Wheeling, VA, Housing Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Wheeling, Virginia,

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	15,622	100.0
1-unit, detached	9,090	58.2
1-unit, attached	849	5.4
2 units	1,505	9.6
3 or 4 units	1,360	8.7
5 to 9 units	909	5.8
10 to 19 units	467	3.0
20 or more units	1,324	8.5
Mobile home	116	0.7
Boat, RV, van, etc.	2	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	66	0.4
1995 to 1998	195	1.2
1990 to 1994	178	1.1
1980 to 1989	701	4.5
1970 to 1979	1,530	9.8
1960 to 1969	1,300	8.3
1940 to 1959	3,932	25.2
1939 or earlier	7,720	49.4

ROOMS
1 room	272	1.7
2 rooms	814	5.2
3 rooms	1,537	9.8
4 rooms	2,488	15.9
5 rooms	3,064	19.6
6 rooms	3,460	22.1
7 rooms	1,610	10.3
8 rooms	1,177	7.5
9 or more rooms	1,200	7.7
Median (rooms)	5.4	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	13,652	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	2,119	15.5
1995 to 1998	3,361	24.6
1990 to 1994	1,999	14.6
1980 to 1989	2,054	15.0
1970 to 1979	1,631	11.9
1969 or earlier	2,488	18.2

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	2,663	19.5
1	5,625	41.2
2	4,222	30.9
3 or more	1,142	8.4

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	10,943	80.2
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	158	1.2
Electricity	2,286	16.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	93	0.7
Coal or coke	0	0.0
Wood	26	0.2
Solar energy	0	0.0
Other fuel	97	0.7
No fuel used	49	0.4

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	37	0.3
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	102	0.7
No telephone service	728	5.3

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	13,652	100.0
1.00 or less	13,484	98.8
1.01 to 1.50	153	1.1
1.51 or more	15	0.1

Specified owner-occupied units	7,740	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	2,373	30.7
$50,000 to $99,999	3,565	46.1
$100,000 to $149,999	907	11.7
$150,000 to $199,999	418	5.4
$200,000 to $299,999	340	4.4
$300,000 to $499,999	105	1.4
$500,000 to $999,999	32	0.4
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.0
Median (dollars)	67,100	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	3,788	48.9
Less than $300	107	1.4
$300 to $499	720	9.3
$500 to $699	1,073	13.9
$700 to $999	1,052	13.6
$1,000 to $1,499	558	7.2
$1,500 to $1,999	154	2.0
$2,000 or more	124	1.6
Median (dollars)	699	(X)
Not mortgaged	3,952	51.1
Median (dollars)	211	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	4,043	52.2
15 to 19 percent	1,088	14.1
20 to 24 percent	916	11.8
25 to 29 percent	402	5.2
30 to 34 percent	300	3.9
35 percent or more	885	11.4
Not computed	106	1.4

Specified renter-occupied units	5,098	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	881	17.3
$200 to $299	735	14.4
$300 to $499	2,058	40.4
$500 to $749	789	15.5
$750 to $999	216	4.2
$1,000 to $1,499	34	0.7
$1,500 or more	0	0.0
No cash rent	385	7.6
Median (dollars)	363	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	1,045	20.5
15 to 19 percent	686	13.5
20 to 24 percent	522	10.2
25 to 29 percent	529	10.4
30 to 34 percent	452	8.9
35 percent or more	1,287	25.2
Not computed	577	11.3

(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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