New Orleans, LA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2255000, place: New Orleans city, Louisiana)

Total housing units: 215,091

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 90,125 (41.9%)
1-unit, attached: 32,185 (14.96%)
2 units: 29,430 (13.68%)
3 or 4 units: 20,704 (9.63%)
5 to 9 units: 12,139 (5.64%)
10 to 19 units: 9,106 (4.23%)
20 or more units: 20,559 (9.56%)
Mobile home.: 738 (0.34%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 105 (0.05%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 915 (0.43%)
1995 to 1998: 2,721 (1.27%)
1990 to 1994: 2,859 (1.33%)
1980 to 1989: 17,597 (8.18%)
1970 to 1979: 29,174 (13.56%)
1960 to 1969: 32,449 (15.09%)
1940 to 1959: 65,597 (30.5%)
1939 or earlier: 63,779 (29.65%)

ROOMS
1 room: 4,929 (2.29%)
2 rooms: 15,063 (7%)
3 rooms: 31,657 (14.72%)
4 rooms: 45,942 (21.36%)
5 rooms: 44,336 (20.61%)
6 rooms: 30,646 (14.25%)
7 rooms: 17,474 (8.12%)
8 rooms: 11,842 (5.51%)
9 or more rooms: 13,202 (6.14%)
Median (rooms): 4.7

Occupied housing units: 188,251

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 38,766 (20.59%)
1995 to 1998: 53,624 (28.49%)
1990 to 1994: 29,870 (15.87%)
1980 to 1989: 26,779 (14.23%)
1970 to 1979: 18,901 (10.04%)
1969 or earlier: 20,311 (10.79%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 51,435 (27.32%)
1: 79,550 (42.26%)
2: 45,542 (24.19%)
3 or more: 11,724 (6.23%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 117,543 (62.44%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 1,889 (1%)
Electricity: 67,250 (35.72%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 53 (0.03%)
Coal or coke: 36 (0.02%)
Wood: 72 (0.04%)
Solar energy: 90 (0.05%)
Other fuel: 240 (0.13%)
No fuel used: 1,078 (0.57%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1,856 (0.99%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1,900 (1.01%)
No telephone service: 8,292 (4.4%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 188,251 (100%)
1.00 or less: 174,137 (92.5%)
1.01 to 1.50: 8,466 (4.5%)
1.51 or more: 5,648 (3%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 74,407

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 9,204 (12.37%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 35,535 (47.76%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 12,778 (17.17%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6,775 (9.11%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 5,246 (7.05%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 3,170 (4.26%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 1,466 (1.97%)
$1,000,000 or more: 233 (0.31%)
Median (dollars): $87,300

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 49,885 (67.04%)
--Less than $300: 433 (0.58%)
--$300 to $499: 3,644 (4.9%)
--$500 to $699: 9,222 (12.39%)
--$700 to $999: 16,017 (21.53%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 12,132 (16.3%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 4,239 (5.7%)
--$2,000 or more: 4,198 (5.64%)
--Median (dollars): $910
Not mortgaged: 24,522 (32.96%)
--Median (dollars): $285

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 26,534 (35.66%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 11,394 (15.31%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 8,841 (11.88%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 6,414 (8.62%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 4,307 (5.79%)
35.0 percent or more: 15,517 (20.85%)
Not computed: 1,400 (1.88%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 100,328

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 9,394 (9.36%)
$200 to $299: 7,905 (7.88%)
$300 to $499: 33,214 (33.11%)
$500 to $749: 31,579 (31.48%)
$750 to $999: 9,379 (9.35%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 3,638 (3.63%)
$1,500 or more: 1,148 (1.14%)
No cash rent: 4,071 (4.06%)
Median (dollars): $488

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 16,770 (16.72%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 11,251 (11.21%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 10,945 (10.91%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 8,723 (8.69%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 6,618 (6.6%)
35.0 percent or more: 36,268 (36.15%)
Not computed: 9,753 (9.72%)

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