Bunkie, LA (Louisiana) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 4,465 (Urban population: 4,148 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 317 (all nonfarm))

Bunkie, Louisiana Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,912 (1,736 occupied: 976 owner occupied, 760 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	44%
State:	32%

Housing density: 723 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: $257 (lower quartile is $162, upper quartile is $420)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $300

Median gross rent in Bunkie, LA in 2007: $414

Housing units in Bunkie with a mortgage: 400 (65 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 500

Bunkie,LA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $68,808 (it was $41,300 in 2000)

Bunkie:	$68,808
Louisiana:	$126,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $32,742 - $111,676

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $84,402
Here: $84,402
State: $177,270

Townhouses or other attached units: $36,931
Here: $36,931
State: $167,971

Mobile homes: $12,500
Here: $12,500
State: $34,481

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,696

In family households: 4,046 (655 male householders, 523 female householders)
663 spouses, 1,680 children (1,492 natural, 47 adopted, 141 stepchildren), 174 grandchildren, 109 brothers or sisters, 48 parents, 118 other relatives, 76 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 650 (178 male householders (156 living alone)), 380 female householders (311 living alone)), 92 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 151 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 389 2-persons, 322 3-persons, 189 4-persons, 162 5-persons, 59 6-persons, 57 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 467 1-person, 91 2-persons.

562 married couples with children.
598 single-parent households (69 men, 529 women).

91.1% of residents of Bunkie speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
8.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 14 (0.3%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bunkie, Louisiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 30 3 rooms: 92 4 rooms: 84 5 rooms: 191 6 rooms: 256 7 rooms: 199 8 rooms: 101 9 or more rooms: 23

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bunkie, Louisiana:
	1 room: 26 2 rooms: 37 3 rooms: 126 4 rooms: 292 5 rooms: 157 6 rooms: 56 7 rooms: 47 8 rooms: 9 9 or more rooms: 10

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 55
1990 to 1994: 8
1980 to 1989: 321
1970 to 1979: 343
1960 to 1969: 311
1950 to 1959: 281
1940 to 1949: 326
1939 or earlier: 267

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bunkie:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 64 2 bedrooms: 277 3 bedrooms: 572 4 bedrooms: 57 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bunkie:
	no bedroom: 26 1 bedroom: 153 2 bedrooms: 393 3 bedrooms: 130 4 bedrooms: 58 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Bunkie in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 113 1 vehicle: 391 2 vehicles: 354 3 vehicles: 109 4 vehicles: 9 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Bunkie in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 214 1 vehicle: 389 2 vehicles: 146 3 vehicles: 11 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 34
$10,000 to $14,999: 17
$15,000 to $19,999: 25
$20,000 to $24,999: 29
$25,000 to $29,999: 44
$30,000 to $34,999: 48
$35,000 to $39,999: 52
$40,000 to $49,999: 77
$50,000 to $59,999: 85
$60,000 to $69,999: 75
$70,000 to $79,999: 73
$80,000 to $89,999: 45
$90,000 to $99,999: 35
$100,000 to $124,999: 94
$125,000 to $149,999: 114
$150,000 to $174,999: 29
$175,000 to $199,999: 36
$200,000 to $249,999: 6
$250,000 to $299,999: 3
$300,000 to $399,999: 5
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 8
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Bunkie rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Bunkie:

Less than $100: 82 people
$100 to $149: 56
$150 to $199: 93
$200 to $249: 96
$250 to $299: 75
$300 to $349: 57
$350 to $399: 50
$400 to $449: 56
$450 to $499: 43
$500 to $549: 28
$550 to $599: 19
$600 to $649: 3
$650 to $699: 7
$700 to $749: 13
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$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: 51

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 14

Bunkie, LA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 67.8%
Number of people working at home: 22 (1.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 156
5 to 9 minutes: 213
10 to 14 minutes: 156
15 to 19 minutes: 156
20 to 24 minutes: 125
25 to 29 minutes: 17
30 to 34 minutes: 230
35 to 39 minutes: 29
40 to 44 minutes: 38
45 to 59 minutes: 52
60 to 89 minutes: 16
90 or more minutes: 95

Bunkie mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 987 (76%)
Carpooled: 251 (19%)
Walked: 23 (2%)
Other means: 22 (2%)
Worked at home: 22 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 569
$10,000 to $14,999: 313
$15,000 to $19,999: 71
$20,000 to $24,999: 124
$25,000 to $29,999: 55
$30,000 to $34,999: 132
$35,000 to $39,999: 78
$40,000 to $44,999: 75
$45,000 to $49,999: 46
$50,000 to $59,999: 93
$60,000 to $74,999: 95
$75,000 to $99,999: 53
$100,000 to $124,999: 11
$125,000 to $149,999: 5
$150,000 to $199,999: 11
$200,000 or more: 5

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1758

French (except Basque): 721

United States or American: 457

Irish: 181

Acadian/Cajun: 91

French Canadian: 71

Italian: 52

English: 50

Subsaharan African:: 46

Nigerian: 26

African: 20

German: 19

Scotch-Irish: 19

European: 13

Swiss: 9

Dutch: 6

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

Other Caribbean (100%)

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

This state: 4437
Northeast: 34
Midwest: 32
South: 321
West: 9

65% of Bunkie residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Louisiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 32
Nursery to 4th grade: 39
5th and 6th grade: 27
7th and 8th grade: 101
9th grade: 80
10th grade: 60
11th grade: 90
12th grade, no diploma: 58
High school graduate (or equivalency): 456
Less than 1 year of college: 39
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 106
Associate degree: 26
Bachelor's degree: 54
Master's degree: 38
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 84
Nursery to 4th grade: 30
5th and 6th grade: 55
7th and 8th grade: 99
9th grade: 79
10th grade: 112
11th grade: 78
12th grade, no diploma: 59
High school graduate (or equivalency): 647
Less than 1 year of college: 87
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 97
Associate degree: 85
Bachelor's degree: 107
Master's degree: 54
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 13.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 16.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 17.9%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $29,293
Black householders: $13,128
Some other race householders: $11,337
Two or more races householders: $14,243
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $25,688

Bunkie household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Bunkie household income for Black householders

Bunkie household income for Some other race householders

Bunkie household income for Two or more races householders

Bunkie household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Bunkie marital status for males

Bunkie marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $81,479
Black or African American householders: $45,157
Hispanic or Latino householders: $110,438

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,451
One, attached: 41
Two: 196
3 or 4: 63
5 to 9: 52
10 to 19: 18
20 to 49: 25
Mobile homes: 66

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,055

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bunkie:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (82%) Electricity (17%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (61%) Electricity (38%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 80

Here:	9.8%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 30

Here:	12.4%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
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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