Martinsburg, WV

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5452060, place: Martinsburg city, West Virginia)

Total housing units: 7,423

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 3,838 (51.7%)
1-unit, attached: 711 (9.58%)
2 units: 548 (7.38%)
3 or 4 units: 567 (7.64%)
5 to 9 units: 527 (7.1%)
10 to 19 units: 456 (6.14%)
20 or more units: 680 (9.16%)
Mobile home.: 96 (1.29%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 167 (2.25%)
1995 to 1998: 581 (7.83%)
1990 to 1994: 434 (5.85%)
1980 to 1989: 799 (10.76%)
1970 to 1979: 643 (8.66%)
1960 to 1969: 601 (8.1%)
1940 to 1959: 1,314 (17.7%)
1939 or earlier: 2,884 (38.85%)

ROOMS
1 room: 100 (1.35%)
2 rooms: 336 (4.53%)
3 rooms: 916 (12.34%)
4 rooms: 1,362 (18.35%)
5 rooms: 1,581 (21.3%)
6 rooms: 1,647 (22.19%)
7 rooms: 780 (10.51%)
8 rooms: 355 (4.78%)
9 or more rooms: 346 (4.66%)
Median (rooms): 5.1

Occupied housing units: 6,676

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 1,643 (24.61%)
1995 to 1998: 2,016 (30.2%)
1990 to 1994: 897 (13.44%)
1980 to 1989: 875 (13.11%)
1970 to 1979: 433 (6.49%)
1969 or earlier: 812 (12.16%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 1,123 (16.82%)
1: 2,894 (43.35%)
2: 2,129 (31.89%)
3 or more: 530 (7.94%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 1,926 (28.85%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 109 (1.63%)
Electricity: 2,868 (42.96%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 1,695 (25.39%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 45 (0.67%)
Solar energy: 7 (0.1%)
Other fuel: 13 (0.19%)
No fuel used: 13 (0.19%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 27 (0.4%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 32 (0.48%)
No telephone service: 426 (6.38%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 6,676 (100%)
1.00 or less: 6,551 (98.13%)
1.01 to 1.50: 100 (1.5%)
1.51 or more: 25 (0.37%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 3,090

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 435 (14.08%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 1,880 (60.84%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 536 (17.35%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 184 (5.95%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 48 (1.55%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 7 (0.23%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $76,500

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 1,808 (58.51%)
--Less than $300: 6 (0.19%)
--$300 to $499: 260 (8.41%)
--$500 to $699: 551 (17.83%)
--$700 to $999: 576 (18.64%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 369 (11.94%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 46 (1.49%)
--$2,000 or more: 0 (0%)
--Median (dollars): $738
Not mortgaged: 1,282 (41.49%)
--Median (dollars): $226

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 1,416 (45.83%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 492 (15.92%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 310 (10.03%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 220 (7.12%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 101 (3.27%)
35.0 percent or more: 507 (16.41%)
Not computed: 44 (1.42%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 3,302

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 351 (10.63%)
$200 to $299: 190 (5.75%)
$300 to $499: 1,045 (31.65%)
$500 to $749: 1,398 (42.34%)
$750 to $999: 184 (5.57%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 13 (0.39%)
$1,500 or more: 6 (0.18%)
No cash rent: 115 (3.48%)
Median (dollars): $501

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 606 (18.35%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 473 (14.32%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 386 (11.69%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 410 (12.42%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 375 (11.36%)
35.0 percent or more: 874 (26.47%)
Not computed: 178 (5.39%)

Return to Martinsburg,WV.