Amherst County, VA Housing Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Amherst county virginia dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
Subject	Number	Percent

Total housing units	12,958	100.0
1-unit, detached	10,076	77.8
1-unit, attached	183	1.4
2 units	202	1.6
3 or 4 units	388	3.0
5 to 9 units	140	1.1
10 to 19 units	179	1.4
20 or more units	52	0.4
Mobile home	1,691	13.0
Boat, RV, van, etc.	47	0.4

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	329	2.5
1995 to 1998	1,027	7.9
1990 to 1994	1,194	9.2
1980 to 1989	2,348	18.1
1970 to 1979	2,631	20.3
1960 to 1969	2,011	15.5
1940 to 1959	1,864	14.4
1939 or earlier	1,554	12.0

ROOMS
1 room	80	0.6
2 rooms	196	1.5
3 rooms	518	4.0
4 rooms	2,087	16.1
5 rooms	2,950	22.8
6 rooms	3,077	23.7
7 rooms	1,907	14.7
8 rooms	1,129	8.7
9 or more rooms	1,014	7.8
Median (rooms)	5.7	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	11,941	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,729	14.5
1995 to 1998	2,695	22.6
1990 to 1994	2,029	17.0
1980 to 1989	2,161	18.1
1970 to 1979	1,594	13.3
1969 or earlier	1,733	14.5

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	749	6.3
1	3,461	29.0
2	4,320	36.2
3 or more	3,411	28.6

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	159	1.3
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	520	4.4
Electricity	7,655	64.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	2,293	19.2
Coal or coke	6	0.1
Wood	1,247	10.4
Solar energy	0	0.0
Other fuel	37	0.3
No fuel used	24	0.2

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	124	1.0
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	95	0.8
No telephone service	301	2.5

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	11,941	100.0
1.00 or less	11,716	98.1
1.01 to 1.50	165	1.4
1.51 or more	60	0.5

Specified owner-occupied units	6,909	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	713	10.3
$50,000 to $99,999	3,772	54.6
$100,000 to $149,999	1,615	23.4
$150,000 to $199,999	509	7.4
$200,000 to $299,999	264	3.8
$300,000 to $499,999	30	0.4
$500,000 to $999,999	6	0.1
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.0
Median (dollars)	88,800	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	4,442	64.3
Less than $300	119	1.7
$300 to $499	587	8.5
$500 to $699	1,135	16.4
$700 to $999	1,658	24.0
$1,000 to $1,499	708	10.2
$1,500 to $1,999	197	2.9
$2,000 or more	38	0.6
Median (dollars)	752	(X)
Not mortgaged	2,467	35.7
Median (dollars)	184	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	3,332	48.2
15 to 19 percent	1,033	15.0
20 to 24 percent	754	10.9
25 to 29 percent	517	7.5
30 to 34 percent	276	4.0
35 percent or more	897	13.0
Not computed	100	1.4

Specified renter-occupied units	2,397	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	217	9.1
$200 to $299	241	10.1
$300 to $499	983	41.0
$500 to $749	583	24.3
$750 to $999	51	2.1
$1,000 to $1,499	38	1.6
$1,500 or more	0	0.0
No cash rent	284	11.8
Median (dollars)	427	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	608	25.4
15 to 19 percent	332	13.9
20 to 24 percent	317	13.2
25 to 29 percent	210	8.8
30 to 34 percent	84	3.5
35 percent or more	501	20.9
Not computed	345	14.4

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94

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