Virginia Housing Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	2,904,192	100.0
1-unit, detached	1,810,353	62.3
1-unit, attached	279,789	9.6
2 units	59,766	2.1
3 or 4 units	94,496	3.3
5 to 9 units	146,458	5.0
10 to 19 units	152,821	5.3
20 or more units	171,881	5.9
Mobile home	185,282	6.4
Boat, RV, van, etc.	3,346	0.1

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	73,440	2.5
1995 to 1998	234,463	8.1
1990 to 1994	271,818	9.4
1980 to 1989	570,178	19.6
1970 to 1979	570,065	19.6
1960 to 1969	404,533	13.9
1940 to 1959	515,153	17.7
1939 or earlier	264,542	9.1

ROOMS
1 room	34,056	1.2
2 rooms	93,344	3.2
3 rooms	205,183	7.1
4 rooms	409,747	14.1
5 rooms	558,559	19.2
6 rooms	514,410	17.7
7 rooms	396,746	13.7
8 rooms	326,153	11.2
9 or more rooms	365,994	12.6
Median (rooms)	5.8	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	2,699,173	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	548,950	20.3
1995 to 1998	782,914	29.0
1990 to 1994	430,473	15.9
1980 to 1989	435,640	16.1
1970 to 1979	250,105	9.3
1969 or earlier	251,091	9.3

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	206,604	7.7
1	853,080	31.6
2	1,068,102	39.6
3 or more	571,387	21.2

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	918,956	34.0
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	138,595	5.1
Electricity	1,178,739	43.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	362,618	13.4
Coal or coke	5,592	0.2
Wood	78,994	2.9
Solar energy	791	0.0
Other fuel	7,872	0.3
No fuel used	7,016	0.3

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	19,550	0.7
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	15,070	0.6
No telephone service	57,656	2.1

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	2,699,173	100.0
1.00 or less	2,612,717	96.8
1.01 to 1.50	52,319	1.9
1.51 or more	34,137	1.3

Specified owner-occupied units	1,510,798	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	91,881	6.1
$50,000 to $99,999	462,870	30.6
$100,000 to $149,999	373,288	24.7
$150,000 to $199,999	233,999	15.5
$200,000 to $299,999	209,613	13.9
$300,000 to $499,999	107,093	7.1
$500,000 to $999,999	28,041	1.9
$1,000,000 or more	4,013	0.3
Median (dollars)	125,400	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	1,135,138	75.1
Less than $300	7,700	0.5
$300 to $499	53,357	3.5
$500 to $699	119,751	7.9
$700 to $999	271,257	18.0
$1,000 to $1,499	357,075	23.6
$1,500 to $1,999	188,573	12.5
$2,000 or more	137,425	9.1
Median (dollars)	1,144	(X)
Not mortgaged	375,660	24.9
Median (dollars)	263	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	536,260	35.5
15 to 19 percent	278,247	18.4
20 to 24 percent	228,390	15.1
25 to 29 percent	151,378	10.0
30 to 34 percent	94,216	6.2
35 percent or more	213,042	14.1
Not computed	9,265	0.6

Specified renter-occupied units	843,433	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	41,617	4.9
$200 to $299	36,814	4.4
$300 to $499	159,610	18.9
$500 to $749	258,786	30.7
$750 to $999	170,908	20.3
$1,000 to $1,499	96,258	11.4
$1,500 or more	30,264	3.6
No cash rent	49,176	5.8
Median (dollars)	650	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	153,292	18.2
15 to 19 percent	130,884	15.5
20 to 24 percent	116,516	13.8
25 to 29 percent	92,056	10.9
30 to 34 percent	63,960	7.6
35 percent or more	221,808	26.3
Not computed	64,917	7.7

(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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