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As of 2010-2014, median price of a house in Wilkes-Barre Area School District is $90,200, which is much lower than the state average of $164,900 and is much lower than the national average of $175,700. The median year that a house in Wilkes-Barre Area School District was built is 1946, which is older than the median year for a house built in the state which is 1961 and is older than the median year for a house built in the USA which is 1976.

Topics:House Value Housing Occupancy Year Structure Built Mortgage Status Mortgage Owner's Costs None-Mortgage Owner's Costs Units in Structure Rooms Bedrooms House Heating Fuel Gross Rent Vehicle Available

House Value

Median Value of a Total of 13,245 Owner Occupied Houses in Wilkes-Barre Area School District, #405

Wilkes-Barre Area School District	90,200 USD
Pennsylvania	164,900 USD
U.S.	175,700 USD

Median House Price Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Wilkes-Barre Area School District	6.24%
Pennsylvania	70.00%
U.S.	46.91%

*The Wilkes-Barre Area School District median house price growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Pennsylvania and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $50K or Less, $50-100K, $100-150K, $150-200K, $200-300K, $300-500K, $500-1M, $1M or More

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house value data.

Housing Occupancy

	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Total Housing Units	28,196, see rank, 100%	5,578,393	132,741,033
Occupied Housing Units	24,011, 85.16%, see rank	88.87%	87.55%
Owner Occupied	13,245, 46.97%, see rank	61.78%	56.34%
Renter Occupied	10,766, 38.18%, see rank	27.10%	31.21%
Vacant Housing Units	4,185, 14.84%, see rank	11.13%	12.45%
For Rent	556, 1.97%, see rank	1.77%	2.34%
For Sale Only	382, 1.35%, see rank	1.08%	1.20%
Rented or Sold, Not Occupied	278, 0.99%, see rank	0.87%	0.92%
For Seasonal, Recreational, or Occasional Use	456, 1.62%, see rank	3.08%	3.97%
For Migrant Workers	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.03%
Other Vacant	2,513, 8.91%, see rank	4.31%	4.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical housing occupancy data.

Year Structure Built

Median Built Year, #449

Wilkes-Barre Area School District	Pennsylvania	U.S.
1946	1961	1976

Ranks: 1995 or earlier, 1960-1969, 1970-1979, 1980-1989, 1990-2000, 2000-2010

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical year structure built data.

Mortgage Status

	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Owner-Occupied Units	13,245	100%	3,446,230	74,787,460
With a Mortgage	6,895	52.06%, see rank	61.86%	65.58%
Without a Mortgage	6,350	47.94%, see rank	38.14%	34.42%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical mortgage status data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units with a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Wilkes-Barre Area School District	1,119 USD
Pennsylvania	1,443 USD
U.S.	1,522 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
$299 or Less	2	0.03%, see rank	0.14%	0.20%
$300 to $499	62	0.90%, see rank	1.71%	1.59%
$500 to $699	521	7.56%, see rank	5.59%	5.01%
$700 to $999	2,126	30.83%, see rank	15.72%	14.32%
$1,000 to $1,499	2,682	38.90%, see rank	30.12%	27.90%
$1,500 to $1,999	968	14.04%, see rank	21.20%	20.35%
$2,000 to $2,999	406	5.89%, see rank	18.03%	19.52%
$3,000 or More	128	1.86%, see rank	7.50%	11.12%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Wilkes-Barre Area School District	21.40% of the Total Income
Pennsylvania	22.70% of the Total Income
U.S.	23.70% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
10% or Less	475	6.89%, see rank	6.45%	5.86%
10% to 20%	2,705	39.23%, see rank	34.37%	31.95%
20% to 30%	1,625	23.57%, see rank	28.10%	27.64%
30% to 40%	777	11.27%, see rank	12.95%	13.74%
40% or More	1,288	18.68%, see rank	17.70%	20.29%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units with a mortgage data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units without a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Wilkes-Barre Area School District	460 USD
Pennsylvania	495 USD
U.S.	457 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
$199 or Less	185	2.91%, see rank	3.93%	7.76%
$200 to $299	863	13.59%, see rank	10.62%	14.70%
$300 to $499	2,727	42.94%, see rank	36.51%	34.63%
$500 to $699	1,615	25.43%, see rank	26.66%	21.16%
$700 or More	960	15.12%, see rank	22.28%	21.75%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Wilkes-Barre Area School District	14.70% of the Total Income
Pennsylvania	13.50% of the Total Income
U.S.	12.30% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
10% or Less	2,108	33.20%, see rank	35.42%	40.19%
10% to 20%	2,236	35.21%, see rank	33.18%	31.47%
20% to 30%	1,003	15.80%, see rank	14.06%	12.24%
30% to 40%	373	5.87%, see rank	6.58%	5.64%
40% or More	568	8.94%, see rank	9.77%	9.16%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units without a mortgage data.

Units in Structure

	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Total Housing Units	28,196, 100%	5,578,393	132,741,033
1-unit, Detached	15,382, 54.55%, see rank	57.06%	61.65%
1-unit, Attached	4,092, 14.51%, see rank	18.34%	5.82%
2 Units	2,093, 7.42%, see rank	4.68%	3.75%
3 or 4 Units	2,206, 7.82%, see rank	4.14%	4.43%
5 to 9 Units	1,230, 4.36%, see rank	3.34%	4.78%
10 or More Units	2,770, 9.82%, see rank	8.30%	13.08%
Mobile Home, Boat, RV, Van, etc.	423, 1.50%, see rank	4.13%	6.49%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical units in structure data.

Rooms

	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Total Housing Units	28,196, 100%	5,578,393	132,741,033
1 Room	821, 2.91%, see rank	1.73%	1.95%
2 Rooms	856, 3.04%, see rank	1.73%	2.48%
3 Rooms	2,312, 8.20%, see rank	7.21%	9.13%
4 Rooms	3,721, 13.20%, see rank	12.40%	16.60%
5 Rooms	4,703, 16.68%, see rank	16.40%	20.41%
6 Rooms	7,812, 27.71%, see rank	21.82%	18.06%
7 Rooms	3,674, 13.03%, see rank	14.82%	12.27%
8 Rooms	2,115, 7.50%, see rank	10.70%	8.48%
9 Rooms or More	2,182, 7.74%, see rank	13.18%	10.60%
Median Rooms	5.70, see rank	6.00	5.50

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical rooms data.

Bedrooms

	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Total Housing Units	28,196, 100%	5,578,393	132,741,033
No Bedroom	994, 3.53%, see rank	1.91%	2.17%
1 Bedroom	3,855, 13.67%, see rank	10.50%	11.16%
2 Bedrooms	6,304, 22.36%, see rank	23.23%	26.69%
3 Bedrooms	12,971, 46.00%, see rank	43.09%	39.70%
4 Bedrooms	2,993, 10.61%, see rank	17.04%	16.05%
5 or More Bedrooms	1,079, 3.83%, see rank	4.22%	4.22%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical bedrooms data.

House Heating Fuel

	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Total Housing Units	24,011, 100%	4,957,736	116,211,092
Utility Gas	15,571, 64.85%, see rank	51.01%	48.85%
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas	507, 2.11%, see rank	3.81%	4.86%
Electricity	5,036, 20.97%, see rank	21.18%	36.68%
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc.	2,254, 9.39%, see rank	18.77%	5.86%
Coal or Coke	378, 1.57%, see rank	1.37%	0.12%
Wood	75, 0.31%, see rank	2.87%	2.12%
Solar Energy	9, 0.04%, see rank	0.03%	0.05%
Other Fuel	76, 0.32%, see rank	0.65%	0.47%
No Fuel Used	105, 0.44%, see rank	0.30%	1.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house heating fuel data.

Gross Rent

Monthly Rental	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Occupied Units Paying Rent	10,087, 100%	1,418,302	39,201,928
$199 or Less	379, 3.76%, see rank	1.98%	1.50%
$200 to $299	777, 7.70%, see rank	4.36%	3.18%
$300 to $499	1,756, 17.41%, see rank	9.44%	7.37%
$500 to $699	2,526, 25.04%, see rank	19.30%	16.01%
$700 to $999	3,177, 31.50%, see rank	32.15%	29.17%
$1,000 to $1,499	1,395, 13.83%, see rank	23.68%	26.88%
$1,500 to $1,999	61, 0.60%, see rank	5.77%	9.79%
$2,000 or More	16, 0.16%, see rank	3.33%	6.10%
Median	$670, see rank	$832	$920

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical gross rent data.

Vehicle Available

	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Occupied Housing Units	24,011, 100%	4,957,736	116,211,092
No Vehicles Available	3,923, 16.34%, see rank	11.52%	9.12%
1 Vehicles Available	10,142, 42.24%, see rank	34.19%	33.80%
2 Vehicles Available	7,088, 29.52%, see rank	36.47%	37.48%
3 or More Vehicles Available	2,858, 11.90%, see rank	17.82%	19.61%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical vehicle available data.