Merrifield, VA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5151192, place: Merrifield CDP, Virginia)

Total housing units: 4,537

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 781 (17.21%)
1-unit, attached: 1,694 (37.34%)
2 units: 5 (0.11%)
3 or 4 units: 29 (0.64%)
5 to 9 units: 179 (3.95%)
10 to 19 units: 1,009 (22.24%)
20 or more units: 827 (18.23%)
Mobile home.: 13 (0.29%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 186 (4.1%)
1995 to 1998: 551 (12.14%)
1990 to 1994: 111 (2.45%)
1980 to 1989: 723 (15.94%)
1970 to 1979: 1,743 (38.42%)
1960 to 1969: 937 (20.65%)
1940 to 1959: 234 (5.16%)
1939 or earlier: 52 (1.15%)

ROOMS
1 room: 127 (2.8%)
2 rooms: 249 (5.49%)
3 rooms: 505 (11.13%)
4 rooms: 656 (14.46%)
5 rooms: 559 (12.32%)
6 rooms: 607 (13.38%)
7 rooms: 794 (17.5%)
8 rooms: 632 (13.93%)
9 or more rooms: 408 (8.99%)
Median (rooms): 5.8

Occupied housing units: 4,398

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 1,466 (33.33%)
1995 to 1998: 1,526 (34.7%)
1990 to 1994: 561 (12.76%)
1980 to 1989: 508 (11.55%)
1970 to 1979: 233 (5.3%)
1969 or earlier: 104 (2.36%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 201 (4.57%)
1: 1,751 (39.81%)
2: 1,762 (40.06%)
3 or more: 684 (15.55%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 2,682 (60.98%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 16 (0.36%)
Electricity: 1,463 (33.27%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 195 (4.43%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 0 (0%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 18 (0.41%)
No fuel used: 24 (0.55%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0 (0%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8 (0.18%)
No telephone service: 19 (0.43%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 4,398 (100%)
1.00 or less: 4,012 (91.22%)
1.01 to 1.50: 195 (4.43%)
1.51 or more: 191 (4.34%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 1,920

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 21 (1.09%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 22 (1.15%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 288 (15%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 694 (36.15%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 543 (28.28%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 344 (17.92%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 8 (0.42%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $193,100

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 1,725 (89.84%)
--Less than $300: 7 (0.36%)
--$300 to $499: 9 (0.47%)
--$500 to $699: 39 (2.03%)
--$700 to $999: 134 (6.98%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 575 (29.95%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 533 (27.76%)
--$2,000 or more: 428 (22.29%)
--Median (dollars): $1,546
Not mortgaged: 195 (10.16%)
--Median (dollars): $420

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 603 (31.41%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 346 (18.02%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 349 (18.18%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 222 (11.56%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 182 (9.48%)
35.0 percent or more: 202 (10.52%)
Not computed: 16 (0.83%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 2,178

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 8 (0.37%)
$200 to $299: 0 (0%)
$300 to $499: 17 (0.78%)
$500 to $749: 172 (7.9%)
$750 to $999: 680 (31.22%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 1,136 (52.16%)
$1,500 or more: 148 (6.8%)
No cash rent: 17 (0.78%)
Median (dollars): $1,057

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 496 (22.77%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 402 (18.46%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 289 (13.27%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 246 (11.29%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 150 (6.89%)
35.0 percent or more: 529 (24.29%)
Not computed: 66 (3.03%)

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