
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: La Salle Parish
[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 | 6,273 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 5,291 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 4,218 | 67.2 | 1.00 or less | 5,194 | 98.2 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 38 | 0.6 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 71 | 1.3 | |
| 2 units | 121 | 1.9 | 1.51 or more | 26 | 0.5 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 57 | 0.9 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 38 | 0.6 | Specified owner-occupied units | 2,659 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 2 | 0.0 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 18 | 0.3 | Less than $50,000 | 1,253 | 47.1 | |
| Mobile home | 1,661 | 26.5 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,008 | 37.9 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 120 | 1.9 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 295 | 11.1 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 85 | 3.2 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 18 | 0.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 108 | 1.7 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 527 | 8.4 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 340 | 5.4 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,343 | 21.4 | Median (dollars) | 53,200 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,337 | 21.3 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 921 | 14.7 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,305 | 20.8 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 392 | 6.2 | With a mortgage | 1,252 | 47.1 | |
| Less than $300 | 38 | 1.4 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 300 | 11.3 | |||
| 1 room | 24 | 0.4 | $500 to $699 | 414 | 15.6 | |
| 2 rooms | 142 | 2.3 | $700 to $999 | 350 | 13.2 | |
| 3 rooms | 401 | 6.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 134 | 5.0 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,183 | 18.9 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 8 | 0.3 | |
| 5 rooms | 2,022 | 32.2 | $2,000 or more | 8 | 0.3 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,301 | 20.7 | Median (dollars) | 649 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 625 | 10.0 | Not mortgaged | 1,407 | 52.9 | |
| 8 rooms | 314 | 5.0 | Median (dollars) | 210 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 261 | 4.2 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 5,291 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,198 | 45.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 741 | 14.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 427 | 16.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,370 | 25.9 | 20 to 24 percent | 348 | 13.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 806 | 15.2 | 25 to 29 percent | 172 | 6.5 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 959 | 18.1 | 30 to 34 percent | 85 | 3.2 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 662 | 12.5 | 35 percent or more | 362 | 13.6 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 753 | 14.2 | Not computed | 67 | 2.5 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 842 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 492 | 9.3 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 1,761 | 33.3 | Less than $200 | 108 | 12.8 | |
| 2 | 2,140 | 40.4 | $200 to $299 | 148 | 17.6 | |
| 3 or more | 898 | 17.0 | $300 to $499 | 278 | 33.0 | |
| $500 to $749 | 62 | 7.4 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 17 | 2.0 | |||
| Utility Gas | 1,724 | 32.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,264 | 23.9 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 2,075 | 39.2 | No cash rent | 229 | 27.2 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 10 | 0.2 | Median (dollars) | 329 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 137 | 2.6 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 21 | 0.4 | Less than 15 percent | 164 | 19.5 | |
| No fuel used | 60 | 1.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 72 | 8.6 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 67 | 8.0 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 72 | 8.6 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 38 | 0.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 38 | 4.5 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 19 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 190 | 22.6 | |
| No telephone service | 344 | 6.5 | Not computed | 239 | 28.4 | |
| 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)

