Bluefield, WV

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General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5408524, place: Bluefield city, West Virginia)

Total housing units: 5,976

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 4,437 (74.25%)
1-unit, attached: 104 (1.74%)
2 units: 293 (4.9%)
3 or 4 units: 416 (6.96%)
5 to 9 units: 220 (3.68%)
10 to 19 units: 189 (3.16%)
20 or more units: 195 (3.26%)
Mobile home.: 122 (2.04%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 17 (0.28%)
1995 to 1998: 158 (2.64%)
1990 to 1994: 114 (1.91%)
1980 to 1989: 201 (3.36%)
1970 to 1979: 504 (8.43%)
1960 to 1969: 504 (8.43%)
1940 to 1959: 2,257 (37.77%)
1939 or earlier: 2,221 (37.17%)

ROOMS
1 room: 87 (1.46%)
2 rooms: 136 (2.28%)
3 rooms: 341 (5.71%)
4 rooms: 806 (13.49%)
5 rooms: 1,143 (19.13%)
6 rooms: 1,222 (20.45%)
7 rooms: 993 (16.62%)
8 rooms: 697 (11.66%)
9 or more rooms: 551 (9.22%)
Median (rooms): 5.9

Occupied housing units: 5,050

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 770 (15.25%)
1995 to 1998: 1,252 (24.79%)
1990 to 1994: 786 (15.56%)
1980 to 1989: 627 (12.42%)
1970 to 1979: 520 (10.3%)
1969 or earlier: 1,095 (21.68%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 777 (15.39%)
1: 2,154 (42.65%)
2: 1,570 (31.09%)
3 or more: 549 (10.87%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 3,034 (60.08%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 72 (1.43%)
Electricity: 1,291 (25.56%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 521 (10.32%)
Coal or coke: 57 (1.13%)
Wood: 53 (1.05%)
Solar energy: 7 (0.14%)
Other fuel: 8 (0.16%)
No fuel used: 7 (0.14%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 46 (0.91%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 38 (0.75%)
No telephone service: 277 (5.49%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 5,050 (100%)
1.00 or less: 4,975 (98.51%)
1.01 to 1.50: 70 (1.39%)
1.51 or more: 5 (0.1%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 3,107

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 1,132 (36.43%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 1,445 (46.51%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 305 (9.82%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 106 (3.41%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 56 (1.8%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 57 (1.83%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 6 (0.19%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $59,500

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 1,289 (41.49%)
--Less than $300: 25 (0.8%)
--$300 to $499: 296 (9.53%)
--$500 to $699: 353 (11.36%)
--$700 to $999: 369 (11.88%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 177 (5.7%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 51 (1.64%)
--$2,000 or more: 18 (0.58%)
--Median (dollars): $678
Not mortgaged: 1,818 (58.51%)
--Median (dollars): $217

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 1,599 (51.46%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 496 (15.96%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 344 (11.07%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 198 (6.37%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 92 (2.96%)
35.0 percent or more: 343 (11.04%)
Not computed: 35 (1.13%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 1,677

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 200 (11.93%)
$200 to $299: 364 (21.71%)
$300 to $499: 527 (31.43%)
$500 to $749: 304 (18.13%)
$750 to $999: 61 (3.64%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 12 (0.72%)
$1,500 or more: 6 (0.36%)
No cash rent: 203 (12.1%)
Median (dollars): $359

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 298 (17.77%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 206 (12.28%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 188 (11.21%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 169 (10.08%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 115 (6.86%)
35.0 percent or more: 442 (26.36%)
Not computed: 259 (15.44%)

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