Walker, LA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2279240, place: Walker town, Louisiana)

Total housing units: 1,991

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 1,264 (63.49%)
1-unit, attached: 10 (0.5%)
2 units: 58 (2.91%)
3 or 4 units: 85 (4.27%)
5 to 9 units: 20 (1%)
10 to 19 units: 10 (0.5%)
20 or more units: 9 (0.45%)
Mobile home.: 535 (26.87%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 156 (7.84%)
1995 to 1998: 379 (19.04%)
1990 to 1994: 218 (10.95%)
1980 to 1989: 581 (29.18%)
1970 to 1979: 312 (15.67%)
1960 to 1969: 154 (7.73%)
1940 to 1959: 184 (9.24%)
1939 or earlier: 7 (0.35%)

ROOMS
1 room: 0 (0%)
2 rooms: 0 (0%)
3 rooms: 110 (5.52%)
4 rooms: 386 (19.39%)
5 rooms: 725 (36.41%)
6 rooms: 450 (22.6%)
7 rooms: 171 (8.59%)
8 rooms: 78 (3.92%)
9 or more rooms: 71 (3.57%)
Median (rooms): 5.2

Occupied housing units: 1,858

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 462 (24.87%)
1995 to 1998: 693 (37.3%)
1990 to 1994: 218 (11.73%)
1980 to 1989: 196 (10.55%)
1970 to 1979: 156 (8.4%)
1969 or earlier: 133 (7.16%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 115 (6.19%)
1: 634 (34.12%)
2: 720 (38.75%)
3 or more: 389 (20.94%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 572 (30.79%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 6 (0.32%)
Electricity: 1,254 (67.49%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 0 (0%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 26 (1.4%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 11 (0.59%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0 (0%)
No telephone service: 39 (2.1%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 1,858 (100%)
1.00 or less: 1,794 (96.56%)
1.01 to 1.50: 64 (3.44%)
1.51 or more: 0 (0%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 1,028

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 48 (4.67%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 520 (50.58%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 264 (25.68%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 161 (15.66%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 25 (2.43%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 10 (0.97%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $96,100

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 696 (67.7%)
--Less than $300: 9 (0.88%)
--$300 to $499: 43 (4.18%)
--$500 to $699: 140 (13.62%)
--$700 to $999: 303 (29.47%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 173 (16.83%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 28 (2.72%)
--$2,000 or more: 0 (0%)
--Median (dollars): $792
Not mortgaged: 332 (32.3%)
--Median (dollars): $229

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 437 (42.51%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 154 (14.98%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 183 (17.8%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 84 (8.17%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 31 (3.02%)
35.0 percent or more: 115 (11.19%)
Not computed: 24 (2.33%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 433

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 40 (9.24%)
$200 to $299: 46 (10.62%)
$300 to $499: 161 (37.18%)
$500 to $749: 113 (26.1%)
$750 to $999: 10 (2.31%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 18 (4.16%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 45 (10.39%)
Median (dollars): $457

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 114 (26.33%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 42 (9.7%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 25 (5.77%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 64 (14.78%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 8 (1.85%)
35.0 percent or more: 118 (27.25%)
Not computed: 62 (14.32%)

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