
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Arlington 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 | 90,426 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 86,352 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 27,668 | 30.6 | 1.00 or less | 79,325 | 91.9 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 9,214 | 10.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 2,504 | 2.9 | |
| 2 units | 1,070 | 1.2 | 1.51 or more | 4,523 | 5.2 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 4,415 | 4.9 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 6,999 | 7.7 | Specified owner-occupied units | 28,073 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 7,375 | 8.2 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 33,584 | 37.1 | Less than $50,000 | 78 | 0.3 | |
| Mobile home | 93 | 0.1 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 538 | 1.9 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 8 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,962 | 7.0 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 4,815 | 17.2 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 10,292 | 36.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,064 | 1.2 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 8,191 | 29.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,768 | 4.2 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 2,074 | 7.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 5,072 | 5.6 | $1,000,000 or more | 123 | 0.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 9,964 | 11.0 | Median (dollars) | 262,400 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 9,888 | 10.9 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 14,129 | 15.6 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 36,591 | 40.5 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 9,950 | 11.0 | With a mortgage | 21,853 | 77.8 | |
| Less than $300 | 30 | 0.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 186 | 0.7 | |||
| 1 room | 6,032 | 6.7 | $500 to $699 | 529 | 1.9 | |
| 2 rooms | 10,655 | 11.8 | $700 to $999 | 1,636 | 5.8 | |
| 3 rooms | 17,215 | 19.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 5,228 | 18.6 | |
| 4 rooms | 14,730 | 16.3 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 7,070 | 25.2 | |
| 5 rooms | 10,692 | 11.8 | $2,000 or more | 7,174 | 25.6 | |
| 6 rooms | 8,869 | 9.8 | Median (dollars) | 1,711 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 7,809 | 8.6 | Not mortgaged | 6,220 | 22.2 | |
| 8 rooms | 6,163 | 6.8 | Median (dollars) | 399 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 8,261 | 9.1 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 4.3 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 86,352 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 11,187 | 39.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 24,117 | 27.9 | 15 to 19 percent | 5,347 | 19.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 29,217 | 33.8 | 20 to 24 percent | 3,874 | 13.8 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 11,802 | 13.7 | 25 to 29 percent | 2,783 | 9.9 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 10,353 | 12.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,518 | 5.4 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 5,364 | 6.2 | 35 percent or more | 3,292 | 11.7 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 5,499 | 6.4 | Not computed | 72 | 0.3 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 48,928 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 10,688 | 12.4 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 41,800 | 48.4 | Less than $200 | 913 | 1.9 | |
| 2 | 25,526 | 29.6 | $200 to $299 | 432 | 0.9 | |
| 3 or more | 8,338 | 9.7 | $300 to $499 | 986 | 2.0 | |
| $500 to $749 | 10,690 | 21.8 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 16,122 | 33.0 | |||
| Utility Gas | 49,650 | 57.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 13,029 | 26.6 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 903 | 1.0 | $1,500 or more | 6,021 | 12.3 | |
| Electricity | 30,320 | 35.1 | No cash rent | 735 | 1.5 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 4,446 | 5.1 | Median (dollars) | 897 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 16 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 48 | 0.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 593 | 0.7 | Less than 15 percent | 9,475 | 19.4 | |
| No fuel used | 376 | 0.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 8,818 | 18.0 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 8,014 | 16.4 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 5,939 | 12.1 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 516 | 0.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 3,594 | 7.3 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 471 | 0.5 | 35 percent or more | 11,252 | 23.0 | |
| No telephone service | 564 | 0.7 | Not computed | 1,836 | 3.8 | |
| 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)

