S2503: Financial Characteristics

Data Set: 2004 American Community Survey

Geographic Area: Pennsylvania

NOTE. Data are limited to the household population and exclude the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Survey Methodology.

Subject	Percent of occupied housing units	MOE	Percent of owner-occupied housing units	MOE	Percent of renter-occupied housing units	MOE
Occupied housing units	4,817,757	+/-45100	3,506,411	+/-46506	1,311,346	+/-30448
HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2004 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Less than $5,000	3.4	+/-0.3	1.9	+/-0.3	7.4	+/-0.9
$5,000 to $9,999	5.5	+/-0.4	2.9	+/-0.3	12.7	+/-1.3
$10,000 to $14,999	7.1	+/-0.3	5.2	+/-0.4	12.2	+/-0.7
$15,000 to $19,999	6.2	+/-0.3	5.2	+/-0.3	8.8	+/-0.7
$20,000 to $24,999	6.5	+/-0.4	5.4	+/-0.3	9.4	+/-0.8
$25,000 to $34,999	12.3	+/-0.5	11.1	+/-0.5	15.5	+/-1.0
$35,000 to $49,999	15.5	+/-0.5	15.7	+/-0.5	14.9	+/-1.0
$50,000 to $74,999	19.2	+/-0.5	22.0	+/-0.6	11.7	+/-0.9
$75,000 to $99,999	10.7	+/-0.4	13.1	+/-0.5	4.3	+/-0.6
$100,000 to $149,999	8.7	+/-0.4	11.2	+/-0.5	2.2	+/-0.4
$150,000 or more	4.8	+/-0.3	6.3	+/-0.3	0.8	+/-0.3
Median household income (dollars)	42,941	+/-606	52,195	+/-727	24,697	+/-791
MONTHLY HOUSING COSTS
Less than $100	0.5	+/-0.1	0.3	+/-0.1	0.8	+/-0.3
$100 to $199	3.1	+/-0.3	2.7	+/-0.3	4.2	+/-0.7
$200 to $299	7.6	+/-0.4	8.5	+/-0.6	5.0	+/-0.6
$300 to $399	9.9	+/-0.4	10.7	+/-0.4	7.7	+/-0.7
$400 to $499	10.1	+/-0.4	8.8	+/-0.5	13.7	+/-0.8
$500 to $599	9.1	+/-0.4	7.4	+/-0.4	13.6	+/-0.9
$600 to $699	8.7	+/-0.4	6.9	+/-0.4	13.4	+/-0.9
$700 to $799	7.8	+/-0.3	6.5	+/-0.3	11.3	+/-1.0
$800 to $899	6.5	+/-0.3	6.0	+/-0.3	8.0	+/-0.8
$900 to $999	5.3	+/-0.3	5.4	+/-0.4	5.1	+/-0.6
$1,000 to $1,499	16.5	+/-0.6	19.6	+/-0.7	8.4	+/-0.8
$1,500 to $1,999	7.2	+/-0.3	9.4	+/-0.4	1.2	+/-0.3
$2,000 or more	5.9	+/-0.2	7.8	+/-0.3	1.0	+/-0.2
No cash rent	1.8	+/-0.2	(X)	(X)	6.5	+/-0.5
Median (dollars)	702	+/-9	771	+/-13	611	+/-10
MONTHLY HOUSING COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Less than $20,000	20.7	+/-0.6	14.6	+/-0.6	36.8	+/-1.3
Less than 20 percent	1.7	+/-0.2	1.7	+/-0.2	1.7	+/-0.4
20 to 29 percent	3.7	+/-0.3	3.1	+/-0.3	5.5	+/-0.6
30 percent or more	15.2	+/-0.6	9.9	+/-0.5	29.6	+/-1.3
$20,000 to $34,999	18.3	+/-0.5	16.5	+/-0.5	23.2	+/-1.2
Less than 20 percent	5.7	+/-0.2	6.4	+/-0.3	3.9	+/-0.5
20 to 29 percent	5.5	+/-0.4	4.0	+/-0.4	9.4	+/-0.8
30 percent or more	7.2	+/-0.4	6.2	+/-0.4	9.9	+/-0.9
$35,000 to $49,999	15.2	+/-0.5	15.7	+/-0.5	13.9	+/-0.9
Less than 20 percent	7.4	+/-0.3	7.9	+/-0.4	6.1	+/-0.8
20 to 29 percent	4.7	+/-0.3	4.2	+/-0.3	6.1	+/-0.7
30 percent or more	3.1	+/-0.3	3.7	+/-0.3	1.7	+/-0.3
$50,000 to $74,999	19.0	+/-0.5	22.0	+/-0.6	11.0	+/-0.9
Less than 20 percent	11.4	+/-0.4	12.6	+/-0.5	8.2	+/-0.7
20 to 29 percent	5.2	+/-0.3	6.3	+/-0.4	2.4	+/-0.4
30 percent or more	2.4	+/-0.2	3.1	+/-0.2	0.4	+/-0.2
$75,000 or more	24.1	+/-0.7	30.6	+/-0.8	6.9	+/-0.7
Less than 20 percent	18.0	+/-0.6	22.4	+/-0.7	6.1	+/-0.7
20 to 29 percent	5.0	+/-0.2	6.6	+/-0.3	0.6	+/-0.2
30 percent or more	1.2	+/-0.1	1.5	+/-0.2	0.2	+/-0.1
Zero or negative income	0.9	+/-0.1	0.6	+/-0.2	1.7	+/-0.4
No cash rent	1.8	+/-0.2	(X)	(X)	6.5	+/-0.5
PERCENT IMPUTED
Tenure	0.6	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
Monthly housing costs	(X)	(X)	35.3	(X)	(X)	(X)
Gross rent	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	18.4	(X)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 American Community Survey

Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate arising from sampling variability is represented through the use of a margin of error. The value shown here is the 90 percent margin of error. The margin of error can be interpreted roughly as providing a 90 percent probability that the interval defined by the estimate minus the margin of error and the estimate plus the margin of error (the lower and upper confidence bounds) contains the true value. In addition to sampling variability, the ACS estimates are subject to nonsampling error (for a discussion of nonsampling variability, see Accuracy of the Data). The effect of nonsampling error is not represented in these tables.

Notes:

· For occupied housing units and renter-occupied housing units, the median monthly housing costs excludes renter-occupied housing units for which no cash rent is paid.

Explanation of Symbols:

1. An '*' entry in the margin of error column indicates that too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error. A statistical test is not appropriate.

2. An '**' entry in the margin of error column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error. A statistical test is not appropriate.

3. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or a ratio of medians cannot be calculated because one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution.

4. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.

5. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.

6. An '***' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.

7. An '*****' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test for sampling variability is not appropriate.

8. An 'N' entry in the estimate and margin of error columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.

9. An '(X)' means that the estimate is not applicable or not available.

Prepared By: The Pennsylvania State Data Center 02/1/2006