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Geographic Area: Westwego, Louisiana
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| Subject |
Number |
Percent |
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Subject |
Number |
Percent
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| Total
housing units |
12,572 |
100.0 |
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OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
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| UNITS IN STRUCTURE |
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Occupied
housing units |
11,843 |
100.0 |
| 1-unit, detached |
9,173 |
73.0 |
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1.00 or less |
10,839 |
91.5 |
| 1-unit, attached |
472 |
3.8 |
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1.01 to 1.50 |
668 |
5.6 |
| 2 units |
558 |
4.4 |
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1.51 or more |
336 |
2.8 |
| 3 or 4 units |
502 |
4.0 |
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| 5 to 9 units |
478 |
3.8 |
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Specified
owner-occupied units |
7,500 |
100.0 |
| 10 to 19 units |
450 |
3.6 |
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VALUE |
| 20 or more units |
220 |
1.7 |
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Less than $50,000 |
1,806 |
24.1 |
| Mobile home |
712 |
5.7 |
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$50,000 to $99,999 |
4,858 |
64.8 |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. |
7 |
0.1 |
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$100,000 to $149,999 |
555 |
7.4 |
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$150,000 to $199,000 |
206 |
2.7 |
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT |
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$200,000 to $299,999 |
51 |
0.7 |
| 1999 to March 2000 |
124 |
1.0 |
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$300,000 to $499,999 |
6 |
0.1 |
| 1995 to 1998 |
196 |
1.6 |
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$500,000 to $999,999 |
10 |
0.1 |
| 1990 to 1994 |
295 |
2.3 |
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$1,000,000 or more |
8 |
0.1 |
| 1980 to 1989 |
1,528 |
12.2 |
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Median (dollars) |
62,900 |
(x) |
| 1970 to 1979 |
3,468 |
27.6 |
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| 1960 to 1969 |
3,787 |
30.1 |
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MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
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| 1940 to 1959 |
2,423 |
19.3 |
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| 1939 or earlier |
751 |
6.0 |
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With a mortgage |
4,714 |
62.9 |
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Less than
$300 |
104 |
1.4 |
| ROOMS |
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$300 to
$499 |
853 |
11.4 |
| 1 room |
210 |
1.7 |
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$500 to
$699 |
1,604 |
21.4 |
| 2 rooms |
564 |
4.5 |
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$700 to
$999 |
1,489 |
19.9 |
| 3 rooms |
1,247 |
9.9 |
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$1,000 to
$1,499 |
569 |
7.6 |
| 4 rooms |
2,059 |
16.4 |
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$1,500 to
$1,999 |
75 |
1.0 |
| 5 rooms |
3,736 |
29.7 |
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$2,000 or
more |
20 |
0.3 |
| 6 rooms |
2,926 |
23.3 |
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Median
(dollars) |
676 |
(x) |
| 7 rooms |
1,143 |
9.1 |
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Not mortgaged |
2,786 |
37.1 |
| 8 rooms |
388 |
3.1 |
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Median
(dollars) |
237 |
(x) |
| 9 or more rooms |
299 |
2.4 |
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| Median (rooms) |
5.1 |
(x) |
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SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 |
Occupied
Housing Units
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11,843 |
100.0 |
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| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT |
Less than 15 percent |
2,958 |
39.4 |
| 1999 to March 2000 |
1,653 |
14.0 |
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15 to 19 percent |
1,127 |
15.0 |
| 1995 to 1998 |
2,709 |
22.9 |
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20 to 24 percent |
863 |
11.5 |
| 1990 to 1994 |
1,778 |
15.0 |
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25 to 29 percent |
568 |
7.6 |
| 1980 to 1989 |
1,898 |
16.0 |
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30 to 34 percent |
485 |
6.5 |
| 1970 to 1979 |
1,948 |
16.4 |
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35 percent or more |
1,407 |
18.8 |
| 1969 or earlier |
1,857 |
15.7 |
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Not computed |
92 |
1.2 |
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| VEHICLES AVAILABLE |
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Specified
renter-occupied units |
3,496 |
100.0 |
| None |
1,557 |
13.1 |
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GROSS RENT |
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| 1 |
4,770 |
40.3 |
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Less than $200 |
451 |
12.9 |
| 2 |
4,197 |
35.4 |
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$200 to $299 |
312 |
8.9 |
| 3 or more |
1,319 |
11.1 |
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$300 to $499 |
1,524 |
43.6 |
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$500 to $749 |
766 |
21.9 |
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL |
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$750 to $999 |
198 |
5.7 |
| Utility Gas |
6,354 |
53.7 |
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$1,000 to $1,499 |
5 |
0.1 |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas |
116 |
1.0 |
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$1,500 or more |
0 |
0.0 |
| Electricity |
5,245 |
44.3 |
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No cash rent |
240 |
6.9 |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. |
0 |
0.0 |
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Median (dollars) |
420 |
(x) |
| Coal or coke |
0 |
0.0 |
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| Wood |
0 |
0.0 |
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GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 |
| Solar energy |
8 |
0.1 |
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| Other fuel |
0 |
0.0 |
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Less than 15 percent |
687 |
19.7 |
| No fuel used |
120 |
1.0 |
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15 to 19 percent |
339 |
9.7 |
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20 to 24 percent |
360 |
10.3 |
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS |
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25 to 29 percent |
347 |
9.9 |
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities |
91 |
0.8 |
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30 to 34 percent |
277 |
7.9 |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities |
58 |
0.5 |
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35 percent or more |
1,062 |
30.4 |
| No telephone service |
383 |
3.2 |
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Not computed |
424 |
12.1 |
- Represents zero or rounds to zero.
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the
Census, Census 2000. |
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