Bayou Vista, LA (Louisiana) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 4,013 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 0)

Bayou Vista, Louisiana Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,693 (1,529 occupied: 1,103 owner occupied, 426 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	28%
State:	32%

Housing density: 954 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: $401 (lower quartile is $352, upper quartile is $561)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $507

Median gross rent in Bayou Vista, LA in 2007: $574

Housing units in Bayou Vista with a mortgage: 357 (11 second mortgage, 20 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 417

Bayou Vista,LA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $116,916 (it was $70,000 in 2000)

Bayou Vista:	$116,916
Louisiana:	$126,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $88,436 - $138,723

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $143,562
Here: $143,562
State: $177,270

Townhouses or other attached units: $124,068
Here: $124,068
State: $167,971

Mobile homes: $12,910
Here: $12,910
State: $34,481

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,013

In family households: 3,443 (853 male householders, 250 female householders)
802 spouses, 1,224 children (1,144 natural, 21 adopted, 59 stepchildren), 59 grandchildren, 34 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 39 other relatives, 160 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 570 (259 male householders (183 living alone)), 197 female householders (169 living alone)), 114 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 452 2-persons, 279 3-persons, 219 4-persons, 118 5-persons, 35 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 352 1-person, 92 2-persons, 12 3-persons.

888 married couples with children.
265 single-parent households (97 men, 168 women).

92.4% of residents of Bayou Vista speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
5.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 79 (2.0%)
(15.2% 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:	4.1
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bayou Vista, Louisiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 64 4 rooms: 202 5 rooms: 240 6 rooms: 352 7 rooms: 188 8 rooms: 23 9 or more rooms: 34

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bayou Vista, Louisiana:
	1 room: 18 2 rooms: 23 3 rooms: 137 4 rooms: 58 5 rooms: 111 6 rooms: 56 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 23 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 80
1995 to 1998: 153
1990 to 1994: 109
1980 to 1989: 103
1970 to 1979: 356
1960 to 1969: 593
1950 to 1959: 224
1940 to 1949: 19
1939 or earlier: 56

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bayou Vista:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 41 2 bedrooms: 246 3 bedrooms: 652 4 bedrooms: 153 5 or more bedrooms: 11

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bayou Vista:
	no bedroom: 54 1 bedroom: 134 2 bedrooms: 113 3 bedrooms: 102 4 bedrooms: 23 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Bayou Vista in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 48 1 vehicle: 392 2 vehicles: 467 3 vehicles: 131 4 vehicles: 53 5 or more vehicles: 12

Cars and other vehicles available in Bayou Vista in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 79 1 vehicle: 218 2 vehicles: 107 3 vehicles: 22 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 72
$10,000 to $14,999: 36
$15,000 to $19,999: 41
$20,000 to $24,999: 41
$25,000 to $29,999: 12
$30,000 to $34,999: 23
$35,000 to $39,999: 35
$40,000 to $49,999: 9
$50,000 to $59,999: 19
$60,000 to $69,999: 16
$70,000 to $79,999: 34
$80,000 to $89,999: 36
$90,000 to $99,999: 46
$100,000 to $124,999: 259
$125,000 to $149,999: 243
$150,000 to $174,999: 49
$175,000 to $199,999: 32
$200,000 to $249,999: 40
$250,000 to $299,999: 27
$300,000 to $399,999: 23
$400,000 to $499,999: 2
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 4
$1,000,000 or more: 6

Bayou Vista rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Bayou Vista:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 15
$250 to $299: 15
$300 to $349: 37
$350 to $399: 115
$400 to $449: 48
$450 to $499: 31
$500 to $549: 26
$550 to $599: 33
$600 to $649: 6
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 3
$750 to $799: 27
$800 to $899: 9
$900 to $999: 7
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 54

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 58 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 9 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 12

Bayou Vista, LA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 92.6%
Number of people working at home: 22 (1.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 257
5 to 9 minutes: 380
10 to 14 minutes: 318
15 to 19 minutes: 152
20 to 24 minutes: 233
25 to 29 minutes: 88
30 to 34 minutes: 13
35 to 39 minutes: 21
40 to 44 minutes: 26
45 to 59 minutes: 44
60 to 89 minutes: 11
90 or more minutes: 48

Bayou Vista mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,251 (78%)
Carpooled: 251 (16%)
Subway or elevated: 16 (1%)
Walked: 73 (5%)
Worked at home: 22 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 239
$10,000 to $14,999: 131
$15,000 to $19,999: 134
$20,000 to $24,999: 107
$25,000 to $29,999: 164
$30,000 to $34,999: 137
$35,000 to $39,999: 69
$40,000 to $44,999: 85
$45,000 to $49,999: 91
$50,000 to $59,999: 90
$60,000 to $74,999: 160
$75,000 to $99,999: 111
$100,000 to $124,999: 0
$125,000 to $149,999: 30
$150,000 to $199,999: 11
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

French (except Basque): 969

United States or American: 868

Other groups: 496

German: 275

Irish: 222

Acadian/Cajun: 175

English: 147

French Canadian: 78

Italian: 41

Scottish: 17

Greek: 11

Dutch: 10

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

Venezuela (58%)
Germany (15%)
Other Western Africa (15%)
Chile (11%)

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

This state: 3011
Northeast: 53
Midwest: 186
South: 507
West: 150

60% of Bayou Vista residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Louisiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 12
Nursery to 4th grade: 29
5th and 6th grade: 38
7th and 8th grade: 71
9th grade: 89
10th grade: 72
11th grade: 25
12th grade, no diploma: 59
High school graduate (or equivalency): 416
Less than 1 year of college: 163
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 103
Associate degree: 43
Bachelor's degree: 41
Master's degree: 16
Professional school degree: 16
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 18
5th and 6th grade: 20
7th and 8th grade: 104
9th grade: 60
10th grade: 69
11th grade: 57
12th grade, no diploma: 29
High school graduate (or equivalency): 550
Less than 1 year of college: 73
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 76
Associate degree: 62
Bachelor's degree: 92
Master's degree: 21
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.3%

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

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $39,322
Black householders: $10,826
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $7,204
Some other race householders: $21,055
Two or more races householders: $46,105
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $29,946

Bayou Vista household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Bayou Vista household income for Black householders

Bayou Vista household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Bayou Vista household income for Some other race householders

Bayou Vista household income for Two or more races householders

Bayou Vista household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Bayou Vista marital status for males

Bayou Vista marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $124,836
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $122,709
Hispanic or Latino householders: $80,824

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,106
One, attached: 9
Two: 99
3 or 4: 25
10 to 19: 19
20 to 49: 22
Mobile homes: 413

Median worth of mobile homes: $15,600

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bayou Vista:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (50%) Electricity (50%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (72%) Utility gas (28%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 56

Here:	40.3%
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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