Ponchatoula, LA (Louisiana) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 6,320 (Urban population: 6,192 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 128 (all nonfarm))

Ponchatoula, Louisiana Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,180 (1,995 occupied: 1,255 owner occupied, 740 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	37%
State:	32%

Housing density: 516 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: $436 (lower quartile is $200, upper quartile is $576)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $473

Median gross rent in Ponchatoula, LA in 2007: $523

Housing units in Ponchatoula with a mortgage: 613 (89 second mortgage, 31 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 479

Ponchatoula,LA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $146,094 (it was $73,500 in 2000)

Ponchatoula:	$146,094
Louisiana:	$126,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $81,214 - $177,686

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,218

In family households: 4,499 (809 male householders, 596 female householders)
850 spouses, 1,764 children (1,585 natural, 25 adopted, 154 stepchildren), 161 grandchildren, 19 brothers or sisters, 62 parents, 113 other relatives, 125 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 719 (297 male householders (250 living alone)), 343 female householders (329 living alone)), 79 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 10 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 524 2-persons, 357 3-persons, 293 4-persons, 146 5-persons, 58 6-persons, 27 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 579 1-person, 56 2-persons, 5 3-persons.

694 married couples with children.
620 single-parent households (83 men, 537 women).

96.4% of residents of Ponchatoula speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (87% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (41% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 7 (0.1%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ponchatoula, Louisiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 21 3 rooms: 36 4 rooms: 135 5 rooms: 351 6 rooms: 418 7 rooms: 125 8 rooms: 109 9 or more rooms: 60

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ponchatoula, Louisiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 53 3 rooms: 152 4 rooms: 153 5 rooms: 266 6 rooms: 57 7 rooms: 53 8 rooms: 6 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 17
1995 to 1998: 78
1990 to 1994: 150
1980 to 1989: 317
1970 to 1979: 430
1960 to 1969: 368
1950 to 1959: 308
1940 to 1949: 239
1939 or earlier: 273

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ponchatoula:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 65 2 bedrooms: 256 3 bedrooms: 734 4 bedrooms: 187 5 or more bedrooms: 13

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ponchatoula:
	no bedroom: 17 1 bedroom: 180 2 bedrooms: 260 3 bedrooms: 256 4 bedrooms: 27 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 Ponchatoula in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 117 1 vehicle: 397 2 vehicles: 521 3 vehicles: 184 4 vehicles: 25 5 or more vehicles: 11

Cars and other vehicles available in Ponchatoula in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 164 1 vehicle: 401 2 vehicles: 146 3 vehicles: 17 4 vehicles: 5 5 or more vehicles: 7

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

Less than $10,000: 21
$10,000 to $14,999: 10
$15,000 to $19,999: 11
$20,000 to $24,999: 23
$25,000 to $29,999: 23
$30,000 to $34,999: 19
$35,000 to $39,999: 19
$40,000 to $49,999: 31
$50,000 to $59,999: 39
$60,000 to $69,999: 29
$70,000 to $79,999: 76
$80,000 to $89,999: 55
$90,000 to $99,999: 56
$100,000 to $124,999: 202
$125,000 to $149,999: 181
$150,000 to $174,999: 219
$175,000 to $199,999: 124
$200,000 to $249,999: 168
$250,000 to $299,999: 81
$300,000 to $399,999: 85
$400,000 to $499,999: 30
$500,000 to $749,999: 18
$750,000 to $999,999: 3
$1,000,000 or more: 9

Ponchatoula rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Ponchatoula:

Less than $100: 100 people
$100 to $149: 50
$150 to $199: 39
$200 to $249: 43
$250 to $299: 47
$300 to $349: 19
$350 to $399: 47
$400 to $449: 73
$450 to $499: 79
$500 to $549: 60
$550 to $599: 44
$600 to $649: 32
$650 to $699: 24
$700 to $749: 19
$750 to $799: 28
$800 to $899: 33
$900 to $999: 3
$1,000 to $1,249: 57
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 88

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 7 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: 0

Ponchatoula, LA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 68.0%
Number of people working at home: 41 (2.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 100
5 to 9 minutes: 291
10 to 14 minutes: 337
15 to 19 minutes: 395
20 to 24 minutes: 125
25 to 29 minutes: 57
30 to 34 minutes: 157
35 to 39 minutes: 61
40 to 44 minutes: 24
45 to 59 minutes: 151
60 to 89 minutes: 180
90 or more minutes: 68

Ponchatoula mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,725 (87%)
Carpooled: 179 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0%)
Bicycle: 13 (1%)
Walked: 15 (1%)
Other means: 6 (0%)
Worked at home: 41 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 529
$10,000 to $14,999: 269
$15,000 to $19,999: 115
$20,000 to $24,999: 178
$25,000 to $29,999: 156
$30,000 to $34,999: 76
$35,000 to $39,999: 86
$40,000 to $44,999: 72
$45,000 to $49,999: 95
$50,000 to $59,999: 199
$60,000 to $74,999: 89
$75,000 to $99,999: 115
$100,000 to $124,999: 29
$125,000 to $149,999: 21
$150,000 to $199,999: 16
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1967

French (except Basque): 486

United States or American: 365

German: 312

Irish: 248

Italian: 145

English: 138

French Canadian: 112

Subsaharan African:: 102

African: 102

Scotch-Irish: 70

European: 40

Scottish: 33

Hungarian: 26

Norwegian: 26

Polish: 19

British: 14

Croatian: 9

Czech: 9

Swedish: 9

Dutch: 7

Russian: 5

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

Germany (100%)

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

This state: 4342
Northeast: 66
Midwest: 225
South: 534
West: 36

61% of Ponchatoula residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% 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: 27
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 42
7th and 8th grade: 79
9th grade: 11
10th grade: 100
11th grade: 46
12th grade, no diploma: 87
High school graduate (or equivalency): 457
Less than 1 year of college: 93
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 228
Associate degree: 25
Bachelor's degree: 157
Master's degree: 53
Professional school degree: 13
Doctorate degree: 6

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 31
Nursery to 4th grade: 44
5th and 6th grade: 55
7th and 8th grade: 76
9th grade: 58
10th grade: 136
11th grade: 125
12th grade, no diploma: 83
High school graduate (or equivalency): 452
Less than 1 year of college: 138
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 248
Associate degree: 38
Bachelor's degree: 149
Master's degree: 52
Professional school degree: 22
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 18.8%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 15.4%

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: $39,044
Black householders: $13,667
Two or more races householders: $7,496

Ponchatoula household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Ponchatoula household income for Black householders

Ponchatoula marital status for males

Ponchatoula marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $171,138
Black or African American householders: $106,340

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,571
Two: 220
3 or 4: 93
5 to 9: 46
10 to 19: 15
20 to 49: 18
50 or more: 5
Mobile homes: 212

Median worth of mobile homes: $30,824

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Ponchatoula:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (54%) Electricity (45%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (50%) Electricity (48%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 44

Here:	6.7%
Louisiana:	17.2%

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

Here:	7.4%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 21

Here:	8.5%
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)

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