Barbour County

Housing Characteristics: 2000

Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000

Geographic Area: West Virginia
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Subject	Number	Percent

Total housing units	7,348	100.0
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached	5,335	72.6
1-unit, attached	47	0.6
2 units	86	1.2
3 or 4 units	111	1.5
5 to 9 units	85	1.2
10 to 19 units	18	0.2
20 or more units	129	1.8
Mobile home	1,475	20.1
Boat, RV, van, etc.	62	0.8

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	114	1.6
1995 to 1998	502	6.8
1990 to 1994	345	4.7
1980 to 1989	985	13.4
1970 to 1979	1,667	22.7
1960 to 1969	714	9.7
1940 to 1959	1,350	18.4
1939 or earlier	1,671	22.7

ROOMS
1 room	101	1.4
2 rooms	117	1.6
3 rooms	375	5.1
4 rooms	1,111	15.1
5 rooms	1,864	25.4
6 rooms	1,605	21.8
7 rooms	1,029	14.0
8 rooms	624	8.5
9 or more rooms	522	7.1
Median (rooms)	5.6	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	6,123	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	794	13.0
1995 to 1998	1,426	23.3
1990 to 1994	837	13.7
1980 to 1989	1,246	20.3
1970 to 1979	874	14.3
1969 or earlier	946	15.4

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	641	10.5
1	2,000	32.7
2	2,423	39.6
3 or more	1,059	17.3

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	2,579	42.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	964	15.7
Electricity	1,061	17.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	528	8.6
Coal or coke	110	1.8
Wood	748	12.2
Solar energy	0	0.0
Other fuel	133	2.2
No fuel used	0	0.0

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	139	2.3
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	52	0.8
No telephone service	340	5.6

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	6,123	100.0
1.00 or less	6,055	98.9
1.01 to 1.50	61	1.0
1.51 or more	7	0.1

Specified owner-occupied units	2,924	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	1,266	43.3
$50,000 to $99,999	1,263	43.2
$100,000 to $149,999	291	10.0
$150,000 to $199,999	84	2.9
$200,000 to $299,999	9	0.3
$300,000 to $499,999	2	0.1
$500,000 to $999,999	9	0.3
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.0
Median (dollars)	56,100	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	1,384	47.3
Less than $300	88	3.0
$300 to $499	424	14.5
$500 to $699	414	14.2
$700 to $999	350	12.0
$1,000 to $1,499	100	3.4
$1,500 to $1,999	8	0.3
$2,000 or more	0	0.0
Median (dollars)	578	(X)
Not mortgaged	1,540	52.7
Median (dollars)	178	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	1,575	53.9
15 to 19 percent	376	12.9
20 to 24 percent	265	9.1
25 to 29 percent	170	5.8
30 to 34 percent	144	4.9
35 percent or more	357	12.2
Not computed	37	1.3

Specified renter-occupied units	1,253	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	159	12.7
$200 to $299	253	20.2
$300 to $499	441	35.2
$500 to $749	117	9.3
$750 to $999	3	0.2
$1,000 to $1,499	0	0.0
$1,500 or more	3	0.2
No cash rent	277	22.1
Median (dollars)	330	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	208	16.6
15 to 19 percent	124	9.9
20 to 24 percent	60	4.8
25 to 29 percent	122	9.7
30 to 34 percent	86	6.9
35 percent or more	360	28.7
Not computed	293	23.4
(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