
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Vinton County
[Data based on a sample. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text]
| Subject | Number | Percent | Subject | Number | Percent | |
| Total housing units | 5,653 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 4,892 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 3,421 | 60.5 | 1.00 or less | 4,758 | 97.3 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 40 | 0.7 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 116 | 2.4 | |
| 2 units | 35 | 0.6 | 1.51 or more | 18 | 0.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 26 | 0.5 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 78 | 1.4 | Specified owner-occupied units | 1,772 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 17 | 0.3 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 85 | 1.5 | Less than $50,000 | 483 | 27.3 | |
| Mobile home | 1,901 | 33.6 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,020 | 57.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 50 | 0.9 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 223 | 12.6 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 37 | 2.1 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 7 | 0.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 118 | 2.1 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 503 | 8.9 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 642 | 11.4 | $1,000,000 or more | 2 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 952 | 16.8 | Median (dollars) | 64,400 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,092 | 19.3 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 512 | 9.1 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 765 | 13.5 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,069 | 18.9 | With a mortgage | 991 | 55.9 | |
| Less than $300 | 26 | 1.5 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 197 | 11.1 | |||
| 1 room | 93 | 1.6 | $500 to $699 | 371 | 20.9 | |
| 2 rooms | 57 | 1.0 | $700 to $999 | 310 | 17.5 | |
| 3 rooms | 303 | 5.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 75 | 4.2 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,090 | 19.3 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 12 | 0.7 | |
| 5 rooms | 1,738 | 30.7 | $2,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,126 | 19.9 | Median (dollars) | 632 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 544 | 9.6 | Not mortgaged | 781 | 44.1 | |
| 8 rooms | 409 | 7.2 | Median (dollars) | 213 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 293 | 5.2 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 4,892 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 854 | 48.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 843 | 17.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 339 | 19.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,338 | 27.4 | 20 to 24 percent | 138 | 7.8 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 898 | 18.4 | 25 to 29 percent | 133 | 7.5 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 828 | 16.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 79 | 4.5 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 503 | 10.3 | 35 percent or more | 205 | 11.6 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 482 | 9.9 | Not computed | 24 | 1.4 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 993 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 418 | 8.5 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 1,397 | 28.6 | Less than $200 | 86 | 8.7 | |
| 2 | 1,805 | 36.9 | $200 to $299 | 113 | 11.4 | |
| 3 or more | 1,272 | 26.0 | $300 to $499 | 421 | 42.4 | |
| $500 to $749 | 151 | 15.2 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 14 | 1.4 | |||
| Utility Gas | 1,032 | 21.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 10 | 1.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,181 | 24.1 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 1,695 | 34.6 | No cash rent | 198 | 19.9 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 476 | 9.7 | Median (dollars) | 391 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 106 | 2.2 | ||||
| Wood | 378 | 7.7 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 17 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 155 | 15.6 | |
| No fuel used | 7 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 130 | 13.1 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 77 | 7.8 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 78 | 7.9 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 156 | 3.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 65 | 6.5 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 80 | 1.6 | 35 percent or more | 271 | 27.3 | |
| No telephone service | 356 | 7.3 | Not computed | 217 | 21.9 | |
| Date: July 7, 2006 | ||||||
| -Represent zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable. | ||||||
| Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000. | ||||||
- Page last reviewed December 31, 2008
- Page last updated December 31, 2008
- Content source: CDC Emergency Risk Communication Branch (ERCB), Division of Emergency Operations (DEO), Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR)

