Berwick, LA (Louisiana) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 4,298 (All urban)

Berwick, Louisiana Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,825 (1,655 occupied: 1,222 owner occupied, 433 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	26%
State:	32%

Housing density: 306 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: $406 (lower quartile is $258, upper quartile is $591)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $257

Median gross rent in Berwick, LA in 2007: $583

Housing units in Berwick with a mortgage: 488 (45 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 333

Berwick,LA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $103,387 (it was $61,900 in 2000)

Berwick:	$103,387
Louisiana:	$126,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $79,025 - $185,592

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $163,271
Here: $163,271
State: $177,270

Townhouses or other attached units: $83,464
Here: $83,464
State: $167,971

In 2-unit structures: $83,837
Here: $83,837
State: $218,101

Mobile homes: $21,575
Here: $21,575
State: $34,481

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,413

In family households: 3,855 (959 male householders, 243 female householders)
918 spouses, 1,484 children (1,347 natural, 17 adopted, 120 stepchildren), 81 grandchildren, 18 brothers or sisters, 33 parents, 18 other relatives, 101 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 558 (200 male householders (154 living alone)), 266 female householders (235 living alone)), 92 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 5 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 411 2-persons, 308 3-persons, 298 4-persons, 135 5-persons, 37 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 389 1-person, 58 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 6 4-persons.

863 married couples with children.
331 single-parent households (106 men, 225 women).

90.5% of residents of Berwick speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
6.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (21% speak English very well, 50% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 38 (0.9%)
(26.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.4
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 Berwick, Louisiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 46 4 rooms: 182 5 rooms: 436 6 rooms: 273 7 rooms: 160 8 rooms: 53 9 or more rooms: 72

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Berwick, Louisiana:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 107 4 rooms: 148 5 rooms: 96 6 rooms: 44 7 rooms: 17 8 rooms: 6 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 46
1995 to 1998: 131
1990 to 1994: 70
1980 to 1989: 356
1970 to 1979: 420
1960 to 1969: 232
1950 to 1959: 221
1940 to 1949: 206
1939 or earlier: 143

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Berwick:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 53 2 bedrooms: 282 3 bedrooms: 704 4 bedrooms: 151 5 or more bedrooms: 32

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Berwick:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 109 2 bedrooms: 190 3 bedrooms: 119 4 bedrooms: 8 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 Berwick in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 74 1 vehicle: 383 2 vehicles: 630 3 vehicles: 109 4 vehicles: 18 5 or more vehicles: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Berwick in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 99 1 vehicle: 223 2 vehicles: 95 3 vehicles: 16 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 77
$10,000 to $14,999: 39
$15,000 to $19,999: 32
$20,000 to $24,999: 30
$25,000 to $29,999: 30
$30,000 to $34,999: 24
$35,000 to $39,999: 17
$40,000 to $49,999: 72
$50,000 to $59,999: 49
$60,000 to $69,999: 60
$70,000 to $79,999: 58
$80,000 to $89,999: 55
$90,000 to $99,999: 49
$100,000 to $124,999: 85
$125,000 to $149,999: 192
$150,000 to $174,999: 84
$175,000 to $199,999: 41
$200,000 to $249,999: 98
$250,000 to $299,999: 22
$300,000 to $399,999: 20
$400,000 to $499,999: 42
$500,000 to $749,999: 6
$750,000 to $999,999: 3
$1,000,000 or more: 4

Berwick rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Berwick:

Less than $100: 27 people
$100 to $149: 14
$150 to $199: 17
$200 to $249: 32
$250 to $299: 36
$300 to $349: 37
$350 to $399: 32
$400 to $449: 39
$450 to $499: 31
$500 to $549: 24
$550 to $599: 32
$600 to $649: 19
$650 to $699: 15
$700 to $749: 14
$750 to $799: 17
$800 to $899: 4
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 9
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 25

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 4 1990 to 1994: 8 1985 to 1989: 26 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 0

Berwick, LA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 88.4%
Number of people working at home: 32 (1.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 114
5 to 9 minutes: 523
10 to 14 minutes: 656
15 to 19 minutes: 224
20 to 24 minutes: 50
25 to 29 minutes: 13
30 to 34 minutes: 31
35 to 39 minutes: 10
40 to 44 minutes: 6
45 to 59 minutes: 34
60 to 89 minutes: 35
90 or more minutes: 110

Berwick mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,537 (84%)
Carpooled: 149 (8%)
Motorcycle: 11 (1%)
Walked: 33 (2%)
Other means: 76 (4%)
Worked at home: 32 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 231
$10,000 to $14,999: 158
$15,000 to $19,999: 145
$20,000 to $24,999: 105
$25,000 to $29,999: 91
$30,000 to $34,999: 142
$35,000 to $39,999: 88
$40,000 to $44,999: 122
$45,000 to $49,999: 90
$50,000 to $59,999: 148
$60,000 to $74,999: 147
$75,000 to $99,999: 121
$100,000 to $124,999: 60
$125,000 to $149,999: 11
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 9

First ancestries reported:

French (except Basque): 1351

Other groups: 661

German: 364

United States or American: 212

Italian: 208

Irish: 139

English: 137

French Canadian: 118

Acadian/Cajun: 63

Swedish: 32

Scotch-Irish: 28

Scottish: 22

Dutch: 18

Norwegian: 14

Arab:: 12

Syrian: 12

Polish: 10

European: 8

Brazilian: 7

British: 7

Czechoslovakian: 4

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

India (50%)
Vietnam (29%)
Mexico (21%)

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

This state: 3573
Northeast: 16
Midwest: 135
South: 523
West: 97

64% of Berwick residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Louisiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 11
Nursery to 4th grade: 30
5th and 6th grade: 48
7th and 8th grade: 110
9th grade: 24
10th grade: 72
11th grade: 82
12th grade, no diploma: 36
High school graduate (or equivalency): 458
Less than 1 year of college: 79
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 151
Associate degree: 26
Bachelor's degree: 116
Master's degree: 30
Professional school degree: 23
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 11
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 55
7th and 8th grade: 121
9th grade: 78
10th grade: 46
11th grade: 51
12th grade, no diploma: 62
High school graduate (or equivalency): 559
Less than 1 year of college: 20
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 173
Associate degree: 49
Bachelor's degree: 173
Master's degree: 7
Professional school degree: 15
Doctorate degree: 11

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.6%

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

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

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 40.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $45,300
Black householders: $21,460
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $56,329
Asian householders: $142,981
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $3,233
Some other race householders: $77,134
Two or more races householders: $9,662
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $66,852

Berwick household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Berwick household income for Black householders

Berwick household income for Asian householders

Berwick household income for Some other race householders

Berwick household income for Two or more races householders

Berwick household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Berwick marital status for males

Berwick marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $139,725
Black or African American householders: $71,171
Asian householders: $449,935
Some other race householders: $139,070
Two or more races householders: $48,429
Hispanic or Latino householders: $139,070

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,099
One, attached: 46
Two: 105
3 or 4: 24
5 to 9: 110
10 to 19: 34
Mobile homes: 407

Median worth of mobile homes: $22,100

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Berwick:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (65%) Utility gas (33%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (53%) Electricity (47%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 65

Here:	10.4%
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: 11

Here:	7.2%
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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