Romney, WV

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5470084, place: Romney city, West Virginia)

Total housing units: 934

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 559 (59.85%)
1-unit, attached: 24 (2.57%)
2 units: 23 (2.46%)
3 or 4 units: 62 (6.64%)
5 to 9 units: 104 (11.13%)
10 to 19 units: 41 (4.39%)
20 or more units: 76 (8.14%)
Mobile home.: 45 (4.82%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 14 (1.5%)
1995 to 1998: 60 (6.42%)
1990 to 1994: 36 (3.85%)
1980 to 1989: 168 (17.99%)
1970 to 1979: 71 (7.6%)
1960 to 1969: 141 (15.1%)
1940 to 1959: 251 (26.87%)
1939 or earlier: 193 (20.66%)

ROOMS
1 room: 4 (0.43%)
2 rooms: 28 (3%)
3 rooms: 143 (15.31%)
4 rooms: 150 (16.06%)
5 rooms: 176 (18.84%)
6 rooms: 163 (17.45%)
7 rooms: 132 (14.13%)
8 rooms: 70 (7.49%)
9 or more rooms: 68 (7.28%)
Median (rooms): 5.3

Occupied housing units: 879

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 142 (16.15%)
1995 to 1998: 227 (25.82%)
1990 to 1994: 110 (12.51%)
1980 to 1989: 163 (18.54%)
1970 to 1979: 87 (9.9%)
1969 or earlier: 150 (17.06%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 231 (26.28%)
1: 330 (37.54%)
2: 223 (25.37%)
3 or more: 95 (10.81%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 8 (0.91%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 43 (4.89%)
Electricity: 503 (57.22%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 281 (31.97%)
Coal or coke: 13 (1.48%)
Wood: 31 (3.53%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0 (0%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0 (0%)
No telephone service: 34 (3.87%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 879 (100%)
1.00 or less: 858 (97.61%)
1.01 to 1.50: 17 (1.93%)
1.51 or more: 4 (0.46%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 410

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 44 (10.73%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 251 (61.22%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 76 (18.54%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 29 (7.07%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 10 (2.44%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 0 (0%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $77,800

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 177 (43.17%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 24 (5.85%)
--$500 to $699: 76 (18.54%)
--$700 to $999: 40 (9.76%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 33 (8.05%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 4 (0.98%)
--$2,000 or more: 0 (0%)
--Median (dollars): $679
Not mortgaged: 233 (56.83%)
--Median (dollars): $207

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 225 (54.88%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 45 (10.98%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 56 (13.66%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 12 (2.93%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 10 (2.44%)
35.0 percent or more: 52 (12.68%)
Not computed: 10 (2.44%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 429

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 108 (25.17%)
$200 to $299: 64 (14.92%)
$300 to $499: 163 (38%)
$500 to $749: 50 (11.66%)
$750 to $999: 9 (2.1%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 4 (0.93%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 31 (7.23%)
Median (dollars): $331

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 83 (19.35%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 48 (11.19%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 69 (16.08%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 50 (11.66%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 29 (6.76%)
35.0 percent or more: 93 (21.68%)
Not computed: 57 (13.29%)

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