Newport News, VA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5156000, place: Newport News city, Virginia)

Total housing units: 74,117

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 37,603 (50.73%)
1-unit, attached: 5,852 (7.9%)
2 units: 1,172 (1.58%)
3 or 4 units: 5,855 (7.9%)
5 to 9 units: 9,522 (12.85%)
10 to 19 units: 6,059 (8.17%)
20 or more units: 5,893 (7.95%)
Mobile home.: 2,134 (2.88%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 27 (0.04%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 941 (1.27%)
1995 to 1998: 4,311 (5.82%)
1990 to 1994: 7,422 (10.01%)
1980 to 1989: 14,219 (19.18%)
1970 to 1979: 15,169 (20.47%)
1960 to 1969: 14,017 (18.91%)
1940 to 1959: 14,148 (19.09%)
1939 or earlier: 3,890 (5.25%)

ROOMS
1 room: 1,169 (1.58%)
2 rooms: 3,612 (4.87%)
3 rooms: 7,537 (10.17%)
4 rooms: 12,862 (17.35%)
5 rooms: 15,645 (21.11%)
6 rooms: 13,792 (18.61%)
7 rooms: 8,991 (12.13%)
8 rooms: 6,524 (8.8%)
9 or more rooms: 3,985 (5.38%)
Median (rooms): 5.3

Occupied housing units: 69,686

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 18,422 (26.44%)
1995 to 1998: 21,639 (31.05%)
1990 to 1994: 10,206 (14.65%)
1980 to 1989: 8,950 (12.84%)
1970 to 1979: 4,483 (6.43%)
1969 or earlier: 5,986 (8.59%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 7,913 (11.36%)
1: 26,024 (37.34%)
2: 25,544 (36.66%)
3 or more: 10,205 (14.64%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 30,512 (43.78%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 845 (1.21%)
Electricity: 33,467 (48.03%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 4,203 (6.03%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 321 (0.46%)
Solar energy: 32 (0.05%)
Other fuel: 110 (0.16%)
No fuel used: 196 (0.28%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 381 (0.55%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 412 (0.59%)
No telephone service: 2,088 (3%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 69,686 (100%)
1.00 or less: 66,866 (95.95%)
1.01 to 1.50: 1,773 (2.54%)
1.51 or more: 1,047 (1.5%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 32,309

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 1,216 (3.76%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 16,663 (51.57%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 10,247 (31.72%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2,745 (8.5%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 975 (3.02%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 305 (0.94%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 124 (0.38%)
$1,000,000 or more: 34 (0.11%)
Median (dollars): $96,400

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 24,895 (77.05%)
--Less than $300: 57 (0.18%)
--$300 to $499: 914 (2.83%)
--$500 to $699: 2,730 (8.45%)
--$700 to $999: 8,825 (27.31%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 9,423 (29.17%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 2,137 (6.61%)
--$2,000 or more: 809 (2.5%)
--Median (dollars): $998
Not mortgaged: 7,414 (22.95%)
--Median (dollars): $316

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 9,709 (30.05%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 5,840 (18.08%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 5,027 (15.56%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 3,907 (12.09%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 2,170 (6.72%)
35.0 percent or more: 5,438 (16.83%)
Not computed: 218 (0.67%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 33,073

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 2,628 (7.95%)
$200 to $299: 1,328 (4.02%)
$300 to $499: 7,558 (22.85%)
$500 to $749: 14,151 (42.79%)
$750 to $999: 4,540 (13.73%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 1,065 (3.22%)
$1,500 or more: 227 (0.69%)
No cash rent: 1,576 (4.77%)
Median (dollars): $559

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 4,811 (14.55%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 5,234 (15.83%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 4,748 (14.36%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 4,092 (12.37%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 2,774 (8.39%)
35.0 percent or more: 9,039 (27.33%)
Not computed: 2,375 (7.18%)

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