Virginia Census Data: Occupied Housing

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Virginia Census Data: Occupied Housing

Occupied Housing statistics for Virginia counties and selected cities are shown in this easy-to-read table and chart combination.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2000 Census.

Virginia Census Data: Occupied Housing
Location	Total population	Occupied housing units							Location
		Total	Owner	Renter	Average household size	Percent
		Total	Owner	Renter	Average household size	Owner	1-person households	With householder 65 years and over
United States	281,421,906	105,480,101	69,815,753	35,664,348	2.59	66.2	25.8	21.0	United States
Virginia	7,078,515	2,699,173	1,837,939	861,234	2.54	68.1	25.1	18.6	Virginia
Accomack Co.	38,305	15,299	11,482	3,817	2.45	75.1	27.7	27.6	Accomack Co.
Albemarle Co.	79,236	31,876	20,991	10,885	2.44	65.9	27.0	19.1	Albemarle Co.
Alleghany Co.	12,926	5,149	4,369	780	2.46	84.9	22.2	25.2	Alleghany Co.
Amelia Co.	11,400	4,240	3,474	766	2.66	81.9	20.7	22.0	Amelia Co.
Amherst Co.	31,894	11,941	9,325	2,616	2.51	78.1	24.0	23.8	Amherst Co.
Appomattox Co.	13,705	5,322	4,315	1,007	2.55	81.1	21.3	25.0	Appomattox Co.
Arlington Co.	189,453	86,352	37,370	48,982	2.15	43.3	40.8	13.9	Arlington Co.
Augusta Co.	65,615	24,818	20,628	4,190	2.56	83.1	20.1	21.5	Augusta Co.
Bath Co.	5,048	2,053	1,640	413	2.34	79.9	26.3	26.4	Bath Co.
Bedford Co.	60,371	23,838	20,637	3,201	2.52	86.6	20.2	20.6	Bedford Co.
Bland Co.	6,871	2,568	2,212	356	2.43	86.1	23.3	25.5	Bland Co.
Botetourt Co.	30,496	11,700	10,268	1,432	2.56	87.8	19.2	21.9	Botetourt Co.
Brunswick Co.	18,419	6,277	4,871	1,406	2.47	77.6	27.6	29.3	Brunswick Co.
Buchanan Co.	26,978	10,464	8,672	1,792	2.46	82.9	22.5	21.0	Buchanan Co.
Buckingham Co.	15,623	5,324	4,144	1,180	2.52	77.8	25.1	26.6	Buckingham Co.
Campbell Co.	51,078	20,639	15,954	4,685	2.45	77.3	24.6	21.8	Campbell Co.
Caroline Co.	22,121	8,021	6,571	1,450	2.69	81.9	20.5	22.5	Caroline Co.
Carroll Co.	29,245	12,186	9,958	2,228	2.36	81.7	25.4	27.2	Carroll Co.
Charles City Co.	6,926	2,670	2,268	402	2.59	84.9	22.5	22.5	Charles City Co.
Charlotte Co.	12,472	4,951	3,840	1,111	2.47	77.6	27.4	29.5	Charlotte Co.
Chesterfield Co.	259,903	93,772	75,874	17,898	2.73	80.9	18.5	13.4	Chesterfield Co.
Clarke Co.	12,652	4,942	3,737	1,205	2.50	75.6	24.1	23.5	Clarke Co.
Craig Co.	5,091	2,060	1,672	388	2.45	81.2	23.9	23.7	Craig Co.
Culpeper Co.	34,262	12,141	8,561	3,580	2.68	70.5	20.6	20.8	Culpeper Co.
Cumberland Co.	9,017	3,528	2,722	806	2.55	77.2	24.8	25.1	Cumberland Co.
Dickenson Co.	16,395	6,732	5,525	1,207	2.42	82.1	25.3	24.9	Dickenson Co.
Dinwiddie Co.	24,533	9,107	7,214	1,893	2.58	79.2	22.2	21.7	Dinwiddie Co.
Essex Co.	9,989	3,995	3,087	908	2.46	77.3	26.1	27.4	Essex Co.
Fairfax Co.	969,749	350,714	248,820	101,894	2.74	70.9	21.4	12.8	Fairfax Co.
Fauquier Co.	55,139	19,842	15,113	4,729	2.75	76.2	18.7	17.5	Fauquier Co.

Location	Total population	Occupied housing units							Location
		Total	Owner	Renter	Average household size	Percent
		Total	Owner	Renter	Average household size	Owner	1-person households	With householder 65 years and over
United States	281,421,906	105,480,101	69,815,753	35,664,348	2.59	66.2	25.8	21.0	United States
Virginia	7,078,515	2,699,173	1,837,939	861,234	2.54	68.1	25.1	18.6	Virginia
Floyd Co.	13,874	5,791	4,745	1,046	2.39	81.9	24.7	25.5	Floyd Co.
Fluvanna Co.	20,047	7,387	6,297	1,090	2.59	85.2	18.8	23.6	Fluvanna Co.
Franklin Co.	47,286	18,963	15,386	3,577	2.44	81.1	22.6	23.0	Franklin Co.
Frederick Co.	59,209	22,097	17,752	4,345	2.64	80.3	19.2	17.8	Frederick Co.
Giles Co.	16,657	6,994	5,529	1,465	2.37	79.1	26.6	27.2	Giles Co.
Gloucester Co.	34,780	13,127	10,681	2,446	2.62	81.4	20.3	19.7	Gloucester Co.
Goochland Co.	16,863	6,158	5,334	824	2.51	86.6	19.9	21.5	Goochland Co.
Grayson Co.	17,917	7,259	5,912	1,347	2.31	81.4	26.8	28.7	Grayson Co.
Greene Co.	15,244	5,574	4,535	1,039	2.71	81.4	18.0	15.4	Greene Co.
Greensville Co.	11,560	3,375	2,642	733	2.51	78.3	25.4	26.1	Greensville Co.
Halifax Co.	37,355	15,018	11,430	3,588	2.43	76.1	27.4	27.7	Halifax Co.
Hanover Co.	86,320	31,121	26,233	4,888	2.71	84.3	17.7	18.1	Hanover Co.
Henrico Co.	262,300	108,121	71,089	37,032	2.39	65.7	28.9	18.5	Henrico Co.
Henry Co.	57,930	23,910	18,379	5,531	2.40	76.9	25.8	24.5	Henry Co.
Highland Co.	2,536	1,131	948	183	2.24	83.8	29.1	32.8	Highland Co.
Isle of Wight Co.	29,728	11,319	9,150	2,169	2.61	80.8	20.0	21.2	Isle of Wight Co.
James City Co.	48,102	19,003	14,640	4,363	2.47	77.0	21.4	25.8	James City Co.
King and Queen Co.	6,630	2,673	2,204	469	2.48	82.5	24.6	27.9	King and Queen Co.
King George Co.	16,803	6,091	4,376	1,715	2.70	71.8	20.4	16.0	King George Co.
King William Co.	13,146	4,846	4,118	728	2.69	85.0	18.3	19.9	King William Co.
Lancaster Co.	11,567	5,004	4,155	849	2.23	83.0	28.7	39.9	Lancaster Co.
Lee Co.	23,589	9,706	7,223	2,483	2.41	74.4	27.0	26.2	Lee Co.
Loudoun Co.	169,599	59,900	47,539	12,361	2.82	79.4	18.4	9.2	Loudoun Co.
Louisa Co.	25,627	9,945	8,110	1,835	2.56	81.5	22.1	21.9	Louisa Co.
Lunenburg Co.	13,146	4,998	3,884	1,114	2.39	77.7	28.7	30.7	Lunenburg Co.
Madison Co.	12,520	4,739	3,641	1,098	2.60	76.8	21.8	24.7	Madison Co.
Mathews Co.	9,207	3,932	3,331	601	2.32	84.7	24.9	33.2	Mathews Co.
Mecklenburg Co.	32,380	12,951	9,641	3,310	2.38	74.4	27.2	29.7	Mecklenburg Co.
Middlesex Co.	9,932	4,253	3,533	720	2.27	83.1	27.1	34.5	Middlesex Co.
Montgomery Co.	83,629	30,997	17,090	13,907	2.40	55.1	25.5	14.9	Montgomery Co.

Location	Total population	Occupied housing units							Location
		Total	Owner	Renter	Average household size	Percent
		Total	Owner	Renter	Average household size	Owner	1-person households	With householder 65 years and over
United States	281,421,906	105,480,101	69,815,753	35,664,348	2.59	66.2	25.8	21.0	United States
Virginia	7,078,515	2,699,173	1,837,939	861,234	2.54	68.1	25.1	18.6	Virginia
Nelson Co.	14,445	5,887	4,759	1,128	2.42	80.8	25.0	26.3	Nelson Co.
New Kent Co.	13,462	4,925	4,369	556	2.65	88.7	16.6	16.6	New Kent Co.
Northampton Co.	13,093	5,321	3,649	1,672	2.39	68.6	29.4	34.6	Northampton Co.
Northumberland Co.	12,259	5,470	4,783	687	2.24	87.4	27.7	39.5	Northumberland Co.
Nottoway Co.	15,725	5,664	4,016	1,648	2.48	70.9	27.6	29.6	Nottoway Co.
Orange Co.	25,881	10,150	7,822	2,328	2.50	77.1	22.1	27.5	Orange Co.
Page Co.	23,177	9,305	6,872	2,433	2.46	73.9	24.4	25.9	Page Co.
Patrick Co.	19,407	8,141	6,535	1,606	2.36	80.3	25.8	25.5	Patrick Co.
Pittsylvania Co.	61,745	24,684	19,767	4,917	2.49	80.1	23.4	23.8	Pittsylvania Co.
Powhatan Co.	22,377	7,258	6,448	810	2.74	88.8	14.6	15.5	Powhatan Co.
Prince Edward Co.	19,720	6,561	4,489	2,072	2.43	68.4	28.9	26.8	Prince Edward Co.
Prince George Co.	33,047	10,159	7,418	2,741	2.76	73.0	17.2	15.1	Prince George Co.
Prince William Co.	280,813	94,570	67,787	26,783	2.94	71.7	17.1	8.0	Prince William Co.
Pulaski Co.	35,127	14,643	10,794	3,849	2.32	73.7	27.0	24.0	Pulaski Co.
Rappahannock Co.	6,983	2,788	2,097	691	2.50	75.2	23.4	21.9	Rappahannock Co.
Richmond Co.	8,809	2,937	2,273	664	2.40	77.4	28.3	30.9	Richmond Co.
Roanoke Co.	85,778	34,686	26,783	7,903	2.41	77.2	25.1	23.9	Roanoke Co.
Rockbridge Co.	20,808	8,486	6,590	1,896	2.43	77.7	23.9	26.0	Rockbridge Co.
Rockingham Co.	67,725	25,355	19,787	5,568	2.61	78.0	21.2	23.2	Rockingham Co.
Russell Co.	30,308	11,789	9,557	2,232	2.44	81.1	23.1	22.9	Russell Co.
Scott Co.	23,403	9,795	7,657	2,138	2.35	78.2	26.1	28.1	Scott Co.
Shenandoah Co.	35,075	14,296	10,462	3,834	2.42	73.2	25.1	27.2	Shenandoah Co.
Smyth Co.	33,081	13,493	9,995	3,498	2.37	74.1	26.0	26.4	Smyth Co.
Southampton Co.	17,482	6,279	4,663	1,616	2.53	74.3	24.9	25.8	Southampton Co.
Spotsylvania Co.	90,395	31,308	25,735	5,573	2.87	82.2	16.4	14.3	Spotsylvania Co.
Stafford Co.	92,446	30,187	24,322	5,865	3.01	80.6	13.8	10.2	Stafford Co.
Surry Co.	6,829	2,619	2,022	597	2.61	77.2	23.7	24.8	Surry Co.
Sussex Co.	12,504	4,126	2,869	1,257	2.41	69.5	28.2	27.4	Sussex Co.
Tazewell Co.	44,598	18,277	14,129	4,148	2.40	77.3	25.2	25.8	Tazewell Co.
Warren Co.	31,584	12,087	8,967	3,120	2.57	74.2	24.0	20.5	Warren Co.

Location	Total population	Occupied housing units							Location
		Total	Owner	Renter	Average household size	Percent
		Total	Owner	Renter	Average household size	Owner	1-person households	With householder 65 years and over
United States	281,421,906	105,480,101	69,815,753	35,664,348	2.59	66.2	25.8	21.0	United States
Virginia	7,078,515	2,699,173	1,837,939	861,234	2.54	68.1	25.1	18.6	Virginia
Washington Co.	51,103	21,056	16,255	4,801	2.36	77.2	25.8	24.3	Washington Co.
Westmoreland Co.	16,718	6,846	5,423	1,423	2.43	79.2	26.9	31.3	Westmoreland Co.
Wise Co.	40,123	16,013	12,057	3,956	2.44	75.3	25.5	24.1	Wise Co.
Wythe Co.	27,599	11,511	8,903	2,608	2.36	77.3	26.3	24.8	Wythe Co.
York Co.	56,297	20,000	15,157	4,843	2.78	75.8	16.7	15.8	York Co.
Alexandria	128,283	61,889	24,745	37,144	2.04	40.0	43.4	12.3	Alexandria
Bedford	6,299	2,519	1,519	1,000	2.26	60.3	33.0	31.0	Bedford
Bristol	17,367	7,678	4,997	2,681	2.18	65.1	34.3	32.5	Bristol
Buena Vista	6,349	2,547	1,800	747	2.38	70.7	27.6	26.9	Buena Vista
Charlottesville	45,049	16,851	6,882	9,969	2.27	40.8	34.9	17.2	Charlottesville
Chesapeake	199,184	69,900	52,335	17,565	2.79	74.9	18.0	15.3	Chesapeake
Clifton Forge	4,289	1,841	1,153	688	2.22	62.6	34.4	34.0	Clifton Forge
Colonial Heights	16,897	7,027	4,871	2,156	2.37	69.3	27.6	27.8	Colonial Heights
Covington	6,303	2,835	1,977	858	2.22	69.7	34.0	31.7	Covington
Danville	48,411	20,607	11,975	8,632	2.27	58.1	33.9	30.5	Danville
Emporia	5,665	2,226	1,162	1,064	2.43	52.2	32.2	31.3	Emporia
Fairfax	21,498	8,035	5,550	2,485	2.61	69.1	23.4	18.5	Fairfax
Falls Church	10,377	4,471	2,708	1,763	2.31	60.6	33.8	19.4	Falls Church
Franklin	8,346	3,384	1,818	1,566	2.39	53.7	28.9	27.0	Franklin
Fredericksburg	19,279	8,102	2,882	5,220	2.09	35.6	39.2	22.0	Fredericksburg
Galax	6,837	2,950	1,954	996	2.27	66.2	34.2	28.5	Galax
Hampton	146,437	53,887	31,570	22,317	2.49	58.6	26.6	18.4	Hampton
Harrisonburg	40,468	13,133	5,125	8,008	2.53	39.0	28.3	16.8	Harrisonburg
Hopewell	22,354	9,055	5,067	3,988	2.43	56.0	27.6	23.9	Hopewell
Lexington	6,867	2,232	1,225	1,007	2.06	54.9	41.0	32.4	Lexington
Lynchburg	65,269	25,477	14,914	10,563	2.30	58.5	32.7	26.1	Lynchburg
Manassas	35,135	11,757	8,203	3,554	2.92	69.8	21.1	9.1	Manassas
Manassas Park	10,290	3,254	2,560	694	3.16	78.7	14.4	8.6	Manassas Park
Martinsville	15,416	6,498	3,914	2,584	2.27	60.2	34.2	30.5	Martinsville
Newport News	180,150	69,686	36,513	33,173	2.50	52.4	27.0	17.2	Newport News

Location	Total population	Occupied housing units							Location
		Total	Owner	Renter	Average household size	Percent
		Total	Owner	Renter	Average household size	Owner	1-person households	With householder 65 years and over
United States	281,421,906	105,480,101	69,815,753	35,664,348	2.59	66.2	25.8	21.0	United States
Virginia	7,078,515	2,699,173	1,837,939	861,234	2.54	68.1	25.1	18.6	Virginia
Norfolk	234,403	86,210	39,238	46,972	2.45	45.5	30.2	19.9	Norfolk
Norton	3,904	1,730	967	763	2.23	55.9	34.9	24.3	Norton
Petersburg	33,740	13,799	7,107	6,692	2.38	51.5	32.2	24.7	Petersburg
Poquoson	11,566	4,166	3,503	663	2.75	84.1	15.9	19.1	Poquoson
Portsmouth	100,565	38,170	22,356	15,814	2.51	58.6	27.5	24.3	Portsmouth
Radford	15,859	5,809	2,588	3,221	2.25	44.6	32.0	17.7	Radford
Richmond	197,790	84,549	39,008	45,541	2.21	46.1	37.6	21.0	Richmond
Roanoke	94,911	42,003	23,637	18,366	2.20	56.3	35.9	24.8	Roanoke
Salem	24,747	9,954	6,730	3,224	2.32	67.6	29.0	26.2	Salem
Staunton	23,853	9,676	5,939	3,737	2.19	61.4	34.7	28.4	Staunton
Suffolk	63,677	23,283	16,815	6,468	2.69	72.2	20.2	20.0	Suffolk
Virginia Beach	425,257	154,455	101,308	53,147	2.70	65.6	20.4	14.0	Virginia Beach
Waynesboro	19,520	8,332	5,103	3,229	2.31	61.2	30.1	26.4	Waynesboro
Williamsburg	11,998	3,619	1,602	2,017	2.07	44.3	35.9	25.1	Williamsburg
Winchester	23,585	10,001	4,567	5,434	2.28	45.7	34.4	23.3	Winchester

Reading the Chart:

Total Population counts people. Here the colored bars represent percentages of the highest population of any county in the state. For example, the county with the highest population will have a colored bar that fills the cell. A county with half that many people will have a colored bar that fills half the cell. For small percentages the bar does not appear.

Under the Occupied housing units heading, the Total, Owner, and Renter subheadings are counts of housing units. The Owner and Renter values add up to the Total value. Similarly to Total Population, the colored bars represent percentages of the highest housing count of any county in the state.

The entries under the Average household size heading are averages of the number of people in each housing unit. Here the colored bars indicate a percentage of an arbitrary maximum (5). For example, the colored bar for an average family size of 2.5 fills half of the table cell.

The entries under the Percent heading are percentages. The colored bars fill the cells in proportion to the percentage value.

Census Department definitions:

Housing unit. A housing unit may be a house, an apartment, a mobile home, a group of rooms, or a single room that is occupied (or, if vacant, is intended for occupancy) as separate living quarters.

Occupied housing unit. A housing unit is occupied if it is the usual place of residence of the person or group of people living in it at the time of enumeration or if the occupants are only temporarily absent; that is, away on vacation or business. The occupants may be a single family, one person living alone, two or more families living together, or any other group of related or unrelated people who share living quarters.

Abbreviations used in location names: Co.=County, C.A.=Census Area, Pa.=Parish, Mu.=Municipio.

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