Mer Rouge, LA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2249905, place: Mer Rouge village, Louisiana)

Total housing units: 302

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 199 (65.89%)
1-unit, attached: 9 (2.98%)
2 units: 2 (0.66%)
3 or 4 units: 0 (0%)
5 to 9 units: 42 (13.91%)
10 to 19 units: 0 (0%)
20 or more units: 34 (11.26%)
Mobile home.: 16 (5.3%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 0 (0%)
1995 to 1998: 37 (12.25%)
1990 to 1994: 33 (10.93%)
1980 to 1989: 36 (11.92%)
1970 to 1979: 27 (8.94%)
1960 to 1969: 68 (22.52%)
1940 to 1959: 38 (12.58%)
1939 or earlier: 63 (20.86%)

ROOMS
1 room: 4 (1.32%)
2 rooms: 8 (2.65%)
3 rooms: 47 (15.56%)
4 rooms: 62 (20.53%)
5 rooms: 56 (18.54%)
6 rooms: 50 (16.56%)
7 rooms: 46 (15.23%)
8 rooms: 9 (2.98%)
9 or more rooms: 20 (6.62%)
Median (rooms): 5

Occupied housing units: 273

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 47 (17.22%)
1995 to 1998: 82 (30.04%)
1990 to 1994: 40 (14.65%)
1980 to 1989: 40 (14.65%)
1970 to 1979: 30 (10.99%)
1969 or earlier: 34 (12.45%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 49 (17.95%)
1: 96 (35.16%)
2: 93 (34.07%)
3 or more: 35 (12.82%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 156 (57.14%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 2 (0.73%)
Electricity: 115 (42.12%)
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: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 10 (3.66%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 14 (5.13%)
No telephone service: 7 (2.56%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 273 (100%)
1.00 or less: 262 (95.97%)
1.01 to 1.50: 4 (1.47%)
1.51 or more: 7 (2.56%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 156

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 80 (51.28%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 43 (27.56%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 22 (14.1%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (1.92%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 5 (3.21%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 3 (1.92%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $48,300

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 87 (55.77%)
--Less than $300: 3 (1.92%)
--$300 to $499: 32 (20.51%)
--$500 to $699: 22 (14.1%)
--$700 to $999: 19 (12.18%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 6 (3.85%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 5 (3.21%)
--$2,000 or more: 0 (0%)
--Median (dollars): $594
Not mortgaged: 69 (44.23%)
--Median (dollars): $219

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 97 (62.18%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 9 (5.77%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 10 (6.41%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 13 (8.33%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 5 (3.21%)
35.0 percent or more: 22 (14.1%)
Not computed: 0 (0%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 100

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 45 (45%)
$200 to $299: 27 (27%)
$300 to $499: 9 (9%)
$500 to $749: 8 (8%)
$750 to $999: 0 (0%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 0 (0%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 11 (11%)
Median (dollars): $197

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 17 (17%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 20 (20%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 5 (5%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 12 (12%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 13 (13%)
35.0 percent or more: 22 (22%)
Not computed: 11 (11%)

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