
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Fairfax 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 | 359,411 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 350,714 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 180,853 | 50.3 | 1.00 or less | 331,085 | 94.4 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 82,592 | 23.0 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 9,689 | 2.8 | |
| 2 units | 1,519 | 0.4 | 1.51 or more | 9,940 | 2.8 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 5,056 | 1.4 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 18,665 | 5.2 | Specified owner-occupied units | 218,779 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 33,968 | 9.5 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 34,555 | 9.6 | Less than $50,000 | 1,307 | 0.6 | |
| Mobile home | 2,191 | 0.6 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 4,370 | 2.0 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 12 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 25,911 | 11.8 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 49,959 | 22.8 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 73,026 | 33.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 8,602 | 2.4 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 48,157 | 22.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 27,566 | 7.7 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 14,153 | 6.5 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 32,397 | 9.0 | $1,000,000 or more | 1,896 | 0.9 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 93,724 | 26.1 | Median (dollars) | 233,300 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 86,376 | 24.0 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 58,360 | 16.2 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 47,929 | 13.3 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 4,457 | 1.2 | With a mortgage | 190,797 | 87.2 | |
| Less than $300 | 227 | 0.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,231 | 0.6 | |||
| 1 room | 4,941 | 1.4 | $500 to $699 | 3,286 | 1.5 | |
| 2 rooms | 15,490 | 4.3 | $700 to $999 | 13,398 | 6.1 | |
| 3 rooms | 29,641 | 8.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 55,353 | 25.3 | |
| 4 rooms | 33,699 | 9.4 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 56,786 | 26.0 | |
| 5 rooms | 38,212 | 10.6 | $2,000 or more | 60,516 | 27.7 | |
| 6 rooms | 39,345 | 10.9 | Median (dollars) | 1,669 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 46,854 | 13.0 | Not mortgaged | 27,982 | 12.8 | |
| 8 rooms | 55,152 | 15.3 | Median (dollars) | 429 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 96,077 | 26.7 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 6.9 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 350,714 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 71,623 | 32.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 73,621 | 21.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 44,260 | 20.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 107,947 | 30.8 | 20 to 24 percent | 36,990 | 16.9 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 59,662 | 17.0 | 25 to 29 percent | 22,580 | 10.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 64,954 | 18.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 13,741 | 6.3 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 26,778 | 7.6 | 35 percent or more | 29,072 | 13.3 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 17,752 | 5.1 | Not computed | 513 | 0.2 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 101,647 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 14,207 | 4.1 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 103,733 | 29.6 | Less than $200 | 1,737 | 1.7 | |
| 2 | 160,317 | 45.7 | $200 to $299 | 1,273 | 1.3 | |
| 3 or more | 72,457 | 20.7 | $300 to $499 | 2,480 | 2.4 | |
| $500 to $749 | 10,631 | 10.5 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 33,397 | 32.9 | |||
| Utility Gas | 205,130 | 58.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 36,369 | 35.8 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 3,296 | 0.9 | $1,500 or more | 12,551 | 12.3 | |
| Electricity | 126,494 | 36.1 | No cash rent | 3,209 | 3.2 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 14,567 | 4.2 | Median (dollars) | 998 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 11 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 408 | 0.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 30 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 335 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 18,929 | 18.6 | |
| No fuel used | 443 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 18,396 | 18.1 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 16,530 | 16.3 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 12,213 | 12.0 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 1,122 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 7,801 | 7.7 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 833 | 0.2 | 35 percent or more | 23,199 | 22.8 | |
| No telephone service | 1,213 | 0.3 | Not computed | 4,579 | 4.5 | |
| 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)

