
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Wythe 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 | 12,744 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 11,511 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 8,490 | 66.6 | 1.00 or less | 11,357 | 98.7 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 161 | 1.3 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 135 | 1.2 | |
| 2 units | 220 | 1.7 | 1.51 or more | 19 | 0.2 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 391 | 3.1 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 230 | 1.8 | Specified owner-occupied units | 5,706 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 170 | 1.3 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 40 | 0.3 | Less than $50,000 | 1,307 | 22.9 | |
| Mobile home | 3,001 | 23.5 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,793 | 48.9 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 41 | 0.3 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,014 | 17.8 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 452 | 7.9 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 95 | 1.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 375 | 2.9 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 34 | 0.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,207 | 9.5 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 11 | 0.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,209 | 9.5 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,955 | 15.3 | Median (dollars) | 77,300 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,208 | 17.3 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,445 | 11.3 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,275 | 17.9 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,070 | 16.2 | With a mortgage | 3,161 | 55.4 | |
| Less than $300 | 164 | 2.9 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 662 | 11.6 | |||
| 1 room | 58 | 0.5 | $500 to $699 | 888 | 15.6 | |
| 2 rooms | 219 | 1.7 | $700 to $999 | 859 | 15.1 | |
| 3 rooms | 617 | 4.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 466 | 8.2 | |
| 4 rooms | 2,285 | 17.9 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 95 | 1.7 | |
| 5 rooms | 3,659 | 28.7 | $2,000 or more | 27 | 0.5 | |
| 6 rooms | 2,717 | 21.3 | Median (dollars) | 670 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,608 | 12.6 | Not mortgaged | 2,545 | 44.6 | |
| 8 rooms | 897 | 7.0 | Median (dollars) | 183 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 684 | 5.4 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.4 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 11,511 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 2,847 | 49.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,802 | 15.7 | 15 to 19 percent | 885 | 15.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,620 | 22.8 | 20 to 24 percent | 584 | 10.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,842 | 16.0 | 25 to 29 percent | 440 | 7.7 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,003 | 17.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 219 | 3.8 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,504 | 13.1 | 35 percent or more | 662 | 11.6 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,740 | 15.1 | Not computed | 69 | 1.2 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 2,520 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,064 | 9.2 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 3,571 | 31.0 | Less than $200 | 312 | 12.4 | |
| 2 | 4,131 | 35.9 | $200 to $299 | 338 | 13.4 | |
| 3 or more | 2,745 | 23.8 | $300 to $499 | 1,032 | 41.0 | |
| $500 to $749 | 437 | 17.3 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 100 | 4.0 | |||
| Utility Gas | 1,108 | 9.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 9 | 0.4 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 487 | 4.2 | $1,500 or more | 15 | 0.6 | |
| Electricity | 5,211 | 45.3 | No cash rent | 277 | 11.0 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 3,721 | 32.3 | Median (dollars) | 401 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 7 | 0.1 | ||||
| Wood | 865 | 7.5 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 14 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 82 | 0.7 | Less than 15 percent | 666 | 26.4 | |
| No fuel used | 16 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 372 | 14.8 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 217 | 8.6 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 248 | 9.8 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 148 | 1.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 136 | 5.4 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 114 | 1.0 | 35 percent or more | 556 | 22.1 | |
| No telephone service | 547 | 4.8 | Not computed | 325 | 12.9 | |
| 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)

