Chesapeake, VA, Housing Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	72,672	100.0
1-unit, detached	50,659	69.7
1-unit, attached	7,750	10.7
2 units	1,658	2.3
3 or 4 units	3,161	4.3
5 to 9 units	3,701	5.1
10 to 19 units	1,938	2.7
20 or more units	1,765	2.4
Mobile home	2,040	2.8
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	2,132	2.9
1995 to 1998	7,842	10.8
1990 to 1994	11,644	16.0
1980 to 1989	18,126	24.9
1970 to 1979	12,127	16.7
1960 to 1969	9,714	13.4
1940 to 1959	8,921	12.3
1939 or earlier	2,166	3.0

ROOMS
1 room	141	0.2
2 rooms	1,758	2.4
3 rooms	3,159	4.3
4 rooms	9,803	13.5
5 rooms	12,420	17.1
6 rooms	13,036	17.9
7 rooms	12,461	17.1
8 rooms	11,717	16.1
9 or more rooms	8,177	11.3
Median (rooms)	6.2	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	69,900	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	13,087	18.7
1995 to 1998	22,148	31.7
1990 to 1994	12,731	18.2
1980 to 1989	10,964	15.7
1970 to 1979	5,497	7.9
1969 or earlier	5,473	7.8

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	3,979	5.7
1	19,768	28.3
2	31,164	44.6
3 or more	14,989	21.4

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	29,700	42.5
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	2,282	3.3
Electricity	31,466	45.0
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	5,809	8.3
Coal or coke	0	0.0
Wood	286	0.4
Solar energy	32	0.0
Other fuel	132	0.2
No fuel used	193	0.3

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	284	0.4
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	147	0.2
No telephone service	897	1.3

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	69,900	100.0
1.00 or less	67,918	97.2
1.01 to 1.50	1,484	2.1
1.51 or more	498	0.7

Specified owner-occupied units	47,957	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	923	1.9
$50,000 to $99,999	16,135	33.6
$100,000 to $149,999	16,065	33.5
$150,000 to $199,999	9,315	19.4
$200,000 to $299,999	4,459	9.3
$300,000 to $499,999	884	1.8
$500,000 to $999,999	127	0.3
$1,000,000 or more	49	0.1
Median (dollars)	122,300	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	40,166	83.8
Less than $300	79	0.2
$300 to $499	746	1.6
$500 to $699	2,889	6.0
$700 to $999	9,824	20.5
$1,000 to $1,499	16,417	34.2
$1,500 to $1,999	7,520	15.7
$2,000 or more	2,691	5.6
Median (dollars)	1,187	(X)
Not mortgaged	7,791	16.2
Median (dollars)	324	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	11,716	24.4
15 to 19 percent	9,066	18.9
20 to 24 percent	8,211	17.1
25 to 29 percent	6,337	13.2
30 to 34 percent	4,091	8.5
35 percent or more	8,339	17.4
Not computed	197	0.4

Specified renter-occupied units	17,472	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	784	4.5
$200 to $299	534	3.1
$300 to $499	2,706	15.5
$500 to $749	7,807	44.7
$750 to $999	3,597	20.6
$1,000 to $1,499	1,184	6.8
$1,500 or more	145	0.8
No cash rent	715	4.1
Median (dollars)	642	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	2,760	15.8
15 to 19 percent	2,453	14.0
20 to 24 percent	2,743	15.7
25 to 29 percent	2,061	11.8
30 to 34 percent	1,543	8.8
35 percent or more	4,976	28.5
Not computed	936	5.4

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94

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