Chalmette, LA

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General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2214135, place: Chalmette CDP, Louisiana)

Total housing units: 12,890

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 8,629 (66.94%)
1-unit, attached: 1,119 (8.68%)
2 units: 1,320 (10.24%)
3 or 4 units: 629 (4.88%)
5 to 9 units: 436 (3.38%)
10 to 19 units: 230 (1.78%)
20 or more units: 95 (0.74%)
Mobile home.: 432 (3.35%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 152 (1.18%)
1995 to 1998: 641 (4.97%)
1990 to 1994: 394 (3.06%)
1980 to 1989: 1,658 (12.86%)
1970 to 1979: 4,012 (31.12%)
1960 to 1969: 3,127 (24.26%)
1940 to 1959: 2,752 (21.35%)
1939 or earlier: 154 (1.19%)

ROOMS
1 room: 46 (0.36%)
2 rooms: 395 (3.06%)
3 rooms: 732 (5.68%)
4 rooms: 2,965 (23%)
5 rooms: 3,495 (27.11%)
6 rooms: 2,804 (21.75%)
7 rooms: 1,446 (11.22%)
8 rooms: 644 (5%)
9 or more rooms: 363 (2.82%)
Median (rooms): 5.2

Occupied housing units: 12,317

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 1,906 (15.47%)
1995 to 1998: 2,850 (23.14%)
1990 to 1994: 1,571 (12.75%)
1980 to 1989: 1,612 (13.09%)
1970 to 1979: 2,193 (17.8%)
1969 or earlier: 2,185 (17.74%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 1,194 (9.69%)
1: 4,609 (37.42%)
2: 4,829 (39.21%)
3 or more: 1,685 (13.68%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 8,486 (68.9%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 116 (0.94%)
Electricity: 3,683 (29.9%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 0 (0%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 12 (0.1%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 20 (0.16%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 41 (0.33%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 37 (0.3%)
No telephone service: 246 (2%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 12,317 (100%)
1.00 or less: 11,881 (96.46%)
1.01 to 1.50: 287 (2.33%)
1.51 or more: 149 (1.21%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 7,621

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 249 (3.27%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 4,539 (59.56%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,198 (28.84%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 333 (4.37%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 214 (2.81%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 79 (1.04%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 9 (0.12%)
Median (dollars): $89,600

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 4,328 (56.79%)
--Less than $300: 29 (0.38%)
--$300 to $499: 444 (5.83%)
--$500 to $699: 1,057 (13.87%)
--$700 to $999: 1,713 (22.48%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 951 (12.48%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 118 (1.55%)
--$2,000 or more: 16 (0.21%)
--Median (dollars): $779
Not mortgaged: 3,293 (43.21%)
--Median (dollars): $248

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 3,708 (48.66%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,279 (16.78%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 791 (10.38%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 591 (7.75%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 325 (4.26%)
35.0 percent or more: 805 (10.56%)
Not computed: 122 (1.6%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 3,856

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 53 (1.37%)
$200 to $299: 170 (4.41%)
$300 to $499: 1,469 (38.1%)
$500 to $749: 1,681 (43.59%)
$750 to $999: 251 (6.51%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 45 (1.17%)
$1,500 or more: 4 (0.1%)
No cash rent: 183 (4.75%)
Median (dollars): $511

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 759 (19.68%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 674 (17.48%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 524 (13.59%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 326 (8.45%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 261 (6.77%)
35.0 percent or more: 1,015 (26.32%)
Not computed: 297 (7.7%)

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