
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: St. Bernard 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 | 26,790 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 25,123 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 19,118 | 71.4 | 1.00 or less | 24,102 | 95.9 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 1,564 | 5.8 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 759 | 3.0 | |
| 2 units | 1,797 | 6.7 | 1.51 or more | 262 | 1.0 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 945 | 3.5 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 618 | 2.3 | Specified owner-occupied units | 16,321 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 310 | 1.2 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 298 | 1.1 | Less than $50,000 | 1,116 | 6.8 | |
| Mobile home | 2,109 | 7.9 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 10,038 | 61.5 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 31 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 3,798 | 23.3 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 703 | 4.3 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 548 | 3.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 298 | 1.1 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 102 | 0.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,285 | 4.8 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,527 | 5.7 | $1,000,000 or more | 16 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 4,679 | 17.5 | Median (dollars) | 85,200 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 6,846 | 25.6 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 5,844 | 21.8 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 5,641 | 21.1 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 670 | 2.5 | With a mortgage | 9,827 | 60.2 | |
| Less than $300 | 82 | 0.5 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,021 | 6.3 | |||
| 1 room | 115 | 0.4 | $500 to $699 | 2,643 | 16.2 | |
| 2 rooms | 744 | 2.8 | $700 to $999 | 3,780 | 23.2 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,781 | 6.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,925 | 11.8 | |
| 4 rooms | 5,265 | 19.7 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 324 | 2.0 | |
| 5 rooms | 8,112 | 30.3 | $2,000 or more | 52 | 0.3 | |
| 6 rooms | 5,930 | 22.1 | Median (dollars) | 769 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,846 | 10.6 | Not mortgaged | 6,494 | 39.8 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,170 | 4.4 | Median (dollars) | 246 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 827 | 3.1 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 25,123 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 7,366 | 45.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 3,587 | 14.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,861 | 17.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 5,565 | 22.2 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,677 | 10.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,719 | 14.8 | 25 to 29 percent | 1,305 | 8.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 4,006 | 15.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 799 | 4.9 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,936 | 15.7 | 35 percent or more | 1,995 | 12.2 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 4,310 | 17.2 | Not computed | 318 | 1.9 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 6,345 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 2,597 | 10.3 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 9,246 | 36.8 | Less than $200 | 199 | 3.1 | |
| 2 | 10,032 | 39.9 | $200 to $299 | 405 | 6.4 | |
| 3 or more | 3,248 | 12.9 | $300 to $499 | 2,488 | 39.2 | |
| $500 to $749 | 2,394 | 37.7 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 327 | 5.2 | |||
| Utility Gas | 17,382 | 69.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 45 | 0.7 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 408 | 1.6 | $1,500 or more | 10 | 0.2 | |
| Electricity | 7,293 | 29.0 | No cash rent | 477 | 7.5 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 0 | 0.0 | Median (dollars) | 489 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 20 | 0.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 0 | 0.0 | Less than 15 percent | 1,251 | 19.7 | |
| No fuel used | 20 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 989 | 15.6 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 764 | 12.0 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 612 | 9.6 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 118 | 0.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 391 | 6.2 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 108 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 1,654 | 26.1 | |
| No telephone service | 653 | 2.6 | Not computed | 684 | 10.8 | |
| 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)

