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Salem, VA

Salem County, Virginia

Latitude: 37.286895     Longitude: -80.055836
Population 24,654 (2005)
Elevation of Salem, Virginia: 1060 feet



General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5170000, place: Salem city, Virginia)

Total housing units: 10,403

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 7,133 (68.57%)
1-unit, attached: 321 (3.09%)
2 units: 407 (3.91%)
3 or 4 units: 272 (2.61%)
5 to 9 units: 493 (4.74%)
10 to 19 units: 1,054 (10.13%)
20 or more units: 323 (3.1%)
Mobile home.: 391 (3.76%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 9 (0.09%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 115 (1.11%)
1995 to 1998: 571 (5.49%)
1990 to 1994: 432 (4.15%)
1980 to 1989: 1,382 (13.28%)
1970 to 1979: 1,825 (17.54%)
1960 to 1969: 2,304 (22.15%)
1940 to 1959: 2,578 (24.78%)
1939 or earlier: 1,196 (11.5%)

ROOMS
1 room: 62 (0.6%)
2 rooms: 187 (1.8%)
3 rooms: 639 (6.14%)
4 rooms: 1,810 (17.4%)
5 rooms: 2,325 (22.35%)
6 rooms: 1,807 (17.37%)
7 rooms: 1,470 (14.13%)
8 rooms: 874 (8.4%)
9 or more rooms: 1,229 (11.81%)
Median (rooms): 5.6

Occupied housing units: 9,954

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 1,805 (18.13%)
1995 to 1998: 2,635 (26.47%)
1990 to 1994: 1,508 (15.15%)
1980 to 1989: 1,741 (17.49%)
1970 to 1979: 891 (8.95%)
1969 or earlier: 1,374 (13.8%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 595 (5.98%)
1: 3,400 (34.16%)
2: 3,904 (39.22%)
3 or more: 2,055 (20.64%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 5,786 (58.13%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 185 (1.86%)
Electricity: 2,791 (28.04%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 1,122 (11.27%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 34 (0.34%)
Solar energy: 9 (0.09%)
Other fuel: 27 (0.27%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9 (0.09%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 27 (0.27%)
No telephone service: 179 (1.8%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 9,954 (100%)
1.00 or less: 9,878 (99.24%)
1.01 to 1.50: 40 (0.4%)
1.51 or more: 36 (0.36%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 6,063

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 227 (3.74%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 2,652 (43.74%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,862 (30.71%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 721 (11.89%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 426 (7.03%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 158 (2.61%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 17 (0.28%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $104,200

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 3,797 (62.63%)
--Less than $300: 38 (0.63%)
--$300 to $499: 230 (3.79%)
--$500 to $699: 631 (10.41%)
--$700 to $999: 1,363 (22.48%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 1,061 (17.5%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 304 (5.01%)
--$2,000 or more: 170 (2.8%)
--Median (dollars): $911
Not mortgaged: 2,266 (37.37%)
--Median (dollars): $249

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 2,597 (42.83%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,257 (20.73%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 755 (12.45%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 428 (7.06%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 337 (5.56%)
35.0 percent or more: 658 (10.85%)
Not computed: 31 (0.51%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 3,219

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 15 (0.47%)
$200 to $299: 82 (2.55%)
$300 to $499: 996 (30.94%)
$500 to $749: 1,670 (51.88%)
$750 to $999: 218 (6.77%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 59 (1.83%)
$1,500 or more: 10 (0.31%)
No cash rent: 169 (5.25%)
Median (dollars): $550

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 607 (18.86%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 513 (15.94%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 429 (13.33%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 373 (11.59%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 257 (7.98%)
35.0 percent or more: 793 (24.63%)
Not computed: 247 (7.67%)

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