Baton Rouge, LA, Housing Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	97,288	100.0
1-unit, detached	58,256	59.9
1-unit, attached	3,222	3.3
2 units	2,807	2.9
3 or 4 units	6,360	6.5
5 to 9 units	5,460	5.6
10 to 19 units	5,598	5.8
20 or more units	14,781	15.2
Mobile home	792	0.8
Boat, RV, van, etc.	12	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	1,107	1.1
1995 to 1998	2,788	2.9
1990 to 1994	3,209	3.3
1980 to 1989	14,461	14.9
1970 to 1979	24,827	25.5
1960 to 1969	19,550	20.1
1940 to 1959	25,303	26.0
1939 or earlier	6,043	6.2

ROOMS
1 room	2,127	2.2
2 rooms	5,948	6.1
3 rooms	12,959	13.3
4 rooms	18,187	18.7
5 rooms	18,692	19.2
6 rooms	16,683	17.1
7 rooms	10,509	10.8
8 rooms	6,595	6.8
9 or more rooms	5,588	5.7
Median (rooms)	5.0	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	88,886	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	23,449	26.4
1995 to 1998	25,294	28.5
1990 to 1994	11,280	12.7
1980 to 1989	9,034	10.2
1970 to 1979	9,809	11.0
1969 or earlier	10,020	11.3

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	10,837	12.2
1	37,654	42.4
2	30,250	34.0
3 or more	10,145	11.4

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	40,220	45.2
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	550	0.6
Electricity	47,713	53.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	51	0.1
Coal or coke	0	0.0
Wood	15	0.0
Solar energy	16	0.0
Other fuel	66	0.1
No fuel used	255	0.3

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	549	0.6
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	570	0.6
No telephone service	3,060	3.4

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	88,886	100.0
1.00 or less	84,026	94.5
1.01 to 1.50	2,845	3.2
1.51 or more	2,015	2.3

Specified owner-occupied units	43,190	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	8,146	18.9
$50,000 to $99,999	15,299	35.4
$100,000 to $149,999	10,004	23.2
$150,000 to $199,999	4,971	11.5
$200,000 to $299,999	2,860	6.6
$300,000 to $499,999	1,453	3.4
$500,000 to $999,999	402	0.9
$1,000,000 or more	55	0.1
Median (dollars)	94,700	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	27,022	62.6
Less than $300	669	1.5
$300 to $499	3,337	7.7
$500 to $699	5,849	13.5
$700 to $999	7,262	16.8
$1,000 to $1,499	6,329	14.7
$1,500 to $1,999	2,005	4.6
$2,000 or more	1,571	3.6
Median (dollars)	837	(X)
Not mortgaged	16,168	37.4
Median (dollars)	241	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	20,441	47.3
15 to 19 percent	6,580	15.2
20 to 24 percent	4,426	10.2
25 to 29 percent	2,930	6.8
30 to 34 percent	1,754	4.1
35 percent or more	6,376	14.8
Not computed	683	1.6

Specified renter-occupied units	42,246	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	2,414	5.7
$200 to $299	3,146	7.4
$300 to $499	16,268	38.5
$500 to $749	14,011	33.2
$750 to $999	3,018	7.1
$1,000 to $1,499	1,016	2.4
$1,500 or more	338	0.8
No cash rent	2,035	4.8
Median (dollars)	483	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	7,503	17.8
15 to 19 percent	5,305	12.6
20 to 24 percent	4,452	10.5
25 to 29 percent	3,767	8.9
30 to 34 percent	2,619	6.2
35 percent or more	14,647	34.7
Not computed	3,953	9.4

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94

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