
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: St. Charles 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 | 17,430 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 16,422 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 13,198 | 75.7 | 1.00 or less | 15,756 | 95.9 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 370 | 2.1 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 442 | 2.7 | |
| 2 units | 379 | 2.2 | 1.51 or more | 224 | 1.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 760 | 4.4 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 511 | 2.9 | Specified owner-occupied units | 11,421 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 117 | 0.7 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 123 | 0.7 | Less than $50,000 | 826 | 7.2 | |
| Mobile home | 1,910 | 11.0 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 4,638 | 40.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 62 | 0.4 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 3,081 | 27.0 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 1,590 | 13.9 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 1,033 | 9.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 376 | 2.2 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 206 | 1.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,056 | 6.1 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 47 | 0.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,420 | 8.1 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 4,956 | 28.4 | Median (dollars) | 104,200 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,901 | 22.4 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 2,749 | 15.8 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,330 | 13.4 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 642 | 3.7 | With a mortgage | 7,512 | 65.8 | |
| Less than $300 | 50 | 0.4 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 483 | 4.2 | |||
| 1 room | 108 | 0.6 | $500 to $699 | 1,211 | 10.6 | |
| 2 rooms | 394 | 2.3 | $700 to $999 | 2,385 | 20.9 | |
| 3 rooms | 865 | 5.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 2,225 | 19.5 | |
| 4 rooms | 2,358 | 13.5 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 885 | 7.7 | |
| 5 rooms | 4,023 | 23.1 | $2,000 or more | 273 | 2.4 | |
| 6 rooms | 4,290 | 24.6 | Median (dollars) | 959 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,387 | 13.7 | Not mortgaged | 3,909 | 34.2 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,591 | 9.1 | Median (dollars) | 241 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,414 | 8.1 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.7 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 16,422 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 5,175 | 45.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,349 | 14.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,997 | 17.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,767 | 22.9 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,470 | 12.9 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,991 | 18.2 | 25 to 29 percent | 786 | 6.9 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,319 | 20.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 472 | 4.1 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,973 | 12.0 | 35 percent or more | 1,413 | 12.4 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 2,023 | 12.3 | Not computed | 108 | 0.9 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 3,052 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,049 | 6.4 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 4,773 | 29.1 | Less than $200 | 148 | 4.8 | |
| 2 | 7,594 | 46.2 | $200 to $299 | 142 | 4.7 | |
| 3 or more | 3,006 | 18.3 | $300 to $499 | 1,017 | 33.3 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,167 | 38.2 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 186 | 6.1 | |||
| Utility Gas | 7,361 | 44.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 21 | 0.7 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 81 | 0.5 | $1,500 or more | 28 | 0.9 | |
| Electricity | 8,906 | 54.2 | No cash rent | 343 | 11.2 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 10 | 0.1 | Median (dollars) | 507 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 6 | 0.0 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 0 | 0.0 | Less than 15 percent | 652 | 21.4 | |
| No fuel used | 58 | 0.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 410 | 13.4 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 445 | 14.6 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 209 | 6.8 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 72 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 224 | 7.3 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 88 | 0.5 | 35 percent or more | 724 | 23.7 | |
| No telephone service | 417 | 2.5 | Not computed | 388 | 12.7 | |
| 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)

