Salem, WV

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5471380, place: Salem city, West Virginia)

Total housing units: 861

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 577 (67.02%)
1-unit, attached: 15 (1.74%)
2 units: 45 (5.23%)
3 or 4 units: 33 (3.83%)
5 to 9 units: 36 (4.18%)
10 to 19 units: 60 (6.97%)
20 or more units: 52 (6.04%)
Mobile home.: 43 (4.99%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 3 (0.35%)
1995 to 1998: 21 (2.44%)
1990 to 1994: 7 (0.81%)
1980 to 1989: 71 (8.25%)
1970 to 1979: 110 (12.78%)
1960 to 1969: 83 (9.64%)
1940 to 1959: 146 (16.96%)
1939 or earlier: 420 (48.78%)

ROOMS
1 room: 2 (0.23%)
2 rooms: 33 (3.83%)
3 rooms: 120 (13.94%)
4 rooms: 126 (14.63%)
5 rooms: 162 (18.82%)
6 rooms: 155 (18%)
7 rooms: 92 (10.69%)
8 rooms: 106 (12.31%)
9 or more rooms: 65 (7.55%)
Median (rooms): 5.4

Occupied housing units: 739

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 159 (21.52%)
1995 to 1998: 194 (26.25%)
1990 to 1994: 97 (13.13%)
1980 to 1989: 103 (13.94%)
1970 to 1979: 100 (13.53%)
1969 or earlier: 86 (11.64%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 143 (19.35%)
1: 325 (43.98%)
2: 199 (26.93%)
3 or more: 72 (9.74%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 567 (76.73%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 10 (1.35%)
Electricity: 134 (18.13%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 4 (0.54%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 22 (2.98%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 2 (0.27%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 14 (1.89%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 14 (1.89%)
No telephone service: 57 (7.71%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 739 (100%)
1.00 or less: 735 (99.46%)
1.01 to 1.50: 4 (0.54%)
1.51 or more: 0 (0%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 347

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 212 (61.1%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 114 (32.85%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 15 (4.32%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (1.73%)
$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): $43,500

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 165 (47.55%)
--Less than $300: 12 (3.46%)
--$300 to $499: 48 (13.83%)
--$500 to $699: 60 (17.29%)
--$700 to $999: 34 (9.8%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 11 (3.17%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 0 (0%)
--$2,000 or more: 0 (0%)
--Median (dollars): $580
Not mortgaged: 182 (52.45%)
--Median (dollars): $266

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 153 (44.09%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 61 (17.58%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 36 (10.37%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 25 (7.2%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 27 (7.78%)
35.0 percent or more: 45 (12.97%)
Not computed: 0 (0%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 337

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 75 (22.26%)
$200 to $299: 77 (22.85%)
$300 to $499: 101 (29.97%)
$500 to $749: 42 (12.46%)
$750 to $999: 1 (0.3%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 2 (0.59%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 39 (11.57%)
Median (dollars): $296

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 37 (10.98%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 30 (8.9%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 31 (9.2%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 23 (6.82%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 18 (5.34%)
35.0 percent or more: 97 (28.78%)
Not computed: 101 (29.97%)

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