Median household income (1999): $25,429
Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,240
| This zip code | $28,240 | | Pennsylvania: | $44,537 |
Nearest zip codes: 19015, 19022, 19094, 19086, 08014, 19081.
Housing units in zip code 19013 with a mortgage: 3,515 (472 second mortgage, 312 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,537
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $788
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $332
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 27.5% | | Whole state: | 11.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 13.2% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.2 | | 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: 105
- 1995 to 1998: 426
- 1990 to 1994: 114
- 1980 to 1989: 475
- 1970 to 1979: 1,201
- 1960 to 1969: 1,926
- 1950 to 1959: 3,309
- 1940 to 1949: 3,364
- 1939 or earlier: 4,918
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Chester, PA (19013): |
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- no bedroom: 41
- 1 bedrooms: 262
- 2 bedrooms: 761
- 3 bedrooms: 4,447
- 4 bedrooms: 696
- 5 or more bedrooms: 224
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 357
- 1 bedrooms: 2,056
- 2 bedrooms: 2,432
- 3 bedrooms: 1,993
- 4 bedrooms: 268
- 5 or more bedrooms: 81
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Vehicles available in 19013 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 909
- 1 vehicle: 2,908
- 2 vehicles: 2,015
- 3 vehicles: 458
- 4 vehicles: 72
- 5 or more vehicles: 69
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 3,550
- 1 vehicle: 2,866
- 2 vehicles: 644
- 3 vehicles: 94
- 4 vehicles: 20
- 5 or more vehicles: 13
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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 19013:
- Less than $10,000: 71
- $10,000 to $14,999: 189
- $15,000 to $19,999: 325
- $20,000 to $24,999: 389
- $25,000 to $29,999: 461
- $30,000 to $34,999: 549
- $35,000 to $39,999: 606
- $40,000 to $49,999: 1028
- $50,000 to $59,999: 865
- $60,000 to $69,999: 597
- $70,000 to $79,999: 338
- $80,000 to $89,999: 219
- $90,000 to $99,999: 133
- $100,000 to $124,999: 139
- $125,000 to $149,999: 51
- $150,000 to $174,999: 35
- $175,000 to $199,999: 31
- $200,000 to $249,999: 26
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 19013:
- Less than $100: 390
- $100 to $149: 447
- $150 to $199: 464
- $200 to $249: 246
- $250 to $299: 284
- $300 to $349: 425
- $350 to $399: 637
- $400 to $449: 883
- $450 to $499: 722
- $500 to $549: 975
- $550 to $599: 524
- $600 to $649: 340
- $650 to $699: 305
- $700 to $749: 103
- $750 to $799: 86
- $800 to $899: 67
- $900 to $999: 21
- $1,000 to $1,249: 24
- $1,250 to $1,499: 6
- $2,000 or more: 46
- No cash rent: 178
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $34,400
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $72,991
- Black or African American householders: $68,302
- Asian householders: $27,352
- Some other race householders: $46,733
- Two or more races householders: $55,173
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $53,454
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,428
- One, attached: 9,589
- Two: 1,359
- 3 or 4: 853
- 5 to 9: 712
- 10 to 19: 589
- 20 to 49: 428
- 50 or more: 822
- Mobile homes: 58

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 7,583 (57%)
- Carpooled: 2,502 (19%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2,051 (15%)
- Subway or elevated: 23 (0%)
- Railroad: 104 (1%)
- Motorcycle: 37 (0%)
- Bicycle: 13 (0%)
- Walked: 810 (6%)
- Other means: 105 (1%)
- Worked at home: 163 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 340
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1237
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1988
- 15 to 19 minutes: 2044
- 20 to 24 minutes: 2316
- 25 to 29 minutes: 713
- 30 to 34 minutes: 1870
- 35 to 39 minutes: 284
- 40 to 44 minutes: 369
- 45 to 59 minutes: 973
- 60 to 89 minutes: 625
- 90 or more minutes: 469
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 78.8%
Household type by relationship
Households: 35,827
- In family households: 30,005 (3,593 male householders, 5,022 female householders)
3,594 spouses, 12,802 children (11,789 natural, 400 adopted, 613 stepchildren), 2,218 grandchildren, 541 brothers or sisters, 501 parents, 629 other relatives, 1,105 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 5,822 (2,153 male householders (1,801 living alone)), 2,842 female householders (2,529 living alone)), 827 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 2,958 (1,398 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,808 2-persons, 2,262 3-persons, 1,644 4-persons, 1,056 5-persons, 530 6-persons, 315 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,330 1-person, 579 2-persons, 39 3-persons, 32 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 2 6-persons.
2,954 married couples with children.
6,220 single-parent households (719 men, 5,501 women).
91.9% of residents of 19013 zip code speak English at home.
5.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% very well, 27% well, 18% not well, 3% not at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% very well, 18% well, 17% not well, 2% not at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% very well, 21% well, 9% not well, 3% not at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (93% very well, 2% well, 4% not well).
Foreign born population: 943 (2.4%)
(40.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 2.4% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Nigeria (9%)
- Ecuador (7%)
- Jamaica (7%)
- Other Western Asia (7%)
- India (6%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
- United Kingdom (5%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 435
- 1990 to 1994: 131
- 1985 to 1989: 95
- 1980 to 1984: 27
- 1975 to 1979: 59
- 1970 to 1974: 29
- 1970 to 1974: 30
- 1965 to 1969: 137
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 25017
- Irish: 1415
- Subsaharan African:: 1059
- Italian: 932
- African: 880
- German: 612
- United States or American: 586
- Polish: 429
- English: 269
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 167
- Ukrainian: 144
- Arab:: 109
- Jamaican: 106
- Scotch-Irish: 90
- Scottish: 89
- Nigerian: 83
- French (except Basque): 76
- Other Arab: 57
- Swedish: 55
- Moroccan: 48
- Ghanian: 46
- Pennsylvania German: 40
- Welsh: 40
- British: 36
- Lithuanian: 33
- Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 31
- Hungarian: 29
- Dutch: 25
- Liberian: 25
- French Canadian: 23
- Greek: 22
- Guyanese: 21
- Kenyan: 18
- European: 17
- Barbadian: 14
- Norwegian: 14
- Russian: 11
- Croatian: 10
- Scandinavian: 8
- Haitian: 8
- West Indian: 8
- Armenian: 7
- Other Subsaharan African: 7
- Danish: 6
- Czech: 6
- Slovak: 5
- Canadian: 5
- Lebanese: 4
- Portuguese: 3

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- ABM WADE SITE (1 FLOWER STREET in CHESTER, PA)
SUPERFUND NPL (Superfund database)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1979-0014, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAD980539407, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, WADE, MELVIN (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ABM - WADE, WADE (ABM), WADE DUMP , WADE DUMP SITE, WADE DUMP SITE-PA DER
- ABBONIZIO RECYCLING (2900 W FRONT ST in CHESTER, PA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - AFS-22-2007293-1, AIR PROGRAM
Business SIC classification: SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS; ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS
- ALS TRANS SVC (400 ENGLE ST in CHESTER, PA)
STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAD981730526, 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
Business SIC classification: AUTOMOTIVE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOPS
Business NAICS classification: AUTOMOTIVE TRANSMISSION REPAIR.
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, DOWD, DONALD (CONTACT/OWNER)
- ABM EDDYSTONE (RT 291 in EDDYSTONE, PA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1985-0019, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
- A & R TRANSPORT INC (TDSI CHESTER BIDS TERMINAL in CHESTER, PA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: RAILROADS, LINE-HAUL OPERATING
- ARDCO (2540 GREEN ST in CHESTER, PA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICS (2500 PROVIDENCE AVENUE in CHESTER, PA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, NMP CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
- B & B AUTO BODY REPAIR (2227 W 9TH ST in CHESTER, PA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: AUTOMOTIVE BODY, PAINT, AND INTERIOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
- BALDT ANCHOR CHAIN/CHESTER (801 W 6TH ST in CHESTER, PA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: HARDWARE; IRON AND STEEL FORGINGS
- AMOCO 1718 TANKS (1201 KERLIN ST in CHESTER, PA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: AMOCO OIL COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Median worth of mobile homes: $10,000
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (45%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (31%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 30434
- Northeast: 1511
- Midwest: 361
- South: 4369
- West: 319
57% of the 19013 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, 58% lived in Pennsylvania.
Population in 1990: 49,144. Population change in the 1990s: -10,382 (-21.1%).
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): 683
| Here: | 12.4% | | Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 200
| Here: | 8.4% | | Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 945
| Here: | 40.2% | | Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with biggest federal contracts located in this zip code (CHESTER, PA):
- WHITEHILL MANUFACTURING CORP (2540 GREEN ST; small business): $7,624,094 in 99 contracts from 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Blocks, Tackle, Rigging, and Slings, Fiber Rope, Cordage, and Twine, Miscellaneous Items, Chain and Wire Rope, and more by Defense Logistics Agency, Army, Navy, Federal Supply Service, and others Signed by year: 2000: $331,559; 2001: $3,590,077; 2002: $958,789; 2003: $523,306; 2004: $1,498,074; 2005: $684,011; 2006: $38,278.
Biggest contracts:
$2,923,464 with Defense Logistics Agency for Blocks, Tackle, Rigging, and Slings. Signed on 2001-06-19. Completion date: 2002-05-07.
$1,079,969, same as above. Signed on 2004-04-05. Completion date: 2005-01-26.
$631,905 with Army for Fiber Rope, Cordage, and Twine. Signed on 2002-09-18. Completion date: 2007-09-15.
$327,050 with Navy for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2003-09-25. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
- M L PARKER CONSTRUCTION (2918 W 9TH ST; small business): $5,866,594 in 45 contracts from 2000 to 2004
Contracts for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Non-Building Facilities, Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Construction, Mining, Excavating, and Highway Maintenance Equipment, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings, and more by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Navy, National Park Service, and others Signed by year: 2000: $350,387; 2001: $1,711,479; 2002: $1,545,400; 2003: $2,068,884; 2004: $190,444; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$1,628,455 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2003-07-24. Completion date: 2004-07-24.
$500,738 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Construction, Mining, Excavating, and Highway Maintenance Equipment. Taking place in NJ. Signed on 2001-06-19. Completion date: 2001-05-01.
$412,658 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Taking place in NJ. Signed on 2002-11-13. Completion date: 2003-04-28.
$297,477 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Construction, Mining, Excavating, and Highway Maintenance Equipment. Taking place in NJ. Signed on 2001-04-05. Completion date: 2001-06-30.
- BALDT, INC (801 W 6TH STREET; small business): $2,616,316 in 10 contracts from 2000 to 2005
Contracts for Miscellaneous Ship and Marine Equipment, Chain and Wire Rope, Fittings for Rope, Cable, and Chain, Ship and Boat Propulsion Components by Navy, Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year: 2000: $158,766; 2001: $1,068,608; 2002: $49,950; 2003: $350,424; 2004: $0; 2005: $988,568; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$1,068,608 with Navy for Miscellaneous Ship and Marine Equipment. Taking place in CA. Signed on 2001-06-04. Completion date: 2001-12-31.
$910,715 with Navy for Chain and Wire Rope. Signed on 2005-09-29. Completion date: 2006-07-31.
$195,874 with Navy for Chain and Wire Rope. Taking place in CA. Signed on 2003-05-30. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
$133,672 with Defense Logistics Agency for Chain and Wire Rope. Signed on 2000-10-24. Completion date: 2001-05-01.
- ACE LINEN SERVICES, INC (3120 W 6TH ST; small business): $2,294,567 in 18 contracts from 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Laundry and DryCleaning Services, Other Housekeeping Services, Other Professional Services by Army, Air Force, Navy Signed by year: 2000: $50,400; 2001: $335,431; 2002: $339,250; 2003: $560,364; 2004: $574,391; 2005: $89,199; 2006: $345,532.
Biggest contracts:
$465,843 with Army for Laundry and DryCleaning Services. Taking place in NJ. Signed on 2004-12-03. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$343,069, same as above. Signed on 2003-10-29. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$339,250, same as above. Signed on 2002-11-04. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
$335,587, same as above. Signed on 2006-02-03. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
- HRP USA INC (419 AVE OF THE STATES; small business): $1,692,827 in 6 contracts from 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Torpedo Boats And Gun Boats, Miscellaneous Ship and Marine Equipment, Ship and Boat Propulsion Components by Navy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army Signed by year: 2000: $25,300; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $108,627; 2004: $32,300; 2005: $0; 2006: $1,526,600.
Biggest contracts:
$963,500 with Navy for Torpedo Boats And Gun Boats. Signed on 2006-02-16. Completion date: 2006-09-15.
$563,100, same as above. Signed on 2006-06-08. Completion date: 2006-09-15.
$108,627 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Miscellaneous Ship and Marine Equipment. Taking place in NC. Signed on 2003-06-24. Completion date: 2003-08-21.
$25,300 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Ship and Boat Propulsion Components. Taking place in NC. Signed on 2000-05-02. Completion date: 2000-05-19.
- WIDENER UNIVERSITY (1 UNIVERSITY PL): $496,661 in 9 contracts from 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Space Science and Applications -- Basic Research (R&D), Tuition, Registration, and Membership Fees, Educational Services by NASA, Army, Navy Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $30,000; 2003: $0; 2004: $341,250; 2005: $119,486; 2006: $5,925.
Biggest contracts:
$447,075 with NASA for Space Science and Applications -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$105,825, same as above. Signed on 2005-05-19. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$30,000 with Army for Tuition, Registration, and Membership Fees. Signed on 2002-05-09. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
$5,925 with Navy for Tuition, Registration, and Membership Fees. Signed on 2006-04-12. Completion date: 2006-08-18.
- MOBILE DREDGING & PUMPING CO (3100 BETHEL RD; small business): $131,950 in 9 contracts from 2003 to 2005
Contracts for Waste Treatment and Storage, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Miscellaneous by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $35,950; 2004: $56,000; 2005: $40,000; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$30,000 with Army for Waste Treatment and Storage. Signed on 2005-09-06. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$29,000, same as above. Signed on 2004-07-08. Completion date: 2005-07-08.
$25,000, same as above. Signed on 2004-08-30. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$20,000, same as above. Signed on 2003-09-11. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
- WEST PHILADELPHIA BRONZE CO (500 CONCORD AVE; small business)
$92,517 with Navy for Liquid and Gas Flow, Liquid Level, and Mechanical Motion Measuring Instruments. Signed on 2005-02-15. Completion date: 2005-07-18.
- GENERAL MARINE & INDUSTRIAL SE (601 PUSEY ST; small business): $17,300 in 2 contracts in 2006
$9,800 with Army for Dredges. Signed on 2006-04-14. Completion date: 2006-03-27.
$7,500, same as above. Signed on 2006-03-03. Completion date: 2006-02-24.
- BRIDGE JOHN SONS, INC (1201 W 9TH ST; small business)
$17,206 with Defense Logistics Agency for Vehicular Brake, Steering, Axle, Wheel, and Track Components. Signed on 2005-04-05. Completion date: 2005-05-06.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Educational Services: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (500-999: 1, 100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 13, 5-9: 8, 1-4: 12)
- Utilities: Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation (250-499: 1)
- Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (250-499: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Food Service Contractors (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1, 1-4: 3)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (100-249: 1, 10-19: 2, 1-4: 1)
- Information: Wired Telecommunications Carriers (100-249: 1, 1-4: 4)
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People in group quarters
- 1209 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 967 people in state prisons
- 387 people in nursing homes
- 315 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 41 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 16 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 15 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 12 people in religious group quarters
- 8 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 8 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 2 people in institutions for the blind
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