
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Shenandoah 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 | 16,709 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 14,296 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 13,208 | 79.0 | 1.00 or less | 14,028 | 98.1 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 651 | 3.9 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 181 | 1.3 | |
| 2 units | 420 | 2.5 | 1.51 or more | 87 | 0.6 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 393 | 2.4 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 419 | 2.5 | Specified owner-occupied units | 8,066 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 454 | 2.7 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 315 | 1.9 | Less than $50,000 | 279 | 3.5 | |
| Mobile home | 833 | 5.0 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 3,813 | 47.3 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 16 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 2,379 | 29.5 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 989 | 12.3 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 499 | 6.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 496 | 3.0 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 81 | 1.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,147 | 6.9 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 20 | 0.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,493 | 8.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 6 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,789 | 16.7 | Median (dollars) | 99,400 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,326 | 19.9 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,594 | 9.5 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,182 | 13.1 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 3,682 | 22.0 | With a mortgage | 4,668 | 57.9 | |
| Less than $300 | 21 | 0.3 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 421 | 5.2 | |||
| 1 room | 81 | 0.5 | $500 to $699 | 847 | 10.5 | |
| 2 rooms | 250 | 1.5 | $700 to $999 | 1,850 | 22.9 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,005 | 6.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,216 | 15.1 | |
| 4 rooms | 2,570 | 15.4 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 224 | 2.8 | |
| 5 rooms | 3,522 | 21.1 | $2,000 or more | 89 | 1.1 | |
| 6 rooms | 3,820 | 22.9 | Median (dollars) | 858 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,574 | 15.4 | Not mortgaged | 3,398 | 42.1 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,456 | 8.7 | Median (dollars) | 220 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,431 | 8.6 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.7 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 14,296 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 3,717 | 46.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,159 | 15.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,299 | 16.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,692 | 25.8 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,131 | 14.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,291 | 16.0 | 25 to 29 percent | 572 | 7.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,466 | 17.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 380 | 4.7 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,762 | 12.3 | 35 percent or more | 883 | 10.9 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,926 | 13.5 | Not computed | 84 | 1.0 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 3,604 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 904 | 6.3 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 3,944 | 27.6 | Less than $200 | 261 | 7.2 | |
| 2 | 5,344 | 37.4 | $200 to $299 | 238 | 6.6 | |
| 3 or more | 4,104 | 28.7 | $300 to $499 | 1,458 | 40.5 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,041 | 28.9 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 234 | 6.5 | |||
| Utility Gas | 626 | 4.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 61 | 1.7 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,363 | 16.5 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 5,469 | 38.3 | No cash rent | 311 | 8.6 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 4,146 | 29.0 | Median (dollars) | 468 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 10 | 0.1 | ||||
| Wood | 1,583 | 11.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 60 | 0.4 | Less than 15 percent | 945 | 26.2 | |
| No fuel used | 39 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 602 | 16.7 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 430 | 11.9 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 350 | 9.7 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 290 | 2.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 179 | 5.0 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 161 | 1.1 | 35 percent or more | 756 | 21.0 | |
| No telephone service | 126 | 0.9 | Not computed | 342 | 9.5 | |
| 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)

