Empire, LA (Louisiana) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 1,664 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 411 (41 farm, 370 nonfarm))

Empire, Louisiana Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 946 (757 occupied: 625 owner occupied, 132 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	17%
State:	32%

Housing density: 178 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: $485 (lower quartile is $250, upper quartile is $560)

Median gross rent in Empire, LA in 2007: $558

Housing units in Empire with a mortgage: 132 (22 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 182

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $67,666 (it was $40,900 in 2000)

Empire:	$67,666
Louisiana:	$126,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $53,639 - $118,144

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $132,856
Here: $132,856
State: $177,270

Townhouses or other attached units: $72,415
Here: $72,415
State: $167,971

In 2-unit structures: $78,731
Here: $78,731
State: $218,101

Mobile homes: $19,923
Here: $19,923
State: $34,481

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,075

In family households: 1,757 (339 male householders, 218 female householders)
376 spouses, 628 children (589 natural, 9 adopted, 30 stepchildren), 67 grandchildren, 25 brothers or sisters, 27 parents, 21 other relatives, 56 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 318 (114 male householders (82 living alone)), 132 female householders (102 living alone)), 72 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 191 2-persons, 181 3-persons, 124 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 26 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 184 1-person, 50 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 5 5-persons.

385 married couples with children.
142 single-parent households (34 men, 108 women).

90.3% of residents of Empire speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English well).
6.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 91 (4.4%)
(76.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.4
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Empire, Louisiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 40 3 rooms: 46 4 rooms: 102 5 rooms: 139 6 rooms: 180 7 rooms: 51 8 rooms: 24 9 or more rooms: 43

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Empire, Louisiana:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 5 3 rooms: 13 4 rooms: 55 5 rooms: 47 6 rooms: 0 7 rooms: 5 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 14
1990 to 1994: 46
1980 to 1989: 158
1970 to 1979: 282
1960 to 1969: 199
1950 to 1959: 75
1940 to 1949: 77
1939 or earlier: 95

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Empire:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 54 2 bedrooms: 154 3 bedrooms: 346 4 bedrooms: 54 5 or more bedrooms: 17

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Empire:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 18 2 bedrooms: 40 3 bedrooms: 67 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 Empire in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 42 1 vehicle: 275 2 vehicles: 230 3 vehicles: 73 4 vehicles: 5 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Empire in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 43 1 vehicle: 67 2 vehicles: 22 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Empire, LA:

Less than $10,000: 12
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 13
$20,000 to $24,999: 7
$25,000 to $29,999: 7
$30,000 to $34,999: 13
$35,000 to $39,999: 25
$40,000 to $49,999: 56
$50,000 to $59,999: 37
$60,000 to $69,999: 41
$70,000 to $79,999: 38
$80,000 to $89,999: 10
$90,000 to $99,999: 18
$100,000 to $124,999: 6
$125,000 to $149,999: 31
$150,000 to $174,999: 0
$175,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 to $249,999: 0
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Empire rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Empire:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 19
$250 to $299: 9
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 7
$450 to $499: 16
$500 to $549: 21
$550 to $599: 10
$600 to $649: 5
$650 to $699: 2
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$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: 42

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 14 1985 to 1989: 7 1980 to 1984: 22 1975 to 1979: 7 1970 to 1974: 27 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 14

Empire, LA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.0%
Number of people working at home: 21 (2.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 43
5 to 9 minutes: 88
10 to 14 minutes: 87
15 to 19 minutes: 127
20 to 24 minutes: 126
25 to 29 minutes: 25
30 to 34 minutes: 86
35 to 39 minutes: 30
40 to 44 minutes: 0
45 to 59 minutes: 27
60 to 89 minutes: 11
90 or more minutes: 77

Empire mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 517 (69%)
Carpooled: 117 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 13 (2%)
Taxi: 7 (1%)
Walked: 10 (1%)
Other means: 63 (8%)
Worked at home: 21 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 177
$10,000 to $14,999: 106
$15,000 to $19,999: 46
$20,000 to $24,999: 46
$25,000 to $29,999: 49
$30,000 to $34,999: 21
$35,000 to $39,999: 73
$40,000 to $44,999: 58
$45,000 to $49,999: 49
$50,000 to $59,999: 79
$60,000 to $74,999: 39
$75,000 to $99,999: 33
$100,000 to $124,999: 21
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 6

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 648

United States or American: 320

French (except Basque): 221

Croatian: 127

German: 53

English: 40

Irish: 31

Italian: 26

Yugoslavian: 25

Scotch-Irish: 23

Arab/Arabic: 18

Arab:: 18

Swedish: 15

Slavic: 8

European: 7

French Canadian: 7

Acadian/Cajun: 6

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

Other Eastern Europe (46%)
Vietnam (23%)
Lebanon (14%)
Yugoslavia (9%)
Costa Rica (8%)

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

This state: 1624
Northeast: 14
Midwest: 44
South: 257
West: 33

68% of Empire residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in Louisiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 46
Nursery to 4th grade: 22
5th and 6th grade: 49
7th and 8th grade: 90
9th grade: 30
10th grade: 34
11th grade: 19
12th grade, no diploma: 18
High school graduate (or equivalency): 159
Less than 1 year of college: 36
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 73
Associate degree: 14
Bachelor's degree: 52
Master's degree: 7
Professional school degree: 13
Doctorate degree: 8

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 10
Nursery to 4th grade: 15
5th and 6th grade: 11
7th and 8th grade: 75
9th grade: 39
10th grade: 10
11th grade: 42
12th grade, no diploma: 19
High school graduate (or equivalency): 260
Less than 1 year of college: 42
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 58
Associate degree: 3
Bachelor's degree: 61
Master's degree: 4
Professional school degree: 12
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 14.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 34.4%

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: $33,430
Black householders: $17,322
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $32,749
Asian householders: $69,414
Some other race householders: $47,116
Two or more races householders: $49,940
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $40,836

Empire household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Empire household income for Black householders

Empire household income for Some other race householders

Empire household income for Two or more races householders

Empire household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Empire marital status for males

Empire marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $87,205
Black or African American householders: $94,404
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $122,709
Some other race householders: $116,656
Two or more races householders: $89,987
Hispanic or Latino householders: $98,167

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 516
One, attached: 14
Two: 11
3 or 4: 11
10 to 19: 16
20 to 49: 12
Mobile homes: 366

Median worth of mobile homes: $20,222

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Empire:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (51%) Utility gas (37%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%) Other fuel (1%) Solar energy (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (52%) Utility gas (42%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)

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

Here:	8.5%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 14

Here:	26.4%
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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