Fairfax, Virginia Housing Profile

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Fairfax, Virginia Housing

All the Take into account household information of Fairfax, Virginia stated below. Fairfax, Virginia gross rent between from $750 to $999 ammounts to nine hundred and thirty-nine households which makes nearly thirty-seven point eight percent. Average household size of renter-occupied unit in Fairfax, Virginia is two point six two compared to 2.40 in the US. Nowaday all the other important household statistics of Fairfax, Virginia, including such significant indices as: average household size of owner-occupied unit, mortgage status and selected monthly owner costs, housing tenure, housing occupancy, etc.

	Fairfax, Virginia	%, Fairfax, Virginia	United States
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	8,035		105,480,101
Family households (families)	5,407	67.29%	68.06%
- - With own children under 18 years	2,249	27.99%	32.79%
- Married-couple family	4,382	54.54%	51.66%
- - With own children under 18 years	1,841	22.91%	23.55%
- Female householder, no husband present	744	9.26%	12.23%
- - With own children under 18 years	331	4.12%	7.17%
Nonfamily households	2,628	32.71%	31.94%
- Householder living alone	1,879	23.39%	25.82%
- - Householder 65 years and over	536	6.67%	9.22%
Households with individuals under 18 years	2,449	30.48%	36.05%
Households with individuals 65 years and over	1,751	21.79%	23.39%
Average household size	2.61		2.59
Average family size	3.07		3.14
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	8,204		115,904,641
- Occupied housing units	8,035	97.94%	91.01%
- Vacant housing units	169	2.06%	8.99%
- For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	30	0.37%	3.09%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	0.7		1.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	2.0		6.8
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	8,035		105,480,101
- - Owner-occupied housing units	5,550	67.65%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	2,485	30.29%	30.77%
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.62		2.69
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.59		2.40
Total housing units	8,204		115,904,641
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached	4,448	54.22%	60.28%
1-unit, attached	1,471	17.93%	5.56%
2 units	32	0.39%	4.31%
3 or 4 units	84	1.02%	4.74%
5 to 9 units	456	5.56%	4.67%
10 to 19 units	1,122	13.68%	4.0%
20 or more units	573	6.98%	8.63%
Mobile home	10	0.12%	7.57%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	8	0.1%	0.23%
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	117	1.43%	2.38%
1995 to 1998	406	4.95%	7.32%
1990 to 1994	263	3.21%	7.31%
1980 to 1989	754	9.19%	15.81%
1970 to 1979	1,352	16.48%	18.5%
1960 to 1969	2,400	29.25%	13.73%
1940 to 1959	2,774	33.81%	19.97%
1939 or earlier	138	1.68%	15.0%
ROOMS
1 room	85	1.04%	2.2%
2 rooms	406	4.95%	4.81%
3 rooms	561	6.84%	9.84%
4 rooms	1,003	12.23%	15.97%
5 rooms	951	11.59%	20.89%
6 rooms	1,088	13.26%	18.45%
7 rooms	1,215	14.81%	12.06%
8 rooms	1,165	14.2%	8.06%
9 or more rooms	1,730	21.09%	7.7%
Median (rooms)	6.5		5.3
Occupied Housing Units	8,035		105,480,101
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,697	21.12%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	2,501	31.13%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,009	12.56%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,084	13.49%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	797	9.92%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	947	11.79%	9.65%
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	325	4.04%	10.3%
1	2,635	32.79%	34.25%
2	3,386	42.14%	38.36%
3 or more	1,689	21.02%	17.1%
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	5,169	64.33%	51.22%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	76	0.95%	6.52%
Electricity	1,711	21.29%	30.35%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	1,034	12.87%	8.97%
Coal or coke	0		0.14%
Wood	11	0.14%	1.68%
Solar energy	0		0.04%
Other fuel	14	0.17%	0.39%
No fuel used	20	0.25%	0.69%

	Fairfax, Virginia	%, Fairfax, Virginia	United States
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	24		670,986
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	20		715,535
No telephone service	50		2,570,705
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	8,035		105,480,101
1.00 or less	7,474	93.02%	94.26%
1.01 to 1.50	309	3.85%	3.02%
1.51 or more	252	3.14%	2.72%
Specified owner-occupied units	4,927		55,212,108
VALUE
Less than $50,000	32	0.65%	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	99	2.01%	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	519	10.53%	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,148	43.6%	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,506	30.57%	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	610	12.38%	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	13	0.26%	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0		0.57%
Median (dollars)	192,100		119,600
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	3,872	78.59%	70.03%
- Less than $300	0		0.46%
- $300 to $499	28	0.57%	3.89%
- $500 to $699	141	2.86%	8.95%
- $700 to $999	361	7.33%	17.41%
- $1,000 to $1,499	1,470	29.84%	21.15%
- $1,500 to $1,999	1,145	23.24%	10.06%
- $2,000 or more	727	14.76%	8.09%
- Median (dollars)	1,483		1,088
Not mortgaged	1,055	21.41%	29.97%
- Median (dollars)	359		295
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	1,921	38.99%	36.52%
15 to 19 percent	971	19.71%	17.5%
20 to 24 percent	705	14.31%	13.92%
25 to 29 percent	459	9.32%	9.44%
30 to 34 percent	324	6.58%	6.02%
35 percent or more	520	10.55%	15.79%
Not computed	27	0.55%	0.8%
Specified renter-occupied units	2,484		35,199,502
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	30	1.21%	5.24%
$200 to $299	11	0.44%	5.17%
$300 to $499	87	3.5%	21.99%
$500 to $749	341	13.73%	33.69%
$750 to $999	939	37.8%	17.17%
$1,000 to $1,499	827	33.29%	8.68%
$1,500 or more	197	7.93%	2.91%
No cash rent	52	2.09%	5.15%
Median (dollars)	945		602
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	456	18.36%	18.1%
15 to 19 percent	422	16.99%	14.31%
20 to 24 percent	391	15.74%	12.78%
25 to 29 percent	316	12.72%	10.42%
30 to 34 percent	216	8.7%	7.34%
35 percent or more	594	23.91%	29.5%
Not computed	89	3.58%	7.55%

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