Ritchie County, WV Housing Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

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UNITS IN STRUCTURE
Subject	Number	Percent

Total housing units	5,513	100.0
1-unit, detached	4,034	73.2
1-unit, attached	38	0.7
2 units	69	1.3
3 or 4 units	60	1.1
5 to 9 units	75	1.4
10 to 19 units	20	0.4
20 or more units	20	0.4
Mobile home	1,059	19.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.	138	2.5

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	142	2.6
1995 to 1998	340	6.2
1990 to 1994	370	6.7
1980 to 1989	788	14.3
1970 to 1979	898	16.3
1960 to 1969	454	8.2
1940 to 1959	809	14.7
1939 or earlier	1,712	31.1

ROOMS
1 room	174	3.2
2 rooms	230	4.2
3 rooms	314	5.7
4 rooms	937	17.0
5 rooms	1,224	22.2
6 rooms	1,056	19.2
7 rooms	719	13.0
8 rooms	459	8.3
9 or more rooms	400	7.3
Median (rooms)	5.4	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	4,184	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	554	13.2
1995 to 1998	884	21.1
1990 to 1994	711	17.0
1980 to 1989	888	21.2
1970 to 1979	494	11.8
1969 or earlier	653	15.6

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	423	10.1
1	1,378	32.9
2	1,608	38.4
3 or more	775	18.5

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	3,449	82.4
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	189	4.5
Electricity	264	6.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	15	0.4
Coal or coke	0	0.0
Wood	155	3.7
Solar energy	0	0.0
Other fuel	112	2.7
No fuel used	0	0.0

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	104	2.5
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	73	1.7
No telephone service	205	4.9

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	4,184	100.0
1.00 or less	4,114	98.3
1.01 to 1.50	47	1.1
1.51 or more	23	0.5

Specified owner-occupied units	1,749	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	846	48.4
$50,000 to $99,999	685	39.2
$100,000 to $149,999	175	10.0
$150,000 to $199,999	21	1.2
$200,000 to $299,999	0	0.0
$300,000 to $499,999	0	0.0
$500,000 to $999,999	0	0.0
$1,000,000 or more	22	1.3
Median (dollars)	51,100	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	867	49.6
Less than $300	52	3.0
$300 to $499	323	18.5
$500 to $699	257	14.7
$700 to $999	180	10.3
$1,000 to $1,499	51	2.9
$1,500 to $1,999	4	0.2
$2,000 or more	0	0.0
Median (dollars)	540	(X)
Not mortgaged	882	50.4
Median (dollars)	163	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	999	57.1
15 to 19 percent	245	14.0
20 to 24 percent	171	9.8
25 to 29 percent	107	6.1
30 to 34 percent	36	2.1
35 percent or more	182	10.4
Not computed	9	0.5

Specified renter-occupied units	648	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	106	16.4
$200 to $299	115	17.7
$300 to $499	215	33.2
$500 to $749	34	5.2
$750 to $999	25	3.9
$1,000 to $1,499	5	0.8
$1,500 or more	0	0.0
No cash rent	148	22.8
Median (dollars)	323	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	167	25.8
15 to 19 percent	62	9.6
20 to 24 percent	50	7.7
25 to 29 percent	54	8.3
30 to 34 percent	19	2.9
35 percent or more	139	21.5
Not computed	157	24.2

(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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