Amherst, VA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5101672, place: Amherst town, Virginia)

Total housing units: 1,003

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 706 (70.39%)
1-unit, attached: 36 (3.59%)
2 units: 37 (3.69%)
3 or 4 units: 149 (14.86%)
5 to 9 units: 12 (1.2%)
10 to 19 units: 8 (0.8%)
20 or more units: 27 (2.69%)
Mobile home.: 28 (2.79%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 8 (0.8%)
1995 to 1998: 55 (5.48%)
1990 to 1994: 119 (11.86%)
1980 to 1989: 162 (16.15%)
1970 to 1979: 148 (14.76%)
1960 to 1969: 153 (15.25%)
1940 to 1959: 218 (21.73%)
1939 or earlier: 140 (13.96%)

ROOMS
1 room: 3 (0.3%)
2 rooms: 12 (1.2%)
3 rooms: 119 (11.86%)
4 rooms: 142 (14.16%)
5 rooms: 197 (19.64%)
6 rooms: 184 (18.34%)
7 rooms: 170 (16.95%)
8 rooms: 87 (8.67%)
9 or more rooms: 89 (8.87%)
Median (rooms): 5.7

Occupied housing units: 941

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 162 (17.22%)
1995 to 1998: 269 (28.59%)
1990 to 1994: 168 (17.85%)
1980 to 1989: 153 (16.26%)
1970 to 1979: 74 (7.86%)
1969 or earlier: 115 (12.22%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 141 (14.98%)
1: 346 (36.77%)
2: 258 (27.42%)
3 or more: 196 (20.83%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 0 (0%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 36 (3.83%)
Electricity: 663 (70.46%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 198 (21.04%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 36 (3.83%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 8 (0.85%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8 (0.85%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7 (0.74%)
No telephone service: 31 (3.29%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 941 (100%)
1.00 or less: 915 (97.24%)
1.01 to 1.50: 19 (2.02%)
1.51 or more: 7 (0.74%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 525

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 20 (3.81%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 235 (44.76%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 189 (36%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 65 (12.38%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 16 (3.05%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 0 (0%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $101,400

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 273 (52%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 29 (5.52%)
--$500 to $699: 63 (12%)
--$700 to $999: 116 (22.1%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 43 (8.19%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 19 (3.62%)
--$2,000 or more: 3 (0.57%)
--Median (dollars): $823
Not mortgaged: 252 (48%)
--Median (dollars): $200

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 306 (58.29%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 40 (7.62%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 72 (13.71%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 26 (4.95%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 5 (0.95%)
35.0 percent or more: 65 (12.38%)
Not computed: 11 (2.1%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 358

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 102 (28.49%)
$200 to $299: 30 (8.38%)
$300 to $499: 124 (34.64%)
$500 to $749: 54 (15.08%)
$750 to $999: 4 (1.12%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 9 (2.51%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 35 (9.78%)
Median (dollars): $358

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 77 (21.51%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 48 (13.41%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 68 (18.99%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 45 (12.57%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 13 (3.63%)
35.0 percent or more: 69 (19.27%)
Not computed: 38 (10.61%)

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