Arabi, LA (Louisiana) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 8,103, Rural population: 0)

Arabi, Louisiana Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,702 (3,489 occupied: 2,723 owner occupied, 766 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	22%
State:	32%

Housing density: 2103 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $151,800.

Median contract rent in 2007: $504 (lower quartile is $423, upper quartile is $600)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $464

Median gross rent in Arabi, LA in 2007: $671

Housing units in Arabi with a mortgage: 1,037 (135 second mortgage, 101 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,491

Arabi,LA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $129,947 (it was $77,800 in 2000)

Arabi:	$129,947
Louisiana:	$126,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $90,936 - $143,274

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $133,340
Here: $133,340
State: $177,270

Townhouses or other attached units: $162,471
Here: $162,471
State: $167,971

In 2-unit structures: $144,702
Here: $144,702
State: $218,101

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $106,764
Here: $106,764
State: $189,844

Mobile homes: $21,216
Here: $21,216
State: $34,481

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,964

In family households: 6,532 (1,830 male householders, 406 female householders)
1,690 spouses, 1,978 children (1,819 natural, 49 adopted, 110 stepchildren), 214 grandchildren, 61 brothers or sisters, 64 parents, 137 other relatives, 152 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,432 (432 male householders (359 living alone)), 818 female householders (737 living alone)), 182 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 139 (138 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,084 2-persons, 547 3-persons, 384 4-persons, 150 5-persons, 49 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,096 1-person, 142 2-persons, 12 3-persons.

956 married couples with children.
313 single-parent households (91 men, 222 women).

91.8% of residents of Arabi speak English at home.
4.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (39% speak English very well, 61% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (52% speak English very well, 48% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 317 (3.9%)
(81.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Arabi, Louisiana:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 34 3 rooms: 94 4 rooms: 206 5 rooms: 897 6 rooms: 831 7 rooms: 382 8 rooms: 119 9 or more rooms: 151

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Arabi, Louisiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 18 3 rooms: 113 4 rooms: 344 5 rooms: 205 6 rooms: 61 7 rooms: 19 8 rooms: 6 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 13
1995 to 1998: 41
1990 to 1994: 15
1980 to 1989: 34
1970 to 1979: 244
1960 to 1969: 1,046
1950 to 1959: 1,600
1940 to 1949: 390
1939 or earlier: 319

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Arabi:
	no bedroom: 24 1 bedroom: 93 2 bedrooms: 616 3 bedrooms: 1,659 4 bedrooms: 279 5 or more bedrooms: 52

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Arabi:
	no bedroom: 5 1 bedroom: 128 2 bedrooms: 469 3 bedrooms: 133 4 bedrooms: 25 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Arabi in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 203 1 vehicle: 1,147 2 vehicles: 1,055 3 vehicles: 261 4 vehicles: 57 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Arabi in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 174 1 vehicle: 414 2 vehicles: 161 3 vehicles: 17 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Arabi, LA:

Less than $10,000: 14
$10,000 to $14,999: 7
$15,000 to $19,999: 2
$20,000 to $24,999: 1
$25,000 to $29,999: 9
$30,000 to $34,999: 7
$35,000 to $39,999: 4
$40,000 to $49,999: 22
$50,000 to $59,999: 12
$60,000 to $69,999: 44
$70,000 to $79,999: 68
$80,000 to $89,999: 124
$90,000 to $99,999: 165
$100,000 to $124,999: 800
$125,000 to $149,999: 767
$150,000 to $174,999: 333
$175,000 to $199,999: 186
$200,000 to $249,999: 76
$250,000 to $299,999: 33
$300,000 to $399,999: 20
$400,000 to $499,999: 29
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Arabi rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Arabi:

Less than $100: 5 people
$100 to $149: 4
$150 to $199: 7
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 22
$300 to $349: 38
$350 to $399: 39
$400 to $449: 85
$450 to $499: 128
$500 to $549: 149
$550 to $599: 92
$600 to $649: 26
$650 to $699: 16
$700 to $749: 20
$750 to $799: 10
$800 to $899: 12
$900 to $999: 28
$1,000 to $1,249: 2
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 6
No cash rent: 76

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 17 1990 to 1994: 30 1985 to 1989: 48 1980 to 1984: 28 1975 to 1979: 3 1970 to 1974: 38 1970 to 1974: 39 1965 to 1969: 114

Arabi, LA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 34.1%
Number of people working at home: 42 (1.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 138
5 to 9 minutes: 236
10 to 14 minutes: 337
15 to 19 minutes: 384
20 to 24 minutes: 467
25 to 29 minutes: 188
30 to 34 minutes: 756
35 to 39 minutes: 139
40 to 44 minutes: 100
45 to 59 minutes: 270
60 to 89 minutes: 182
90 or more minutes: 84

Arabi mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,513 (76%)
Carpooled: 621 (19%)
Bus or trolley bus: 24 (1%)
Motorcycle: 11 (0%)
Bicycle: 12 (0%)
Walked: 42 (1%)
Other means: 58 (2%)
Worked at home: 42 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 419
$10,000 to $14,999: 301
$15,000 to $19,999: 254
$20,000 to $24,999: 310
$25,000 to $29,999: 240
$30,000 to $34,999: 273
$35,000 to $39,999: 234
$40,000 to $44,999: 197
$45,000 to $49,999: 159
$50,000 to $59,999: 367
$60,000 to $74,999: 349
$75,000 to $99,999: 238
$100,000 to $124,999: 86
$125,000 to $149,999: 18
$150,000 to $199,999: 6
$200,000 or more: 35

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 1547

French (except Basque): 1484

German: 894

Other groups: 864

Irish: 637

English: 282

United States or American: 259

French Canadian: 142

Scotch-Irish: 48

European: 47

Polish: 38

Austrian: 33

Basque: 31

Dutch: 30

British: 30

Arab:: 27

Palestinian: 27

Russian: 18

Acadian/Cajun: 16

Welsh: 15

Norwegian: 14

Scottish: 10

Yugoslavian: 7

Latvian: 6

Slovene: 6

Subsaharan African:: 6

African: 6

Swedish: 6

Danish: 4

Pennsylvania German: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Honduras (18%)
Ecuador (14%)
Colombia (8%)
Philippines (8%)
Guatemala (7%)
Israel (7%)
Other Central America (6%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 7014
Northeast: 138
Midwest: 114
South: 435
West: 58

72% of Arabi residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Louisiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 14
Nursery to 4th grade: 40
5th and 6th grade: 59
7th and 8th grade: 104
9th grade: 89
10th grade: 168
11th grade: 101
12th grade, no diploma: 121
High school graduate (or equivalency): 928
Less than 1 year of college: 175
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 477
Associate degree: 135
Bachelor's degree: 308
Master's degree: 40
Professional school degree: 19
Doctorate degree: 18

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 35
Nursery to 4th grade: 50
5th and 6th grade: 86
7th and 8th grade: 185
9th grade: 62
10th grade: 156
11th grade: 93
12th grade, no diploma: 196
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,351
Less than 1 year of college: 238
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 422
Associate degree: 142
Bachelor's degree: 278
Master's degree: 67
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 14

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 9.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $43,223
Black householders: $27,067
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $40,609
Asian householders: $29,901
Some other race householders: $9,357
Two or more races householders: $41,815
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $38,462

Arabi household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Arabi household income for Black householders

Arabi household income for Asian householders

Arabi household income for Some other race householders

Arabi household income for Two or more races householders

Arabi household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Arabi marital status for males

Arabi marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $127,454
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $28,632
Asian householders: $169,502
Some other race householders: $224,967
Two or more races householders: $129,908
Hispanic or Latino householders: $126,636

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,950
One, attached: 242
Two: 240
3 or 4: 108
5 to 9: 42
10 to 19: 54
20 to 49: 9
50 or more: 7
Mobile homes: 50

Median worth of mobile homes: $14,443

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Arabi:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (86%) Electricity (12%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (71%) Electricity (25%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 291

Here:	39.7%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 112

Here:	33.7%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 74

Here:	23.5%
Louisiana:	16.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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