14%)
- Walked: 67 (4%)
- Other means: 7 (0%)
- Worked at home: 51 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 141
- 5 to 9 minutes: 138
- 10 to 14 minutes: 224
- 15 to 19 minutes: 239
- 20 to 24 minutes: 280
- 25 to 29 minutes: 161
- 30 to 34 minutes: 235
- 35 to 39 minutes: 29
- 40 to 44 minutes: 15
- 45 to 59 minutes: 54
- 60 to 89 minutes: 47
- 90 or more minutes: 69
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 83.4%
Household type by relationship
Households: 3,718
- In family households: 3,266 (960 male householders, 160 female householders)
942 spouses, 1,093 children (1,038 natural, 32 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 34 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 15 other relatives, 46 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 452 (181 male householders (154 living alone)), 222 female householders (205 living alone)), 49 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 39 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 539 2-persons, 267 3-persons, 203 4-persons, 85 5-persons, 18 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 359 1-person, 42 2-persons, 2 4-persons.
681 married couples with children.
132 single-parent households (50 men, 82 women).
97.4% of residents of 15557 zip code speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% very well, 28% not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% very well, 5% well, 10% not well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (50% very well, 50% well).
Foreign born population: 36 (1.0%)
(86.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.0% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Hungary (50%)
- Germany (11%)
- Romania (8%)
- Peru (8%)
- Italy (6%)
- Guatemala (6%)
- Honduras (6%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 5
- 1990 to 1994: 2
- 1985 to 1989: 2
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 2
- 1970 to 1974: 4
- 1965 to 1969: 21
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White population: 3,719
Black population: 5
American Indian population: 4
Asian population: 2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 0
Two or more races population: 10
First ancestries reported:
|  German: 1277 |
|  United States or American: 286 |
|  Irish: 144 |
|  Italian: 137 |
|  English: 111 |
|  Other groups: 79 |
|  Polish: 71 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 65 |
|  Dutch: 44 |
|  Hungarian: 39 |
|  French (except Basque): 37 |
|  Scottish: 30 |
|  Swedish: 24 |
|  Welsh: 24 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 20 |
|  Norwegian: 15 |
|  Czech: 13 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 10 |
|  Slovak: 9 |
|  Russian: 8 |
|  Scandinavian: 8 |
|  Austrian: 6 |
|  European: 5 |
|  Lithuanian: 5 |
|  Swiss: 4 |
|  Eastern European: 2 |
|  Arab:: 2 |
|  Lebanese: 2 |
|  Danish: 2 |

facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- BEENER KERRY SR STP (RR 2 BOX 8B in ROCKWOOD, PA)
STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - PCS-PA0216101, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Alternative names: BEENER, KERRY, BEENER KERRY RESIDENCE STP, KERRY BEENER
Median worth of mobile homes: $33,990
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (61%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Coal or coke (12%)
- Wood (8%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3392
- Northeast: 56
- Midwest: 93
- South: 152
- West: 20
73% of the 15557 zip code 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, 68% lived in Pennsylvania.
Population in 1990: 5,125. Population change in the 1990s: -1,385 (-27.0%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 25
| Here: | 5.7% | | Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1
| Here: | 0.4% | | Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7
| Here: | 10.4% | | Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- ROBERT L PRITTS (166 RAINBOW RD in ROCKWOOD, PA; small business): $9,600 in 3 contracts from 2004 to 2005
$3,400 with Army for Meat, Poultry, and Fish. Signed on 2005-03-30. Completion date: 2005-04-04.
$3,100 with Army for Fish Hatchery Services. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2004-03-09. Completion date: 2004-03-30.
$3,100 with Army for Fish Hatchery Services. Signed on 2004-09-19. Completion date: 2004-11-01.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Finance and Insurance: Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (10-19: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Solid Waste Collection (10-19: 1)
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.)
36 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
3 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 4 partial tracts)
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| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
| F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 5 | $67,494 | 74 | $84,419 | 264 | $66,581 | 59 | $33,426 | 48 | $103,831 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 6 | $65,913 | 44 | $72,525 | 7 | $32,180 | 2 | $94,680 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 21 | $63,630 | 143 | $70,766 | 37 | $18,178 | 10 | $42,221 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 10 | $69,402 | 75 | $74,289 | 6 | $41,648 | 6 | $96,715 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 3 | $56,637 | 7 | $70,171 | 0 | $0 | 3 | $67,313 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2002 (Based on 4 partial tracts)
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| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
| F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 6 | $53,770 | 60 | $417,466 | 167 | $58,808 | 48 | $28,440 | 25 | $79,000 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 4 | $59,355 | 38 | $72,133 | 3 | $45,633 | 3 | $78,693 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 5 | $54,186 | 27 | $50,613 | 114 | $67,761 | 22 | $14,932 | 2 | $25,100 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 5 | $77,860 | 68 | $70,696 | 6 | $18,790 | 2 | $65,905 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 8 | $64,840 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2001 (Based on 4 partial tracts)
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| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
| F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 12 | $69,128 | 47 | $58,059 | 134 | $63,932 | 68 | $19,567 | 20 | $78,484 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 3 | $58,640 | 7 | $90,774 | 40 | $60,138 | 7 | $21,397 | 2 | $193,580 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $87,360 | 28 | $52,561 | 128 | $56,045 | 35 | $14,319 | 6 | $77,560 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 3 | $53,437 | 11 | $78,707 | 50 | $61,505 | 9 | $48,089 | 1 | $58,650 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 1 | $54,170 | 7 | $84,676 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $110,660 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2000 (Based on 4 partial tracts)
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| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
| F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 10 | $58,530 | 51 | $61,714 | 67 | $52,865 | 54 | $17,730 | 21 | $62,040 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 2 | $50,675 | 7 | $63,096 | 17 | $43,667 | 7 | $15,131 | 1 | $58,150 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 26 | $34,806 | 64 | $50,311 | 17 | $9,758 | 4 | $46,183 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 1 | $64,060 | 5 | $71,036 | 31 | $47,775 | 6 | $30,787 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 1 | $35,290 | 6 | $49,548 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $23,300 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 1999 (Based on 2 partial tracts)
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| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
| F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $76,110 | 33 | $69,882 | 49 | $51,601 | 34 | $23,907 | 11 | $73,052 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 5 | $30,998 | 9 | $63,463 | 3 | $24,557 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $67,690 | 10 | $38,711 | 30 | $50,436 | 5 | $15,924 | 1 | $101,890 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 2 | $43,565 | 18 | $51,256 | 4 | $24,640 | 1 | $45,180 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $65,320 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $23,340 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts:
0218.00
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Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 4 partial tracts)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings
| C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 19 | $89,928 | 8 | $85,271 | 4 | $108,753 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 2 | $86,205 | 5 | $75,036 | 3 | $77,513 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2002 (Based on 4 partial tracts)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings
| C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 16 | $72,499 | 6 | $80,402 | 2 | $52,435 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 1 | $66,600 | 3 | $92,670 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $117,290 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2001 (Based on 4 partial tracts)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 14 | $54,666 | 1 | $92,020 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2000 (Based on 4 partial tracts)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 12 | $54,636 | 3 | $76,143 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 1999 (Based on 2 partial tracts)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings
| C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 5 | $75,606 | 1 | $96,350 | 1 | $108,070 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $34,330 | 1 | $22,170 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 1 | $22,170 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts:
0218.00
, 0219.00
Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
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