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New Orleans, Louisiana Housing Profile

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 New Orleans, Louisiana United States
StateLouisiana
CityNew Orleans
Total population484,674 281,421,906
Male227,094138,053,563
Female257,580143,368,343
Median age (years)33.135.3
Total households188,251105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)27,13341,994

New Orleans, Louisiana Housing

All the Discern household information of New Orleans, Louisiana stated below. New Orleans, Louisiana gross rent between from $750 to $999 ammounts to nine thousand, three hundred and seventy-nine households which makes nearly nine point three five percent. Average household size of renter-occupied unit in New Orleans, Louisiana is two point six compared to 2.40 in the US. Present all the other important household statistics of New Orleans, Louisiana, including such significant indices as: average household size of owner-occupied unit, mortgage status and selected monthly owner costs, housing tenure, housing occupancy, etc.

 New Orleans, Louisiana %, New Orleans, Louisiana United States
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households188,251  105,480,101
Family households (families)112,977 60.01%68.06%
- - With own children under 18 years55,053 29.24%32.79%
- Married-couple family58,013 30.82%51.66%
- - With own children under 18 years24,950 13.25%23.55%
- Female householder, no husband present46,171 24.53%12.23%
- - With own children under 18 years26,389 14.02%7.17%
Nonfamily households75,274 39.99%31.94%
- Householder living alone62,422 33.16%25.82%
- - Householder 65 years and over18,228 9.68%9.22%
 
Households with individuals under 18 years66,489 35.32%36.05%
Households with individuals 65 years and over42,618 22.64%23.39%
 
Average household size2.48  2.59
Average family size3.23  3.14
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units215,091  115,904,641
- Occupied housing units188,251 87.52%91.01%
- Vacant housing units26,840 12.48%8.99%
- For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use2,406 1.12%3.09%
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)2.2  1.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent)7.9  6.8
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units188,251  105,480,101
- - Owner-occupied housing units87,589 40.72%60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units100,662 46.8%30.77%
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.60  2.69
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.37  2.40
 
Total housing units215,091  115,904,641
 
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached90,125 41.9%60.28%
1-unit, attached32,185 14.96%5.56%
2 units29,430 13.68%4.31%
3 or 4 units20,704 9.63%4.74%
5 to 9 units12,139 5.64%4.67%
10 to 19 units9,106 4.23%4.0%
20 or more units20,559 9.56%8.63%
Mobile home738 0.34%7.57%
Boat, RV, van, etc.105 0.05%0.23%
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000915 0.43%2.38%
1995 to 19982,721 1.27%7.32%
1990 to 19942,859 1.33%7.31%
1980 to 198917,597 8.18%15.81%
1970 to 197929,174 13.56%18.5%
1960 to 196932,449 15.09%13.73%
1940 to 195965,597 30.5%19.97%
1939 or earlier63,779 29.65%15.0%
 
ROOMS
1 room4,929 2.29%2.2%
2 rooms15,063 7.0%4.81%
3 rooms31,657 14.72%9.84%
4 rooms45,942 21.36%15.97%
5 rooms44,336 20.61%20.89%
6 rooms30,646 14.25%18.45%
7 rooms17,474 8.12%12.06%
8 rooms11,842 5.51%8.06%
9 or more rooms13,202 6.14%7.7%
Median (rooms)4.7  5.3
 
Occupied Housing Units188,251  105,480,101
 
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 200038,766 20.59%19.95%
1995 to 199853,624 28.49%28.9%
1990 to 199429,870 15.87%16.07%
1980 to 198926,779 14.23%15.58%
1970 to 197918,901 10.04%9.86%
1969 or earlier20,311 10.79%9.65%
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None51,435 27.32%10.3%
179,550 42.26%34.25%
245,542 24.19%38.36%
3 or more11,724 6.23%17.1%
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas117,543 62.44%51.22%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas1,889 1.0%6.52%
Electricity67,250 35.72%30.35%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.53 0.03%8.97%
Coal or coke36 0.02%0.14%
Wood72 0.04%1.68%
Solar energy90 0.05%0.04%
Other fuel240 0.13%0.39%
No fuel used1,078 0.57%0.69%
 
 New Orleans, Louisiana %, New Orleans, Louisiana United States
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities1,856  670,986
Lacking complete kitchen facilities1,900  715,535
No telephone service8,292  2,570,705
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units188,251  105,480,101
1.00 or less174,161 92.52%94.26%
1.01 to 1.508,442 4.48%3.02%
1.51 or more5,648 3.0%2.72%
 
Specified owner-occupied units74,407  55,212,108
 
VALUE
Less than $50,0009,204 12.37%9.89%
$50,000 to $99,99935,535 47.76%30.39%
$100,000 to $149,99912,778 17.17%23.75%
$150,000 to $199,9996,775 9.11%14.63%
$200,000 to $299,9995,246 7.05%11.92%
$300,000 to $499,9993,170 4.26%6.49%
$500,000 to $999,9991,466 1.97%2.37%
$1,000,000 or more233 0.31%0.57%
Median (dollars)87,300  119,600
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage49,885 67.04%70.03%
- Less than $300433 0.58%0.46%
- $300 to $4993,644 4.9%3.89%
- $500 to $6999,222 12.39%8.95%
- $700 to $99916,017 21.53%17.41%
- $1,000 to $1,49912,132 16.3%21.15%
- $1,500 to $1,9994,239 5.7%10.06%
- $2,000 or more4,198 5.64%8.09%
- Median (dollars)910  1,088
Not mortgaged24,522 32.96%29.97%
- Median (dollars)285  295
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent26,534 35.66%36.52%
15 to 19 percent11,394 15.31%17.5%
20 to 24 percent8,841 11.88%13.92%
25 to 29 percent6,414 8.62%9.44%
30 to 34 percent4,307 5.79%6.02%
35 percent or more15,517 20.85%15.79%
Not computed1,400 1.88%0.8%
 
Specified renter-occupied units100,328  35,199,502
 
GROSS RENT
Less than $2009,394 9.36%5.24%
$200 to $2997,905 7.88%5.17%
$300 to $49933,214 33.11%21.99%
$500 to $74931,579 31.48%33.69%
$750 to $9999,379 9.35%17.17%
$1,000 to $1,4993,638 3.63%8.68%
$1,500 or more1,148 1.14%2.91%
No cash rent4,071 4.06%5.15%
Median (dollars)488  602
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent16,770 16.72%18.1%
15 to 19 percent11,251 11.21%14.31%
20 to 24 percent10,945 10.91%12.78%
25 to 29 percent8,723 8.69%10.42%
30 to 34 percent6,618 6.6%7.34%
35 percent or more36,268 36.15%29.5%
Not computed9,753 9.72%7.55%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.