Cameron, LA (Louisiana) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,969 (22 farm, 1,947 nonfarm))

Cameron, Louisiana Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 809 (708 occupied: 543 owner occupied, 165 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	23%
State:	32%

Housing density: 29 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: $415 (lower quartile is $323, upper quartile is $475)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $393

Median gross rent in Cameron, LA in 2007: $572

Housing units in Cameron with a mortgage: 128 (6 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 183

Cameron,LA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $64,300 (it was $40,100 in 2000)

Cameron:	$64,300
Louisiana:	$126,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $44,902 - $105,704

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $97,179
Here: $97,179
State: $177,270

Mobile homes: $16,878
Here: $16,878
State: $34,481

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,930

In family households: 1,735 (386 male householders, 131 female householders)
394 spouses, 576 children (514 natural, 19 adopted, 43 stepchildren), 110 grandchildren, 27 brothers or sisters, 25 parents, 32 other relatives, 54 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 195 (95 male householders (73 living alone)), 66 female householders (56 living alone)), 34 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 39 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 166 2-persons, 164 3-persons, 104 4-persons, 55 5-persons, 25 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 129 1-person, 32 2-persons.

309 married couples with children.
130 single-parent households (38 men, 92 women).

85.2% of residents of Cameron speak English at home.
6.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (31% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 24% don't speak English at all).
8.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 108 (5.5%)
(13.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.2
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.1

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cameron, Louisiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 18 3 rooms: 55 4 rooms: 119 5 rooms: 108 6 rooms: 114 7 rooms: 80 8 rooms: 24 9 or more rooms: 25

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cameron, Louisiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 35 3 rooms: 12 4 rooms: 75 5 rooms: 29 6 rooms: 7 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 21
1995 to 1998: 71
1990 to 1994: 18
1980 to 1989: 111
1970 to 1979: 223
1960 to 1969: 125
1950 to 1959: 158
1940 to 1949: 75
1939 or earlier: 7

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cameron:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 29 2 bedrooms: 183 3 bedrooms: 284 4 bedrooms: 31 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cameron:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 35 2 bedrooms: 93 3 bedrooms: 37 4 bedrooms: 0 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 Cameron in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 42 1 vehicle: 151 2 vehicles: 290 3 vehicles: 41 4 vehicles: 7 5 or more vehicles: 12

Cars and other vehicles available in Cameron in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 39 1 vehicle: 88 2 vehicles: 38 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 48
$10,000 to $14,999: 24
$15,000 to $19,999: 20
$20,000 to $24,999: 20
$25,000 to $29,999: 32
$30,000 to $34,999: 24
$35,000 to $39,999: 14
$40,000 to $49,999: 21
$50,000 to $59,999: 56
$60,000 to $69,999: 36
$70,000 to $79,999: 49
$80,000 to $89,999: 38
$90,000 to $99,999: 34
$100,000 to $124,999: 54
$125,000 to $149,999: 36
$150,000 to $174,999: 10
$175,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 to $249,999: 22
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 5
$400,000 to $499,999: 1
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Cameron rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Cameron:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 4
$150 to $199: 13
$200 to $249: 1
$250 to $299: 6
$300 to $349: 11
$350 to $399: 16
$400 to $449: 36
$450 to $499: 20
$500 to $549: 2
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 1
$750 to $799: 8
$800 to $899: 2
$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: 46

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 59 1990 to 1994: 14 1985 to 1989: 14 1980 to 1984: 12 1975 to 1979: 9 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 0

Cameron, LA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 90.9%
Number of people working at home: 25 (3.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 70
5 to 9 minutes: 218
10 to 14 minutes: 101
15 to 19 minutes: 85
20 to 24 minutes: 87
25 to 29 minutes: 0
30 to 34 minutes: 19
35 to 39 minutes: 0
40 to 44 minutes: 0
45 to 59 minutes: 19
60 to 89 minutes: 28
90 or more minutes: 7

Cameron mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 412 (63%)
Carpooled: 172 (26%)
Walked: 21 (3%)
Other means: 29 (4%)
Worked at home: 25 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 131
$10,000 to $14,999: 63
$15,000 to $19,999: 34
$20,000 to $24,999: 71
$25,000 to $29,999: 36
$30,000 to $34,999: 57
$35,000 to $39,999: 28
$40,000 to $44,999: 25
$45,000 to $49,999: 31
$50,000 to $59,999: 34
$60,000 to $74,999: 101
$75,000 to $99,999: 38
$100,000 to $124,999: 11
$125,000 to $149,999: 6
$150,000 to $199,999: 12
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 458

Other groups: 313

French (except Basque): 278

Acadian/Cajun: 142

French Canadian: 118

Italian: 46

German: 29

Subsaharan African:: 26

African: 26

Irish: 22

English: 14

Norwegian: 13

Czech: 7

Dutch: 6

Greek: 3

Welsh: 2

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

Mexico (81%)
Honduras (6%)
Canada (6%)
Cuba (5%)
Greece (3%)

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

This state: 1475
Northeast: 13
Midwest: 13
South: 323
West: 27

68% of Cameron 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, 72% lived in Louisiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 9
Nursery to 4th grade: 4
5th and 6th grade: 88
7th and 8th grade: 98
9th grade: 61
10th grade: 27
11th grade: 34
12th grade, no diploma: 31
High school graduate (or equivalency): 170
Less than 1 year of college: 37
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 43
Associate degree: 20
Bachelor's degree: 0
Master's degree: 0
Professional school degree: 11
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 19
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 12
7th and 8th grade: 50
9th grade: 27
10th grade: 24
11th grade: 18
12th grade, no diploma: 12
High school graduate (or equivalency): 323
Less than 1 year of college: 58
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 24
Associate degree: 0
Bachelor's degree: 46
Master's degree: 6
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 19.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 15.6%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 13.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $42,632
Black householders: $9,537
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $22,269
Some other race householders: $31,893
Two or more races householders: $37,483
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $27,103

Cameron household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Cameron household income for Black householders

Cameron household income for Some other race householders

Cameron household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Cameron marital status for males

Cameron marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $90,968
Black or African American householders: $69,535

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 444
One, attached: 7
Two: 39
3 or 4: 6
Mobile homes: 313

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,644

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Cameron:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (64%) Electricity (31%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (70%) Utility gas (23%) No fuel used (7%)

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): 3

Here:	2.5%
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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