Roanoke, VA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5168000, place: Roanoke city, Virginia)

Total housing units: 45,257

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 27,849 (61.54%)
1-unit, attached: 1,100 (2.43%)
2 units: 4,084 (9.02%)
3 or 4 units: 2,223 (4.91%)
5 to 9 units: 2,840 (6.28%)
10 to 19 units: 4,455 (9.84%)
20 or more units: 2,386 (5.27%)
Mobile home.: 313 (0.69%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 7 (0.02%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 362 (0.8%)
1995 to 1998: 1,200 (2.65%)
1990 to 1994: 1,255 (2.77%)
1980 to 1989: 3,201 (7.07%)
1970 to 1979: 6,250 (13.81%)
1960 to 1969: 7,515 (16.61%)
1940 to 1959: 15,975 (35.3%)
1939 or earlier: 9,499 (20.99%)

ROOMS
1 room: 722 (1.6%)
2 rooms: 1,496 (3.31%)
3 rooms: 4,487 (9.91%)
4 rooms: 8,164 (18.04%)
5 rooms: 9,648 (21.32%)
6 rooms: 7,843 (17.33%)
7 rooms: 5,146 (11.37%)
8 rooms: 3,931 (8.69%)
9 or more rooms: 3,820 (8.44%)
Median (rooms): 5.3

Occupied housing units: 42,003

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 9,494 (22.6%)
1995 to 1998: 11,534 (27.46%)
1990 to 1994: 5,865 (13.96%)
1980 to 1989: 5,809 (13.83%)
1970 to 1979: 3,869 (9.21%)
1969 or earlier: 5,432 (12.93%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 5,320 (12.67%)
1: 17,316 (41.23%)
2: 13,420 (31.95%)
3 or more: 5,947 (14.16%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 23,379 (55.66%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 607 (1.45%)
Electricity: 11,851 (28.21%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 5,772 (13.74%)
Coal or coke: 14 (0.03%)
Wood: 170 (0.4%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 123 (0.29%)
No fuel used: 87 (0.21%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 215 (0.51%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 244 (0.58%)
No telephone service: 1,373 (3.27%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 42,003 (100%)
1.00 or less: 41,069 (97.78%)
1.01 to 1.50: 604 (1.44%)
1.51 or more: 330 (0.79%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 21,765

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 3,346 (15.37%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 12,299 (56.51%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3,563 (16.37%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,135 (5.21%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 842 (3.87%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 460 (2.11%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 101 (0.46%)
$1,000,000 or more: 19 (0.09%)
Median (dollars): $80,300

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 14,470 (66.48%)
--Less than $300: 208 (0.96%)
--$300 to $499: 1,907 (8.76%)
--$500 to $699: 3,573 (16.42%)
--$700 to $999: 5,119 (23.52%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 2,653 (12.19%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 565 (2.6%)
--$2,000 or more: 445 (2.04%)
--Median (dollars): $772
Not mortgaged: 7,295 (33.52%)
--Median (dollars): $222

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 8,733 (40.12%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 3,881 (17.83%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 2,845 (13.07%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 1,809 (8.31%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 1,026 (4.71%)
35.0 percent or more: 3,307 (15.19%)
Not computed: 164 (0.75%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 18,336

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 1,750 (9.54%)
$200 to $299: 1,285 (7.01%)
$300 to $499: 7,764 (42.34%)
$500 to $749: 5,488 (29.93%)
$750 to $999: 1,108 (6.04%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 164 (0.89%)
$1,500 or more: 222 (1.21%)
No cash rent: 555 (3.03%)
Median (dollars): $448

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 3,721 (20.29%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 2,988 (16.3%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 2,268 (12.37%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 1,973 (10.76%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 1,376 (7.5%)
35.0 percent or more: 4,954 (27.02%)
Not computed: 1,056 (5.76%)

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