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Geographic Area: Benton, Louisiana
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| Subject |
Number |
Percent |
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Subject |
Number |
Percent
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| Total
housing units |
3,882 |
100.0 |
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OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
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| UNITS IN STRUCTURE |
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Occupied
housing units |
3,575 |
100.0 |
| 1-unit, detached |
2,733 |
70.4 |
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1.00 or less |
3,490 |
97.6 |
| 1-unit, attached |
49 |
1.3 |
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1.01 to 1.50 |
48 |
1.3 |
| 2 units |
30 |
0.8 |
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1.51 or more |
37 |
1.0 |
| 3 or 4 units |
26 |
0.7 |
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| 5 to 9 units |
9 |
0.2 |
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Specified
owner-occupied units |
2,048 |
100.0 |
| 10 to 19 units |
15 |
0.4 |
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VALUE |
| 20 or more units |
32 |
0.8 |
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Less than $50,000 |
301 |
14.7 |
| Mobile home |
980 |
25.2 |
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$50,000 to $99,999 |
554 |
27.1 |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. |
8 |
0.2 |
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$100,000 to $149,999 |
417 |
20.4 |
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$150,000 to $199,000 |
223 |
10.9 |
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT |
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$200,000 to $299,999 |
380 |
18.6 |
| 1999 to March 2000 |
214 |
5.5 |
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$300,000 to $499,999 |
160 |
7.8 |
| 1995 to 1998 |
639 |
16.5 |
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$500,000 to $999,999 |
7 |
0.3 |
| 1990 to 1994 |
579 |
14.9 |
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$1,000,000 or more |
6 |
0.3 |
| 1980 to 1989 |
1,004 |
25.9 |
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Median (dollars) |
117,300 |
(x) |
| 1970 to 1979 |
586 |
15.1 |
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| 1960 to 1969 |
358 |
9.2 |
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MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
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| 1940 to 1959 |
383 |
9.9 |
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| 1939 or earlier |
119 |
3.1 |
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With a mortgage |
1,409 |
68.8 |
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Less than
$300 |
15 |
0.7 |
| ROOMS |
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$300 to
$499 |
105 |
5.1 |
| 1 room |
6 |
0.2 |
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$500 to
$699 |
265 |
12.9 |
| 2 rooms |
36 |
0.9 |
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$700 to
$999 |
341 |
16.7 |
| 3 rooms |
199 |
5.1 |
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$1,000 to
$1,499 |
350 |
17.1 |
| 4 rooms |
334 |
8.6 |
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$1,500 to
$1,999 |
179 |
8.7 |
| 5 rooms |
1,101 |
28.4 |
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$2,000 or
more |
154 |
7.5 |
| 6 rooms |
895 |
23.1 |
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Median
(dollars) |
973 |
(x) |
| 7 rooms |
680 |
17.5 |
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Not mortgaged |
639 |
31.2 |
| 8 rooms |
301 |
7.8 |
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Median
(dollars) |
257 |
(x) |
| 9 or more rooms |
330 |
8.5 |
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| Median (rooms) |
5.8 |
(x) |
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SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 |
Occupied
Housing Units
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3,575 |
100.0 |
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| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT |
Less than 15 percent |
955 |
46.6 |
| 1999 to March 2000 |
555 |
15.5 |
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15 to 19 percent |
313 |
15.3 |
| 1995 to 1998 |
968 |
27.1 |
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20 to 24 percent |
252 |
12.3 |
| 1990 to 1994 |
666 |
18.6 |
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25 to 29 percent |
125 |
6.1 |
| 1980 to 1989 |
721 |
20.2 |
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30 to 34 percent |
83 |
4.1 |
| 1970 to 1979 |
377 |
10.5 |
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35 percent or more |
308 |
15.0 |
| 1969 or earlier |
288 |
8.1 |
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Not computed |
12 |
0.6 |
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| VEHICLES AVAILABLE |
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Specified
renter-occupied units |
407 |
100.0 |
| None |
202 |
5.7 |
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GROSS RENT |
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| 1 |
908 |
25.4 |
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Less than $200 |
34 |
8.4 |
| 2 |
1,630 |
45.6 |
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$200 to $299 |
48 |
11.8 |
| 3 or more |
835 |
23.4 |
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$300 to $499 |
123 |
30.2 |
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$500 to $749 |
113 |
27.8 |
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL |
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$750 to $999 |
17 |
4.2 |
| Utility Gas |
1,305 |
36.5 |
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$1,000 to $1,499 |
1 |
0.2 |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas |
349 |
9.8 |
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$1,500 or more |
0 |
0.0 |
| Electricity |
1,845 |
51.6 |
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No cash rent |
71 |
17.4 |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. |
0 |
0.0 |
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Median (dollars) |
421 |
(x) |
| Coal or coke |
0 |
0.0 |
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| Wood |
67 |
1.9 |
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GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 |
| Solar energy |
0 |
0.0 |
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| Other fuel |
0 |
0.0 |
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Less than 15 percent |
96 |
23.6 |
| No fuel used |
9 |
0.3 |
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15 to 19 percent |
20 |
4.9 |
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20 to 24 percent |
38 |
9.3 |
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS |
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25 to 29 percent |
32 |
7.9 |
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities |
14 |
0.4 |
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30 to 34 percent |
26 |
6.4 |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities |
12 |
0.3 |
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35 percent or more |
110 |
27.0 |
| No telephone service |
54 |
1.5 |
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Not computed |
85 |
20.9 |
- Represents zero or rounds to zero.
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the
Census, Census 2000. |
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