Abbeville, LA

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General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2200100, place: Abbeville city, Louisiana)

Total housing units: 5,123

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 3,726 (72.73%)
1-unit, attached: 120 (2.34%)
2 units: 127 (2.48%)
3 or 4 units: 147 (2.87%)
5 to 9 units: 130 (2.54%)
10 to 19 units: 46 (0.9%)
20 or more units: 112 (2.19%)
Mobile home.: 715 (13.96%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 45 (0.88%)
1995 to 1998: 160 (3.12%)
1990 to 1994: 54 (1.05%)
1980 to 1989: 627 (12.24%)
1970 to 1979: 932 (18.19%)
1960 to 1969: 825 (16.1%)
1940 to 1959: 1,692 (33.03%)
1939 or earlier: 788 (15.38%)

ROOMS
1 room: 43 (0.84%)
2 rooms: 207 (4.04%)
3 rooms: 615 (12%)
4 rooms: 1,201 (23.44%)
5 rooms: 1,522 (29.71%)
6 rooms: 834 (16.28%)
7 rooms: 329 (6.42%)
8 rooms: 219 (4.27%)
9 or more rooms: 153 (2.99%)
Median (rooms): 4.8

Occupied housing units: 4,547

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 720 (15.83%)
1995 to 1998: 1,009 (22.19%)
1990 to 1994: 684 (15.04%)
1980 to 1989: 715 (15.72%)
1970 to 1979: 532 (11.7%)
1969 or earlier: 887 (19.51%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 895 (19.68%)
1: 1,992 (43.81%)
2: 1,361 (29.93%)
3 or more: 299 (6.58%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 3,071 (67.54%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 33 (0.73%)
Electricity: 1,414 (31.1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 10 (0.22%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 0 (0%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 19 (0.42%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 33 (0.73%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7 (0.15%)
No telephone service: 347 (7.63%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 4,547 (100%)
1.00 or less: 4,189 (92.13%)
1.01 to 1.50: 231 (5.08%)
1.51 or more: 127 (2.79%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 2,166

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 841 (38.83%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 1,033 (47.69%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 162 (7.48%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 94 (4.34%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 31 (1.43%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 5 (0.23%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $58,800

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 870 (40.17%)
--Less than $300: 78 (3.6%)
--$300 to $499: 260 (12%)
--$500 to $699: 252 (11.63%)
--$700 to $999: 168 (7.76%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 84 (3.88%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 12 (0.55%)
--$2,000 or more: 16 (0.74%)
--Median (dollars): $560
Not mortgaged: 1,296 (59.83%)
--Median (dollars): $205

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 1,058 (48.85%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 202 (9.33%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 177 (8.17%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 154 (7.11%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 104 (4.8%)
35.0 percent or more: 400 (18.47%)
Not computed: 71 (3.28%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 1,810

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 429 (23.7%)
$200 to $299: 283 (15.64%)
$300 to $499: 631 (34.86%)
$500 to $749: 188 (10.39%)
$750 to $999: 15 (0.83%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 6 (0.33%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 258 (14.25%)
Median (dollars): $314

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 485 (26.8%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 199 (10.99%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 225 (12.43%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 88 (4.86%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 57 (3.15%)
35.0 percent or more: 448 (24.75%)
Not computed: 308 (17.02%)

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