Pennington Gap, VA (Virginia) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,726 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,726 (all nonfarm))

Pennington Gap, Virginia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 947 (817 occupied: 480 owner occupied, 337 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	41%
State:	32%

Housing density: 624 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: $343 (lower quartile is $207, upper quartile is $423)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $399

Median gross rent in Pennington Gap, VA in 2007: $448

Housing units in Pennington Gap with a mortgage: 156 (0 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 246

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $110,229 (it was $53,700 in 2000)

Pennington Gap:	$110,229
Virginia:	$262,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $54,131 - $214,027

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $147,762
Here: $147,762
State: $357,398

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $38,829
Here: $38,829
State: $305,320

Mobile homes: $28,864
Here: $28,864
State: $37,843

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,794

In family households: 1,370 (319 male householders, 148 female householders)
348 spouses, 427 children (371 natural, 20 adopted, 36 stepchildren), 46 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 28 other relatives, 30 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 424 (121 male householders (100 living alone)), 266 female householders (249 living alone)), 37 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 37 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 216 2-persons, 141 3-persons, 59 4-persons, 35 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 349 1-person, 38 2-persons.

183 married couples with children.
124 single-parent households (15 men, 109 women).

97.7% of residents of Pennington Gap speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (18% speak English very well, 53% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 8 (0.4%)
(37.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pennington Gap, Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 4 3 rooms: 18 4 rooms: 17 5 rooms: 147 6 rooms: 97 7 rooms: 101 8 rooms: 31 9 or more rooms: 65

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pennington Gap, Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 12 3 rooms: 29 4 rooms: 131 5 rooms: 90 6 rooms: 42 7 rooms: 16 8 rooms: 9 9 or more rooms: 8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 70
1990 to 1994: 51
1980 to 1989: 117
1970 to 1979: 209
1960 to 1969: 115
1950 to 1959: 124
1940 to 1949: 83
1939 or earlier: 178

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Pennington Gap:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 21 2 bedrooms: 102 3 bedrooms: 241 4 bedrooms: 100 5 or more bedrooms: 16

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pennington Gap:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 48 2 bedrooms: 210 3 bedrooms: 58 4 bedrooms: 21 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 Pennington Gap in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 47 1 vehicle: 175 2 vehicles: 168 3 vehicles: 65 4 vehicles: 20 5 or more vehicles: 5

Cars and other vehicles available in Pennington Gap in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 103 1 vehicle: 186 2 vehicles: 32 3 vehicles: 16 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Pennington Gap, VA:

Less than $10,000: 11
$10,000 to $14,999: 5
$15,000 to $19,999: 5
$20,000 to $24,999: 9
$25,000 to $29,999: 11
$30,000 to $34,999: 8
$35,000 to $39,999: 3
$40,000 to $49,999: 9
$50,000 to $59,999: 18
$60,000 to $69,999: 29
$70,000 to $79,999: 32
$80,000 to $89,999: 25
$90,000 to $99,999: 21
$100,000 to $124,999: 62
$125,000 to $149,999: 50
$150,000 to $174,999: 32
$175,000 to $199,999: 30
$200,000 to $249,999: 33
$250,000 to $299,999: 26
$300,000 to $399,999: 33
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 12
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Pennington Gap rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Pennington Gap:

Less than $100: 29 people
$100 to $149: 17
$150 to $199: 23
$200 to $249: 19
$250 to $299: 28
$300 to $349: 40
$350 to $399: 62
$400 to $449: 27
$450 to $499: 18
$500 to $549: 17
$550 to $599: 5
$600 to $649: 2
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 1
$900 to $999: 4
$1,000 to $1,249: 4
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 28

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 5 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 3 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 0

Pennington Gap, VA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 79.2%
Number of people working at home: 12 (2.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 69
5 to 9 minutes: 124
10 to 14 minutes: 100
15 to 19 minutes: 68
20 to 24 minutes: 38
25 to 29 minutes: 16
30 to 34 minutes: 62
35 to 39 minutes: 5
40 to 44 minutes: 7
45 to 59 minutes: 29
60 to 89 minutes: 20
90 or more minutes: 9

Pennington Gap mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 439 (79%)
Carpooled: 91 (16%)
Walked: 17 (3%)
Worked at home: 12 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 279
$10,000 to $14,999: 87
$15,000 to $19,999: 103
$20,000 to $24,999: 31
$25,000 to $29,999: 67
$30,000 to $34,999: 33
$35,000 to $39,999: 57
$40,000 to $44,999: 14
$45,000 to $49,999: 15
$50,000 to $59,999: 50
$60,000 to $74,999: 67
$75,000 to $99,999: 27
$100,000 to $124,999: 19
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 5

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 459

Other groups: 182

Irish: 130

German: 102

English: 54

Scotch-Irish: 26

Dutch: 16

French (except Basque): 9

Italian: 8

Danish: 8

Welsh: 8

Scottish: 7

Syrian: 3

Arab:: 3

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

Germany (100%)

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

This state: 1219
Northeast: 26
Midwest: 122
South: 439
West: 13

61% of Pennington Gap residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in Virginia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 12
Nursery to 4th grade: 17
5th and 6th grade: 13
7th and 8th grade: 56
9th grade: 43
10th grade: 32
11th grade: 40
12th grade, no diploma: 11
High school graduate (or equivalency): 184
Less than 1 year of college: 26
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 48
Associate degree: 8
Bachelor's degree: 36
Master's degree: 15
Professional school degree: 7
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 22
Nursery to 4th grade: 9
5th and 6th grade: 40
7th and 8th grade: 133
9th grade: 67
10th grade: 33
11th grade: 19
12th grade, no diploma: 16
High school graduate (or equivalency): 244
Less than 1 year of college: 52
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 65
Associate degree: 33
Bachelor's degree: 36
Master's degree: 29
Professional school degree: 10
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 8.9%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $23,226
Black householders: $16,890
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $19,773
Asian householders: $273,522
Two or more races householders: $8,071
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $28,948

Pennington Gap household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Pennington Gap household income for Black householders

Pennington Gap household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Pennington Gap marital status for males

Pennington Gap marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $130,608
Black or African American householders: $82,733
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $60,671
Asian householders: $71,702
Hispanic or Latino householders: $165,467

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 624
One, attached: 3
Two: 13
3 or 4: 36
5 to 9: 33
10 to 19: 53
20 to 49: 25
Mobile homes: 160

Median worth of mobile homes: $43,755

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Pennington Gap:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (64%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%) Coal or coke (9%) Wood (1%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (84%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%) Coal or coke (2%) Wood (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): 3

Here:	4.1%
Virginia:	8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8

Here:	27.6%
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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