Belle Chasse, LA (Louisiana) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 8,249, Rural population: 1,599 (all nonfarm))

Belle Chasse, Louisiana Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,561 (3,400 occupied: 2,294 owner occupied, 1,106 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	33%
State:	32%

Housing density: 142 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: $615 (lower quartile is $446, upper quartile is $767)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $575

Median gross rent in Belle Chasse, LA in 2007: $799

Housing units in Belle Chasse with a mortgage: 1,168 (103 second mortgage, 149 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 782

Belle Chasse,LA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $219,934 (it was $132,300 in 2000)

Belle Chasse:	$219,934
Louisiana:	$126,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $143,374 - $298,794

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $255,283
Here: $255,283
State: $177,270

Townhouses or other attached units: $372,348
Here: $372,348
State: $167,971

In 2-unit structures: $248,816
Here: $248,816
State: $218,101

Mobile homes: $103,973
Here: $103,973
State: $34,481

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $12,500
Here: $12,500
State: $47,390

Household type by relationship

Households: 9,527

In family households: 8,680 (2,136 male householders, 548 female householders)
2,096 spouses, 3,310 children (2,979 natural, 81 adopted, 250 stepchildren), 150 grandchildren, 70 brothers or sisters, 68 parents, 132 other relatives, 170 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 847 (367 male householders (259 living alone)), 338 female householders (324 living alone)), 142 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 321 (263 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 940 2-persons, 700 3-persons, 654 4-persons, 276 5-persons, 87 6-persons, 27 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 583 1-person, 108 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 8 4-persons.

1,974 married couples with children.
558 single-parent households (154 men, 404 women).

94.3% of residents of Belle Chasse speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% speak English very well, 18% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 198 (2.0%)
(53.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.1

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Belle Chasse, Louisiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 52 3 rooms: 34 4 rooms: 126 5 rooms: 522 6 rooms: 543 7 rooms: 465 8 rooms: 327 9 or more rooms: 225

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Belle Chasse, Louisiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 100 3 rooms: 124 4 rooms: 390 5 rooms: 259 6 rooms: 126 7 rooms: 59 8 rooms: 37 9 or more rooms: 11

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 166
1995 to 1998: 310
1990 to 1994: 238
1980 to 1989: 619
1970 to 1979: 773
1960 to 1969: 814
1950 to 1959: 474
1940 to 1949: 104
1939 or earlier: 63

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Belle Chasse:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 49 2 bedrooms: 245 3 bedrooms: 1,424 4 bedrooms: 463 5 or more bedrooms: 104

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Belle Chasse:
	no bedroom: 20 1 bedroom: 174 2 bedrooms: 582 3 bedrooms: 261 4 bedrooms: 64 5 or more bedrooms: 5

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Belle Chasse in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 82 1 vehicle: 501 2 vehicles: 1,219 3 vehicles: 363 4 vehicles: 101 5 or more vehicles: 28

Cars and other vehicles available in Belle Chasse in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 115 1 vehicle: 441 2 vehicles: 436 3 vehicles: 106 4 vehicles: 8 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 28
$10,000 to $14,999: 14
$15,000 to $19,999: 19
$20,000 to $24,999: 20
$25,000 to $29,999: 20
$30,000 to $34,999: 11
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 16
$50,000 to $59,999: 21
$60,000 to $69,999: 28
$70,000 to $79,999: 29
$80,000 to $89,999: 22
$90,000 to $99,999: 27
$100,000 to $124,999: 128
$125,000 to $149,999: 175
$150,000 to $174,999: 223
$175,000 to $199,999: 255
$200,000 to $249,999: 299
$250,000 to $299,999: 340
$300,000 to $399,999: 388
$400,000 to $499,999: 162
$500,000 to $749,999: 34
$750,000 to $999,999: 10
$1,000,000 or more: 24

Belle Chasse rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Belle Chasse:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 21
$250 to $299: 26
$300 to $349: 41
$350 to $399: 79
$400 to $449: 51
$450 to $499: 52
$500 to $549: 62
$550 to $599: 94
$600 to $649: 76
$650 to $699: 97
$700 to $749: 118
$750 to $799: 59
$800 to $899: 74
$900 to $999: 14
$1,000 to $1,249: 34
$1,250 to $1,499: 3
$1,500 to $1,999: 4
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 201

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 16 1985 to 1989: 43 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 17 1970 to 1974: 26 1970 to 1974: 37 1965 to 1969: 59

Belle Chasse, LA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 45.6%
Number of people working at home: 101 (2.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 198
5 to 9 minutes: 679
10 to 14 minutes: 673
15 to 19 minutes: 605
20 to 24 minutes: 578
25 to 29 minutes: 272
30 to 34 minutes: 568
35 to 39 minutes: 119
40 to 44 minutes: 130
45 to 59 minutes: 289
60 to 89 minutes: 103
90 or more minutes: 128

Belle Chasse mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,652 (82%)
Carpooled: 500 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 21 (0%)
Bicycle: 66 (1%)
Walked: 79 (2%)
Other means: 24 (1%)
Worked at home: 101 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 228
$10,000 to $14,999: 153
$15,000 to $19,999: 161
$20,000 to $24,999: 225
$25,000 to $29,999: 258
$30,000 to $34,999: 179
$35,000 to $39,999: 167
$40,000 to $44,999: 259
$45,000 to $49,999: 196
$50,000 to $59,999: 326
$60,000 to $74,999: 352
$75,000 to $99,999: 520
$100,000 to $124,999: 226
$125,000 to $149,999: 60
$150,000 to $199,999: 38
$200,000 or more: 41

First ancestries reported:

French (except Basque): 2015

Other groups: 1044

German: 857

Italian: 820

United States or American: 809

Irish: 563

English: 512

French Canadian: 191

European: 96

Scottish: 85

Polish: 58

Swedish: 55

Yugoslavian: 55

Norwegian: 46

Croatian: 41

Dutch: 40

Lithuanian: 30

Scotch-Irish: 30

British: 23

Greek: 16

Celtic: 14

Welsh: 14

Czechoslovakian: 13

Subsaharan African:: 13

African: 13

Arab:: 12

Lebanese: 12

Austrian: 10

Hungarian: 9

Acadian/Cajun: 7

Czech: 6

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

Philippines (15%)
Germany (12%)
Vietnam (9%)
Poland (9%)
Honduras (7%)
Malaysia (6%)
Cuba (6%)

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

This state: 7255
Northeast: 305
Midwest: 423
South: 1348
West: 280

55% of Belle Chasse residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Louisiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 133
Nursery to 4th grade: 20
5th and 6th grade: 27
7th and 8th grade: 68
9th grade: 46
10th grade: 68
11th grade: 71
12th grade, no diploma: 106
High school graduate (or equivalency): 966
Less than 1 year of college: 262
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 443
Associate degree: 187
Bachelor's degree: 452
Master's degree: 68
Professional school degree: 44
Doctorate degree: 9

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 102
Nursery to 4th grade: 42
5th and 6th grade: 7
7th and 8th grade: 48
9th grade: 53
10th grade: 97
11th grade: 49
12th grade, no diploma: 91
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,166
Less than 1 year of college: 365
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 591
Associate degree: 156
Bachelor's degree: 314
Master's degree: 61
Professional school degree: 38
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 20.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

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

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 31.8%

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: $60,691
Black householders: $93,123
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $38,972
Asian householders: $97,299
Two or more races householders: $43,481
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $37,772

Belle Chasse household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Belle Chasse household income for Black householders

Belle Chasse household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Belle Chasse household income for Asian householders

Belle Chasse household income for Two or more races householders

Belle Chasse household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Belle Chasse marital status for males

Belle Chasse marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $239,038
Black or African American householders: $449,935
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $304,810
Asian householders: $449,935
Hispanic or Latino householders: $184,064

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,350
One, attached: 129
Two: 375
3 or 4: 203
5 to 9: 103
10 to 19: 20
20 to 49: 25
Mobile homes: 336
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 20

Median worth of mobile homes: $52,433

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Belle Chasse:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (68%) Electricity (31%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (53%) Utility gas (44%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 269

Here:	19.8%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 137

Here:	22.9%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 159

Here:	33.5%
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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