Blacksburg, VA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5107784, place: Blacksburg town, Virginia)

Total housing units: 13,635

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 3,965 (29.08%)
1-unit, attached: 1,166 (8.55%)
2 units: 446 (3.27%)
3 or 4 units: 754 (5.53%)
5 to 9 units: 1,608 (11.79%)
10 to 19 units: 4,596 (33.71%)
20 or more units: 578 (4.24%)
Mobile home.: 522 (3.83%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 317 (2.32%)
1995 to 1998: 1,085 (7.96%)
1990 to 1994: 1,124 (8.24%)
1980 to 1989: 2,886 (21.17%)
1970 to 1979: 4,398 (32.26%)
1960 to 1969: 1,840 (13.49%)
1940 to 1959: 1,402 (10.28%)
1939 or earlier: 583 (4.28%)

ROOMS
1 room: 397 (2.91%)
2 rooms: 853 (6.26%)
3 rooms: 1,723 (12.64%)
4 rooms: 2,814 (20.64%)
5 rooms: 2,674 (19.61%)
6 rooms: 1,953 (14.32%)
7 rooms: 1,180 (8.65%)
8 rooms: 1,073 (7.87%)
9 or more rooms: 968 (7.1%)
Median (rooms): 4.9

Occupied housing units: 13,143

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 6,234 (47.43%)
1995 to 1998: 4,113 (31.29%)
1990 to 1994: 903 (6.87%)
1980 to 1989: 927 (7.05%)
1970 to 1979: 474 (3.61%)
1969 or earlier: 492 (3.74%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 791 (6.02%)
1: 4,743 (36.09%)
2: 4,712 (35.85%)
3 or more: 2,897 (22.04%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 3,826 (29.11%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 190 (1.45%)
Electricity: 7,961 (60.57%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 1,037 (7.89%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 63 (0.48%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 40 (0.3%)
No fuel used: 26 (0.2%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 53 (0.4%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 35 (0.27%)
No telephone service: 148 (1.13%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 13,143 (100%)
1.00 or less: 12,850 (97.77%)
1.01 to 1.50: 184 (1.4%)
1.51 or more: 109 (0.83%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 3,337

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 65 (1.95%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 525 (15.73%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,244 (37.28%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 758 (22.72%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 587 (17.59%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 142 (4.26%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 16 (0.48%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $144,000

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 2,268 (67.97%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 77 (2.31%)
--$500 to $699: 204 (6.11%)
--$700 to $999: 820 (24.57%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 767 (22.98%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 308 (9.23%)
--$2,000 or more: 92 (2.76%)
--Median (dollars): $1,016
Not mortgaged: 1,069 (32.03%)
--Median (dollars): $268

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 1,483 (44.44%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 638 (19.12%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 430 (12.89%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 241 (7.22%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 146 (4.38%)
35.0 percent or more: 373 (11.18%)
Not computed: 26 (0.78%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 9,195

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 219 (2.38%)
$200 to $299: 457 (4.97%)
$300 to $499: 2,709 (29.46%)
$500 to $749: 3,881 (42.21%)
$750 to $999: 1,036 (11.27%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 713 (7.75%)
$1,500 or more: 26 (0.28%)
No cash rent: 154 (1.67%)
Median (dollars): $553

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 1,079 (11.73%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 999 (10.86%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 847 (9.21%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 640 (6.96%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 637 (6.93%)
35.0 percent or more: 4,497 (48.91%)
Not computed: 496 (5.39%)

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