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Geographic Area: Opelousas, Louisiana
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| Subject |
Number |
Percent |
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Subject |
Number |
Percent
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| Total
housing units |
17,470 |
100.0 |
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OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
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| UNITS IN STRUCTURE |
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Occupied
housing units |
15,856 |
100.0 |
| 1-unit, detached |
12,579 |
72.0 |
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1.00 or less |
14,745 |
93.0 |
| 1-unit, attached |
293 |
1.7 |
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1.01 to 1.50 |
754 |
4.8 |
| 2 units |
754 |
4.3 |
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1.51 or more |
357 |
2.3 |
| 3 or 4 units |
318 |
1.8 |
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| 5 to 9 units |
200 |
1.1 |
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Specified
owner-occupied units |
8,042 |
100.0 |
| 10 to 19 units |
86 |
0.5 |
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VALUE |
| 20 or more units |
546 |
3.1 |
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Less than $50,000 |
3,101 |
38.6 |
| Mobile home |
2,684 |
15.4 |
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$50,000 to $99,999 |
3,306 |
41.1 |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. |
10 |
0.1 |
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$100,000 to $149,999 |
975 |
12.1 |
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$150,000 to $199,000 |
358 |
4.5 |
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT |
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$200,000 to $299,999 |
211 |
2.6 |
| 1999 to March 2000 |
267 |
1.5 |
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$300,000 to $499,999 |
60 |
0.7 |
| 1995 to 1998 |
1,169 |
6.7 |
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$500,000 to $999,999 |
23 |
0.3 |
| 1990 to 1994 |
778 |
4.5 |
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$1,000,000 or more |
8 |
0.1 |
| 1980 to 1989 |
3,006 |
17.2 |
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Median (dollars) |
59,500 |
(x) |
| 1970 to 1979 |
3,801 |
21.8 |
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| 1960 to 1969 |
3,192 |
18.3 |
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MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
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| 1940 to 1959 |
3,951 |
22.6 |
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| 1939 or earlier |
1,306 |
7.5 |
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With a mortgage |
3,497 |
43.5 |
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Less than
$300 |
194 |
2.4 |
| ROOMS |
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$300 to
$499 |
828 |
10.3 |
| 1 room |
109 |
0.6 |
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$500 to
$699 |
1,171 |
14.6 |
| 2 rooms |
838 |
4.8 |
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$700 to
$999 |
882 |
11.0 |
| 3 rooms |
1,523 |
8.7 |
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$1,000 to
$1,499 |
330 |
4.1 |
| 4 rooms |
3,624 |
20.7 |
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$1,500 to
$1,999 |
58 |
0.7 |
| 5 rooms |
5,082 |
29.1 |
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$2,000 or
more |
34 |
0.4 |
| 6 rooms |
2,942 |
16.8 |
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Median
(dollars) |
623 |
(x) |
| 7 rooms |
1,818 |
10.4 |
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Not mortgaged |
4,545 |
56.5 |
| 8 rooms |
959 |
5.5 |
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Median
(dollars) |
199 |
(x) |
| 9 or more rooms |
575 |
3.3 |
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| Median (rooms) |
5.0 |
(x) |
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SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 |
Occupied
Housing Units
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15,856 |
100.0 |
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| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT |
Less than 15 percent |
3,855 |
47.9 |
| 1999 to March 2000 |
2,416 |
15.2 |
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15 to 19 percent |
980 |
12.2 |
| 1995 to 1998 |
3,675 |
23.2 |
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20 to 24 percent |
803 |
10.0 |
| 1990 to 1994 |
2,423 |
15.3 |
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25 to 29 percent |
393 |
4.9 |
| 1980 to 1989 |
2,645 |
16.7 |
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30 to 34 percent |
425 |
5.3 |
| 1970 to 1979 |
2,202 |
13.9 |
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35 percent or more |
1,246 |
15.5 |
| 1969 or earlier |
2,495 |
15.7 |
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Not computed |
340 |
4.2 |
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| VEHICLES AVAILABLE |
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Specified
renter-occupied units |
5,206 |
100.0 |
| None |
2,960 |
18.7 |
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GROSS RENT |
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| 1 |
5,928 |
37.4 |
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Less than $200 |
989 |
19.0 |
| 2 |
5,190 |
32.7 |
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$200 to $299 |
1,197 |
23.0 |
| 3 or more |
1,778 |
11.2 |
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$300 to $499 |
1,758 |
33.8 |
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$500 to $749 |
559 |
10.7 |
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL |
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$750 to $999 |
88 |
1.7 |
| Utility Gas |
8,644 |
54.5 |
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$1,000 to $1,499 |
23 |
0.4 |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas |
705 |
4.4 |
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$1,500 or more |
7 |
0.1 |
| Electricity |
6,345 |
40.0 |
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No cash rent |
585 |
11.2 |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. |
0 |
0.0 |
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Median (dollars) |
310 |
(x) |
| Coal or coke |
0 |
0.0 |
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| Wood |
8 |
0.1 |
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GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 |
| Solar energy |
20 |
0.1 |
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| Other fuel |
47 |
0.3 |
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Less than 15 percent |
822 |
15.8 |
| No fuel used |
87 |
0.5 |
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15 to 19 percent |
570 |
10.9 |
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20 to 24 percent |
317 |
6.1 |
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS |
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25 to 29 percent |
550 |
10.6 |
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities |
167 |
1.1 |
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30 to 34 percent |
343 |
6.6 |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities |
176 |
1.1 |
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35 percent or more |
1,722 |
33.1 |
| No telephone service |
1,038 |
6.5 |
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Not computed |
882 |
16.9 |
- Represents zero or rounds to zero.
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the
Census, Census 2000. |
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