Median household income (1999): $55,989
Estimated median household income in 2005: $62,330
| This zip code | $62,330 | | Pennsylvania: | $44,537 |
Nearest zip codes: 19453, 19475, 19468, 19355, 19301, 19426.
Housing units in zip code 19460 with a mortgage: 6,408 (647 second mortgage, 878 home equity loan, 34 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,302
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,358
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $398
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 4.5% | | Whole state: | 11.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 2.0% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 7.1 | | State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.0 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 544
- 1995 to 1998: 948
- 1990 to 1994: 852
- 1980 to 1989: 1,944
- 1970 to 1979: 1,600
- 1960 to 1969: 1,863
- 1950 to 1959: 1,705
- 1940 to 1949: 660
- 1939 or earlier: 3,373
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Phoenixville, PA (19460): |
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- no bedroom: 7
- 1 bedrooms: 112
- 2 bedrooms: 1,023
- 3 bedrooms: 4,482
- 4 bedrooms: 3,145
- 5 or more bedrooms: 611
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 132
- 1 bedrooms: 1,275
- 2 bedrooms: 1,309
- 3 bedrooms: 677
- 4 bedrooms: 99
- 5 or more bedrooms: 44
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Vehicles available in 19460 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 312
- 1 vehicle: 2,453
- 2 vehicles: 4,737
- 3 vehicles: 1,389
- 4 vehicles: 292
- 5 or more vehicles: 197
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 517
- 1 vehicle: 1,864
- 2 vehicles: 1,002
- 3 vehicles: 89
- 4 vehicles: 56
- 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 19460:
- Less than $10,000: 5
- $10,000 to $14,999: 9
- $15,000 to $19,999: 8
- $20,000 to $24,999: 13
- $25,000 to $29,999: 10
- $35,000 to $39,999: 27
- $40,000 to $49,999: 21
- $50,000 to $59,999: 97
- $60,000 to $69,999: 189
- $70,000 to $79,999: 308
- $80,000 to $89,999: 471
- $90,000 to $99,999: 562
- $100,000 to $124,999: 1402
- $125,000 to $149,999: 1176
- $150,000 to $174,999: 1203
- $175,000 to $199,999: 707
- $200,000 to $249,999: 928
- $250,000 to $299,999: 571
- $300,000 to $399,999: 525
- $400,000 to $499,999: 286
- $500,000 to $749,999: 144
- $750,000 to $999,999: 32
- $1,000,000 or more: 16
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 19460:
- Less than $100: 56
- $100 to $149: 68
- $150 to $199: 62
- $200 to $249: 49
- $250 to $299: 38
- $300 to $349: 80
- $350 to $399: 95
- $400 to $449: 173
- $450 to $499: 167
- $500 to $549: 355
- $550 to $599: 448
- $600 to $649: 434
- $650 to $699: 382
- $700 to $749: 227
- $750 to $799: 89
- $800 to $899: 409
- $900 to $999: 98
- $1,000 to $1,249: 108
- $1,250 to $1,499: 15
- $1,500 to $1,999: 25
- $2,000 or more: 36
- No cash rent: 78
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $112,500
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $250,326
- Black or African American householders: $145,899
- Asian householders: $303,200
- Some other race householders: $163,579
- Two or more races householders: $256,770
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $265,858
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 7,227
- One, attached: 3,255
- Two: 404
- 3 or 4: 595
- 5 to 9: 538
- 10 to 19: 555
- 20 to 49: 363
- 50 or more: 279
- Mobile homes: 223
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 50

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 14,011 (83%)
- Carpooled: 1,354 (8%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 135 (1%)
- Subway or elevated: 51 (0%)
- Railroad: 216 (1%)
- Ferryboat: 17 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 36 (0%)
- Bicycle: 14 (0%)
- Walked: 439 (3%)
- Other means: 104 (1%)
- Worked at home: 495 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 421
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1579
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1955
- 15 to 19 minutes: 2259
- 20 to 24 minutes: 2611
- 25 to 29 minutes: 1202
- 30 to 34 minutes: 2403
- 35 to 39 minutes: 623
- 40 to 44 minutes: 589
- 45 to 59 minutes: 1559
- 60 to 89 minutes: 878
- 90 or more minutes: 298
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 56.8%
Household type by relationship
Households: 31,600
- In family households: 26,627 (6,821 male householders, 1,891 female householders)
7,432 spouses, 9,363 children (8,813 natural, 270 adopted, 280 stepchildren), 186 grandchildren, 167 brothers or sisters, 172 parents, 254 other relatives, 341 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 4,973 (1,904 male householders (1,571 living alone)), 2,397 female householders (2,120 living alone)), 672 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,235 (305 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,810 2-persons, 2,064 3-persons, 1,742 4-persons, 782 5-persons, 239 6-persons, 75 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,691 1-person, 566 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 14 5-persons.
5,956 married couples with children.
1,293 single-parent households (359 men, 934 women).
91.7% of residents of 19460 zip code speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% very well, 10% well, 15% not well, 1% not at all).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% very well, 20% well, 8% not well, 1% not at all).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% very well, 23% well, 19% not well, 5% not at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (87% very well, 9% well, 4% not well).
Foreign born population: 1,913 (5.8%)
(54.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 5.8% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Vietnam (15%)
- United Kingdom (8%)
- Germany (6%)
- India (6%)
- Canada (5%)
- Korea (5%)
- Philippines (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 485
- 1990 to 1994: 199
- 1985 to 1989: 243
- 1980 to 1984: 244
- 1975 to 1979: 178
- 1970 to 1974: 81
- 1970 to 1974: 99
- 1965 to 1969: 384
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First ancestries reported:
- German: 5575
- Irish: 4990
- Italian: 3950
- Other groups: 2952
- English: 2266
- Polish: 1939
- United States or American: 1000
- Slovak: 706
- Ukrainian: 431
- Scottish: 430
- Scotch-Irish: 392
- Dutch: 391
- Hungarian: 380
- French (except Basque): 340
- Russian: 297
- Welsh: 285
- Pennsylvania German: 279
- European: 180
- British: 173
- French Canadian: 168
- Greek: 163
- Arab:: 145
- Norwegian: 132
- Lithuanian: 112
- Subsaharan African:: 110
- Slavic: 90
- African: 87
- Czechoslovakian: 85
- Swedish: 83
- Northern European: 65
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 63
- Iranian: 58
- Romanian: 54
- Czech: 53
- Syrian: 45
- Finnish: 42
- Austrian: 41
- Yugoslavian: 38
- Eastern European: 37
- Lebanese: 35
- Australian: 27
- West Indian: 21
- Danish: 20
- Jamaican: 20
- Swiss: 19
- Serbian: 18
- Arab/Arabic: 18
- Moroccan: 17
- Croatian: 16
- Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 15
- Egyptian: 14
- Maltese: 14
- Slovene: 14
- Canadian: 13
- Armenian: 12
- Latvian: 11
- Cape Verdean: 9
- Palestinian: 9
- Belgian: 8
- Portuguese: 8
- Israeli: 8
- Other Arab: 7
- Scandinavian: 7
- Other West Indian: 7
- Kenyan: 7
- South African: 7
- Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 6
- Icelander: 6

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- BLUEGRASS FOLDING CARTON OAKS PLT (1035 LONGFORD ROAD in PHOENIXVILLE, PA)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - PCS-PAR140013, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, PWSID-1460407, DRINKING WATER PROGRAM, AFS-36-2041256-3, AIR PROGRAM, RCRIS-PAD002346013, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
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)) - notification
Business SIC classification: FOLDING PAPERBOARD BOXES, INCLUDING SANITARY
Business NAICS classification: FOLDING PAPERBOARD BOX MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, SMURFIT STONE CONTAINER CORP (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, JEFFERSON SMURFIT CORP US (CONTACT/OWNER)
, SMURFIT STONE CONTAINER ENTERPRISES INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
, SMURFIT-STONE CONTAINER ENTERPRISES, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
, STONE CONTAINER CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
, STONE CONTAINER CORPORATION (OWNER/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: CONTAINER CORP OF AMERICA, JEFFERSON SMURFIT CORP, JEFFERSON SMURFIT CORP PLT 401, JEFFERSON SMURFIT CORP US, JSC/CCA, SMURFIT STONE CONTAINER ENTER/
- AMER INKS & COATINGS (330 PAWLINGS ROAD in PHOENIXVILLE, PA)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - AFS-23-1271983-1, AIR PROGRAM, RCRIS-PAD002353290, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
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))
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)
Business SIC classification: PAINTS, VARNISHES, LACQUERS, ENAMELS, AND ALLIED PRODUCTS; PRINTING INK; CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PREPARATIONS; COATING, ENGRAVING, AND ALLIED SERVICES
Business NAICS classification: PRINTING INK MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: AMERICAN INKS & COATINGS CORP (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, MOSLEY HOLDINGS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AMERICAN INKS AND COATINGS CORP (HQ), AMERICAN INKS & COATINGS/VALLEY FORGE
- BACHMAN PLT 6 WHOLESALE (400 TAYLOR ST in PHOENIXVILLE, PA)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAD987340080, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: POTATO CHIPS, CORN CHIPS, AND SIMILAR SNACKS
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: THE BACHMAN COMPANY, BACHMAN CO THE PLANT #6, BACHMAN CO PLT 6 WHOLESALE, BACHMAN MANUFACTURING
- ALEXANDER TRANS GEN AUTO (711 NUTT RD in PHOENIXVILLE, PA)
STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAD987381035, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: AUTOMOTIVE TRANSMISSION REPAIR.
- BARKLEY EL SCH ( in PHOENIXVILLE, PA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1430
Organizations: PHOENIXVILLE AREA SD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BIS LER SOPHISTICATED METALS (665 NUTT ROAD in PHOENIXVILLE, PA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business NAICS classification: SHEET METAL WORK MANUFACTURING.; OFFICE FURNITURE (EXCEPT WOOD) MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: DOLORES W BISHOP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BIS LER SOPHISTICATED METALS MANUFACTURING
- ANDERSON FARM (10 SCHOFIELD ROAD in PHOENIXVILLE, PA)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
Median worth of mobile homes: $15,100
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (41%)
- Utility gas (39%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 23967
- Northeast: 3248
- Midwest: 1269
- South: 1718
- West: 410
58% of the 19460 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Pennsylvania.
Population in 1990: 30,460. Population change in the 1990s: +2,484 (+8.2%).
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): 908
| Here: | 25.0% | | Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 382
| Here: | 23.6% | | Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 853
| Here: | 54.6% | | Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with biggest federal contracts located in this zip code (PHOENIXVILLE, PA):
- ALLIED WIRE & CABLE INC (500 SCHELL LANE; small business): $10,516,856 in 804 contracts from 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Cable, Cord, and Wire Assemblies: Communications Equipment, Wire and Cable, Electrical, Miscellaneous Electrical and Electronic Components, Connectors, Electrical, and more by Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System, Defense Logistics Agency, Navy, Army, and others Signed by year: 2000: $52,074; 2001: $687,239; 2002: $634,248; 2003: $2,303,399; 2004: $2,216,635; 2005: $3,644,002; 2006: $895,647.
Biggest contracts:
$424,000 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Cable, Cord, and Wire Assemblies: Communications Equipment. Signed on 2003-12-24. Completion date: 2006-07-31.
$363,000 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Wire and Cable, Electrical. Signed on 2003-10-07. Completion date: 2006-07-07.
$235,300, same as above. Signed on 2005-07-19. Completion date: 2005-07-19.
$224,000, same as above. Signed on 2003-10-16. Completion date: 2006-07-13.
- J E CUESTA CO INC (1220 VLY FORGE RD UNIT 8; small business): $1,370,310 in 49 contracts from 2000 to 2006
Contracts for ADP Input/Output and Storage Devices, Photographic Supplies, Electrical Hardware and Supplies, ADP Support Equipment, and more by Office of Policy, Management and Budget/Chief Financial Officer, Defense Logistics Agency, American Forces Information Service, Air Force, and others Signed by year: 2000: $341,711; 2001: $64,799; 2002: $199,553; 2003: $192,937; 2004: $91,490; 2005: $354,557; 2006: $125,263.
Biggest contracts:
$110,712 with Office of Policy, Management and Budget/Chief Financial Officer for ADP Input/Output and Storage Devices. Signed on 2003-02-15. Completion date: 2003-05-15.
$93,563 with Defense Logistics Agency for Photographic Supplies. Signed on 2000-06-08. Completion date: 2000-08-03.
$69,230 with American Forces Information Service for Electrical Hardware and Supplies. Signed on 2005-03-24. Completion date: 2005-05-20.
$68,386 with Office of Policy, Management and Budget/Chief Financial Officer for ADP Support Equipment. Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2003-11-15.
- HOLLINGSWORTH, JOHN R CO INC (NUTT RD AT FRENCH CRK; small business)
$425,000 with Army for Generators and Generators Sets, Electrical. Signed on 2000-01-13. Completion date: 2000-03-31.
- ACRODYNE INDUSTRIES INC (200 SCHELL LANE; small business): $255,556 in 6 contracts from 2001 to 2004
Contracts for Amplifiers, Semiconductor Devices and Associated Hardware by Army, Department of Defense Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $2,843; 2002: $6,475; 2003: $0; 2004: $246,238; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$169,999 with Army for Amplifiers. Signed on 2004-09-20. Completion date: 2004-12-30.
$50,000, same as above. Signed on 2004-05-26. Completion date: 2004-12-30.
$26,239, same as above. Signed on 2004-03-16. Completion date: 2004-04-30.
$3,330 with Department of Defense for Semiconductor Devices and Associated Hardware. Signed on 2002-11-26. Completion date: 2003-01-09.
- CARDAMATION COMPANY, INC (1041 WEST BRIDGE STREET): $83,760 in 2 contracts from 1999 to 2000
$41,880 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Office Machines, Text Processing Systems and Visible Record Equipment. Taking place in FL. Signed on 2000-10-17. Completion date: 2001-09-30.
$41,880 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Special Industry Machinery. Taking place in FL. Signed on 1999-11-01. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
- COGNISPHERE INC (106 HUNTINGDON COURT; small business)
$69,977 with Army for Other Research and Development -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2004-05-27. Completion date: 2005-03-15.
- MONTGOMERY PRODUCTS LTD (40 2ND AVE; small business)
$27,658 with Navy for Cabinets, Lockers, Bins, and Shelving. Signed on 2005-09-28. Completion date: 2006-04-26.
- FIRSTQUARTER, INC (385 SHELBOURNE LN; small business)
$18,500 with Army for ADP Software. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2005-11-04. Completion date: 2005-11-04.
- OFFICE FURNITURE CONCEPTS INC (375 MORGAN ST; small business): $12,356 in 2 contracts from 2004 to 2005
$8,566 with Army for Office Furniture. Signed on 2004-09-25. Completion date: 2004-10-07.
$3,790 with Army for Miscellaneous Furniture and Fixtures. Signed on 2005-08-19. Completion date: 2005-09-20.
- CERTIFIED FUME MANAGEMENT INC (1065 HARES HILL RD; small business)
$11,710 with Navy for Miscellaneous Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialized Equipment. Signed on 2004-07-21. Completion date: 2004-08-04.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (500-999 employees: 2 establishments)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 7, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 6)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 2, 20-49: 6, 10-19: 5, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 8)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (250-499: 1, 1-4: 7)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 5, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 10)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Utilities: Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation (100-249: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-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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People in group quarters
- 568 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 196 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 176 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 120 people in nursing homes
- 94 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 42 people in religious group quarters
- 26 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 18 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 14 people in other group homes
- 2 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Accident statistics in 2006
- Accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in accidents: 3
- Accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in accidents: 5
- Pedestrians involved in accidents: 1
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