Covington, LA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2218125, place: Covington city, Louisiana)

Total housing units: 3,539

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 2,928 (82.74%)
1-unit, attached: 103 (2.91%)
2 units: 180 (5.09%)
3 or 4 units: 96 (2.71%)
5 to 9 units: 13 (0.37%)
10 to 19 units: 59 (1.67%)
20 or more units: 86 (2.43%)
Mobile home.: 67 (1.89%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 7 (0.2%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 35 (0.99%)
1995 to 1998: 289 (8.17%)
1990 to 1994: 308 (8.7%)
1980 to 1989: 609 (17.21%)
1970 to 1979: 628 (17.75%)
1960 to 1969: 440 (12.43%)
1940 to 1959: 602 (17.01%)
1939 or earlier: 628 (17.75%)

ROOMS
1 room: 30 (0.85%)
2 rooms: 77 (2.18%)
3 rooms: 241 (6.81%)
4 rooms: 477 (13.48%)
5 rooms: 894 (25.26%)
6 rooms: 740 (20.91%)
7 rooms: 553 (15.63%)
8 rooms: 274 (7.74%)
9 or more rooms: 253 (7.15%)
Median (rooms): 5.6

Occupied housing units: 3,246

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 673 (20.73%)
1995 to 1998: 935 (28.8%)
1990 to 1994: 636 (19.59%)
1980 to 1989: 450 (13.86%)
1970 to 1979: 284 (8.75%)
1969 or earlier: 268 (8.26%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 328 (10.1%)
1: 1,191 (36.69%)
2: 1,272 (39.19%)
3 or more: 455 (14.02%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 1,977 (60.91%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 71 (2.19%)
Electricity: 1,192 (36.72%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 6 (0.18%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 0 (0%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 20 (0.62%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 12 (0.37%)
No telephone service: 79 (2.43%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 3,246 (100%)
1.00 or less: 3,165 (97.5%)
1.01 to 1.50: 64 (1.97%)
1.51 or more: 17 (0.52%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 1,899

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 108 (5.69%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 604 (31.81%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 554 (29.17%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 270 (14.22%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 192 (10.11%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 134 (7.06%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 31 (1.63%)
$1,000,000 or more: 6 (0.32%)
Median (dollars): $119,500

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 1,205 (63.45%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 85 (4.48%)
--$500 to $699: 237 (12.48%)
--$700 to $999: 352 (18.54%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 316 (16.64%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 89 (4.69%)
--$2,000 or more: 126 (6.64%)
--Median (dollars): $913
Not mortgaged: 694 (36.55%)
--Median (dollars): $266

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 839 (44.18%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 301 (15.85%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 158 (8.32%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 226 (11.9%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 43 (2.26%)
35.0 percent or more: 318 (16.75%)
Not computed: 14 (0.74%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 1,140

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 27 (2.37%)
$200 to $299: 62 (5.44%)
$300 to $499: 409 (35.88%)
$500 to $749: 344 (30.18%)
$750 to $999: 92 (8.07%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 80 (7.02%)
$1,500 or more: 21 (1.84%)
No cash rent: 105 (9.21%)
Median (dollars): $512

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 170 (14.91%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 164 (14.39%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 125 (10.96%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 79 (6.93%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 83 (7.28%)
35.0 percent or more: 393 (34.47%)
Not computed: 126 (11.05%)

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