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Tower City, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $117,437 (it was $48,400 in 2000)
Tower City:

$117,437
Pennsylvania:

$245,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $76,517 - $188,249

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $136,880
Here:

$136,880
State:

$317,202

Townhouses or other attached units: $89,006
Here:

$89,006
State:

$254,369

Mobile homes: $22,126
Here:

$22,126
State:

$92,414

Total population: 1,320 (All urban)

Houses: 537 (487 occupied: 369 owner occupied, 128 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

26%
State:

31%

Housing density: 1,749 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $58,696.

Median contract rent in 2022: $580 (lower quartile is $557, upper quartile is $682)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $719


Median gross rent in Tower City, PA in 2022: $896

Housing units in Tower City with a mortgage: 203 (16 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 21

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $84,117

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $71,305

Median monthly housing costs: $812

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Tower City, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1937

Median year apartment built: 1945

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,328
  • Male householders: 212 (34 living alone), Female householders: 274 (89 living alone)
  • 255 spouses (255 opposite-sex spouses), 36 unmarried partners, (36 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 457 children (429 natural, 0 adopted, 27 stepchildren), 29 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 23 parents, 0 foster children, 5 other relatives, 25 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 3

Size of family households: 155 2-persons, 65 3-persons, 64 4-persons, 48 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 116 1-person, 21 2-persons, 4 3-persons.

204 married couples with children.
76 single-parent households (8 men, 68 women).

98.5% of residents of Tower City speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 8 (0.6%)
(62.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.6
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

6.4
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Tower City, Pennsylvania
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Tower City, Pennsylvania
  • 2no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 502 bedrooms
  • 1963 bedrooms
  • 924 bedrooms
  • 305+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tower City, Pennsylvania
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tower City, Pennsylvania
  • 0no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 652 bedrooms
  • 493 bedrooms
  • 144 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Tower City in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Tower City in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 4no vehicle
  • 901 vehicle
  • 1742 vehicles
  • 483 vehicles
  • 394 vehicles
  • 155+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Tower City in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Tower City in renter-occupied apartments
  • 5no vehicle
  • 831 vehicle
  • 282 vehicles
  • 133 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Tower City, Pennsylvania
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Tower City, Pennsylvania
  • 21 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 03 rooms
  • 44 rooms
  • 385 rooms
  • 786 rooms
  • 647 rooms
  • 758 rooms
  • 1099+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tower City, Pennsylvania
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tower City, Pennsylvania
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 03 rooms
  • 164 rooms
  • 365 rooms
  • 376 rooms
  • 307 rooms
  • 38 rooms
  • 79+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Tower City, PA
  • Tower City, PA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Tower City, PA in 2022
  • 13Less than $10,000
  • 35$10,000 to $19,999
  • 47$20,000 to $29,999
  • 39$30,000 to $39,999
  • 25$40,000 to $49,999
  • 49$50,000 to $59,999
  • 85$60,000 to $74,999
  • 83$75,000 to $99,999
  • 68$100,000 to $124,999
  • 35$125,000 to $149,999
  • 4$150,000 to $199,999
  • 20$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Tower City, PA

  • Distribution of house value in Tower City, PA in 2022
  • 0Less than $10,000
  • 1$10,000 to $14,999
  • 13$15,000 to $19,999
  • 1$20,000 to $24,999
  • 3$25,000 to $29,999
  • 10$30,000 to $34,999
  • 4$35,000 to $39,999
  • 13$40,000 to $49,999
  • 22$50,000 to $59,999
  • 7$60,000 to $69,999
  • 8$70,000 to $79,999
  • 44$80,000 to $89,999
  • 24$90,000 to $99,999
  • 67$100,000 to $124,999
  • 21$125,000 to $149,999
  • 15$150,000 to $174,999
  • 17$175,000 to $199,999
  • 29$200,000 to $249,999
  • 36$250,000 to $299,999
  • 8$300,000 to $399,999
  • 6$500,000 to $749,999
  • 3$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Tower City, PA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Tower City, PA in 2022
  • 3$400 to $449
  • 7$450 to $499
  • 25$500 to $549
  • 33$550 to $599
  • 4$600 to $649
  • 27$650 to $699
  • 2$700 to $749
  • 2$750 to $799
  • 9$800 to $899
  • 8No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 49.0%
Number of people working at home: 95 (14.7% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 38
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 28
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 37
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 51
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 78
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 62
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 56
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 40
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 49
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 68
  • 90 or more minutes: 36
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Tower City

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 132 (56.4%)
  • Carpooled: 37 (15.8%)
  • Walked: 3 (1.3%)
  • Worked at home: 115 (49.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.4%Males
  • 5.9%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Tower City, Pennsylvania
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Tower City, Pennsylvania
  • 02010 or later
  • 72000 to 2009
  • 01990 to 1999
  • 41980 to 1989
  • 01970 to 1979
  • 0Before 1970
Ancestries in Tower City, PA

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 266 (43.9%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 62 (10.2%)
  • American: 38 (6.3%)
  • Italian: 31 (5.1%)
  • Polish: 22 (3.6%)
  • Ukrainian: 22 (3.6%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 18 (3.0%)
  • English: 15 (2.5%)
  • Lithuanian: 14 (2.3%)
  • Irish: 13 (2.1%)
  • Dutch: 8 (1.3%)
  • Scottish: 7 (1.2%)
  • Slavic: 5 (0.8%)
  • European: 4 (0.7%)
  • Swiss: 2 (0.3%)
  • Welsh: 1 (0.2%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Tower City:

33.3% (3)
Pennsylvania:

1.1% (10,331)

Canada
Tower City:

33.3% (3)
Pennsylvania:

1.8% (17,032)

Bolivia
Tower City:

11.1% (1)
Pennsylvania:

0.1% (1,010)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 1,182
  • Other state: 125
  • Northeast: 41
  • Midwest: 17
  • South: 50
  • West: 11

89.1% of Tower City residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 17.3% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 100.0% lived in Pennsylvania.


Tower City:

89.1%
State average:

89.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 3
  • 9th grade: 10
  • 10th grade: 13
  • 11th grade: 1
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 9
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 204
  • Less than 1 year of college: 52
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 19
  • Associate degree: 42
  • Bachelor's degree: 24
  • Master's degree: 18
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 1
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 5
  • 10th grade: 2
  • 11th grade: 9
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 10
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 214
  • Less than 1 year of college: 51
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 42
  • Associate degree: 52
  • Bachelor's degree: 49
  • Master's degree: 38
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 3
Educational Attainment for Females
Tower City marital status for males
Tower City marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 343
  • One, attached: 117
  • Two: 17
  • 3 or 4: 9
  • 5 to 9: 19
  • 10 to 19: 2
  • 20 to 49: 2
  • Mobile homes: 21

Median worth of mobile homes: $64,483

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 5.6%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 6.7%

House/condo owner moved in on average 19 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Tower City
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Tower City, PA
  • 58.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 15.2%Coal or coke
  • 13.3%Electricity
  • 5.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 4.4%Other fuel
  • 1.9%Wood
  • 1.1%Utility gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Tower City, PA
  • 56.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 26.2%Electricity
  • 7.9%Coal or coke
  • 5.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 4.0%Utility gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Pennsylvania:

15.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
Here:

7.6%
Pennsylvania:

13.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
Here:

6.8%
Pennsylvania:

39.8%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability