
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Beauregard Parish
[Data based on a sample. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text]
| Subject | Number | Percent | Subject | Number | Percent | |
| Total housing units | 14,501 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 12,104 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 9,391 | 64.8 | 1.00 or less | 11,601 | 95.8 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 98 | 0.7 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 380 | 3.1 | |
| 2 units | 191 | 1.3 | 1.51 or more | 123 | 1.0 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 306 | 2.1 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 286 | 2.0 | Specified owner-occupied units | 5,015 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 13 | 0.1 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 153 | 1.1 | Less than $50,000 | 1,739 | 34.7 | |
| Mobile home | 3,875 | 26.7 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,296 | 45.8 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 188 | 1.3 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 673 | 13.4 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 226 | 4.5 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 61 | 1.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 326 | 2.2 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 20 | 0.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,423 | 9.8 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,067 | 7.4 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,933 | 20.2 | Median (dollars) | 64,800 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,391 | 23.4 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,860 | 12.8 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,479 | 17.1 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,022 | 7.0 | With a mortgage | 2,578 | 51.4 | |
| Less than $300 | 59 | 1.2 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 459 | 9.2 | |||
| 1 room | 153 | 1.1 | $500 to $699 | 832 | 16.6 | |
| 2 rooms | 493 | 3.4 | $700 to $999 | 757 | 15.1 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,043 | 7.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 370 | 7.4 | |
| 4 rooms | 2,775 | 19.1 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 66 | 1.3 | |
| 5 rooms | 4,149 | 28.6 | $2,000 or more | 35 | 0.7 | |
| 6 rooms | 2,922 | 20.2 | Median (dollars) | 686 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,418 | 9.8 | Not mortgaged | 2,437 | 48.6 | |
| 8 rooms | 876 | 6.0 | Median (dollars) | 202 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 672 | 4.6 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 12,104 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 2,581 | 51.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,059 | 17.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 909 | 18.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,468 | 28.7 | 20 to 24 percent | 484 | 9.7 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,061 | 17.0 | 25 to 29 percent | 245 | 4.9 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,976 | 16.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 136 | 2.7 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,224 | 10.1 | 35 percent or more | 609 | 12.1 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,316 | 10.9 | Not computed | 51 | 1.0 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 2,317 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 924 | 7.6 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 4,122 | 34.1 | Less than $200 | 139 | 6.0 | |
| 2 | 5,110 | 42.2 | $200 to $299 | 333 | 14.4 | |
| 3 or more | 1,948 | 16.1 | $300 to $499 | 744 | 32.1 | |
| $500 to $749 | 429 | 18.5 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 133 | 5.7 | |||
| Utility Gas | 3,016 | 24.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 25 | 1.1 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,710 | 22.4 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 5,934 | 49.0 | No cash rent | 514 | 22.2 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 49 | 0.4 | Median (dollars) | 383 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 378 | 3.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 7 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 607 | 26.2 | |
| No fuel used | 10 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 299 | 12.9 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 172 | 7.4 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 154 | 6.6 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 40 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 103 | 4.4 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 47 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 418 | 18.0 | |
| No telephone service | 677 | 5.6 | Not computed | 564 | 24.3 | |
| Date: July 7, 2006 | ||||||
| -Represent zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable. | ||||||
| Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000. | ||||||
- Page last reviewed December 31, 2008
- Page last updated December 31, 2008
- Content source: CDC Emergency Risk Communication Branch (ERCB), Division of Emergency Operations (DEO), Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR)

