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Galax, Virginia Real Estate Census Data

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Geographic Area: Galax, Virginia      
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units  8,384  100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 7,564 100.0
1-unit, detached 5,663 67.5   1.00 or less 7,339 97.0
1-unit, attached 92 1.1   1.01 to 1.50 139 1.8
2 units 207 2.5   1.51 or more 86 1.1
3 or 4 units 128 1.5        
5 to 9 units 156 1.9             Specified owner-occupied units 3,797 100.0
10 to 19 units 210 2.5   VALUE
20 or more units 58 0.7   Less than $50,000 1,157 30.5
Mobile home 1,870 22.3   $50,000 to $99,999 1,972 51.9
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 425 11.2
        $150,000 to $199,000 161 4.2
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 64 1.7
1999 to March 2000 223 2.7   $300,000 to $499,999 0 0.0
1995 to 1998 656 7.8   $500,000 to $999,999 9 0.2
1990 to 1994 825 9.8   $1,000,000 or more 9 0.2
1980 to 1989 1,191 14.2   Median (dollars) 68,700 (x)
1970 to 1979 1,612 19.2        
1960 to 1969 1,330 15.9   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 1,719 20.5        
1939 or earlier 828 9.9   With a mortgage 1,953 51.4
             Less than $300 106 2.8
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 450 11.9
1 room 45 0.5        $500 to $699 632 16.6
2 rooms 183 2.2        $700 to $999 495 13.0
3 rooms 514 6.1        $1,000 to $1,499 241 6.3
4 rooms 1,702 20.3        $1,500 to $1,999 23 0.6
5 rooms 2,686 32.0        $2,000 or more 6 0.2
6 rooms 1,574 18.8        Median (dollars) 630 (x)
7 rooms 883 10.5   Not mortgaged 1,844 48.6
8 rooms 422 5.0        Median (dollars) 168 (x)
9 or more rooms 375 4.5        
Median (rooms) 5.2 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

7,564 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 1,977 52.1
1999 to March 2000 1,151 15.2   15 to 19 percent 630 16.6
1995 to 1998 1,839 24.3   20 to 24 percent 380 10.0
1990 to 1994 1,231 16.3   25 to 29 percent 180 4.7
1980 to 1989 1,203 15.9   30 to 34 percent 132 3.5
1970 to 1979 939 12.4   35 percent or more 456 12.0
1969 or earlier 1,201 15.9   Not computed 42 1.1
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 1,715 100.0
None 746 9.9   GROSS RENT    
1 2,563 33.9   Less than $200 200 11.7
2 2,814 37.2   $200 to $299 290 16.9
3 or more 1,441 19.1   $300 to $499 798 46.5
        $500 to $749 159 9.3
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 37 2.2
Utility Gas 45 0.6   $1,000 to $1,499 0 0.0
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 351 4.6   $1,500 or more 7 0.4
Electricity 3,127 41.3   No cash rent 224 13.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 3,417 45.2   Median (dollars) 355 (x)
Coal or coke 5 0.1        
Wood 588 7.8   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 0 0.0        
Other fuel 15 0.2   Less than 15 percent 386 22.5
No fuel used 16 0.2   15 to 19 percent 178 10.4
        20 to 24 percent 179 10.4
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 167 9.7
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 100 1.3   30 to 34 percent 131 7.6
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 42 0.6   35 percent or more 424 24.7
No telephone service 487 6.4   Not computed 250 14.6


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