Destrehan, LA (Louisiana) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 10,616 (365 inside urbanized areas, 10,251 inside urban clusters), Rural population: 601 (all nonfarm))

Destrehan, Louisiana Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,733 (3,620 occupied: 3,109 owner occupied, 511 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	14%
State:	32%

Housing density: 540 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: $657 (lower quartile is $541, upper quartile is $854)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $843

Median gross rent in Destrehan, LA in 2007: $871

Housing units in Destrehan with a mortgage: 2,264 (308 second mortgage, 227 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 582

Destrehan,LA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $230,658 (it was $138,400 in 2000)

Destrehan:	$230,658
Louisiana:	$126,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $148,022 - $304,719

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $271,952
Here: $271,952
State: $177,270

Townhouses or other attached units: $133,914
Here: $133,914
State: $167,971

In 2-unit structures: $68,962
Here: $68,962
State: $218,101

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $135,410
Here: $135,410
State: $189,844

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $89,358
Here: $89,358
State: $179,688

Mobile homes: $46,020
Here: $46,020
State: $34,481

Household type by relationship

Households: 11,028

In family households: 10,423 (2,505 male householders, 608 female householders)
2,723 spouses, 4,230 children (3,870 natural, 54 adopted, 306 stepchildren), 66 grandchildren, 52 brothers or sisters, 64 parents, 97 other relatives, 78 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 605 (282 male householders (224 living alone)), 224 female householders (199 living alone)), 99 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 189 (163 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 901 2-persons, 818 3-persons, 872 4-persons, 379 5-persons, 108 6-persons, 35 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 423 1-person, 79 2-persons, 4 4-persons.

2,896 married couples with children.
574 single-parent households (137 men, 437 women).

93.0% of residents of Destrehan speak English at home.
4.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (86% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (20% speak English very well, 64% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 520 (4.6%)
(50.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	4.1

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Destrehan, Louisiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 16 3 rooms: 29 4 rooms: 168 5 rooms: 600 6 rooms: 788 7 rooms: 564 8 rooms: 455 9 or more rooms: 489

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Destrehan, Louisiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 19 3 rooms: 12 4 rooms: 195 5 rooms: 159 6 rooms: 95 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 12 9 or more rooms: 19

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 45
1995 to 1998: 193
1990 to 1994: 497
1980 to 1989: 2,072
1970 to 1979: 525
1960 to 1969: 165
1950 to 1959: 161
1940 to 1949: 20
1939 or earlier: 55

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Destrehan:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 42 2 bedrooms: 302 3 bedrooms: 1,534 4 bedrooms: 1,111 5 or more bedrooms: 120

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Destrehan:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 47 2 bedrooms: 287 3 bedrooms: 154 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 Destrehan in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 40 1 vehicle: 628 2 vehicles: 1,794 3 vehicles: 470 4 vehicles: 129 5 or more vehicles: 48

Cars and other vehicles available in Destrehan in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 36 1 vehicle: 278 2 vehicles: 170 3 vehicles: 15 4 vehicles: 12 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 6
$10,000 to $14,999: 3
$15,000 to $19,999: 1
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 5
$35,000 to $39,999: 10
$40,000 to $49,999: 27
$50,000 to $59,999: 6
$60,000 to $69,999: 31
$70,000 to $79,999: 41
$80,000 to $89,999: 41
$90,000 to $99,999: 45
$100,000 to $124,999: 166
$125,000 to $149,999: 241
$150,000 to $174,999: 249
$175,000 to $199,999: 295
$200,000 to $249,999: 716
$250,000 to $299,999: 382
$300,000 to $399,999: 352
$400,000 to $499,999: 309
$500,000 to $749,999: 154
$750,000 to $999,999: 19
$1,000,000 or more: 11

Destrehan rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Destrehan:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 7
$300 to $349: 15
$350 to $399: 22
$400 to $449: 9
$450 to $499: 22
$500 to $549: 42
$550 to $599: 72
$600 to $649: 52
$650 to $699: 40
$700 to $749: 33
$750 to $799: 44
$800 to $899: 87
$900 to $999: 22
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 28
No cash rent: 14

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 177 1990 to 1994: 50 1985 to 1989: 52 1980 to 1984: 82 1975 to 1979: 17 1970 to 1974: 80 1970 to 1974: 19 1965 to 1969: 43

Destrehan, LA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 33.4%
Number of people working at home: 51 (0.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 101
5 to 9 minutes: 553
10 to 14 minutes: 590
15 to 19 minutes: 646
20 to 24 minutes: 676
25 to 29 minutes: 347
30 to 34 minutes: 1111
35 to 39 minutes: 167
40 to 44 minutes: 216
45 to 59 minutes: 721
60 to 89 minutes: 327
90 or more minutes: 163

Destrehan mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,796 (85%)
Carpooled: 713 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%)
Ferryboat: 5 (0%)
Bicycle: 11 (0%)
Walked: 65 (1%)
Other means: 22 (0%)
Worked at home: 51 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 77
$10,000 to $14,999: 106
$15,000 to $19,999: 113
$20,000 to $24,999: 159
$25,000 to $29,999: 135
$30,000 to $34,999: 250
$35,000 to $39,999: 181
$40,000 to $44,999: 112
$45,000 to $49,999: 212
$50,000 to $59,999: 388
$60,000 to $74,999: 452
$75,000 to $99,999: 598
$100,000 to $124,999: 388
$125,000 to $149,999: 162
$150,000 to $199,999: 185
$200,000 or more: 101

First ancestries reported:

French (except Basque): 2383

Other groups: 1925

Italian: 1065

Irish: 825

United States or American: 700

German: 634

English: 457

Scottish: 177

Subsaharan African:: 158

French Canadian: 123

European: 110

African: 100

Scotch-Irish: 74

Acadian/Cajun: 72

Polish: 63

Nigerian: 51

Arab:: 48

Lebanese: 48

Belgian: 37

Portuguese: 35

Dutch: 31

British: 26

Czechoslovakian: 21

Greek: 18

Norwegian: 16

Danish: 15

Ukrainian: 14

Welsh: 14

Austrian: 10

Alsatian: 8

Finnish: 8

Celtic: 8

Swiss: 8

Cape Verdean: 7

Croatian: 7

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 7

Jamaican: 7

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

Vietnam (15%)
Honduras (13%)
Canada (11%)
Guatemala (6%)
Sierra Leone (6%)
Other Western Europe (5%)
Nigeria (5%)

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

This state: 8338
Northeast: 296
Midwest: 453
South: 1372
West: 135

64% of Destrehan residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Louisiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 19
Nursery to 4th grade: 8
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 65
9th grade: 40
10th grade: 71
11th grade: 63
12th grade, no diploma: 87
High school graduate (or equivalency): 738
Less than 1 year of college: 185
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 663
Associate degree: 125
Bachelor's degree: 841
Master's degree: 301
Professional school degree: 78
Doctorate degree: 52

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 21
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 27
7th and 8th grade: 72
9th grade: 43
10th grade: 68
11th grade: 43
12th grade, no diploma: 99
High school graduate (or equivalency): 975
Less than 1 year of college: 286
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 558
Associate degree: 252
Bachelor's degree: 810
Master's degree: 298
Professional school degree: 72
Doctorate degree: 16

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 6.4%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 5.9%

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

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

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

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $84,385
Black householders: $60,417
Asian householders: $66,618
Some other race householders: $39,312
Two or more races householders: $54,191
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $60,516

Destrehan household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Destrehan household income for Black householders

Destrehan household income for Asian householders

Destrehan household income for Some other race householders

Destrehan household income for Two or more races householders

Destrehan household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Destrehan marital status for males

Destrehan marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $233,802
Black or African American householders: $199,771
Asian householders: $272,742
Some other race householders: $165,903
Two or more races householders: $256,708
Hispanic or Latino householders: $193,226

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,960
One, attached: 217
Two: 59
3 or 4: 299
5 to 9: 65
10 to 19: 39
20 to 49: 8
Mobile homes: 86

Median worth of mobile homes: $58,644

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Destrehan:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (56%) Electricity (44%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (77%) Utility gas (23%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 430

Here:	23.0%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 125

Here:	14.4%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 87

Here:	20.2%
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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