S2504: Physical Housing Characteristics for Occupied Housing Units

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
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1, detached	58.9	+/-0.6	74.0	+/-0.6	18.4	+/-1.0
1, attached	17.8	+/-0.4	18.3	+/-0.5	16.5	+/-1.0
2 apartments	4.6	+/-0.2	1.4	+/-0.2	13.3	+/-0.8
3 or 4 apartments	4.0	+/-0.3	0.5	+/-0.1	13.3	+/-0.9
5 to 9 apartments	3.0	+/-0.2	0.2	+/-0.1	10.6	+/-0.9
10 or more apartments	7.5	+/-0.4	1.1	+/-0.1	24.8	+/-1.1
Mobile home or other type of housing	4.1	+/-0.4	4.6	+/-0.3	3.0	+/-0.6
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
2000 or later	3.6	+/-0.3	3.9	+/-0.4	2.7	+/-0.4
1990 to 1999	9.9	+/-0.5	11.1	+/-0.6	6.8	+/-0.8
1980 to 1989	9.7	+/-0.3	9.9	+/-0.4	9.4	+/-0.7
1960 to 1979	23.5	+/-0.6	22.2	+/-0.7	26.9	+/-1.2
1940 to 1959	23.7	+/-0.7	24.5	+/-0.8	21.4	+/-1.0
1939 or earlier	29.6	+/-0.7	28.5	+/-0.8	32.8	+/-1.5
ROOMS
1 room	0.5	+/-0.1	0.0	+/-0.1	1.8	+/-0.4
2 or 3 rooms	8.8	+/-0.4	1.4	+/-0.2	28.4	+/-1.3
4 or 5 rooms	29.6	+/-0.8	23.8	+/-0.8	45.1	+/-1.5
6 or 7 rooms	39.3	+/-0.6	46.9	+/-0.6	19.0	+/-1.1
8 or more rooms	21.9	+/-0.6	27.9	+/-0.7	5.8	+/-0.6
BEDROOMS
No bedroom	0.8	+/-0.1	0.1	+/-0.1	2.6	+/-0.5
1 bedroom	9.9	+/-0.4	1.8	+/-0.2	31.4	+/-1.3
2 or 3 bedrooms	67.3	+/-0.8	70.8	+/-0.9	58.1	+/-1.5
4 or more bedrooms	22.0	+/-0.7	27.3	+/-0.8	7.9	+/-0.9
COMPLETE FACILITIES
With complete plumbing facilities	99.5	+/-0.1	99.5	+/-0.1	99.5	+/-0.2
With complete kitchen facilities	99.4	+/-0.1	99.7	+/-0.1	98.8	+/-0.3
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicle available	11.8	+/-0.4	6.0	+/-0.3	27.5	+/-1.1
1 vehicle available	34.1	+/-0.7	29.2	+/-0.7	47.3	+/-1.4
2 vehicles available	36.7	+/-0.7	42.9	+/-0.7	20.2	+/-1.4
3 or more vehicles available	17.3	+/-0.4	21.9	+/-0.5	4.9	+/-0.6
TELEPHONE SERVICE AVAILABLE
With telephone service	97.2	+/-0.3	99.0	+/-0.2	92.4	+/-0.9
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	53.0	+/-3.5	52.9	+/-3.8	53.3	+/-2.9
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	3.3	+/-0.3	3.6	+/-0.4	2.3	+/-0.4
Electricity	16.3	+/-0.6	12.4	+/-0.6	26.7	+/-1.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	23.7	+/-3.3	26.8	+/-3.6	15.4	+/-2.6
Coal or coke	1.5	+/-0.3	1.9	+/-0.3	0.5	+/-0.2
All other fuels	2.1	+/-0.2	2.4	+/-0.3	1.4	+/-0.3
No fuel used	0.2	+/-0.1	0.1	+/-0.1	0.4	+/-0.2
PERCENT IMPUTED
Units in structure	1.7	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
Year structure built	15.8	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
Rooms	5.4	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
Bedrooms	3.6	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
Plumbing facilities	2.0	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
Kitchen facilities	2.4	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
Vehicles available	0.8	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
Telephone service available	0.4	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
House heating fuel	1.6	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(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:

· The percent imputed for units in structure, year structure built, rooms, bedrooms, plumbing facilities, and kitchen facilities is based on all housing units (both occupied and vacant housing units) instead of occupied housing units only.

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