South Boston, VA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5173712, place: South Boston town, Virginia)

Total housing units: 3,909

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 2,817 (72.06%)
1-unit, attached: 33 (0.84%)
2 units: 132 (3.38%)
3 or 4 units: 245 (6.27%)
5 to 9 units: 166 (4.25%)
10 to 19 units: 79 (2.02%)
20 or more units: 154 (3.94%)
Mobile home.: 283 (7.24%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 53 (1.36%)
1995 to 1998: 117 (2.99%)
1990 to 1994: 207 (5.3%)
1980 to 1989: 536 (13.71%)
1970 to 1979: 786 (20.11%)
1960 to 1969: 740 (18.93%)
1940 to 1959: 897 (22.95%)
1939 or earlier: 573 (14.66%)

ROOMS
1 room: 49 (1.25%)
2 rooms: 126 (3.22%)
3 rooms: 348 (8.9%)
4 rooms: 790 (20.21%)
5 rooms: 905 (23.15%)
6 rooms: 785 (20.08%)
7 rooms: 508 (13%)
8 rooms: 202 (5.17%)
9 or more rooms: 196 (5.01%)
Median (rooms): 5.2

Occupied housing units: 3,450

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 513 (14.87%)
1995 to 1998: 882 (25.57%)
1990 to 1994: 508 (14.72%)
1980 to 1989: 633 (18.35%)
1970 to 1979: 317 (9.19%)
1969 or earlier: 597 (17.3%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 554 (16.06%)
1: 1,393 (40.38%)
2: 1,010 (29.28%)
3 or more: 493 (14.29%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 67 (1.94%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 316 (9.16%)
Electricity: 1,633 (47.33%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 1,359 (39.39%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 59 (1.71%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 16 (0.46%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 41 (1.19%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 58 (1.68%)
No telephone service: 146 (4.23%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 3,450 (100%)
1.00 or less: 3,337 (96.72%)
1.01 to 1.50: 92 (2.67%)
1.51 or more: 21 (0.61%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 1,836

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 443 (24.13%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 1,062 (57.84%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 174 (9.48%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 108 (5.88%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 41 (2.23%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 0 (0%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 8 (0.44%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $72,800

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 1,079 (58.77%)
--Less than $300: 56 (3.05%)
--$300 to $499: 180 (9.8%)
--$500 to $699: 239 (13.02%)
--$700 to $999: 360 (19.61%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 199 (10.84%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 29 (1.58%)
--$2,000 or more: 16 (0.87%)
--Median (dollars): $735
Not mortgaged: 757 (41.23%)
--Median (dollars): $238

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 748 (40.74%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 276 (15.03%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 269 (14.65%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 115 (6.26%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 119 (6.48%)
35.0 percent or more: 286 (15.58%)
Not computed: 23 (1.25%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 1,323

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 207 (15.65%)
$200 to $299: 201 (15.19%)
$300 to $499: 506 (38.25%)
$500 to $749: 206 (15.57%)
$750 to $999: 24 (1.81%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 7 (0.53%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 172 (13%)
Median (dollars): $355

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 277 (20.94%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 162 (12.24%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 76 (5.74%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 172 (13%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 78 (5.9%)
35.0 percent or more: 307 (23.2%)
Not computed: 251 (18.97%)

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