Median household income (1999): $42,251
Estimated median household income in 2005: $46,700
| This zip code | $46,700 | | Pennsylvania: | $44,537 |
Nearest zip codes: 16508, 16504, 16502, 16501, 16503, 16507.
Housing units in zip code 16509 with a mortgage: 4,171 (449 second mortgage, 770 home equity loan, 30 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,341
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $993
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $338
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 7.2% | | Whole state: | 11.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 2.9% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.4 | | State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.8 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 230
- 1995 to 1998: 787
- 1990 to 1994: 816
- 1980 to 1989: 1,284
- 1970 to 1979: 2,574
- 1960 to 1969: 1,893
- 1950 to 1959: 1,959
- 1940 to 1949: 634
- 1939 or earlier: 994
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Erie, PA (16509):
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- no bedroom: 20
- 1 bedrooms: 98
- 2 bedrooms: 1,246
- 3 bedrooms: 4,221
- 4 bedrooms: 2,068
- 5 or more bedrooms: 256
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 69
- 1 bedrooms: 1,103
- 2 bedrooms: 1,254
- 3 bedrooms: 333
- 4 bedrooms: 67
- 5 or more bedrooms: 17
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Vehicles available in 16509 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 299
- 1 vehicle: 2,487
- 2 vehicles: 3,824
- 3 vehicles: 861
- 4 vehicles: 345
- 5 or more vehicles: 93
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 313
- 1 vehicle: 1,781
- 2 vehicles: 674
- 3 vehicles: 67
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 8
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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 16509:
- Less than $10,000: 6
- $10,000 to $14,999: 12
- $20,000 to $24,999: 24
- $25,000 to $29,999: 21
- $30,000 to $34,999: 12
- $35,000 to $39,999: 15
- $40,000 to $49,999: 62
- $50,000 to $59,999: 256
- $60,000 to $69,999: 376
- $70,000 to $79,999: 551
- $80,000 to $89,999: 928
- $90,000 to $99,999: 758
- $100,000 to $124,999: 1309
- $125,000 to $149,999: 890
- $150,000 to $174,999: 532
- $175,000 to $199,999: 271
- $200,000 to $249,999: 204
- $250,000 to $299,999: 187
- $300,000 to $399,999: 55
- $400,000 to $499,999: 30
- $500,000 to $749,999: 7
- $750,000 to $999,999: 6
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 16509:
- Less than $100: 51
- $100 to $149: 33
- $150 to $199: 67
- $200 to $249: 63
- $250 to $299: 93
- $300 to $349: 388
- $350 to $399: 439
- $400 to $449: 261
- $450 to $499: 286
- $500 to $549: 301
- $550 to $599: 230
- $600 to $649: 54
- $650 to $699: 123
- $700 to $749: 102
- $750 to $799: 46
- $800 to $899: 26
- $900 to $999: 21
- $1,500 to $1,999: 85
- $2,000 or more: 41
- No cash rent: 111
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,000
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $118,551
- Black or African American householders: $87,353
- Asian householders: $236,309
- Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $155,989
- Some other race householders: $144,984
- Two or more races householders: $85,085
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $133,753
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 7,523
- One, attached: 382
- Two: 211
- 3 or 4: 340
- 5 to 9: 425
- 10 to 19: 585
- 20 to 49: 464
- 50 or more: 351
- Mobile homes: 890

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 11,334 (88%)
- Carpooled: 981 (8%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 45 (0%)
- Taxi: 20 (0%)
- Bicycle: 30 (0%)
- Walked: 160 (1%)
- Other means: 31 (0%)
- Worked at home: 292 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 262
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1547
- 10 to 14 minutes: 3007
- 15 to 19 minutes: 3434
- 20 to 24 minutes: 2448
- 25 to 29 minutes: 687
- 30 to 34 minutes: 805
- 35 to 39 minutes: 49
- 40 to 44 minutes: 51
- 45 to 59 minutes: 121
- 60 to 89 minutes: 103
- 90 or more minutes: 87
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 98.0%
Household type by relationship
Households: 25,752
- In family households: 21,547 (5,916 male householders, 1,331 female householders)
6,156 spouses, 7,003 children (6,568 natural, 251 adopted, 184 stepchildren), 356 grandchildren, 49 brothers or sisters, 246 parents, 302 other relatives, 188 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 4,205 (1,425 male householders (1,170 living alone)), 2,157 female householders (1,943 living alone)), 623 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 640 (564 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,409 2-persons, 1,718 3-persons, 1,340 4-persons, 564 5-persons, 139 6-persons, 77 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,113 1-person, 392 2-persons, 56 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 11 5-persons.
4,430 married couples with children.
977 single-parent households (231 men, 746 women).
95.0% of residents of 16509 zip code speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% very well, 11% well, 17% not well).
3.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% very well, 27% well, 8% not well, 1% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% very well, 35% well, 9% not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (47% very well, 36% well, 17% not well).
Foreign born population: 889 (3.4%)
(63.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 3.4% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Italy (18%)
- India (12%)
- Germany (9%)
- Other Eastern Europe (8%)
- Ukraine (7%)
- Canada (5%)
- United Kingdom (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 182
- 1990 to 1994: 161
- 1985 to 1989: 23
- 1980 to 1984: 46
- 1975 to 1979: 32
- 1970 to 1974: 67
- 1970 to 1974: 52
- 1965 to 1969: 326
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First ancestries reported:
- German: 5816
- Italian: 3940
- Polish: 2860
- Irish: 2070
- English: 1297
- Other groups: 1268
- United States or American: 1178
- Swedish: 421
- Scotch-Irish: 385
- French (except Basque): 335
- Russian: 312
- Scottish: 257
- Hungarian: 241
- Slovak: 214
- Dutch: 139
- Ukrainian: 138
- European: 98
- Welsh: 96
- Austrian: 84
- Greek: 79
- Subsaharan African:: 77
- Czechoslovakian: 74
- French Canadian: 71
- Slavic: 66
- Swiss: 52
- British: 50
- Norwegian: 48
- Pennsylvania German: 37
- Portuguese: 37
- Arab:: 35
- Serbian: 31
- African: 30
- Ethiopian: 29
- Belgian: 27
- Syrian: 27
- Canadian: 23
- Lithuanian: 23
- Icelander: 22
- Slovene: 22
- Finnish: 22
- Yugoslavian: 21
- Danish: 20
- Sudanese: 18
- Croatian: 17
- Romanian: 13
- Arab/Arabic: 8
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 8
- Jamaican: 8
- New Zealander: 7
- Iranian: 6
- Macedonian: 6
- Soviet Union: 6
- Czech: 5
- Australian: 4

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 16509 not listed on the city page:- JAMES S WILSON MS (Students: 571; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BELLE VALLEY EL SCH (Students: 553; Grades: KG - 05)
- WATTSBURG AREA MS (Students: 503; Grades: 05 - 08)
- CHESTNUT HILL EL SCH (Students: 426; Grades: KG - 05)
- ROBISON EL SCH (Students: 362; Grades: KG - 05)
- ERIE COUNTY TECHNICAL SCHOOL (Grades: 00 - 00)
Private primary/middle schools not listed on the city page:- ST BONIFACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 245; Location: 9363 WATTSBURG RD, ERIE, PA; Grades: PK - 8)
- FIRST ASSEMBLY CHRISTIAN ACAD (Students: 234; Location: 8150 OLIVER ROAD, ERIE, PA; Grades: PK - 6)
- LAKE ERIE SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIS (Students: 10; Location: 190 HUNTER WILLIS RD, ERIE, PA; Grades: 1 - 8)
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- BUSH IND FURNITURE MANUFACTURER (2455 ROBINSON ROAD WEST in ERIE, PA)
STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - AFS-25-1782151-1, AIR PROGRAM, RCRIS-PAR000020305, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Organizations: BUSH INDUSTRIES OF PA INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, BUSH INDS OF PA INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
, BUSH INDUSTRIES, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
, BUSH INDUSTRIES OF PENNSYLVANIS, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BUSH INDUSTRIES, BUSH IND OF PA INC
- AMER TURNED PROD WAGER ROAD (1944 WAGER RD. in ERIE, PA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PA0000334581, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: SCREW MACHINE PRODUCTS
Organizations: EIGHMY GERALD (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AMERICAN TURNED PRODS.
- BIANCHI MITSUBISHI (5305 PEACH STREET in ERIE, PA)
STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAD045764289, 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)
, PORRECO LOUIS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CHAMPION FORD SALES INC
- BP OIL (I 90 & RT 97 in ERIE, PA)
STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAD981933179, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, BP OIL COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: B P OIL COMPANY
- BP OIL 07294 (PEACH & 39TH ST in ERIE, PA)
STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAD981933203, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, BP OIL COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BP OIL COMPANY 07294
- AFTON TRUCKING (8923 WATTSBURG RD in ERIE, PA)
STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAR000016816, 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: WILL CHARLES & WILL DEBORAH (CONTACT/OWNER)
- B&M AUTO BODY & SALES (8149 WATTSBURG RD in ERIE, PA)
STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAR000019430, 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: BRAINE GREG (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BLDG SYS (7335 OLD PERRY HWY in ERIE, PA)
STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAD987397890, 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: BUILDING SYSTEMS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BELLE VALLEY EL SCH (5300 HENDERSON RD in ERIE, PA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-2054
Organizations: MILLCREEK TOWNSHIP SD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- C E ELGIN ELECTRONICS (5533 NEW PERRY HWY in ERIE, PA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ZURN IND (CONTACT/OWNER)
- ACCU-FORM INC (5800 BUNDY DR in ERIE, PA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, CZULEWICZ F W (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BEAL C W INCORPORATED (7051 EDINBORO ROAD in ERIE, PA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: PAINTING AND PAPER HANGING
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, BEAL JAN S (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: REAL, C.W. INC
- BERLO MFG CO INC (4922 PITTSBURGH AVE in ERIE, PA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: MACHINE TOOLS, METAL CUTTING TYPES; SPECIAL INDUSTRY MACHINERY
Business NAICS classification: PRECISION TURNED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Median worth of mobile homes: $25,900


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 (85%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Wood (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 21100
- Northeast: 1483
- Midwest: 1294
- South: 1046
- West: 431
63% of the 16509 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 36% lived in Pennsylvania.
Population in 1990: 24,232. Population change in the 1990s: +2,001 (+8.3%).
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): 687
| Here: | 25.2% | | Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 357
| Here: | 23.0% | | Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 295
| Here: | 32.0% | | Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- LAKE ERIE COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATH (1858 WEST GRANDVIEW BOULEV in ERIE, PA): $5,340,735 in 43 contracts from 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Tuition, Registration, and Membership Fees, Educational Services by Army, Navy Signed by year: 2000: $391,725; 2001: $806,419; 2002: $997,210; 2003: $735,514; 2004: $672,910; 2005: $1,532,795; 2006: $52,374.
Biggest contracts:
$435,797 with Army for Tuition, Registration, and Membership Fees. Signed on 2001-09-26. Completion date: 2001-09-30.
$404,258 with Army for Educational Services. Signed on 2005-02-22. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$326,960 with Army for Tuition, Registration, and Membership Fees. Signed on 2000-01-05. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
$317,870, same as above. Signed on 2002-09-28. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
- SNAP-TITE INC (8325 HESSINGER DR in ERIE, PA): $294,200 in 3 contracts from 2002 to 2005
$210,000 with ENERGY, Department of for Laboratory Equipment and Supplies. Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2004-09-15.
$80,000, same as above. Signed on 2002-09-15. Completion date: 2003-01-15.
$4,200 with Navy for Metal Heat Treating and Non-Thermal Treating Equipment. Signed on 2005-04-12. Completion date: 2005-06-10.
- BER-LO MFG., INC (4928 PITTSBURGH AVE in ERIE, PA; small business)
$30,420 with Navy for Valves, Nonpowered. Signed on 2000-01-20. Completion date: 2000-03-17.
- CHASE HOSPITALITY LLP (7820 PERRY HWY in ERIE, PA; small business): $12,467 in 2 contracts in 2005
$12,852 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2005-05-25. Completion date: 2005-06-05.
$-,385, same as above. Signed on 2005-08-12. Completion date: 2005-06-05.
- DREXLER ASSOCIATES, INC (5639 MILL ST in ERIE, PA; small business): $7,075 in 7 contracts from 2002 to 2003
Contracts for Other Education and Training Services, Lectures For Training, Education Services by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $-4,280; 2003: $11,355; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$11,355 with Army for Other Education and Training Services. Taking place in WI. Signed on 2003-03-11. Completion date: 2003-07-25.
$2,110 with Army for Lectures For Training. Signed on 2003-07-10. Completion date: 2003-07-25.
$2,110 with Army for Education Services. Signed on 2002-10-07. Completion date: 2002-11-01.
$1,675 with Army for Lectures For Training. Signed on 2003-01-08. Completion date: 2003-01-31.
- TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT SUPPL (8106 HAWTHORNE DR in ERIE, PA; small business)
$3,635 with Army for Hand Tools, Nonedged, Nonpowered. Signed on 2005-04-08. Completion date: 2005-04-29.
- SCOTT ENTERPRISES INC (8040 PEACH ST in ERIE, PA; small business)
$2,286 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2003-06-19. Completion date: 2003-06-21.
- ALCO INDUSTRIES, INC (5599 NEW PERRY HWY in ERIE, PA; small business)
$200 with Army for Electrical Insulators and Insulating Materials. Signed on 2004-09-23. Completion date: 2004-10-01.
- MICROBAC LABORATORIES (1962 WAGER ROAD in ERIE, PA; small business)
$147 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Other Quality Control, Testing and Inspection Services -- Miscellaneous. Signed on 2005-09-19. Completion date: 2005-09-26.
- five star international (6100 wattsburg rd in erie, pa; small business)
$30 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2005-09-22. Effective on 2005-09-23. Completion date: 2005-09-23.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (100-249 employees: 4 establishments, 50-99 employees: 10 establishments, 20-49 employees: 3 establishments, 10-19 employees: 2 establishments, 5-9 employees: 6 establishments, 1-4 employees: 3 establishments)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 5, 20-49: 12, 10-19: 6, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 6)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Display Advertising (500-999: 1)
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Amusement and Theme Parks (250-499: 1, 50-99: 1)
- Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (250-499: 1, 20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (50-99: 2, 20-49: 6, 10-19: 3)
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People in group quarters
- 551 people in nursing homes
- 54 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 35 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 18 people in religious group quarters
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