Baker, LA

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General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2203985, place: Baker city, Louisiana)

Total housing units: 5,313

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 3,779 (71.13%)
1-unit, attached: 64 (1.2%)
2 units: 135 (2.54%)
3 or 4 units: 418 (7.87%)
5 to 9 units: 95 (1.79%)
10 to 19 units: 70 (1.32%)
20 or more units: 289 (5.44%)
Mobile home.: 423 (7.96%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 40 (0.75%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 203 (3.82%)
1995 to 1998: 359 (6.76%)
1990 to 1994: 203 (3.82%)
1980 to 1989: 970 (18.26%)
1970 to 1979: 1,469 (27.65%)
1960 to 1969: 1,107 (20.84%)
1940 to 1959: 903 (17%)
1939 or earlier: 99 (1.86%)

ROOMS
1 room: 41 (0.77%)
2 rooms: 158 (2.97%)
3 rooms: 410 (7.72%)
4 rooms: 887 (16.69%)
5 rooms: 1,441 (27.12%)
6 rooms: 1,245 (23.43%)
7 rooms: 628 (11.82%)
8 rooms: 344 (6.47%)
9 or more rooms: 159 (2.99%)
Median (rooms): 5.3

Occupied housing units: 4,870

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 1,030 (21.15%)
1995 to 1998: 1,260 (25.87%)
1990 to 1994: 651 (13.37%)
1980 to 1989: 692 (14.21%)
1970 to 1979: 774 (15.89%)
1969 or earlier: 463 (9.51%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 230 (4.72%)
1: 1,927 (39.57%)
2: 1,940 (39.84%)
3 or more: 773 (15.87%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 2,142 (43.98%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 44 (0.9%)
Electricity: 2,654 (54.5%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 6 (0.12%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 10 (0.21%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 14 (0.29%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 21 (0.43%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 13 (0.27%)
No telephone service: 88 (1.81%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 4,870 (100%)
1.00 or less: 4,558 (93.59%)
1.01 to 1.50: 229 (4.7%)
1.51 or more: 83 (1.7%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 3,018

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 492 (16.3%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 1,963 (65.04%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 319 (10.57%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 150 (4.97%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 77 (2.55%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 11 (0.36%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 6 (0.2%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $72,000

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 1,981 (65.64%)
--Less than $300: 17 (0.56%)
--$300 to $499: 320 (10.6%)
--$500 to $699: 668 (22.13%)
--$700 to $999: 603 (19.98%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 305 (10.11%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 61 (2.02%)
--$2,000 or more: 7 (0.23%)
--Median (dollars): $696
Not mortgaged: 1,037 (34.36%)
--Median (dollars): $226

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 1,372 (45.46%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 526 (17.43%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 312 (10.34%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 177 (5.86%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 138 (4.57%)
35.0 percent or more: 453 (15.01%)
Not computed: 40 (1.33%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 1,352

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 42 (3.11%)
$200 to $299: 35 (2.59%)
$300 to $499: 486 (35.95%)
$500 to $749: 578 (42.75%)
$750 to $999: 147 (10.87%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 17 (1.26%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 47 (3.48%)
Median (dollars): $522

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 145 (10.72%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 262 (19.38%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 229 (16.94%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 129 (9.54%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 116 (8.58%)
35.0 percent or more: 411 (30.4%)
Not computed: 60 (4.44%)

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