Jean Lafitte, LA (Louisiana) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 2,265 (Urban population: 1,069 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 1,196 (all nonfarm))

Jean Lafitte, Louisiana Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 759 (720 occupied: 635 owner occupied, 85 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	12%
State:	32%

Housing density: 127 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: $519 (lower quartile is $432, upper quartile is $712)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $560

Median gross rent in Jean Lafitte, LA in 2007: $671

Housing units in Jean Lafitte with a mortgage: 222 (30 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 176

Jean Lafitte,LA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $127,996 (it was $73,100 in 2000)

Jean Lafitte:	$127,996
Louisiana:	$126,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $115,091 - $258,312

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $234,339
Here: $234,339
State: $177,270

Townhouses or other attached units: $116,201
Here: $116,201
State: $167,971

In 2-unit structures: $144,381
Here: $144,381
State: $218,101

Mobile homes: $38,556
Here: $38,556
State: $34,481

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,136

In family households: 1,992 (463 male householders, 92 female householders)
445 spouses, 743 children (692 natural, 11 adopted, 40 stepchildren), 94 grandchildren, 24 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 74 other relatives, 53 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 144 (71 male householders (53 living alone)), 50 female householders (46 living alone)), 23 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 134 2-persons, 167 3-persons, 127 4-persons, 78 5-persons, 27 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 99 1-person, 19 2-persons, 3 3-persons.

393 married couples with children.
110 single-parent households (44 men, 66 women).

92.2% of residents of Jean Lafitte speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).
5.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 26 (1.2%)
(34.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.1
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jean Lafitte, Louisiana:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 12 3 rooms: 37 4 rooms: 137 5 rooms: 200 6 rooms: 145 7 rooms: 60 8 rooms: 21 9 or more rooms: 21

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jean Lafitte, Louisiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 3 3 rooms: 10 4 rooms: 14 5 rooms: 48 6 rooms: 6 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 4 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 39
1995 to 1998: 103
1990 to 1994: 48
1980 to 1989: 196
1970 to 1979: 140
1960 to 1969: 94
1950 to 1959: 81
1940 to 1949: 35
1939 or earlier: 23

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Jean Lafitte:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 36 2 bedrooms: 179 3 bedrooms: 345 4 bedrooms: 64 5 or more bedrooms: 5

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jean Lafitte:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 11 2 bedrooms: 26 3 bedrooms: 42 4 bedrooms: 6 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 Jean Lafitte in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 45 1 vehicle: 205 2 vehicles: 266 3 vehicles: 107 4 vehicles: 7 5 or more vehicles: 5

Cars and other vehicles available in Jean Lafitte in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 5 1 vehicle: 53 2 vehicles: 17 3 vehicles: 6 4 vehicles: 4 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 23
$10,000 to $14,999: 12
$15,000 to $19,999: 12
$20,000 to $24,999: 13
$25,000 to $29,999: 11
$30,000 to $34,999: 11
$35,000 to $39,999: 13
$40,000 to $49,999: 28
$50,000 to $59,999: 29
$60,000 to $69,999: 23
$70,000 to $79,999: 26
$80,000 to $89,999: 27
$90,000 to $99,999: 30
$100,000 to $124,999: 71
$125,000 to $149,999: 69
$150,000 to $174,999: 39
$175,000 to $199,999: 27
$200,000 to $249,999: 65
$250,000 to $299,999: 49
$300,000 to $399,999: 41
$400,000 to $499,999: 21
$500,000 to $749,999: 24
$750,000 to $999,999: 1
$1,000,000 or more: 9

Jean Lafitte rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Jean Lafitte:

Less than $100: 2 people
$100 to $149: 1
$150 to $199: 1
$200 to $249: 2
$250 to $299: 2
$300 to $349: 1
$350 to $399: 2
$400 to $449: 3
$450 to $499: 9
$500 to $549: 10
$550 to $599: 6
$600 to $649: 2
$650 to $699: 1
$700 to $749: 6
$750 to $799: 5
$800 to $899: 4
$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: 31

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 2 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 7 1975 to 1979: 9 1970 to 1974: 4 1970 to 1974: 4 1965 to 1969: 0

Jean Lafitte, LA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 76.4%
Number of people working at home: 26 (3.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 39
5 to 9 minutes: 71
10 to 14 minutes: 59
15 to 19 minutes: 60
20 to 24 minutes: 70
25 to 29 minutes: 68
30 to 34 minutes: 171
35 to 39 minutes: 50
40 to 44 minutes: 41
45 to 59 minutes: 90
60 to 89 minutes: 72
90 or more minutes: 32

Jean Lafitte mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 633 (75%)
Carpooled: 132 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 12 (1%)
Ferryboat: 1 (0%)
Motorcycle: 3 (0%)
Walked: 24 (3%)
Other means: 18 (2%)
Worked at home: 26 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 84
$10,000 to $14,999: 59
$15,000 to $19,999: 51
$20,000 to $24,999: 40
$25,000 to $29,999: 47
$30,000 to $34,999: 54
$35,000 to $39,999: 32
$40,000 to $44,999: 42
$45,000 to $49,999: 22
$50,000 to $59,999: 67
$60,000 to $74,999: 76
$75,000 to $99,999: 53
$100,000 to $124,999: 23
$125,000 to $149,999: 4
$150,000 to $199,999: 9
$200,000 or more: 13

First ancestries reported:

French (except Basque): 727

Other groups: 323

United States or American: 222

German: 104

Irish: 67

Italian: 65

French Canadian: 49

Acadian/Cajun: 45

English: 41

Scotch-Irish: 15

Arab:: 9

Lebanese: 9

Dutch: 5

Cypriot: 2

Norwegian: 2

Swedish: 2

Welsh: 2

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 2

Haitian: 2

Belgian: 1

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

Vietnam (46%)
Haiti (15%)
Mexico (12%)
Japan (8%)
India (8%)
Panama (8%)

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

This state: 1958
Northeast: 25
Midwest: 15
South: 99
West: 8

66% of Jean Lafitte residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 88% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Louisiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 36
Nursery to 4th grade: 12
5th and 6th grade: 26
7th and 8th grade: 69
9th grade: 56
10th grade: 57
11th grade: 19
12th grade, no diploma: 32
High school graduate (or equivalency): 227
Less than 1 year of college: 27
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 43
Associate degree: 7
Bachelor's degree: 22
Master's degree: 11
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 19
Nursery to 4th grade: 17
5th and 6th grade: 15
7th and 8th grade: 52
9th grade: 61
10th grade: 32
11th grade: 18
12th grade, no diploma: 12
High school graduate (or equivalency): 254
Less than 1 year of college: 28
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 55
Associate degree: 20
Bachelor's degree: 26
Master's degree: 7
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 8.6%

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

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $44,800
Black householders: $3,339
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $56,329
Asian householders: $62,488
Some other race householders: $26,461
Two or more races householders: $17,717
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $29,002

Jean Lafitte household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Jean Lafitte household income for Asian householders

Jean Lafitte household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Jean Lafitte marital status for males

Jean Lafitte marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $184,377
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $157,587
Asian householders: $96,303
Some other race householders: $166,342
Hispanic or Latino householders: $169,319

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 445
One, attached: 15
Two: 13
10 to 19: 1
50 or more: 3
Mobile homes: 277
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $86,619

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Jean Lafitte:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (55%) Utility gas (40%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) No fuel used (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (79%) Utility gas (13%) Other fuel (5%) No fuel used (4%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 24

Here:	8.1%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 28

Here:	16.1%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8

Here:	13.3%
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)

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