
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Accomack County
[Data based on a sample. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text]
| Subject | Number | Percent | Subject | Number | Percent | |
| Total housing units | 19,550 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 15,299 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 13,728 | 70.2 | 1.00 or less | 14,876 | 97.2 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 493 | 2.5 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 270 | 1.8 | |
| 2 units | 212 | 1.1 | 1.51 or more | 153 | 1.0 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 222 | 1.1 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 177 | 0.9 | Specified owner-occupied units | 8,009 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 65 | 0.3 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 45 | 0.2 | Less than $50,000 | 1,696 | 21.2 | |
| Mobile home | 4,512 | 23.1 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 3,689 | 46.1 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 96 | 0.5 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,331 | 16.6 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 681 | 8.5 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 363 | 4.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 611 | 3.1 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 196 | 2.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,666 | 8.5 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 39 | 0.5 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,646 | 8.4 | $1,000,000 or more | 14 | 0.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,216 | 16.5 | Median (dollars) | 79,300 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,965 | 15.2 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,931 | 9.9 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 3,397 | 17.4 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 4,118 | 21.1 | With a mortgage | 4,057 | 50.7 | |
| Less than $300 | 116 | 1.4 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 566 | 7.1 | |||
| 1 room | 18 | 0.1 | $500 to $699 | 1,104 | 13.8 | |
| 2 rooms | 315 | 1.6 | $700 to $999 | 1,347 | 16.8 | |
| 3 rooms | 892 | 4.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 660 | 8.2 | |
| 4 rooms | 3,392 | 17.4 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 141 | 1.8 | |
| 5 rooms | 5,325 | 27.2 | $2,000 or more | 123 | 1.5 | |
| 6 rooms | 4,288 | 21.9 | Median (dollars) | 750 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,568 | 13.1 | Not mortgaged | 3,952 | 49.3 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,524 | 7.8 | Median (dollars) | 240 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,228 | 6.3 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.5 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 15,299 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 3,411 | 42.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,284 | 14.9 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,219 | 15.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,751 | 24.5 | 20 to 24 percent | 815 | 10.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,441 | 16.0 | 25 to 29 percent | 649 | 8.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,730 | 17.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 445 | 5.6 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,820 | 11.9 | 35 percent or more | 1,400 | 17.5 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 2,273 | 14.9 | Not computed | 70 | 0.9 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 3,714 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,447 | 9.5 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 5,570 | 36.4 | Less than $200 | 220 | 5.9 | |
| 2 | 5,686 | 37.2 | $200 to $299 | 225 | 6.1 | |
| 3 or more | 2,596 | 17.0 | $300 to $499 | 1,451 | 39.1 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,027 | 27.7 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 103 | 2.8 | |||
| Utility Gas | 93 | 0.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 53 | 1.4 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 4,776 | 31.2 | $1,500 or more | 7 | 0.2 | |
| Electricity | 4,016 | 26.3 | No cash rent | 628 | 16.9 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 5,845 | 38.2 | Median (dollars) | 446 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 484 | 3.2 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 2 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 35 | 0.2 | Less than 15 percent | 795 | 21.4 | |
| No fuel used | 48 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 437 | 11.8 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 422 | 11.4 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 287 | 7.7 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 404 | 2.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 191 | 5.1 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 248 | 1.6 | 35 percent or more | 885 | 23.8 | |
| No telephone service | 649 | 4.2 | Not computed | 697 | 18.8 | |
| Date: July 7, 2006 | ||||||
| -Represent zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable. | ||||||
| Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000. | ||||||
- Page last reviewed December 31, 2008
- Page last updated December 31, 2008
- Content source: CDC Emergency Risk Communication Branch (ERCB), Division of Emergency Operations (DEO), Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR)

