Baton Rouge, LA

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General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2205000, place: Baton Rouge city, Louisiana)

Total housing units: 97,288

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 58,256 (59.88%)
1-unit, attached: 3,222 (3.31%)
2 units: 2,807 (2.89%)
3 or 4 units: 6,360 (6.54%)
5 to 9 units: 5,460 (5.61%)
10 to 19 units: 5,598 (5.75%)
20 or more units: 14,781 (15.19%)
Mobile home.: 792 (0.81%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 12 (0.01%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 1,107 (1.14%)
1995 to 1998: 2,788 (2.87%)
1990 to 1994: 3,209 (3.3%)
1980 to 1989: 14,461 (14.86%)
1970 to 1979: 24,827 (25.52%)
1960 to 1969: 19,550 (20.09%)
1940 to 1959: 25,303 (26.01%)
1939 or earlier: 6,043 (6.21%)

ROOMS
1 room: 2,127 (2.19%)
2 rooms: 5,948 (6.11%)
3 rooms: 12,959 (13.32%)
4 rooms: 18,187 (18.69%)
5 rooms: 18,692 (19.21%)
6 rooms: 16,683 (17.15%)
7 rooms: 10,509 (10.8%)
8 rooms: 6,595 (6.78%)
9 or more rooms: 5,588 (5.74%)
Median (rooms): 5

Occupied housing units: 88,886

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 23,449 (26.38%)
1995 to 1998: 25,294 (28.46%)
1990 to 1994: 11,280 (12.69%)
1980 to 1989: 9,034 (10.16%)
1970 to 1979: 9,809 (11.04%)
1969 or earlier: 10,020 (11.27%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 10,837 (12.19%)
1: 37,654 (42.36%)
2: 30,250 (34.03%)
3 or more: 10,145 (11.41%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 40,220 (45.25%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 550 (0.62%)
Electricity: 47,713 (53.68%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 51 (0.06%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 15 (0.02%)
Solar energy: 16 (0.02%)
Other fuel: 66 (0.07%)
No fuel used: 255 (0.29%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 549 (0.62%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 570 (0.64%)
No telephone service: 3,060 (3.44%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 88,886 (100%)
1.00 or less: 84,020 (94.53%)
1.01 to 1.50: 2,851 (3.21%)
1.51 or more: 2,015 (2.27%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 43,190

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 8,146 (18.86%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 15,299 (35.42%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 10,004 (23.16%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4,971 (11.51%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 2,860 (6.62%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 1,453 (3.36%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 402 (0.93%)
$1,000,000 or more: 55 (0.13%)
Median (dollars): $94,700

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 27,022 (62.57%)
--Less than $300: 669 (1.55%)
--$300 to $499: 3,337 (7.73%)
--$500 to $699: 5,849 (13.54%)
--$700 to $999: 7,262 (16.81%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 6,329 (14.65%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 2,005 (4.64%)
--$2,000 or more: 1,571 (3.64%)
--Median (dollars): $837
Not mortgaged: 16,168 (37.43%)
--Median (dollars): $241

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 20,441 (47.33%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 6,580 (15.24%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 4,426 (10.25%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 2,930 (6.78%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 1,754 (4.06%)
35.0 percent or more: 6,376 (14.76%)
Not computed: 683 (1.58%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 42,246

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 2,414 (5.71%)
$200 to $299: 3,146 (7.45%)
$300 to $499: 16,268 (38.51%)
$500 to $749: 14,011 (33.17%)
$750 to $999: 3,018 (7.14%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 1,016 (2.4%)
$1,500 or more: 338 (0.8%)
No cash rent: 2,035 (4.82%)
Median (dollars): $483

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 7,503 (17.76%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 5,305 (12.56%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 4,452 (10.54%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 3,767 (8.92%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 2,619 (6.2%)
35.0 percent or more: 14,647 (34.67%)
Not computed: 3,953 (9.36%)

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