Preston County, WV Housing Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Preston county west virginia dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
Subject	Number	Percent

Total housing units	13,444	100.0
1-unit, detached	9,670	71.9
1-unit, attached	100	0.7
2 units	157	1.2
3 or 4 units	194	1.4
5 to 9 units	316	2.4
10 to 19 units	26	0.2
20 or more units	102	0.8
Mobile home	2,835	21.1
Boat, RV, van, etc.	44	0.3

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	345	2.6
1995 to 1998	1,134	8.4
1990 to 1994	1,078	8.0
1980 to 1989	2,306	17.2
1970 to 1979	2,642	19.7
1960 to 1969	1,062	7.9
1940 to 1959	1,778	13.2
1939 or earlier	3,099	23.1

ROOMS
1 room	73	0.5
2 rooms	190	1.4
3 rooms	600	4.5
4 rooms	2,107	15.7
5 rooms	3,378	25.1
6 rooms	3,173	23.6
7 rooms	1,902	14.1
8 rooms	1,112	8.3
9 or more rooms	909	6.8
Median (rooms)	5.6	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	11,544	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,437	12.4
1995 to 1998	2,414	20.9
1990 to 1994	1,920	16.6
1980 to 1989	2,229	19.3
1970 to 1979	1,577	13.7
1969 or earlier	1,967	17.0

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	1,002	8.7
1	3,497	30.3
2	4,715	40.8
3 or more	2,330	20.2

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	1,854	16.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	1,702	14.7
Electricity	1,682	14.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	3,882	33.6
Coal or coke	963	8.3
Wood	1,315	11.4
Solar energy	0	0.0
Other fuel	139	1.2
No fuel used	7	0.1

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	163	1.4
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	80	0.7
No telephone service	613	5.3

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	11,544	100.0
1.00 or less	11,409	98.8
1.01 to 1.50	94	0.8
1.51 or more	41	0.4

Specified owner-occupied units	6,068	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	2,116	34.9
$50,000 to $99,999	3,025	49.9
$100,000 to $149,999	619	10.2
$150,000 to $199,999	216	3.6
$200,000 to $299,999	73	1.2
$300,000 to $499,999	9	0.1
$500,000 to $999,999	0	0.0
$1,000,000 or more	10	0.2
Median (dollars)	63,100	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	2,921	48.1
Less than $300	91	1.5
$300 to $499	762	12.6
$500 to $699	899	14.8
$700 to $999	781	12.9
$1,000 to $1,499	340	5.6
$1,500 to $1,999	36	0.6
$2,000 or more	12	0.2
Median (dollars)	630	(X)
Not mortgaged	3,147	51.9
Median (dollars)	196	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	3,171	52.3
15 to 19 percent	991	16.3
20 to 24 percent	707	11.7
25 to 29 percent	340	5.6
30 to 34 percent	183	3.0
35 percent or more	630	10.4
Not computed	46	0.8

Specified renter-occupied units	1,843	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	213	11.6
$200 to $299	305	16.5
$300 to $499	726	39.4
$500 to $749	170	9.2
$750 to $999	35	1.9
$1,000 to $1,499	0	0.0
$1,500 or more	4	0.2
No cash rent	390	21.2
Median (dollars)	336	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	285	15.5
15 to 19 percent	205	11.1
20 to 24 percent	215	11.7
25 to 29 percent	198	10.7
30 to 34 percent	112	6.1
35 percent or more	412	22.4
Not computed	416	22.6

(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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