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Amherst, Virginia Real Estate Census Data

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Geographic Area: Amherst, Virginia      
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units  4,269  100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 3,912 100.0
1-unit, detached 3,272 76.6   1.00 or less 3,832 98.0
1-unit, attached 49 1.1   1.01 to 1.50 68 1.7
2 units 60 1.4   1.51 or more 12 0.3
3 or 4 units 168 3.9        
5 to 9 units 29 0.7             Specified owner-occupied units 2,002 100.0
10 to 19 units 8 0.2   VALUE
20 or more units 35 0.8   Less than $50,000 175 8.7
Mobile home 642 15.0   $50,000 to $99,999 934 46.7
Boat, RV, van, etc. 6 0.1   $100,000 to $149,999 575 28.7
        $150,000 to $199,000 228 11.4
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 66 3.3
1999 to March 2000 143 3.3   $300,000 to $499,999 24 1.2
1995 to 1998 387 9.1   $500,000 to $999,999 0 0.0
1990 to 1994 511 12.0   $1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
1980 to 1989 681 16.0   Median (dollars) 92,400 (x)
1970 to 1979 817 19.1        
1960 to 1969 486 11.4   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 566 13.3        
1939 or earlier 678 15.9   With a mortgage 1,253 62.6
             Less than $300 31 1.5
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 176 8.8
1 room 9 0.2        $500 to $699 263 13.1
2 rooms 42 1.0        $700 to $999 489 24.4
3 rooms 225 5.3        $1,000 to $1,499 250 12.5
4 rooms 615 14.4        $1,500 to $1,999 37 1.8
5 rooms 986 23.1        $2,000 or more 7 0.3
6 rooms 838 19.6        Median (dollars) 780 (x)
7 rooms 758 17.8   Not mortgaged 749 37.4
8 rooms 436 10.2        Median (dollars) 181 (x)
9 or more rooms 360 8.4        
Median (rooms) 5.8 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

3,912 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 1,030 51.4
1999 to March 2000 574 14.7   15 to 19 percent 278 13.9
1995 to 1998 937 24.0   20 to 24 percent 269 13.4
1990 to 1994 706 18.0   25 to 29 percent 123 6.1
1980 to 1989 672 17.2   30 to 34 percent 51 2.5
1970 to 1979 528 13.5   35 percent or more 205 10.2
1969 or earlier 495 12.7   Not computed 46 2.3
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 717 100.0
None 291 7.4   GROSS RENT    
1 1,083 27.7   Less than $200 119 16.6
2 1,328 33.9   $200 to $299 86 12.0
3 or more 1,210 30.9   $300 to $499 238 33.2
        $500 to $749 121 16.9
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 11 1.5
Utility Gas 15 0.4   $1,000 to $1,499 17 2.4
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 208 5.3   $1,500 or more 0 0.0
Electricity 2,389 61.1   No cash rent 125 17.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 677 17.3   Median (dollars) 388 (x)
Coal or coke 6 0.2        
Wood 578 14.8   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 0 0.0        
Other fuel 22 0.6   Less than 15 percent 135 18.8
No fuel used 17 0.4   15 to 19 percent 82 11.4
        20 to 24 percent 109 15.2
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 73 10.2
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 72 1.8   30 to 34 percent 19 2.6
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 40 1.0   35 percent or more 161 22.5
No telephone service 143 3.7   Not computed 138 19.2


- Represents zero or rounds to zero.          (X) Not applicable.          Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.