Opelousas, LA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2258045, place: Opelousas city, Louisiana)

Total housing units: 9,891

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 6,851 (69.26%)
1-unit, attached: 257 (2.6%)
2 units: 682 (6.9%)
3 or 4 units: 240 (2.43%)
5 to 9 units: 156 (1.58%)
10 to 19 units: 86 (0.87%)
20 or more units: 523 (5.29%)
Mobile home.: 1,089 (11.01%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 7 (0.07%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 24 (0.24%)
1995 to 1998: 346 (3.5%)
1990 to 1994: 347 (3.51%)
1980 to 1989: 1,443 (14.59%)
1970 to 1979: 1,988 (20.1%)
1960 to 1969: 2,016 (20.38%)
1940 to 1959: 2,784 (28.15%)
1939 or earlier: 943 (9.53%)

ROOMS
1 room: 78 (0.79%)
2 rooms: 669 (6.76%)
3 rooms: 970 (9.81%)
4 rooms: 2,293 (23.18%)
5 rooms: 2,691 (27.21%)
6 rooms: 1,548 (15.65%)
7 rooms: 899 (9.09%)
8 rooms: 479 (4.84%)
9 or more rooms: 264 (2.67%)
Median (rooms): 4.8

Occupied housing units: 8,803

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 1,525 (17.32%)
1995 to 1998: 2,085 (23.69%)
1990 to 1994: 1,422 (16.15%)
1980 to 1989: 1,240 (14.09%)
1970 to 1979: 1,021 (11.6%)
1969 or earlier: 1,510 (17.15%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 2,380 (27.04%)
1: 3,602 (40.92%)
2: 2,132 (24.22%)
3 or more: 689 (7.83%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 5,748 (65.3%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 149 (1.69%)
Electricity: 2,804 (31.85%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 0 (0%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 0 (0%)
Solar energy: 20 (0.23%)
Other fuel: 11 (0.12%)
No fuel used: 71 (0.81%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 72 (0.82%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 88 (1%)
No telephone service: 817 (9.28%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 8,803 (100%)
1.00 or less: 8,134 (92.4%)
1.01 to 1.50: 451 (5.12%)
1.51 or more: 218 (2.48%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 4,078

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 1,806 (44.29%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 1,637 (40.14%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 401 (9.83%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 124 (3.04%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 79 (1.94%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 12 (0.29%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 11 (0.27%)
$1,000,000 or more: 8 (0.2%)
Median (dollars): $54,200

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 1,555 (38.13%)
--Less than $300: 74 (1.81%)
--$300 to $499: 392 (9.61%)
--$500 to $699: 498 (12.21%)
--$700 to $999: 405 (9.93%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 147 (3.6%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 26 (0.64%)
--$2,000 or more: 13 (0.32%)
--Median (dollars): $619
Not mortgaged: 2,523 (61.87%)
--Median (dollars): $199

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 1,875 (45.98%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 412 (10.1%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 420 (10.3%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 187 (4.59%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 229 (5.62%)
35.0 percent or more: 743 (18.22%)
Not computed: 212 (5.2%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 4,073

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 918 (22.54%)
$200 to $299: 1,026 (25.19%)
$300 to $499: 1,257 (30.86%)
$500 to $749: 436 (10.7%)
$750 to $999: 73 (1.79%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 23 (0.56%)
$1,500 or more: 7 (0.17%)
No cash rent: 333 (8.18%)
Median (dollars): $292

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 583 (14.31%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 489 (12.01%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 286 (7.02%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 440 (10.8%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 312 (7.66%)
35.0 percent or more: 1,383 (33.96%)
Not computed: 580 (14.24%)

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