Wise, VA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5187072, place: Wise town, Virginia)

Total housing units: 1,572

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 848 (53.94%)
1-unit, attached: 25 (1.59%)
2 units: 107 (6.81%)
3 or 4 units: 54 (3.44%)
5 to 9 units: 51 (3.24%)
10 to 19 units: 6 (0.38%)
20 or more units: 76 (4.83%)
Mobile home.: 405 (25.76%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 25 (1.59%)
1995 to 1998: 111 (7.06%)
1990 to 1994: 84 (5.34%)
1980 to 1989: 262 (16.67%)
1970 to 1979: 491 (31.23%)
1960 to 1969: 230 (14.63%)
1940 to 1959: 282 (17.94%)
1939 or earlier: 87 (5.53%)

ROOMS
1 room: 0 (0%)
2 rooms: 35 (2.23%)
3 rooms: 140 (8.91%)
4 rooms: 336 (21.37%)
5 rooms: 412 (26.21%)
6 rooms: 274 (17.43%)
7 rooms: 158 (10.05%)
8 rooms: 121 (7.7%)
9 or more rooms: 96 (6.11%)
Median (rooms): 5.2

Occupied housing units: 1,424

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 305 (21.42%)
1995 to 1998: 362 (25.42%)
1990 to 1994: 162 (11.38%)
1980 to 1989: 310 (21.77%)
1970 to 1979: 157 (11.03%)
1969 or earlier: 128 (8.99%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 166 (11.66%)
1: 525 (36.87%)
2: 553 (38.83%)
3 or more: 180 (12.64%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 0 (0%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 50 (3.51%)
Electricity: 1,238 (86.94%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 108 (7.58%)
Coal or coke: 12 (0.84%)
Wood: 16 (1.12%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6 (0.42%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6 (0.42%)
No telephone service: 49 (3.44%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 1,424 (100%)
1.00 or less: 1,413 (99.23%)
1.01 to 1.50: 11 (0.77%)
1.51 or more: 0 (0%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 662

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 102 (15.41%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 320 (48.34%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 178 (26.89%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 49 (7.4%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 13 (1.96%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 0 (0%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $81,700

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 347 (52.42%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 26 (3.93%)
--$500 to $699: 89 (13.44%)
--$700 to $999: 133 (20.09%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 70 (10.57%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 16 (2.42%)
--$2,000 or more: 13 (1.96%)
--Median (dollars): $875
Not mortgaged: 315 (47.58%)
--Median (dollars): $237

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 317 (47.89%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 117 (17.67%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 47 (7.1%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 56 (8.46%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 26 (3.93%)
35.0 percent or more: 93 (14.05%)
Not computed: 6 (0.91%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 480

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 86 (17.92%)
$200 to $299: 58 (12.08%)
$300 to $499: 192 (40%)
$500 to $749: 82 (17.08%)
$750 to $999: 6 (1.25%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 0 (0%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 56 (11.67%)
Median (dollars): $354

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 112 (23.33%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 84 (17.5%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 36 (7.5%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 69 (14.38%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 22 (4.58%)
35.0 percent or more: 91 (18.96%)
Not computed: 66 (13.75%)

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