Chambersburg, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 17,940 (All urban)

Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 8,305 (7,722 occupied: 3,894 owner occupied, 3,828 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	50%
State:	29%

Housing density: 1209 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $165,004.

Median contract rent in 2007: $462 (lower quartile is $357, upper quartile is $575)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $458

Median gross rent in Chambersburg, PA in 2007: $558

Housing units in Chambersburg with a mortgage: 1,901 (180 second mortgage, 351 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,594

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $144,075 (it was $86,500 in 2000)

Chambersburg:	$144,075
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $103,175 - $190,674

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $170,577
Here: $170,577
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $170,624
Here: $170,624
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $128,760
Here: $128,760
State: $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $196,340
Here: $196,340
State: $204,155

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $105,939
Here: $105,939
State: $211,072

Mobile homes: $65,833
Here: $65,833
State: $35,442

Household type by relationship

Households: 16,697

In family households: 12,812 (3,176 male householders, 1,212 female householders)
3,309 spouses, 4,122 children (3,767 natural, 93 adopted, 262 stepchildren), 275 grandchildren, 101 brothers or sisters, 98 parents, 98 other relatives, 421 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,885 (1,210 male householders (1,016 living alone)), 2,107 female householders (1,867 living alone)), 568 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,165 (753 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,240 2-persons, 922 3-persons, 750 4-persons, 327 5-persons, 106 6-persons, 43 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,883 1-person, 363 2-persons, 38 3-persons, 29 4-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

2,082 married couples with children.
1,223 single-parent households (251 men, 972 women).

91.7% of residents of Chambersburg speak English at home.
5.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 30% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (27% speak English very well, 41% speak English well, 32% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 1,057 (5.9%)
(25.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 11 2 rooms: 25 3 rooms: 97 4 rooms: 345 5 rooms: 747 6 rooms: 1,096 7 rooms: 569 8 rooms: 535 9 or more rooms: 469

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 114 2 rooms: 225 3 rooms: 787 4 rooms: 946 5 rooms: 655 6 rooms: 726 7 rooms: 197 8 rooms: 94 9 or more rooms: 84

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 96
1995 to 1998: 331
1990 to 1994: 493
1980 to 1989: 604
1970 to 1979: 627
1960 to 1969: 855
1950 to 1959: 979
1940 to 1949: 842
1939 or earlier: 3,478

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chambersburg:
	no bedroom: 11 1 bedroom: 118 2 bedrooms: 1,031 3 bedrooms: 1,949 4 bedrooms: 636 5 or more bedrooms: 149

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chambersburg:
	no bedroom: 120 1 bedroom: 1,225 2 bedrooms: 1,278 3 bedrooms: 1,028 4 bedrooms: 146 5 or more bedrooms: 31

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Chambersburg in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 182 1 vehicle: 1,362 2 vehicles: 1,729 3 vehicles: 427 4 vehicles: 144 5 or more vehicles: 50

Cars and other vehicles available in Chambersburg in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 861 1 vehicle: 1,958 2 vehicles: 854 3 vehicles: 135 4 vehicles: 8 5 or more vehicles: 12

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Chambersburg, PA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 22
$15,000 to $19,999: 15
$20,000 to $24,999: 19
$25,000 to $29,999: 14
$30,000 to $34,999: 10
$35,000 to $39,999: 35
$40,000 to $49,999: 186
$50,000 to $59,999: 160
$60,000 to $69,999: 311
$70,000 to $79,999: 461
$80,000 to $89,999: 744
$90,000 to $99,999: 456
$100,000 to $124,999: 425
$125,000 to $149,999: 252
$150,000 to $174,999: 141
$175,000 to $199,999: 45
$200,000 to $249,999: 100
$250,000 to $299,999: 69
$300,000 to $399,999: 30
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Chambersburg rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Chambersburg:

Less than $100: 124 people
$100 to $149: 100
$150 to $199: 134
$200 to $249: 98
$250 to $299: 160
$300 to $349: 252
$350 to $399: 372
$400 to $449: 489
$450 to $499: 508
$500 to $549: 401
$550 to $599: 325
$600 to $649: 237
$650 to $699: 134
$700 to $749: 81
$750 to $799: 66
$800 to $899: 111
$900 to $999: 25
$1,000 to $1,249: 83
$1,250 to $1,499: 8
$1,500 to $1,999: 3
$2,000 or more: 15
No cash rent: 113

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 525 1990 to 1994: 123 1985 to 1989: 150 1980 to 1984: 48 1975 to 1979: 37 1970 to 1974: 15 1970 to 1974: 32 1965 to 1969: 127

Chambersburg, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 79.6%
Number of people working at home: 177 (2.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 526
5 to 9 minutes: 1712
10 to 14 minutes: 1632
15 to 19 minutes: 1099
20 to 24 minutes: 804
25 to 29 minutes: 286
30 to 34 minutes: 648
35 to 39 minutes: 115
40 to 44 minutes: 113
45 to 59 minutes: 238
60 to 89 minutes: 314
90 or more minutes: 220

Chambersburg mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,851 (74%)
Carpooled: 1,184 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 33 (0%)
Taxi: 6 (0%)
Bicycle: 62 (1%)
Walked: 532 (7%)
Other means: 39 (0%)
Worked at home: 177 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 917
$10,000 to $14,999: 604
$15,000 to $19,999: 614
$20,000 to $24,999: 699
$25,000 to $29,999: 755
$30,000 to $34,999: 605
$35,000 to $39,999: 483
$40,000 to $44,999: 447
$45,000 to $49,999: 473
$50,000 to $59,999: 513
$60,000 to $74,999: 558
$75,000 to $99,999: 626
$100,000 to $124,999: 177
$125,000 to $149,999: 75
$150,000 to $199,999: 57
$200,000 or more: 102

First ancestries reported:

German: 4537

Other groups: 2463

United States or American: 1936

Irish: 903

English: 729

Italian: 557

Scotch-Irish: 384

Scottish: 196

French (except Basque): 102

Polish: 99

Welsh: 86

Dutch: 85

Swedish: 80

Greek: 74

Slovak: 74

Swiss: 67

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 66

Subsaharan African:: 55

Ukrainian: 47

Jamaican: 47

French Canadian: 46

Austrian: 46

European: 45

Pennsylvania German: 43

African: 42

Norwegian: 37

Hungarian: 29

Lithuanian: 26

Scandinavian: 19

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 19

British: 18

Czechoslovakian: 14

Other Subsaharan African: 13

Canadian: 10

Croatian: 7

Slovene: 6

Latvian: 6

Belgian: 6

Australian: 6

Russian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (42%)
Guatemala (6%)
Germany (5%)
Vietnam (4%)
Greece (4%)
Panama (4%)
Japan (4%)

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

This state: 12949
Northeast: 842
Midwest: 641
South: 1837
West: 375

52% of Chambersburg residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 35
Nursery to 4th grade: 53
5th and 6th grade: 99
7th and 8th grade: 317
9th grade: 248
10th grade: 250
11th grade: 198
12th grade, no diploma: 172
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,135
Less than 1 year of college: 278
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 507
Associate degree: 196
Bachelor's degree: 632
Master's degree: 304
Professional school degree: 69
Doctorate degree: 52

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 43
Nursery to 4th grade: 27
5th and 6th grade: 74
7th and 8th grade: 344
9th grade: 144
10th grade: 274
11th grade: 461
12th grade, no diploma: 216
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,817
Less than 1 year of college: 292
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 814
Associate degree: 258
Bachelor's degree: 721
Master's degree: 366
Professional school degree: 83
Doctorate degree: 11

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 9.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 18.6%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 21.2%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 22.9%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 30.8%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 15.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 13.9%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $40,295
Black householders: $34,977
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $36,234
Asian householders: $46,687
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $28,344
Some other race householders: $31,003
Two or more races householders: $37,236
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $30,080

Chambersburg household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Chambersburg household income for Black householders

Chambersburg household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Chambersburg household income for Asian householders

Chambersburg household income for Some other race householders

Chambersburg household income for Two or more races householders

Chambersburg household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Chambersburg marital status for males

Chambersburg marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $142,737
Black or African American householders: $132,273
Asian householders: $163,502
Some other race householders: $73,575
Two or more races householders: $76,682
Hispanic or Latino householders: $77,990

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,513
One, attached: 1,793
Two: 797
3 or 4: 1,044
5 to 9: 481
10 to 19: 186
20 to 49: 75
50 or more: 328
Mobile homes: 88

Median worth of mobile homes: $54,479

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Chambersburg:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (42%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (32%) Electricity (24%) Coal or coke (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (43%) Electricity (39%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) No fuel used (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 152

Here:	9.2%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 25

Here:	3.2%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 380

Here:	57.6%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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