Gardere, LA (Louisiana) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 8,660, Rural population: 206 (all nonfarm))

Gardere, Louisiana Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,601 (3,202 occupied: 884 owner occupied, 2,318 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	72%
State:	32%

Housing density: 1077 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: $521 (lower quartile is $444, upper quartile is $607)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $518

Median gross rent in Gardere, LA in 2007: $725

Housing units in Gardere with a mortgage: 740 (85 second mortgage, 27 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 39

Gardere,LA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $128,325 (it was $81,500 in 2000)

Gardere:	$128,325
Louisiana:	$126,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $97,904 - $138,460

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $136,842
Here: $136,842
State: $177,270

Townhouses or other attached units: $73,096
Here: $73,096
State: $167,971

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $122,030
Here: $122,030
State: $189,844

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,834

In family households: 7,061 (1,011 male householders, 1,012 female householders)
985 spouses, 3,031 children (2,799 natural, 60 adopted, 172 stepchildren), 148 grandchildren, 175 brothers or sisters, 38 parents, 310 other relatives, 351 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,773 (629 male householders (333 living alone)), 506 female householders (324 living alone)), 638 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 32 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 562 2-persons, 577 3-persons, 482 4-persons, 231 5-persons, 109 6-persons, 62 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 657 1-person, 361 2-persons, 100 3-persons, 17 4-persons.

1,230 married couples with children.
1,470 single-parent households (145 men, 1,325 women).

89.1% of residents of Gardere speak English at home.
5.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (31% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 43% speak English not well, 18% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English well).
1.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 614 (6.9%)
(30.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.3
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 Gardere, Louisiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 32 3 rooms: 58 4 rooms: 70 5 rooms: 346 6 rooms: 249 7 rooms: 108 8 rooms: 16 9 or more rooms: 5

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gardere, Louisiana:
	1 room: 106 2 rooms: 242 3 rooms: 240 4 rooms: 1,033 5 rooms: 433 6 rooms: 217 7 rooms: 22 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 25

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 92
1995 to 1998: 116
1990 to 1994: 356
1980 to 1989: 1,704
1970 to 1979: 1,048
1960 to 1969: 132
1950 to 1959: 83
1940 to 1949: 39
1939 or earlier: 31

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Gardere:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 57 2 bedrooms: 158 3 bedrooms: 640 4 bedrooms: 20 5 or more bedrooms: 9

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gardere:
	no bedroom: 106 1 bedroom: 322 2 bedrooms: 1,471 3 bedrooms: 419 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 Gardere in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 7 1 vehicle: 217 2 vehicles: 484 3 vehicles: 151 4 vehicles: 18 5 or more vehicles: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Gardere in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 268 1 vehicle: 1,241 2 vehicles: 620 3 vehicles: 150 4 vehicles: 21 5 or more vehicles: 18

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 9
$35,000 to $39,999: 12
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 6
$60,000 to $69,999: 18
$70,000 to $79,999: 28
$80,000 to $89,999: 74
$90,000 to $99,999: 62
$100,000 to $124,999: 184
$125,000 to $149,999: 313
$150,000 to $174,999: 89
$175,000 to $199,999: 67
$200,000 to $249,999: 0
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 13
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 7
$750,000 to $999,999: 2
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Gardere rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Gardere:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 14
$250 to $299: 31
$300 to $349: 46
$350 to $399: 56
$400 to $449: 349
$450 to $499: 450
$500 to $549: 471
$550 to $599: 288
$600 to $649: 162
$650 to $699: 101
$700 to $749: 102
$750 to $799: 23
$800 to $899: 86
$900 to $999: 27
$1,000 to $1,249: 78
$1,250 to $1,499: 10
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 23

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 261 1990 to 1994: 55 1985 to 1989: 115 1980 to 1984: 111 1975 to 1979: 58 1970 to 1974: 14 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 0

Gardere, LA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 84.4%
Number of people working at home: 51 (1.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 36
5 to 9 minutes: 202
10 to 14 minutes: 638
15 to 19 minutes: 1070
20 to 24 minutes: 597
25 to 29 minutes: 343
30 to 34 minutes: 832
35 to 39 minutes: 137
40 to 44 minutes: 17
45 to 59 minutes: 144
60 to 89 minutes: 140
90 or more minutes: 79

Gardere mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,940 (69%)
Carpooled: 1,139 (27%)
Bus or trolley bus: 85 (2%)
Taxi: 51 (1%)
Walked: 20 (0%)
Worked at home: 51 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 440
$10,000 to $14,999: 296
$15,000 to $19,999: 383
$20,000 to $24,999: 371
$25,000 to $29,999: 298
$30,000 to $34,999: 174
$35,000 to $39,999: 219
$40,000 to $44,999: 183
$45,000 to $49,999: 216
$50,000 to $59,999: 221
$60,000 to $74,999: 159
$75,000 to $99,999: 160
$100,000 to $124,999: 38
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 6079

German: 216

United States or American: 175

French (except Basque): 166

English: 157

Irish: 154

Subsaharan African:: 150

Italian: 80

African: 69

French Canadian: 59

Dutch: 50

Nigerian: 50

Acadian/Cajun: 40

Scottish: 36

British: 33

Sudanese: 23

Scotch-Irish: 21

European: 16

Australian: 14

Scandinavian: 11

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 10

Jamaican: 10

Belgian: 9

Cape Verdean: 8

Welsh: 8

Norwegian: 7

Russian: 7

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

Mexico (24%)
Nicaragua (11%)
India (11%)
Cuba (9%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
Nigeria (7%)
Other Northern Africa (6%)

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

This state: 6512
Northeast: 106
Midwest: 327
South: 866
West: 293

29% of Gardere residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Louisiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 18
Nursery to 4th grade: 4
5th and 6th grade: 16
7th and 8th grade: 10
9th grade: 31
10th grade: 59
11th grade: 133
12th grade, no diploma: 114
High school graduate (or equivalency): 505
Less than 1 year of college: 95
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 386
Associate degree: 29
Bachelor's degree: 254
Master's degree: 68
Professional school degree: 43
Doctorate degree: 26

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 31
Nursery to 4th grade: 10
5th and 6th grade: 18
7th and 8th grade: 20
9th grade: 24
10th grade: 55
11th grade: 107
12th grade, no diploma: 157
High school graduate (or equivalency): 563
Less than 1 year of college: 157
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 455
Associate degree: 94
Bachelor's degree: 353
Master's degree: 133
Professional school degree: 71
Doctorate degree: 16

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 9.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 8.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 8.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 7.6%

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: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $32,991
Black householders: $31,773
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $24,560
Asian householders: $53,874
Some other race householders: $22,917
Two or more races householders: $15,717
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $21,538

Gardere household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Gardere household income for Black householders

Gardere household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Gardere household income for Asian householders

Gardere household income for Some other race householders

Gardere household income for Two or more races householders

Gardere household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Gardere marital status for males

Gardere marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $123,443
Black or African American householders: $132,103
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $159,657
Asian householders: $125,962
Hispanic or Latino householders: $148,478

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,001
One, attached: 223
Two: 157
3 or 4: 1,820
5 to 9: 151
10 to 19: 82
20 to 49: 60
50 or more: 96
Mobile homes: 11

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Gardere:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (94%) Utility gas (5%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (94%) Utility gas (4%) No fuel used (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 64

Here:	5.0%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 39

Here:	8.8%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 97

Here:	9.8%
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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