Appalachia, VA (Virginia) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,746 (Urban population: 1,475 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 271 (all nonfarm))

Appalachia, Virginia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 893 (795 occupied: 485 owner occupied, 310 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	39%
State:	32%

Housing density: 387 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $347,958.

Median contract rent in 2007: $291 (lower quartile is $182, upper quartile is $462)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $342

Median gross rent in Appalachia, VA in 2007: $418

Housing units in Appalachia with a mortgage: 183 (10 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 254

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $94,321 (it was $40,800 in 2000)

Appalachia:	$94,321
Virginia:	$262,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $53,335 - $145,875

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $105,219
Here: $105,219
State: $357,398

Townhouses or other attached units: $172,133
Here: $172,133
State: $371,438

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $172,805
Here: $172,805
State: $305,320

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $47,095
Here: $47,095
State: $316,638

Mobile homes: $39,333
Here: $39,333
State: $37,843

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,847

In family households: 1,563 (341 male householders, 156 female householders)
356 spouses, 579 children (512 natural, 20 adopted, 47 stepchildren), 46 grandchildren, 18 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 17 other relatives, 44 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 284 (110 male householders (108 living alone)), 163 female householders (156 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 192 2-persons, 160 3-persons, 93 4-persons, 37 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 264 1-person, 9 2-persons.

277 married couples with children.
142 single-parent households (23 men, 119 women).

97.6% of residents of Appalachia speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 32% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 36% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 17 (0.9%)
(23.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Appalachia, Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 4 4 rooms: 42 5 rooms: 144 6 rooms: 109 7 rooms: 87 8 rooms: 56 9 or more rooms: 43

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Appalachia, Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 12 3 rooms: 76 4 rooms: 86 5 rooms: 84 6 rooms: 30 7 rooms: 14 8 rooms: 4 9 or more rooms: 4

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 4
1995 to 1998: 21
1990 to 1994: 26
1980 to 1989: 162
1970 to 1979: 110
1960 to 1969: 59
1950 to 1959: 73
1940 to 1949: 127
1939 or earlier: 311

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Appalachia:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 6 2 bedrooms: 136 3 bedrooms: 224 4 bedrooms: 100 5 or more bedrooms: 19

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Appalachia:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 99 2 bedrooms: 127 3 bedrooms: 73 4 bedrooms: 11 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Appalachia in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 52 1 vehicle: 148 2 vehicles: 192 3 vehicles: 82 4 vehicles: 4 5 or more vehicles: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Appalachia in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 103 1 vehicle: 142 2 vehicles: 58 3 vehicles: 4 4 vehicles: 3 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Appalachia, VA:

Less than $10,000: 6
$10,000 to $14,999: 12
$15,000 to $19,999: 28
$20,000 to $24,999: 33
$25,000 to $29,999: 55
$30,000 to $34,999: 53
$35,000 to $39,999: 26
$40,000 to $49,999: 73
$50,000 to $59,999: 37
$60,000 to $69,999: 38
$70,000 to $79,999: 38
$80,000 to $89,999: 15
$90,000 to $99,999: 17
$100,000 to $124,999: 2
$125,000 to $149,999: 2
$150,000 to $174,999: 0
$175,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 to $249,999: 0
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 2
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Appalachia rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Appalachia:

Less than $100: 35 people
$100 to $149: 17
$150 to $199: 15
$200 to $249: 34
$250 to $299: 25
$300 to $349: 16
$350 to $399: 23
$400 to $449: 26
$450 to $499: 25
$500 to $549: 21
$550 to $599: 3
$600 to $649: 2
$650 to $699: 1
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 2
$1,250 to $1,499: 2
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 49

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 10 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 3 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 4

Appalachia, VA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 77.1%
Number of people working at home: 6 (1.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 19
5 to 9 minutes: 65
10 to 14 minutes: 95
15 to 19 minutes: 119
20 to 24 minutes: 101
25 to 29 minutes: 27
30 to 34 minutes: 73
35 to 39 minutes: 2
40 to 44 minutes: 3
45 to 59 minutes: 24
60 to 89 minutes: 22
90 or more minutes: 17

Appalachia mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 500 (87%)
Carpooled: 39 (7%)
Walked: 13 (2%)
Other means: 15 (3%)
Worked at home: 6 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 228
$10,000 to $14,999: 90
$15,000 to $19,999: 61
$20,000 to $24,999: 71
$25,000 to $29,999: 57
$30,000 to $34,999: 50
$35,000 to $39,999: 42
$40,000 to $44,999: 31
$45,000 to $49,999: 23
$50,000 to $59,999: 41
$60,000 to $74,999: 32
$75,000 to $99,999: 26
$100,000 to $124,999: 9
$125,000 to $149,999: 7
$150,000 to $199,999: 2
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 341

Other groups: 200

English: 195

Irish: 168

German: 67

Scotch-Irish: 58

Dutch: 35

Scottish: 16

French (except Basque): 11

Hungarian: 11

Arab:: 8

Italian: 8

Lebanese: 8

Polish: 8

Norwegian: 5

Greek: 4

Celtic: 2

British: 2

Canadian: 1

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (41%)
Canada (24%)
Germany (18%)
Poland (18%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 1446
Northeast: 11
Midwest: 72
South: 279
West: 19

60% of Appalachia residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Virginia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 10
Nursery to 4th grade: 20
5th and 6th grade: 19
7th and 8th grade: 69
9th grade: 23
10th grade: 23
11th grade: 28
12th grade, no diploma: 14
High school graduate (or equivalency): 152
Less than 1 year of college: 37
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 64
Associate degree: 15
Bachelor's degree: 35
Master's degree: 19
Professional school degree: 5
Doctorate degree: 2

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 17
Nursery to 4th grade: 11
5th and 6th grade: 24
7th and 8th grade: 54
9th grade: 39
10th grade: 45
11th grade: 19
12th grade, no diploma: 20
High school graduate (or equivalency): 169
Less than 1 year of college: 45
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 96
Associate degree: 60
Bachelor's degree: 34
Master's degree: 14
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 12.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 23.8%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $27,067
Black householders: $11,699
Two or more races householders: $9,686
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $26,842

Appalachia household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Appalachia household income for Black householders

Appalachia marital status for males

Appalachia marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $91,117
Black or African American householders: $80,086
Hispanic or Latino householders: $60,671

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 594
One, attached: 10
Two: 14
3 or 4: 67
5 to 9: 103
10 to 19: 11
20 to 49: 36
50 or more: 5
Mobile homes: 53

Median worth of mobile homes: $62,100

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Appalachia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (63%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%) Coal or coke (12%) Wood (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (81%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Coal or coke (2%) Utility gas (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Virginia:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Virginia:	8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5

Here:	4.9%
Virginia:	20.6%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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