Benton, LA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2206925, place: Benton town, Louisiana)

Total housing units: 843

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 565 (67.02%)
1-unit, attached: 9 (1.07%)
2 units: 30 (3.56%)
3 or 4 units: 26 (3.08%)
5 to 9 units: 9 (1.07%)
10 to 19 units: 15 (1.78%)
20 or more units: 32 (3.8%)
Mobile home.: 155 (18.39%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 2 (0.24%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 16 (1.9%)
1995 to 1998: 43 (5.1%)
1990 to 1994: 60 (7.12%)
1980 to 1989: 197 (23.37%)
1970 to 1979: 131 (15.54%)
1960 to 1969: 148 (17.56%)
1940 to 1959: 185 (21.95%)
1939 or earlier: 63 (7.47%)

ROOMS
1 room: 0 (0%)
2 rooms: 9 (1.07%)
3 rooms: 92 (10.91%)
4 rooms: 161 (19.1%)
5 rooms: 298 (35.35%)
6 rooms: 171 (20.28%)
7 rooms: 73 (8.66%)
8 rooms: 24 (2.85%)
9 or more rooms: 15 (1.78%)
Median (rooms): 5

Occupied housing units: 758

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 149 (19.66%)
1995 to 1998: 150 (19.79%)
1990 to 1994: 122 (16.09%)
1980 to 1989: 151 (19.92%)
1970 to 1979: 86 (11.35%)
1969 or earlier: 100 (13.19%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 107 (14.12%)
1: 318 (41.95%)
2: 246 (32.45%)
3 or more: 87 (11.48%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 506 (66.75%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 17 (2.24%)
Electricity: 233 (30.74%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 0 (0%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 0 (0%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 2 (0.26%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8 (1.06%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6 (0.79%)
No telephone service: 26 (3.43%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 758 (100%)
1.00 or less: 731 (96.44%)
1.01 to 1.50: 19 (2.51%)
1.51 or more: 8 (1.06%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 412

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 134 (32.52%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 250 (60.68%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 16 (3.88%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8 (1.94%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 4 (0.97%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 0 (0%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $58,900

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 271 (65.78%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 63 (15.29%)
--$500 to $699: 108 (26.21%)
--$700 to $999: 74 (17.96%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 17 (4.13%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 5 (1.21%)
--$2,000 or more: 4 (0.97%)
--Median (dollars): $637
Not mortgaged: 141 (34.22%)
--Median (dollars): $201

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 180 (43.69%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 69 (16.75%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 55 (13.35%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 11 (2.67%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 23 (5.58%)
35.0 percent or more: 67 (16.26%)
Not computed: 7 (1.7%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 248

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 31 (12.5%)
$200 to $299: 36 (14.52%)
$300 to $499: 91 (36.69%)
$500 to $749: 69 (27.82%)
$750 to $999: 0 (0%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 1 (0.4%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 20 (8.06%)
Median (dollars): $382

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 56 (22.58%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 10 (4.03%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 22 (8.87%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 30 (12.1%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 26 (10.48%)
35.0 percent or more: 72 (29.03%)
Not computed: 32 (12.9%)

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