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Geographic Area: Meraux, Louisiana
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| Subject |
Number |
Percent |
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Subject |
Number |
Percent
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| Total
housing units |
3,130 |
100.0 |
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OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
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| UNITS IN STRUCTURE |
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Occupied
housing units |
3,052 |
100.0 |
| 1-unit, detached |
2,395 |
76.5 |
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1.00 or less |
2,953 |
96.8 |
| 1-unit, attached |
47 |
1.5 |
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1.01 to 1.50 |
85 |
2.8 |
| 2 units |
69 |
2.2 |
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1.51 or more |
14 |
0.5 |
| 3 or 4 units |
61 |
1.9 |
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| 5 to 9 units |
54 |
1.7 |
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Specified
owner-occupied units |
2,167 |
100.0 |
| 10 to 19 units |
18 |
0.6 |
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VALUE |
| 20 or more units |
187 |
6.0 |
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Less than $50,000 |
55 |
2.5 |
| Mobile home |
299 |
9.6 |
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$50,000 to $99,999 |
1,146 |
52.9 |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. |
0 |
0.0 |
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$100,000 to $149,999 |
669 |
30.9 |
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$150,000 to $199,000 |
179 |
8.3 |
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT |
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$200,000 to $299,999 |
105 |
4.8 |
| 1999 to March 2000 |
53 |
1.7 |
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$300,000 to $499,999 |
13 |
0.6 |
| 1995 to 1998 |
296 |
9.5 |
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$500,000 to $999,999 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 1990 to 1994 |
480 |
15.3 |
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$1,000,000 or more |
0 |
0.0 |
| 1980 to 1989 |
846 |
27.0 |
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Median (dollars) |
96,200 |
(x) |
| 1970 to 1979 |
757 |
24.2 |
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| 1960 to 1969 |
456 |
14.6 |
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MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
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| 1940 to 1959 |
224 |
7.2 |
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| 1939 or earlier |
18 |
0.6 |
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With a mortgage |
1,632 |
75.3 |
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Less than
$300 |
13 |
0.6 |
| ROOMS |
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$300 to
$499 |
86 |
4.0 |
| 1 room |
36 |
1.2 |
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$500 to
$699 |
340 |
15.7 |
| 2 rooms |
169 |
5.4 |
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$700 to
$999 |
744 |
34.3 |
| 3 rooms |
203 |
6.5 |
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$1,000 to
$1,499 |
359 |
16.6 |
| 4 rooms |
303 |
9.7 |
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$1,500 to
$1,999 |
90 |
4.2 |
| 5 rooms |
945 |
30.2 |
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$2,000 or
more |
0 |
0.0 |
| 6 rooms |
753 |
24.1 |
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Median
(dollars) |
834 |
(x) |
| 7 rooms |
431 |
13.8 |
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Not mortgaged |
535 |
24.7 |
| 8 rooms |
152 |
4.9 |
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Median
(dollars) |
264 |
(x) |
| 9 or more rooms |
138 |
4.4 |
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| Median (rooms) |
5.4 |
(x) |
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SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 |
Occupied
Housing Units
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3,052 |
100.0 |
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| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT |
Less than 15 percent |
969 |
44.7 |
| 1999 to March 2000 |
417 |
13.7 |
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15 to 19 percent |
473 |
21.8 |
| 1995 to 1998 |
741 |
24.3 |
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20 to 24 percent |
260 |
12.0 |
| 1990 to 1994 |
663 |
21.7 |
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25 to 29 percent |
182 |
8.4 |
| 1980 to 1989 |
571 |
18.7 |
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30 to 34 percent |
112 |
5.2 |
| 1970 to 1979 |
418 |
13.7 |
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35 percent or more |
171 |
7.9 |
| 1969 or earlier |
242 |
7.9 |
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Not computed |
0 |
0.0 |
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| VEHICLES AVAILABLE |
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Specified
renter-occupied units |
564 |
100.0 |
| None |
310 |
10.2 |
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GROSS RENT |
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| 1 |
887 |
29.1 |
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Less than $200 |
115 |
20.4 |
| 2 |
1,392 |
45.6 |
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$200 to $299 |
100 |
17.7 |
| 3 or more |
463 |
15.2 |
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$300 to $499 |
191 |
33.9 |
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$500 to $749 |
75 |
13.3 |
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL |
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$750 to $999 |
16 |
2.8 |
| Utility Gas |
1,984 |
65.0 |
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$1,000 to $1,499 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas |
20 |
0.7 |
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$1,500 or more |
0 |
0.0 |
| Electricity |
1,048 |
34.3 |
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No cash rent |
67 |
11.9 |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. |
0 |
0.0 |
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Median (dollars) |
360 |
(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 |
0 |
0.0 |
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| Other fuel |
0 |
0.0 |
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Less than 15 percent |
113 |
20.0 |
| No fuel used |
0 |
0.0 |
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15 to 19 percent |
97 |
17.2 |
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20 to 24 percent |
61 |
10.8 |
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS |
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25 to 29 percent |
62 |
11.0 |
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities |
26 |
0.9 |
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30 to 34 percent |
32 |
5.7 |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities |
18 |
0.6 |
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35 percent or more |
123 |
21.8 |
| No telephone service |
84 |
2.8 |
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Not computed |
76 |
13.5 |
- Represents zero or rounds to zero.
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the
Census, Census 2000. |
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