
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: St. Martin 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 | 20,245 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 17,164 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 13,190 | 65.2 | 1.00 or less | 16,045 | 93.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 284 | 1.4 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 887 | 5.2 | |
| 2 units | 285 | 1.4 | 1.51 or more | 232 | 1.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 218 | 1.1 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 320 | 1.6 | Specified owner-occupied units | 9,223 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 140 | 0.7 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 72 | 0.4 | Less than $50,000 | 2,596 | 28.1 | |
| Mobile home | 5,460 | 27.0 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 4,096 | 44.4 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 276 | 1.4 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,708 | 18.5 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 591 | 6.4 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 191 | 2.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 813 | 4.0 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 34 | 0.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,167 | 10.7 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 7 | 0.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,426 | 7.0 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 4,274 | 21.1 | Median (dollars) | 71,800 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 4,627 | 22.9 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 2,481 | 12.3 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,971 | 14.7 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,486 | 7.3 | With a mortgage | 4,336 | 47.0 | |
| Less than $300 | 80 | 0.9 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 889 | 9.6 | |||
| 1 room | 255 | 1.3 | $500 to $699 | 1,406 | 15.2 | |
| 2 rooms | 780 | 3.9 | $700 to $999 | 1,291 | 14.0 | |
| 3 rooms | 2,133 | 10.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 510 | 5.5 | |
| 4 rooms | 4,486 | 22.2 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 107 | 1.2 | |
| 5 rooms | 5,655 | 27.9 | $2,000 or more | 53 | 0.6 | |
| 6 rooms | 3,673 | 18.1 | Median (dollars) | 669 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,810 | 8.9 | Not mortgaged | 4,887 | 53.0 | |
| 8 rooms | 991 | 4.9 | Median (dollars) | 201 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 462 | 2.3 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 4.9 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 17,164 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 4,706 | 51.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,326 | 13.6 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,271 | 13.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 4,274 | 24.9 | 20 to 24 percent | 839 | 9.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,721 | 15.9 | 25 to 29 percent | 451 | 4.9 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,899 | 16.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 355 | 3.8 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,600 | 15.1 | 35 percent or more | 1,377 | 14.9 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 2,344 | 13.7 | Not computed | 224 | 2.4 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 3,061 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,871 | 10.9 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 5,815 | 33.9 | Less than $200 | 407 | 13.3 | |
| 2 | 7,116 | 41.5 | $200 to $299 | 487 | 15.9 | |
| 3 or more | 2,362 | 13.8 | $300 to $499 | 939 | 30.7 | |
| $500 to $749 | 470 | 15.4 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 34 | 1.1 | |||
| Utility Gas | 5,526 | 32.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 6 | 0.2 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 795 | 4.6 | $1,500 or more | 4 | 0.1 | |
| Electricity | 10,694 | 62.3 | No cash rent | 714 | 23.3 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 32 | 0.2 | Median (dollars) | 353 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 60 | 0.3 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 19 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 579 | 18.9 | |
| No fuel used | 38 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 342 | 11.2 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 328 | 10.7 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 137 | 4.5 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 127 | 0.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 128 | 4.2 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 96 | 0.6 | 35 percent or more | 734 | 24.0 | |
| No telephone service | 1,090 | 6.4 | Not computed | 813 | 26.6 | |
| 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)

