
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: West Carroll 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 | 4,980 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 4,458 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 3,513 | 70.5 | 1.00 or less | 4,244 | 95.2 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 40 | 0.8 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 146 | 3.3 | |
| 2 units | 35 | 0.7 | 1.51 or more | 68 | 1.5 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 20 | 0.4 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 54 | 1.1 | Specified owner-occupied units | 1,897 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 10 | 0.2 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 21 | 0.4 | Less than $50,000 | 994 | 52.4 | |
| Mobile home | 1,263 | 25.4 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 679 | 35.8 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 24 | 0.5 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 145 | 7.6 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 56 | 3.0 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 4 | 0.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 114 | 2.3 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 311 | 6.2 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 11 | 0.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 194 | 3.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 8 | 0.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 891 | 17.9 | Median (dollars) | 48,200 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,391 | 27.9 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 889 | 17.9 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 922 | 18.5 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 268 | 5.4 | With a mortgage | 790 | 41.6 | |
| Less than $300 | 44 | 2.3 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 245 | 12.9 | |||
| 1 room | 0 | 0.0 | $500 to $699 | 264 | 13.9 | |
| 2 rooms | 103 | 2.1 | $700 to $999 | 172 | 9.1 | |
| 3 rooms | 349 | 7.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 56 | 3.0 | |
| 4 rooms | 828 | 16.6 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 7 | 0.4 | |
| 5 rooms | 1,553 | 31.2 | $2,000 or more | 2 | 0.1 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,092 | 21.9 | Median (dollars) | 571 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 674 | 13.5 | Not mortgaged | 1,107 | 58.4 | |
| 8 rooms | 224 | 4.5 | Median (dollars) | 220 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 157 | 3.2 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.3 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 4,458 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 897 | 47.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 600 | 13.5 | 15 to 19 percent | 344 | 18.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,025 | 23.0 | 20 to 24 percent | 118 | 6.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 606 | 13.6 | 25 to 29 percent | 86 | 4.5 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 766 | 17.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 107 | 5.6 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 694 | 15.6 | 35 percent or more | 302 | 15.9 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 767 | 17.2 | Not computed | 43 | 2.3 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 872 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 397 | 8.9 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 1,588 | 35.6 | Less than $200 | 109 | 12.5 | |
| 2 | 1,774 | 39.8 | $200 to $299 | 138 | 15.8 | |
| 3 or more | 699 | 15.7 | $300 to $499 | 312 | 35.8 | |
| $500 to $749 | 77 | 8.8 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 6 | 0.7 | |||
| Utility Gas | 1,234 | 27.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 4 | 0.5 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,846 | 41.4 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 1,147 | 25.7 | No cash rent | 226 | 25.9 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 27 | 0.6 | Median (dollars) | 326 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 182 | 4.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 22 | 0.5 | Less than 15 percent | 167 | 19.2 | |
| No fuel used | 0 | 0.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 98 | 11.2 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 93 | 10.7 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 61 | 7.0 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 21 | 0.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 48 | 5.5 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 17 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 163 | 18.7 | |
| No telephone service | 251 | 5.6 | Not computed | 242 | 27.8 | |
| 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)

