Mcmechen, WV

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5450260, place: McMechen city, West Virginia)

Total housing units: 953

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 706 (74.08%)
1-unit, attached: 21 (2.2%)
2 units: 82 (8.6%)
3 or 4 units: 92 (9.65%)
5 to 9 units: 8 (0.84%)
10 to 19 units: 0 (0%)
20 or more units: 0 (0%)
Mobile home.: 44 (4.62%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 0 (0%)
1995 to 1998: 0 (0%)
1990 to 1994: 17 (1.78%)
1980 to 1989: 32 (3.36%)
1970 to 1979: 36 (3.78%)
1960 to 1969: 71 (7.45%)
1940 to 1959: 276 (28.96%)
1939 or earlier: 521 (54.67%)

ROOMS
1 room: 0 (0%)
2 rooms: 7 (0.73%)
3 rooms: 80 (8.39%)
4 rooms: 166 (17.42%)
5 rooms: 277 (29.07%)
6 rooms: 263 (27.6%)
7 rooms: 74 (7.76%)
8 rooms: 47 (4.93%)
9 or more rooms: 39 (4.09%)
Median (rooms): 5.3

Occupied housing units: 865

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 94 (10.87%)
1995 to 1998: 140 (16.18%)
1990 to 1994: 119 (13.76%)
1980 to 1989: 109 (12.6%)
1970 to 1979: 140 (16.18%)
1969 or earlier: 263 (30.4%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 139 (16.07%)
1: 341 (39.42%)
2: 296 (34.22%)
3 or more: 89 (10.29%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 777 (89.83%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 7 (0.81%)
Electricity: 77 (8.9%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 0 (0%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 0 (0%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 4 (0.46%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0 (0%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4 (0.46%)
No telephone service: 23 (2.66%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 865 (100%)
1.00 or less: 861 (99.54%)
1.01 to 1.50: 4 (0.46%)
1.51 or more: 0 (0%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 557

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 354 (63.55%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 190 (34.11%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 8 (1.44%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 5 (0.9%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 0 (0%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $43,600

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 243 (43.63%)
--Less than $300: 8 (1.44%)
--$300 to $499: 94 (16.88%)
--$500 to $699: 81 (14.54%)
--$700 to $999: 43 (7.72%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 13 (2.33%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 4 (0.72%)
--$2,000 or more: 0 (0%)
--Median (dollars): $541
Not mortgaged: 314 (56.37%)
--Median (dollars): $182

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 311 (55.83%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 83 (14.9%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 40 (7.18%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 41 (7.36%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 24 (4.31%)
35.0 percent or more: 53 (9.52%)
Not computed: 5 (0.9%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 231

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 26 (11.26%)
$200 to $299: 46 (19.91%)
$300 to $499: 103 (44.59%)
$500 to $749: 25 (10.82%)
$750 to $999: 0 (0%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 0 (0%)
$1,500 or more: 4 (1.73%)
No cash rent: 27 (11.69%)
Median (dollars): $336

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 55 (23.81%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 35 (15.15%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 16 (6.93%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 11 (4.76%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 7 (3.03%)
35.0 percent or more: 73 (31.6%)
Not computed: 34 (14.72%)

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