Meraux, LA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2249800, place: Meraux CDP, Louisiana)

Total housing units: 3,828

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 2,922 (76.33%)
1-unit, attached: 56 (1.46%)
2 units: 69 (1.8%)
3 or 4 units: 123 (3.21%)
5 to 9 units: 99 (2.59%)
10 to 19 units: 26 (0.68%)
20 or more units: 187 (4.89%)
Mobile home.: 346 (9.04%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 56 (1.46%)
1995 to 1998: 304 (7.94%)
1990 to 1994: 538 (14.05%)
1980 to 1989: 957 (25%)
1970 to 1979: 973 (25.42%)
1960 to 1969: 685 (17.89%)
1940 to 1959: 277 (7.24%)
1939 or earlier: 38 (0.99%)

ROOMS
1 room: 46 (1.2%)
2 rooms: 169 (4.41%)
3 rooms: 284 (7.42%)
4 rooms: 385 (10.06%)
5 rooms: 1,124 (29.36%)
6 rooms: 1,013 (26.46%)
7 rooms: 477 (12.46%)
8 rooms: 170 (4.44%)
9 or more rooms: 160 (4.18%)
Median (rooms): 5.4

Occupied housing units: 3,747

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 518 (13.82%)
1995 to 1998: 874 (23.33%)
1990 to 1994: 808 (21.56%)
1980 to 1989: 645 (17.21%)
1970 to 1979: 535 (14.28%)
1969 or earlier: 367 (9.79%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 358 (9.55%)
1: 1,141 (30.45%)
2: 1,709 (45.61%)
3 or more: 539 (14.38%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 2,488 (66.4%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 38 (1.01%)
Electricity: 1,221 (32.59%)
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: 26 (0.69%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 18 (0.48%)
No telephone service: 93 (2.48%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 3,747 (100%)
1.00 or less: 3,618 (96.56%)
1.01 to 1.50: 100 (2.67%)
1.51 or more: 29 (0.77%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 2,630

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 78 (2.97%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 1,506 (57.26%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 722 (27.45%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 199 (7.57%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 112 (4.26%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 13 (0.49%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $93,100

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 1,936 (73.61%)
--Less than $300: 13 (0.49%)
--$300 to $499: 109 (4.14%)
--$500 to $699: 433 (16.46%)
--$700 to $999: 851 (32.36%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 414 (15.74%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 108 (4.11%)
--$2,000 or more: 8 (0.3%)
--Median (dollars): $832
Not mortgaged: 694 (26.39%)
--Median (dollars): $256

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 1,127 (42.85%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 563 (21.41%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 285 (10.84%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 215 (8.17%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 148 (5.63%)
35.0 percent or more: 272 (10.34%)
Not computed: 20 (0.76%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 718

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 115 (16.02%)
$200 to $299: 109 (15.18%)
$300 to $499: 279 (38.86%)
$500 to $749: 114 (15.88%)
$750 to $999: 16 (2.23%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 0 (0%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 85 (11.84%)
Median (dollars): $385

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 142 (19.78%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 112 (15.6%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 92 (12.81%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 80 (11.14%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 40 (5.57%)
35.0 percent or more: 158 (22.01%)
Not computed: 94 (13.09%)

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