
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Vermilion 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 | 22,461 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 19,832 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 16,368 | 72.9 | 1.00 or less | 18,539 | 93.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 300 | 1.3 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 812 | 4.1 | |
| 2 units | 351 | 1.6 | 1.51 or more | 481 | 2.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 251 | 1.1 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 219 | 1.0 | Specified owner-occupied units | 10,812 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 64 | 0.3 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 203 | 0.9 | Less than $50,000 | 3,452 | 31.9 | |
| Mobile home | 4,592 | 20.4 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 4,720 | 43.7 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 113 | 0.5 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,573 | 14.5 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 641 | 5.9 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 299 | 2.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 610 | 2.7 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 84 | 0.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,528 | 6.8 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 43 | 0.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,052 | 4.7 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 4,248 | 18.9 | Median (dollars) | 68,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 4,491 | 20.0 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 3,092 | 13.8 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 5,168 | 23.0 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,272 | 10.1 | With a mortgage | 4,813 | 44.5 | |
| Less than $300 | 215 | 2.0 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,088 | 10.1 | |||
| 1 room | 264 | 1.2 | $500 to $699 | 1,345 | 12.4 | |
| 2 rooms | 926 | 4.1 | $700 to $999 | 1,348 | 12.5 | |
| 3 rooms | 2,167 | 9.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 656 | 6.1 | |
| 4 rooms | 4,615 | 20.5 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 100 | 0.9 | |
| 5 rooms | 6,451 | 28.7 | $2,000 or more | 61 | 0.6 | |
| 6 rooms | 4,209 | 18.7 | Median (dollars) | 662 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,975 | 8.8 | Not mortgaged | 5,999 | 55.5 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,043 | 4.6 | Median (dollars) | 209 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 811 | 3.6 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.0 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 19,832 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 5,866 | 54.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,982 | 15.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,208 | 11.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 4,411 | 22.2 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,013 | 9.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,833 | 14.3 | 25 to 29 percent | 616 | 5.7 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,445 | 17.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 464 | 4.3 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,607 | 13.1 | 35 percent or more | 1,439 | 13.3 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 3,554 | 17.9 | Not computed | 206 | 1.9 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 4,492 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,871 | 9.4 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 7,237 | 36.5 | Less than $200 | 693 | 15.4 | |
| 2 | 8,266 | 41.7 | $200 to $299 | 726 | 16.2 | |
| 3 or more | 2,458 | 12.4 | $300 to $499 | 1,595 | 35.5 | |
| $500 to $749 | 569 | 12.7 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 25 | 0.6 | |||
| Utility Gas | 7,231 | 36.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 12 | 0.3 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,408 | 7.1 | $1,500 or more | 9 | 0.2 | |
| Electricity | 10,944 | 55.2 | No cash rent | 863 | 19.2 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 118 | 0.6 | Median (dollars) | 342 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 42 | 0.2 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 60 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 1,046 | 23.3 | |
| No fuel used | 29 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 484 | 10.8 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 451 | 10.0 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 244 | 5.4 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 81 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 200 | 4.5 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 46 | 0.2 | 35 percent or more | 1,043 | 23.2 | |
| No telephone service | 1,023 | 5.2 | Not computed | 1,024 | 22.8 | |
| 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)

