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Amherst, Virginia Housing Profile

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 Amherst, Virginia United States
StateVirginia
CityAmherst
Total population2,251 281,421,906
Male1,032138,053,563
Female1,219143,368,343
Median age (years)43.435.3
Total households940105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)33,00041,994

Amherst, Virginia Housing

View the Discern household characteristics of Amherst, Virginia provided to you by Fizber. Up-to-date most trusted Amherst, Virginia housing statistics including: mortgage status and selected monthly owner costs, housing tenure, housing occupancy, and a many other significant household characteristics. As an axample gross rent in Amherst, Virginia can be taken. Gross rent in Amherst, Virginia that is from $750 to $999 aproximates to four, which is nearly one point one two percent.

 Amherst, Virginia %, Amherst, Virginia United States
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households940  105,480,101
Family households (families)569 60.53%68.06%
- - With own children under 18 years265 28.19%32.79%
- Married-couple family408 43.4%51.66%
- - With own children under 18 years165 17.55%23.55%
- Female householder, no husband present137 14.57%12.23%
- - With own children under 18 years87 9.26%7.17%
Nonfamily households371 39.47%31.94%
- Householder living alone348 37.02%25.82%
- - Householder 65 years and over185 19.68%9.22%
 
Households with individuals under 18 years283 30.11%36.05%
Households with individuals 65 years and over333 35.43%23.39%
 
Average household size2.18  2.59
Average family size2.84  3.14
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units1,000  115,904,641
- Occupied housing units940 93.72%91.01%
- Vacant housing units60 5.98%8.99%
- For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use4 0.4%3.09%
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)1.9  1.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent)2.9  6.8
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units940  105,480,101
- - Owner-occupied housing units611 60.92%60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units329 32.8%30.77%
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.33  2.69
Average household size of renter-occupied unit1.91  2.40
 
Total housing units1,003  115,904,641
 
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached706 70.39%60.28%
1-unit, attached36 3.59%5.56%
2 units37 3.69%4.31%
3 or 4 units149 14.86%4.74%
5 to 9 units12 1.2%4.67%
10 to 19 units8 0.8%4.0%
20 or more units27 2.69%8.63%
Mobile home28 2.79%7.57%
Boat, RV, van, etc.0  0.23%
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 20008 0.8%2.38%
1995 to 199855 5.48%7.32%
1990 to 1994119 11.86%7.31%
1980 to 1989162 16.15%15.81%
1970 to 1979148 14.76%18.5%
1960 to 1969153 15.25%13.73%
1940 to 1959218 21.73%19.97%
1939 or earlier140 13.96%15.0%
 
ROOMS
1 room3 0.3%2.2%
2 rooms12 1.2%4.81%
3 rooms119 11.86%9.84%
4 rooms142 14.16%15.97%
5 rooms197 19.64%20.89%
6 rooms184 18.34%18.45%
7 rooms170 16.95%12.06%
8 rooms87 8.67%8.06%
9 or more rooms89 8.87%7.7%
Median (rooms)5.7  5.3
 
Occupied Housing Units941  105,480,101
 
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000162 17.23%19.95%
1995 to 1998269 28.62%28.9%
1990 to 1994168 17.87%16.07%
1980 to 1989153 16.28%15.58%
1970 to 197974 7.87%9.86%
1969 or earlier115 12.23%9.65%
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None141 14.98%10.3%
1346 36.77%34.25%
2258 27.42%38.36%
3 or more196 20.83%17.1%
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas0  51.22%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas36 3.83%6.52%
Electricity663 70.46%30.35%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.198 21.04%8.97%
Coal or coke0  0.14%
Wood36 3.83%1.68%
Solar energy0  0.04%
Other fuel8 0.85%0.39%
No fuel used0  0.69%
 
 Amherst, Virginia %, Amherst, Virginia United States
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities8  670,986
Lacking complete kitchen facilities7  715,535
No telephone service31  2,570,705
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units941  105,480,101
1.00 or less915 97.24%94.26%
1.01 to 1.5019 2.02%3.02%
1.51 or more7 0.74%2.72%
 
Specified owner-occupied units525  55,212,108
 
VALUE
Less than $50,00020 3.81%9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999235 44.76%30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999189 36.0%23.75%
$150,000 to $199,99965 12.38%14.63%
$200,000 to $299,99916 3.05%11.92%
$300,000 to $499,9990  6.49%
$500,000 to $999,9990  2.37%
$1,000,000 or more0  0.57%
Median (dollars)101,400  119,600
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage273 52.0%70.03%
- Less than $3000  0.46%
- $300 to $49929 5.52%3.89%
- $500 to $69963 12.0%8.95%
- $700 to $999116 22.1%17.41%
- $1,000 to $1,49943 8.19%21.15%
- $1,500 to $1,99919 3.62%10.06%
- $2,000 or more3 0.57%8.09%
- Median (dollars)823  1,088
Not mortgaged252 48.0%29.97%
- Median (dollars)200  295
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent306 58.29%36.52%
15 to 19 percent40 7.62%17.5%
20 to 24 percent72 13.71%13.92%
25 to 29 percent26 4.95%9.44%
30 to 34 percent5 0.95%6.02%
35 percent or more65 12.38%15.79%
Not computed11 2.1%0.8%
 
Specified renter-occupied units358  35,199,502
 
GROSS RENT
Less than $200102 28.49%5.24%
$200 to $29930 8.38%5.17%
$300 to $499124 34.64%21.99%
$500 to $74954 15.08%33.69%
$750 to $9994 1.12%17.17%
$1,000 to $1,4999 2.51%8.68%
$1,500 or more0  2.91%
No cash rent35 9.78%5.15%
Median (dollars)358  602
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent77 21.51%18.1%
15 to 19 percent48 13.41%14.31%
20 to 24 percent68 18.99%12.78%
25 to 29 percent45 12.57%10.42%
30 to 34 percent13 3.63%7.34%
35 percent or more69 19.27%29.5%
Not computed38 10.61%7.55%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.