Port Sulphur, LA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2262070, place: Port Sulphur CDP, Louisiana)

Total housing units: 1,191

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 788 (66.16%)
1-unit, attached: 6 (0.5%)
2 units: 0 (0%)
3 or 4 units: 6 (0.5%)
5 to 9 units: 11 (0.92%)
10 to 19 units: 0 (0%)
20 or more units: 0 (0%)
Mobile home.: 380 (31.91%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 31 (2.6%)
1995 to 1998: 32 (2.69%)
1990 to 1994: 18 (1.51%)
1980 to 1989: 203 (17.04%)
1970 to 1979: 278 (23.34%)
1960 to 1969: 175 (14.69%)
1940 to 1959: 379 (31.82%)
1939 or earlier: 75 (6.3%)

ROOMS
1 room: 0 (0%)
2 rooms: 26 (2.18%)
3 rooms: 72 (6.05%)
4 rooms: 138 (11.59%)
5 rooms: 395 (33.17%)
6 rooms: 316 (26.53%)
7 rooms: 137 (11.5%)
8 rooms: 74 (6.21%)
9 or more rooms: 33 (2.77%)
Median (rooms): 5.4

Occupied housing units: 1,077

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 98 (9.1%)
1995 to 1998: 153 (14.21%)
1990 to 1994: 145 (13.46%)
1980 to 1989: 248 (23.03%)
1970 to 1979: 212 (19.68%)
1969 or earlier: 221 (20.52%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 171 (15.88%)
1: 466 (43.27%)
2: 340 (31.57%)
3 or more: 100 (9.29%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 545 (50.6%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 69 (6.41%)
Electricity: 445 (41.32%)
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: 18 (1.67%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 11 (1.02%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0 (0%)
No telephone service: 78 (7.24%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 1,077 (100%)
1.00 or less: 1,009 (93.69%)
1.01 to 1.50: 41 (3.81%)
1.51 or more: 27 (2.51%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 590

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 249 (42.2%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 231 (39.15%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 41 (6.95%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 47 (7.97%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 11 (1.86%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 11 (1.86%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $55,300

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 155 (26.27%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 16 (2.71%)
--$500 to $699: 67 (11.36%)
--$700 to $999: 19 (3.22%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 36 (6.1%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 6 (1.02%)
--$2,000 or more: 11 (1.86%)
--Median (dollars): $672
Not mortgaged: 435 (73.73%)
--Median (dollars): $246

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 326 (55.25%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 36 (6.1%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 60 (10.17%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 26 (4.41%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 6 (1.02%)
35.0 percent or more: 122 (20.68%)
Not computed: 14 (2.37%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 123

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 11 (8.94%)
$200 to $299: 10 (8.13%)
$300 to $499: 35 (28.46%)
$500 to $749: 6 (4.88%)
$750 to $999: 0 (0%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 0 (0%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 61 (49.59%)
Median (dollars): $369

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 28 (22.76%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 0 (0%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 0 (0%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 0 (0%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 6 (4.88%)
35.0 percent or more: 17 (13.82%)
Not computed: 72 (58.54%)

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