Athens, WV

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General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5403292, place: Athens town, West Virginia)

Total housing units: 415

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 294 (70.84%)
1-unit, attached: 6 (1.45%)
2 units: 19 (4.58%)
3 or 4 units: 28 (6.75%)
5 to 9 units: 28 (6.75%)
10 to 19 units: 13 (3.13%)
20 or more units: 2 (0.48%)
Mobile home.: 25 (6.02%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 0 (0%)
1995 to 1998: 17 (4.1%)
1990 to 1994: 19 (4.58%)
1980 to 1989: 21 (5.06%)
1970 to 1979: 55 (13.25%)
1960 to 1969: 55 (13.25%)
1940 to 1959: 118 (28.43%)
1939 or earlier: 130 (31.33%)

ROOMS
1 room: 17 (4.1%)
2 rooms: 15 (3.61%)
3 rooms: 34 (8.19%)
4 rooms: 58 (13.98%)
5 rooms: 62 (14.94%)
6 rooms: 76 (18.31%)
7 rooms: 50 (12.05%)
8 rooms: 65 (15.66%)
9 or more rooms: 38 (9.16%)
Median (rooms): 5.8

Occupied housing units: 358

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 68 (18.99%)
1995 to 1998: 104 (29.05%)
1990 to 1994: 48 (13.41%)
1980 to 1989: 44 (12.29%)
1970 to 1979: 41 (11.45%)
1969 or earlier: 53 (14.8%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 24 (6.7%)
1: 144 (40.22%)
2: 125 (34.92%)
3 or more: 65 (18.16%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 224 (62.57%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 7 (1.96%)
Electricity: 117 (32.68%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 5 (1.4%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 3 (0.84%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 2 (0.56%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5 (1.4%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 13 (3.63%)
No telephone service: 16 (4.47%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 358 (100%)
1.00 or less: 355 (99.16%)
1.01 to 1.50: 0 (0%)
1.51 or more: 3 (0.84%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 222

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 58 (26.13%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 120 (54.05%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 31 (13.96%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 10 (4.5%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 3 (1.35%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 0 (0%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $71,700

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 103 (46.4%)
--Less than $300: 6 (2.7%)
--$300 to $499: 22 (9.91%)
--$500 to $699: 35 (15.77%)
--$700 to $999: 33 (14.86%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 4 (1.8%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 0 (0%)
--$2,000 or more: 3 (1.35%)
--Median (dollars): $628
Not mortgaged: 119 (53.6%)
--Median (dollars): $196

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 148 (66.67%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 29 (13.06%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 14 (6.31%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 7 (3.15%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 6 (2.7%)
35.0 percent or more: 18 (8.11%)
Not computed: 0 (0%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 113

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 12 (10.62%)
$200 to $299: 18 (15.93%)
$300 to $499: 49 (43.36%)
$500 to $749: 23 (20.35%)
$750 to $999: 0 (0%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 0 (0%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 11 (9.73%)
Median (dollars): $394

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 19 (16.81%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 9 (7.96%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 3 (2.65%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 7 (6.19%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 4 (3.54%)
35.0 percent or more: 50 (44.25%)
Not computed: 21 (18.58%)

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