
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Harrisonburg city
[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 | 13,689 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 13,133 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 5,203 | 38.0 | 1.00 or less | 12,588 | 95.9 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 1,679 | 12.3 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 336 | 2.6 | |
| 2 units | 703 | 5.1 | 1.51 or more | 209 | 1.6 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 1,584 | 11.6 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 1,654 | 12.1 | Specified owner-occupied units | 4,603 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 2,006 | 14.7 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 548 | 4.0 | Less than $50,000 | 83 | 1.8 | |
| Mobile home | 303 | 2.2 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,522 | 33.1 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 9 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,586 | 34.5 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 768 | 16.7 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 449 | 9.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 292 | 2.1 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 188 | 4.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,602 | 11.7 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 7 | 0.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,384 | 10.1 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,675 | 19.5 | Median (dollars) | 122,700 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,985 | 21.8 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,466 | 10.7 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,109 | 15.4 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,176 | 8.6 | With a mortgage | 3,061 | 66.5 | |
| Less than $300 | 17 | 0.4 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 213 | 4.6 | |||
| 1 room | 189 | 1.4 | $500 to $699 | 483 | 10.5 | |
| 2 rooms | 718 | 5.2 | $700 to $999 | 1,059 | 23.0 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,574 | 11.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 884 | 19.2 | |
| 4 rooms | 2,290 | 16.7 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 316 | 6.9 | |
| 5 rooms | 2,613 | 19.1 | $2,000 or more | 89 | 1.9 | |
| 6 rooms | 2,750 | 20.1 | Median (dollars) | 916 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,258 | 9.2 | Not mortgaged | 1,542 | 33.5 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,038 | 7.6 | Median (dollars) | 220 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,259 | 9.2 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.3 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 13,133 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 2,116 | 46.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 4,545 | 34.6 | 15 to 19 percent | 763 | 16.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,964 | 30.2 | 20 to 24 percent | 714 | 15.5 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,795 | 13.7 | 25 to 29 percent | 248 | 5.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,232 | 9.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 217 | 4.7 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 783 | 6.0 | 35 percent or more | 502 | 10.9 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 814 | 6.2 | Not computed | 43 | 0.9 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 7,986 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,258 | 9.6 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 4,486 | 34.2 | Less than $200 | 468 | 5.9 | |
| 2 | 4,513 | 34.4 | $200 to $299 | 417 | 5.2 | |
| 3 or more | 2,876 | 21.9 | $300 to $499 | 3,299 | 41.3 | |
| $500 to $749 | 2,529 | 31.7 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 592 | 7.4 | |||
| Utility Gas | 3,517 | 26.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 485 | 6.1 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 418 | 3.2 | $1,500 or more | 44 | 0.6 | |
| Electricity | 6,995 | 53.3 | No cash rent | 152 | 1.9 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 2,028 | 15.4 | Median (dollars) | 480 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 24 | 0.2 | ||||
| Wood | 97 | 0.7 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 33 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 1,529 | 19.1 | |
| No fuel used | 21 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,244 | 15.6 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 956 | 12.0 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 683 | 8.6 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 64 | 0.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 633 | 7.9 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 73 | 0.6 | 35 percent or more | 2,699 | 33.8 | |
| No telephone service | 257 | 2.0 | Not computed | 242 | 3.0 | |
| 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)

