Louisiana Housing Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	1,847,181	100.0
1-unit, detached	1,184,167	64.1
1-unit, attached	70,863	3.8
2 units	74,492	4.0
3 or 4 units	83,524	4.5
5 to 9 units	56,990	3.1
10 to 19 units	39,933	2.2
20 or more units	91,139	4.9
Mobile home	240,944	13.0
Boat, RV, van, etc.	5,129	0.3

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	40,582	2.2
1995 to 1998	123,982	6.7
1990 to 1994	105,327	5.7
1980 to 1989	339,849	18.4
1970 to 1979	415,167	22.5
1960 to 1969	300,717	16.3
1940 to 1959	365,291	19.8
1939 or earlier	156,266	8.5

ROOMS
1 room	23,452	1.3
2 rooms	75,378	4.1
3 rooms	175,962	9.5
4 rooms	332,103	18.0
5 rooms	468,750	25.4
6 rooms	361,634	19.6
7 rooms	206,683	11.2
8 rooms	112,280	6.1
9 or more rooms	90,939	4.9
Median (rooms)	5.2	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	1,656,053	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	309,663	18.7
1995 to 1998	446,127	26.9
1990 to 1994	258,185	15.6
1980 to 1989	253,627	15.3
1970 to 1979	194,288	11.7
1969 or earlier	194,163	11.7

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	196,305	11.9
1	613,285	37.0
2	629,350	38.0
3 or more	217,113	13.1

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	776,540	46.9
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	81,681	4.9
Electricity	774,936	46.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	2,492	0.2
Coal or coke	89	0.0
Wood	12,647	0.8
Solar energy	306	0.0
Other fuel	1,868	0.1
No fuel used	5,494	0.3

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	10,717	0.6
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	10,726	0.6
No telephone service	69,488	4.2

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	1,656,053	100.0
1.00 or less	1,569,627	94.8
1.01 to 1.50	57,282	3.5
1.51 or more	29,144	1.8

Specified owner-occupied units	864,810	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	169,223	19.6
$50,000 to $99,999	369,252	42.7
$100,000 to $149,999	173,997	20.1
$150,000 to $199,999	78,622	9.1
$200,000 to $299,999	47,645	5.5
$300,000 to $499,999	18,778	2.2
$500,000 to $999,999	5,955	0.7
$1,000,000 or more	1,338	0.2
Median (dollars)	85,000	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	516,660	59.7
Less than $300	9,061	1.0
$300 to $499	59,994	6.9
$500 to $699	117,134	13.5
$700 to $999	163,772	18.9
$1,000 to $1,499	113,638	13.1
$1,500 to $1,999	31,802	3.7
$2,000 or more	21,259	2.5
Median (dollars)	816	(X)
Not mortgaged	348,150	40.3
Median (dollars)	232	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	395,010	45.7
15 to 19 percent	138,608	16.0
20 to 24 percent	94,953	11.0
25 to 29 percent	60,192	7.0
30 to 34 percent	38,474	4.4
35 percent or more	123,015	14.2
Not computed	14,558	1.7

Specified renter-occupied units	525,722	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	42,721	8.1
$200 to $299	48,384	9.2
$300 to $499	180,965	34.4
$500 to $749	150,656	28.7
$750 to $999	36,729	7.0
$1,000 to $1,499	11,752	2.2
$1,500 or more	3,666	0.7
No cash rent	50,849	9.7
Median (dollars)	466	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	97,912	18.6
15 to 19 percent	65,760	12.5
20 to 24 percent	56,910	10.8
25 to 29 percent	45,051	8.6
30 to 34 percent	32,514	6.2
35 percent or more	156,882	29.8
Not computed	70,693	13.4

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94

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