Benwood, WV

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5406340, place: Benwood city, West Virginia)

Total housing units: 824

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 460 (55.83%)
1-unit, attached: 53 (6.43%)
2 units: 77 (9.34%)
3 or 4 units: 158 (19.17%)
5 to 9 units: 35 (4.25%)
10 to 19 units: 4 (0.49%)
20 or more units: 29 (3.52%)
Mobile home.: 8 (0.97%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 0 (0%)
1995 to 1998: 0 (0%)
1990 to 1994: 5 (0.61%)
1980 to 1989: 28 (3.4%)
1970 to 1979: 74 (8.98%)
1960 to 1969: 99 (12.01%)
1940 to 1959: 184 (22.33%)
1939 or earlier: 434 (52.67%)

ROOMS
1 room: 21 (2.55%)
2 rooms: 20 (2.43%)
3 rooms: 76 (9.22%)
4 rooms: 143 (17.35%)
5 rooms: 199 (24.15%)
6 rooms: 250 (30.34%)
7 rooms: 55 (6.67%)
8 rooms: 22 (2.67%)
9 or more rooms: 38 (4.61%)
Median (rooms): 5.3

Occupied housing units: 707

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 91 (12.87%)
1995 to 1998: 142 (20.08%)
1990 to 1994: 85 (12.02%)
1980 to 1989: 72 (10.18%)
1970 to 1979: 117 (16.55%)
1969 or earlier: 200 (28.29%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 153 (21.64%)
1: 295 (41.73%)
2: 193 (27.3%)
3 or more: 66 (9.34%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 616 (87.13%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 4 (0.57%)
Electricity: 74 (10.47%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 5 (0.71%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 4 (0.57%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 4 (0.57%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5 (0.71%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 10 (1.41%)
No telephone service: 28 (3.96%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 707 (100%)
1.00 or less: 697 (98.59%)
1.01 to 1.50: 10 (1.41%)
1.51 or more: 0 (0%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 378

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 300 (79.37%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 78 (20.63%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 0 (0%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 0 (0%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $37,700

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 103 (27.25%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 37 (9.79%)
--$500 to $699: 40 (10.58%)
--$700 to $999: 26 (6.88%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 0 (0%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 0 (0%)
--$2,000 or more: 0 (0%)
--Median (dollars): $585
Not mortgaged: 275 (72.75%)
--Median (dollars): $200

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 217 (57.41%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 48 (12.7%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 25 (6.61%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 20 (5.29%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 8 (2.12%)
35.0 percent or more: 41 (10.85%)
Not computed: 19 (5.03%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 291

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 83 (28.52%)
$200 to $299: 71 (24.4%)
$300 to $499: 73 (25.09%)
$500 to $749: 9 (3.09%)
$750 to $999: 4 (1.37%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 9 (3.09%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 42 (14.43%)
Median (dollars): $273

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 63 (21.65%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 39 (13.4%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 54 (18.56%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 9 (3.09%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 25 (8.59%)
35.0 percent or more: 51 (17.53%)
Not computed: 50 (17.18%)

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