Christiana, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,109 (All urban)

Christiana, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 392 (383 occupied: 271 owner occupied, 112 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	29%
State:	29%

Housing density: 740 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: $550 (lower quartile is $461, upper quartile is $637)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $148

Median gross rent in Christiana, PA in 2007: $666

Housing units in Christiana with a mortgage: 159 (10 second mortgage, 34 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 86

Christiana,PA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $144,247 (it was $105,500 in 2000)

Christiana:	$144,247
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $113,876 - $165,931

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $164,431
Here: $164,431
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $106,193
Here: $106,193
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $194,349
Here: $194,349
State: $153,822

Mobile homes: $55,000
Here: $55,000
State: $35,442

Household type by relationship

Households: 976

In family households: 891 (229 male householders, 64 female householders)
240 spouses, 312 children (292 natural, 2 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 10 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 85 (32 male householders (30 living alone)), 51 female householders (51 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 146 (120 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 124 2-persons, 80 3-persons, 61 4-persons, 24 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 81 1-person, 2 2-persons.

169 married couples with children.
66 single-parent households (10 men, 56 women).

92.9% of residents of Christiana speak English at home.
4.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 42 (3.7%)
(4.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Christiana, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 6 5 rooms: 43 6 rooms: 100 7 rooms: 46 8 rooms: 38 9 or more rooms: 38

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Christiana, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 23 4 rooms: 32 5 rooms: 21 6 rooms: 21 7 rooms: 6 8 rooms: 5 9 or more rooms: 4

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 0
1990 to 1994: 4
1980 to 1989: 8
1970 to 1979: 17
1960 to 1969: 33
1950 to 1959: 29
1940 to 1949: 14
1939 or earlier: 287

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Christiana:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 3 2 bedrooms: 48 3 bedrooms: 145 4 bedrooms: 67 5 or more bedrooms: 8

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Christiana:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 33 2 bedrooms: 37 3 bedrooms: 35 4 bedrooms: 2 5 or more bedrooms: 5

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Christiana in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 8 1 vehicle: 75 2 vehicles: 127 3 vehicles: 43 4 vehicles: 14 5 or more vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Christiana in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 15 1 vehicle: 65 2 vehicles: 29 3 vehicles: 2 4 vehicles: 1 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 5
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 2
$50,000 to $59,999: 2
$60,000 to $69,999: 6
$70,000 to $79,999: 18
$80,000 to $89,999: 41
$90,000 to $99,999: 36
$100,000 to $124,999: 89
$125,000 to $149,999: 27
$150,000 to $174,999: 5
$175,000 to $199,999: 10
$200,000 to $249,999: 4
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Christiana rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Christiana:

Less than $100: 3 people
$100 to $149: 2
$150 to $199: 1
$200 to $249: 1
$250 to $299: 2
$300 to $349: 2
$350 to $399: 4
$400 to $449: 5
$450 to $499: 13
$500 to $549: 20
$550 to $599: 17
$600 to $649: 13
$650 to $699: 7
$700 to $749: 8
$750 to $799: 4
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 1
$1,000 to $1,249: 1
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 7

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 14 1990 to 1994: 7 1985 to 1989: 6 1980 to 1984: 8 1975 to 1979: 5 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 2

Christiana, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 55.0%
Number of people working at home: 22 (4.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 46
5 to 9 minutes: 79
10 to 14 minutes: 55
15 to 19 minutes: 35
20 to 24 minutes: 78
25 to 29 minutes: 48
30 to 34 minutes: 55
35 to 39 minutes: 16
40 to 44 minutes: 30
45 to 59 minutes: 19
60 to 89 minutes: 20
90 or more minutes: 21

Christiana mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 394 (75%)
Carpooled: 77 (15%)
Walked: 31 (6%)
Worked at home: 22 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 24
$10,000 to $14,999: 25
$15,000 to $19,999: 8
$20,000 to $24,999: 18
$25,000 to $29,999: 17
$30,000 to $34,999: 20
$35,000 to $39,999: 29
$40,000 to $44,999: 16
$45,000 to $49,999: 49
$50,000 to $59,999: 46
$60,000 to $74,999: 54
$75,000 to $99,999: 37
$100,000 to $124,999: 21
$125,000 to $149,999: 4
$150,000 to $199,999: 6
$200,000 or more: 2

First ancestries reported:

German: 219

Irish: 107

English: 99

Other groups: 82

United States or American: 70

Italian: 44

Polish: 24

Scotch-Irish: 17

Welsh: 17

Scottish: 11

Dutch: 10

Swiss: 9

European: 7

Hungarian: 6

French (except Basque): 4

Austrian: 4

Pennsylvania German: 3

Ukrainian: 2

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

Mexico (74%)
Italy (12%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Netherlands (5%)
Panama (5%)

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

This state: 977
Northeast: 34
Midwest: 10
South: 39
West: 10

61% of Christiana residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 92% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 2
5th and 6th grade: 9
7th and 8th grade: 38
9th grade: 8
10th grade: 19
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 6
High school graduate (or equivalency): 164
Less than 1 year of college: 15
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 27
Associate degree: 5
Bachelor's degree: 30
Master's degree: 10
Professional school degree: 2
Doctorate degree: 2

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 2
5th and 6th grade: 2
7th and 8th grade: 30
9th grade: 27
10th grade: 12
11th grade: 10
12th grade, no diploma: 6
High school graduate (or equivalency): 228
Less than 1 year of college: 13
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 38
Associate degree: 9
Bachelor's degree: 57
Master's degree: 10
Professional school degree: 4
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.5%

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

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 20.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $56,909
Black householders: $102,101
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $8,691
Some other race householders: $24,874
Two or more races householders: $33,151
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $48,571

Christiana household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Christiana marital status for males

Christiana marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $142,606
Black or African American householders: $116,217
Some other race householders: $116,217
Two or more races householders: $126,472
Hispanic or Latino householders: $153,817

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 207
One, attached: 106
Two: 25
3 or 4: 36
5 to 9: 16
Mobile homes: 2

Median worth of mobile homes: $47,588

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Christiana:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (54%) Utility gas (30%) Electricity (11%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Wood (2%) Coal or coke (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (47%) Electricity (27%) Utility gas (19%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)

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

Here:	7.5%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 17

Here:	30.4%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Here:	57.1%
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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