Bluefield, VA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5108152, place: Bluefield town, Virginia)

Total housing units: 2,379

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 1,919 (80.66%)
1-unit, attached: 77 (3.24%)
2 units: 49 (2.06%)
3 or 4 units: 60 (2.52%)
5 to 9 units: 72 (3.03%)
10 to 19 units: 33 (1.39%)
20 or more units: 40 (1.68%)
Mobile home.: 129 (5.42%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 7 (0.29%)
1995 to 1998: 46 (1.93%)
1990 to 1994: 153 (6.43%)
1980 to 1989: 257 (10.8%)
1970 to 1979: 426 (17.91%)
1960 to 1969: 411 (17.28%)
1940 to 1959: 687 (28.88%)
1939 or earlier: 392 (16.48%)

ROOMS
1 room: 0 (0%)
2 rooms: 30 (1.26%)
3 rooms: 62 (2.61%)
4 rooms: 275 (11.56%)
5 rooms: 526 (22.11%)
6 rooms: 508 (21.35%)
7 rooms: 374 (15.72%)
8 rooms: 330 (13.87%)
9 or more rooms: 274 (11.52%)
Median (rooms): 6.1

Occupied housing units: 2,195

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 206 (9.38%)
1995 to 1998: 439 (20%)
1990 to 1994: 395 (18%)
1980 to 1989: 393 (17.9%)
1970 to 1979: 374 (17.04%)
1969 or earlier: 388 (17.68%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 198 (9.02%)
1: 901 (41.05%)
2: 728 (33.17%)
3 or more: 368 (16.77%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 688 (31.34%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 43 (1.96%)
Electricity: 1,137 (51.8%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 285 (12.98%)
Coal or coke: 18 (0.82%)
Wood: 24 (1.09%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0 (0%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0 (0%)
No telephone service: 56 (2.55%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 2,195 (100%)
1.00 or less: 2,195 (100%)
1.01 to 1.50: 0 (0%)
1.51 or more: 0 (0%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 1,564

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 444 (28.39%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 666 (42.58%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 232 (14.83%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 84 (5.37%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 78 (4.99%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 30 (1.92%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 18 (1.15%)
$1,000,000 or more: 12 (0.77%)
Median (dollars): $75,600

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 678 (43.35%)
--Less than $300: 8 (0.51%)
--$300 to $499: 165 (10.55%)
--$500 to $699: 124 (7.93%)
--$700 to $999: 154 (9.85%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 151 (9.65%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 23 (1.47%)
--$2,000 or more: 53 (3.39%)
--Median (dollars): $824
Not mortgaged: 886 (56.65%)
--Median (dollars): $234

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 863 (55.18%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 258 (16.5%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 160 (10.23%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 90 (5.75%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 37 (2.37%)
35.0 percent or more: 139 (8.89%)
Not computed: 17 (1.09%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 448

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 40 (8.93%)
$200 to $299: 52 (11.61%)
$300 to $499: 229 (51.12%)
$500 to $749: 52 (11.61%)
$750 to $999: 14 (3.13%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 14 (3.13%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 47 (10.49%)
Median (dollars): $431

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 144 (32.14%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 49 (10.94%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 56 (12.5%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 49 (10.94%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 30 (6.7%)
35.0 percent or more: 73 (16.29%)
Not computed: 47 (10.49%)

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