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Benton, Louisiana Housing Profile

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 Benton, Louisiana United States
StateLouisiana
CityBenton
Total population2,035 281,421,906
Male988138,053,563
Female1,047143,368,343
Median age (years)33.735.3
Total households749105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)25,70841,994

Benton, Louisiana Housing

Present all the most Investigate household information of Benton, Louisiana, stated below. Housing tenure in Benton, Louisiana can be described by the following figures: owner-occupied housing units ammount to approximately 499, which makes 88.85%, while renter-occupied housing units figure is two hundred and fifty that is 29.66% from total amount.

 Benton, Louisiana %, Benton, Louisiana United States
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households749  105,480,101
Family households (families)518 69.16%68.06%
- - With own children under 18 years278 37.12%32.79%
- Married-couple family313 41.79%51.66%
- - With own children under 18 years153 20.43%23.55%
- Female householder, no husband present178 23.77%12.23%
- - With own children under 18 years111 14.82%7.17%
Nonfamily households231 30.84%31.94%
- Householder living alone208 27.77%25.82%
- - Householder 65 years and over94 12.55%9.22%
 
Households with individuals under 18 years323 43.12%36.05%
Households with individuals 65 years and over191 25.5%23.39%
 
Average household size2.56  2.59
Average family size3.13  3.14
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units834  115,904,641
- Occupied housing units749 88.85%91.01%
- Vacant housing units85 10.08%8.99%
- For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use1 0.12%3.09%
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)4.4  1.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent)8.1  6.8
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units749  105,480,101
- - Owner-occupied housing units499 59.19%60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units250 29.66%30.77%
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.64  2.69
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.42  2.40
 
Total housing units843  115,904,641
 
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached565 67.02%60.28%
1-unit, attached9 1.07%5.56%
2 units30 3.56%4.31%
3 or 4 units26 3.08%4.74%
5 to 9 units9 1.07%4.67%
10 to 19 units15 1.78%4.0%
20 or more units32 3.8%8.63%
Mobile home155 18.39%7.57%
Boat, RV, van, etc.2 0.24%0.23%
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 200016 1.9%2.38%
1995 to 199843 5.1%7.32%
1990 to 199460 7.12%7.31%
1980 to 1989197 23.37%15.81%
1970 to 1979131 15.54%18.5%
1960 to 1969148 17.56%13.73%
1940 to 1959185 21.95%19.97%
1939 or earlier63 7.47%15.0%
 
ROOMS
1 room0  2.2%
2 rooms9 1.07%4.81%
3 rooms92 10.91%9.84%
4 rooms161 19.1%15.97%
5 rooms298 35.35%20.89%
6 rooms171 20.28%18.45%
7 rooms73 8.66%12.06%
8 rooms24 2.85%8.06%
9 or more rooms15 1.78%7.7%
Median (rooms)5.0  5.3
 
Occupied Housing Units758  105,480,101
 
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000149 19.89%19.95%
1995 to 1998150 20.03%28.9%
1990 to 1994122 16.29%16.07%
1980 to 1989151 20.16%15.58%
1970 to 197986 11.48%9.86%
1969 or earlier100 13.35%9.65%
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None107 14.12%10.3%
1318 41.95%34.25%
2246 32.45%38.36%
3 or more87 11.48%17.1%
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas506 66.75%51.22%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas17 2.24%6.52%
Electricity233 30.74%30.35%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.0  8.97%
Coal or coke0  0.14%
Wood0  1.68%
Solar energy0  0.04%
Other fuel0  0.39%
No fuel used2 0.26%0.69%
 
 Benton, Louisiana %, Benton, Louisiana United States
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities8  670,986
Lacking complete kitchen facilities6  715,535
No telephone service26  2,570,705
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units758  105,480,101
1.00 or less731 96.44%94.26%
1.01 to 1.5019 2.51%3.02%
1.51 or more8 1.06%2.72%
 
Specified owner-occupied units412  55,212,108
 
VALUE
Less than $50,000134 32.52%9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999250 60.68%30.39%
$100,000 to $149,99916 3.88%23.75%
$150,000 to $199,9998 1.94%14.63%
$200,000 to $299,9994 0.97%11.92%
$300,000 to $499,9990  6.49%
$500,000 to $999,9990  2.37%
$1,000,000 or more0  0.57%
Median (dollars)58,900  119,600
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage271 65.78%70.03%
- Less than $3000  0.46%
- $300 to $49963 15.29%3.89%
- $500 to $699108 26.21%8.95%
- $700 to $99974 17.96%17.41%
- $1,000 to $1,49917 4.13%21.15%
- $1,500 to $1,9995 1.21%10.06%
- $2,000 or more4 0.97%8.09%
- Median (dollars)637  1,088
Not mortgaged141 34.22%29.97%
- Median (dollars)201  295
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent180 43.69%36.52%
15 to 19 percent69 16.75%17.5%
20 to 24 percent55 13.35%13.92%
25 to 29 percent11 2.67%9.44%
30 to 34 percent23 5.58%6.02%
35 percent or more67 16.26%15.79%
Not computed7 1.7%0.8%
 
Specified renter-occupied units248  35,199,502
 
GROSS RENT
Less than $20031 12.5%5.24%
$200 to $29936 14.52%5.17%
$300 to $49991 36.69%21.99%
$500 to $74969 27.82%33.69%
$750 to $9990  17.17%
$1,000 to $1,4991 0.4%8.68%
$1,500 or more0  2.91%
No cash rent20 8.06%5.15%
Median (dollars)383  602
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent56 22.58%18.1%
15 to 19 percent10 4.03%14.31%
20 to 24 percent22 8.87%12.78%
25 to 29 percent30 12.1%10.42%
30 to 34 percent26 10.48%7.34%
35 percent or more72 29.03%29.5%
Not computed32 12.9%7.55%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.