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Salem County, Virginia Real Estate Census Data

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Geographic Area: Salem County, Virginia      
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units  10,403  100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 9,954 100.0
1-unit, detached 7,133 68.6   1.00 or less 9,878 99.2
1-unit, attached 321 3.1   1.01 to 1.50 40 0.4
2 units 407 3.9   1.51 or more 36 0.4
3 or 4 units 272 2.6        
5 to 9 units 493 4.7             Specified owner-occupied units 6,063 100.0
10 to 19 units 1,054 10.1   VALUE
20 or more units 323 3.1   Less than $50,000 227 3.7
Mobile home 391 3.8   $50,000 to $99,999 2,652 43.7
Boat, RV, van, etc. 9 0.1   $100,000 to $149,999 1,862 30.7
        $150,000 to $199,000 721 11.9
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 426 7.0
1999 to March 2000 115 1.1   $300,000 to $499,999 158 2.6
1995 to 1998 571 5.5   $500,000 to $999,999 17 0.3
1990 to 1994 432 4.2   $1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
1980 to 1989 1,382 13.3   Median (dollars) 104,200 (x)
1970 to 1979 1,825 17.5        
1960 to 1969 2,304 22.1   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 2,578 24.8        
1939 or earlier 1,196 11.5   With a mortgage 3,797 62.6
             Less than $300 38 0.6
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 230 3.8
1 room 62 0.6        $500 to $699 631 10.4
2 rooms 187 1.8        $700 to $999 1,363 22.5
3 rooms 639 6.1        $1,000 to $1,499 1,061 17.5
4 rooms 1,810 17.4        $1,500 to $1,999 304 5.0
5 rooms 2,325 22.3        $2,000 or more 170 2.8
6 rooms 1,807 17.4        Median (dollars) 911 (x)
7 rooms 1,470 14.1   Not mortgaged 2,266 37.4
8 rooms 874 8.4        Median (dollars) 249 (x)
9 or more rooms 1,229 11.8        
Median (rooms) 5.6 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

9,954 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 2,597 42.8
1999 to March 2000 1,805 18.1   15 to 19 percent 1,257 20.7
1995 to 1998 2,635 26.5   20 to 24 percent 755 12.5
1990 to 1994 1,508 15.1   25 to 29 percent 428 7.1
1980 to 1989 1,741 17.5   30 to 34 percent 337 5.6
1970 to 1979 891 9.0   35 percent or more 658 10.9
1969 or earlier 1,374 13.8   Not computed 31 0.5
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 3,219 100.0
None 595 6.0   GROSS RENT    
1 3,400 34.2   Less than $200 15 0.5
2 3,904 39.2   $200 to $299 82 2.5
3 or more 2,055 20.6   $300 to $499 996 30.9
        $500 to $749 1,670 51.9
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 218 6.8
Utility Gas 5,786 58.1   $1,000 to $1,499 59 1.8
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 185 1.9   $1,500 or more 10 0.3
Electricity 2,791 28.0   No cash rent 169 5.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 1,122 11.3   Median (dollars) 550 (x)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 34 0.3   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 9 0.1        
Other fuel 27 0.3   Less than 15 percent 607 18.9
No fuel used 0 0.0   15 to 19 percent 513 15.9
        20 to 24 percent 429 13.3
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 373 11.6
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 9 0.1   30 to 34 percent 257 8.0
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 27 0.3   35 percent or more 793 24.6
No telephone service 179 1.8   Not computed 247 7.7


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