Fort Lee, VA (Virginia) Houses and Residents

Back to: Fort Lee, Virginia main profile, Virginia, Virginia smaller cities, Virginia small towns, Virginia forum, All US cities. Total population: 7,268 (All urban) Houses: 1,444 (1,400 occupied: 32 owner occupied, 1,368 renter occupied) % of renters here:   98% State:   32% Housing density: 173 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Fort Lee, Virginia on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: Fort Lee, Virginia  (2 replies) Moving to VA from FL  (11 replies) Moving to Richmond  (14 replies) Looking to move near Fort Lee  (4 replies) prince george  (7 replies) Lost in Virginia  (9 replies) Median gross rent in Fort Lee, VA in 2000: $633 Housing units in Fort Lee with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 26 Household type by relationship Households: 4,552 In family households: 4,362 (973 male householders, 258 female householders) 1,048 spouses, 1,958 children (1,767 natural, 26 adopted, 165 stepchildren), 34 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 25 parents, 30 other relatives, 26 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 190 (104 male householders (104 living alone)), 70 female householders (57 living alone)), 16 nonrelatives In group quarters: 2,716 (0 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 247 2-persons, 307 3-persons, 429 4-persons, 182 5-persons, 54 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 161 1-person, 13 2-persons. 1,573 married couples with children. 381 single-parent households (64 men, 317 women). 80.1% of residents of Fort Lee speak English at home. 10.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 2% speak English not well). 5.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 8% speak English not well). 3.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 14% speak English not well). 0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well). Foreign born population: 598 (8.2%) (33.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Fort Lee, VA: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 0 $25,000 to $29,999: 0 $30,000 to $34,999: 0 $35,000 to $39,999: 0 $40,000 to $49,999: 10 $50,000 to $59,999: 0 $60,000 to $69,999: 0 $70,000 to $79,999: 8 $80,000 to $89,999: 0 $90,000 to $99,999: 0 $100,000 to $124,999: 8 $125,000 to $149,999: 0 $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: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Fort Lee: Less than $100: 0 $100 to $149: 0 $150 to $199: 0 $200 to $249: 0 $250 to $299: 18 $300 to $349: 10 $350 to $399: 0 $400 to $449: 13 $450 to $499: 12 $500 to $549: 55 $550 to $599: 0 $600 to $649: 44 $650 to $699: 25 $700 to $749: 40 $750 to $799: 9 $800 to $899: 37 $900 to $999: 0 $1,000 to $1,249: 0 $1,250 to $1,499: 11 $1,500 to $1,999: 0 $2,000 or more: 0 No cash rent: 1094

Percentage of workers working in this county: 83.5%
Number of people working at home: 73 (1.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 606 5 to 9 minutes: 1592 10 to 14 minutes: 1120 15 to 19 minutes: 507 20 to 24 minutes: 163 25 to 29 minutes: 33 30 to 34 minutes: 92 35 to 39 minutes: 16 40 to 44 minutes: 12 45 to 59 minutes: 55 60 to 89 minutes: 66 90 or more minutes: 36

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,851 (42%) Carpooled: 541 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 298 (7%) Subway or elevated: 8 (0%) Bicycle: 20 (0%) Walked: 1,449 (33%) Other means: 131 (3%) Worked at home: 73 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 62 $10,000 to $14,999: 48 $15,000 to $19,999: 127 $20,000 to $24,999: 95 $25,000 to $29,999: 180 $30,000 to $34,999: 155 $35,000 to $39,999: 103 $40,000 to $44,999: 113 $45,000 to $49,999: 93 $50,000 to $59,999: 145 $60,000 to $74,999: 140 $75,000 to $99,999: 134 $100,000 to $124,999: 10 $125,000 to $149,999: 0 $150,000 to $199,999: 0 $200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 3550
• German: 574
• Italian: 283
• United States or American: 264
• Irish: 240
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 229
• Subsaharan African:: 158
• Jamaican: 156
• African: 131
• Norwegian: 102
• English: 86
• French (except Basque): 74
• Dutch: 71
• Scottish: 68
• European: 64
• Polish: 55
• Swedish: 35
• Iranian: 30
• Pennsylvania German: 28
• Scotch-Irish: 23
• West Indian: 22
• British: 21
• Haitian: 20
• Arab:: 14
• Hungarian: 14
• Bahamian: 13
• French Canadian: 13
• Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 12
• New Zealander: 12
• Czech: 10
• Canadian: 9
• Sierra Leonean: 8
• Arab/Arabic: 8
• Danish: 8
• Albanian: 7
• Nigerian: 7
• Czechoslovakian: 7
• Welsh: 7
• Yugoslavian: 7
• Cape Verdean: 7
• Slovak: 6
• Lebanese: 6
• British West Indian: 6
• Lithuanian: 6
• Celtic: 6
• Ethiopian: 5

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

• This state: 978
• Northeast: 972
• Midwest: 821
• South: 2612
• West: 773

11% of Fort Lee residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 11% lived in Virginia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 0
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 0
• 7th and 8th grade: 6
• 9th grade: 0
• 10th grade: 6
• 11th grade: 0
• 12th grade, no diploma: 10
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 269
• Less than 1 year of college: 175
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 349
• Associate degree: 204
• Bachelor's degree: 342
• Master's degree: 101
• Professional school degree: 32
• Doctorate degree: 0

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 0
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 6
• 7th and 8th grade: 0
• 9th grade: 0
• 10th grade: 8
• 11th grade: 4
• 12th grade, no diploma: 9
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 295
• Less than 1 year of college: 142
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 300
• Associate degree: 141
• Bachelor's degree: 262
• Master's degree: 34
• Professional school degree: 28
• Doctorate degree: 0

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 9.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 7.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 7.6%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 43.5%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race 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 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $34,549
• Black householders: $35,806
• Some other race householders: $37,969
• Two or more races householders: $64,107
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $38,594

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $75,000
• Black or African American householders: $49,000

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 181
• One, attached: 540
• Two: 142
• 3 or 4: 264
• 5 to 9: 176
• 10 to 19: 22
• 50 or more: 109
• Mobile homes: 10

Here:	2.8%
Virginia:	9.5%

Here:	0.0%
Virginia:	8.2%

Here:	13.4%
Virginia:	20.6%

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