Altavista, VA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5101528, place: Altavista town, Virginia)

Total housing units: 1,651

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 1,249 (75.65%)
1-unit, attached: 17 (1.03%)
2 units: 41 (2.48%)
3 or 4 units: 82 (4.97%)
5 to 9 units: 161 (9.75%)
10 to 19 units: 17 (1.03%)
20 or more units: 0 (0%)
Mobile home.: 84 (5.09%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 14 (0.85%)
1995 to 1998: 48 (2.91%)
1990 to 1994: 50 (3.03%)
1980 to 1989: 119 (7.21%)
1970 to 1979: 237 (14.35%)
1960 to 1969: 315 (19.08%)
1940 to 1959: 570 (34.52%)
1939 or earlier: 298 (18.05%)

ROOMS
1 room: 13 (0.79%)
2 rooms: 38 (2.3%)
3 rooms: 55 (3.33%)
4 rooms: 307 (18.59%)
5 rooms: 472 (28.59%)
6 rooms: 284 (17.2%)
7 rooms: 185 (11.21%)
8 rooms: 121 (7.33%)
9 or more rooms: 176 (10.66%)
Median (rooms): 5.4

Occupied housing units: 1,503

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 280 (18.63%)
1995 to 1998: 254 (16.9%)
1990 to 1994: 179 (11.91%)
1980 to 1989: 287 (19.1%)
1970 to 1979: 238 (15.83%)
1969 or earlier: 265 (17.63%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 224 (14.9%)
1: 537 (35.73%)
2: 457 (30.41%)
3 or more: 285 (18.96%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 239 (15.9%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 125 (8.32%)
Electricity: 567 (37.72%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 509 (33.87%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 63 (4.19%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 20 (1.33%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 20 (1.33%)
No telephone service: 130 (8.65%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 1,503 (100%)
1.00 or less: 1,477 (98.27%)
1.01 to 1.50: 22 (1.46%)
1.51 or more: 4 (0.27%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 930

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 151 (16.24%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 513 (55.16%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 170 (18.28%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 72 (7.74%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 24 (2.58%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 0 (0%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $78,000

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 511 (54.95%)
--Less than $300: 40 (4.3%)
--$300 to $499: 62 (6.67%)
--$500 to $699: 131 (14.09%)
--$700 to $999: 161 (17.31%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 91 (9.78%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 16 (1.72%)
--$2,000 or more: 10 (1.08%)
--Median (dollars): $733
Not mortgaged: 419 (45.05%)
--Median (dollars): $194

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 472 (50.75%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 170 (18.28%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 119 (12.8%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 39 (4.19%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 19 (2.04%)
35.0 percent or more: 99 (10.65%)
Not computed: 12 (1.29%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 503

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 45 (8.95%)
$200 to $299: 46 (9.15%)
$300 to $499: 245 (48.71%)
$500 to $749: 109 (21.67%)
$750 to $999: 6 (1.19%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 0 (0%)
$1,500 or more: 6 (1.19%)
No cash rent: 46 (9.15%)
Median (dollars): $420

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 83 (16.5%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 52 (10.34%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 93 (18.49%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 32 (6.36%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 39 (7.75%)
35.0 percent or more: 146 (29.03%)
Not computed: 58 (11.53%)

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