Building Departments in Pennsylvania

There are 167 Building Departments in Pennsylvania, serving a population of 12,790,505 people in an area of 44,732 square miles. There is 1 Building Department per 76,589 people, and 1 Building Department per 267 square miles.

The state of Pennsylvania is ranked 38th in Building Departments per capita, and 13th in Building Departments per square mile.

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Pennsylvania Building Structure & Housing Statistics

Find Pennsylvania Residential Housing Units, Occupied Residential Buildings Construction Year, Occupied Residential Buildings Room Characteristics, Occupied Residential Buildings Bedroom Characteristics, and Occupied Residential Building Facility Characteristics. Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey, 2018 ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Pennsylvania Residential Housing Units
 PennsylvaniaUnited States
Total Housing Units5,673,599136,384,292
Occupied Housing Units5,025,132 (88.6%)119,730,128 (87.8%)
Pennsylvania Occupied Residential Buildings
 PennsylvaniaUnited States
Single-Family Detached Homes2,916,795 (58.0%)75,188,261 (62.8%)
Single-Family Attached Homes936,664 (18.6%)7,179,636 (6.0%)
2 Apartments205,508 (4.1%)4,153,773 (3.5%)
3 or 4 Apartments191,761 (3.8%)5,118,888 (4.3%)
5 to 9 Apartments160,373 (3.2%)5,577,084 (4.7%)
10 or More Apartments433,687 (8.6%)15,689,922 (13.1%)
Mobile Home or Other Type of Housing180,344 (3.6%)6,822,564 (5.7%)
Pennsylvania Occupied Residential Buildings Construction Year
 PennsylvaniaUnited States
2014 or Later41,280 (0.8%)1,851,938 (1.5%)
2010 to 201381,061 (1.6%)3,196,699 (2.7%)
2000 to 2009427,886 (8.5%)17,155,048 (14.3%)
1980 to 1999975,825 (19.4%)33,022,714 (27.6%)
1960 to 19791,145,990 (22.8%)31,176,353 (26.0%)
1940 to 19591,085,171 (1,085,171.0%)18,573,225 (18,573,225.0%)
1939 or Earlier1,267,919 (25.2%)14,754,151 (12.3%)
Pennsylvania Occupied Residential Buildings Room Characteristics
 PennsylvaniaUnited States
1 Room81,427 (1.6%)2,333,713 (1.9%)
2 or 3 Rooms3,308,179 (65.8%)78,073,033 (65.2%)
4 or 5 Rooms1,366,095 (27.2%)41,748,319 (34.9%)
6 or 7 Rooms1,830,018 (36.4%)36,978,835 (30.9%)
8 or More Rooms1,325,172 (26.4%)25,544,174 (21.3%)
Pennsylvania Occupied Residential Buildings Bedroom Characteristics
 PennsylvaniaUnited States
No Bedroom90,423 (1.8%)2,612,624 (2.2%)
1 Bedroom483,933 (9.6%)12,419,557 (10.4%)
2 or 3 Bedrooms3,308,179 (65.8%)78,073,033 (65.2%)
4 or More Bedrooms1,142,597 (22.7%)26,624,914 (22.2%)
Pennsylvania Occupied Residential Building Facility Characteristics
 PennsylvaniaUnited States
With Complete Plumbing Facilities5,004,986 (99.6%)119,258,030 (99.6%)
With Complete Kitchen Facilities4,976,595 (99.0%)118,741,468 (99.2%)