Minden, LA (Louisiana) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 13,049 (Urban population: 12,677 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 372 (all nonfarm))

Minden, Louisiana Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 5,763 (5,163 occupied: 3,255 owner occupied, 1,908 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	37%
State:	32%

Housing density: 485 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: $320 (lower quartile is $213, upper quartile is $444)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $403

Median gross rent in Minden, LA in 2007: $484

Housing units in Minden with a mortgage: 1,372 (185 second mortgage, 30 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,490

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $87,940 (it was $52,700 in 2000)

Minden:	$87,940
Louisiana:	$126,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $48,810 - $125,392

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $109,642
Here: $109,642
State: $177,270

Townhouses or other attached units: $141,053
Here: $141,053
State: $167,971

In 2-unit structures: $69,485
Here: $69,485
State: $218,101

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $269,984
Here: $269,984
State: $189,844

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $82,950
Here: $82,950
State: $179,688

Mobile homes: $22,086
Here: $22,086
State: $34,481

Household type by relationship

Households: 12,550

In family households: 10,597 (2,083 male householders, 1,334 female householders)
2,121 spouses, 3,934 children (3,711 natural, 29 adopted, 194 stepchildren), 586 grandchildren, 136 brothers or sisters, 90 parents, 163 other relatives, 150 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,953 (706 male householders (609 living alone)), 1,088 female householders (1,044 living alone)), 159 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 439 (413 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,501 2-persons, 867 3-persons, 618 4-persons, 263 5-persons, 112 6-persons, 56 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,653 1-person, 124 2-persons, 17 3-persons.

1,490 married couples with children.
1,428 single-parent households (155 men, 1,273 women).

97.9% of residents of Minden speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 98 (0.8%)
(73.5% 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:	4.4
State:	4.1

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Minden, Louisiana:
	1 room: 12 2 rooms: 28 3 rooms: 87 4 rooms: 318 5 rooms: 985 6 rooms: 830 7 rooms: 438 8 rooms: 294 9 or more rooms: 263

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Minden, Louisiana:
	1 room: 45 2 rooms: 115 3 rooms: 412 4 rooms: 406 5 rooms: 551 6 rooms: 271 7 rooms: 75 8 rooms: 20 9 or more rooms: 13

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 41
1995 to 1998: 122
1990 to 1994: 169
1980 to 1989: 708
1970 to 1979: 1,154
1960 to 1969: 1,400
1950 to 1959: 1,234
1940 to 1949: 460
1939 or earlier: 475

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Minden:
	no bedroom: 12 1 bedroom: 91 2 bedrooms: 765 3 bedrooms: 1,835 4 bedrooms: 468 5 or more bedrooms: 84

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Minden:
	no bedroom: 51 1 bedroom: 522 2 bedrooms: 681 3 bedrooms: 599 4 bedrooms: 55 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 Minden in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 221 1 vehicle: 1,069 2 vehicles: 1,400 3 vehicles: 444 4 vehicles: 98 5 or more vehicles: 23

Cars and other vehicles available in Minden in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 594 1 vehicle: 988 2 vehicles: 250 3 vehicles: 55 4 vehicles: 13 5 or more vehicles: 8

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

Less than $10,000: 40
$10,000 to $14,999: 81
$15,000 to $19,999: 75
$20,000 to $24,999: 164
$25,000 to $29,999: 143
$30,000 to $34,999: 197
$35,000 to $39,999: 174
$40,000 to $49,999: 375
$50,000 to $59,999: 296
$60,000 to $69,999: 328
$70,000 to $79,999: 272
$80,000 to $89,999: 189
$90,000 to $99,999: 105
$100,000 to $124,999: 120
$125,000 to $149,999: 113
$150,000 to $174,999: 69
$175,000 to $199,999: 30
$200,000 to $249,999: 37
$250,000 to $299,999: 43
$300,000 to $399,999: 11
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Minden rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Minden:

Less than $100: 59 people
$100 to $149: 83
$150 to $199: 213
$200 to $249: 174
$250 to $299: 217
$300 to $349: 242
$350 to $399: 222
$400 to $449: 108
$450 to $499: 95
$500 to $549: 92
$550 to $599: 66
$600 to $649: 50
$650 to $699: 27
$700 to $749: 4
$750 to $799: 4
$800 to $899: 12
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 15
$1,250 to $1,499: 4
$1,500 to $1,999: 5
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 217

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 26 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 21 1980 to 1984: 21 1975 to 1979: 16 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 9 1965 to 1969: 5

Minden, LA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 70.0%
Number of people working at home: 106 (2.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 312
5 to 9 minutes: 1041
10 to 14 minutes: 986
15 to 19 minutes: 416
20 to 24 minutes: 231
25 to 29 minutes: 128
30 to 34 minutes: 524
35 to 39 minutes: 120
40 to 44 minutes: 167
45 to 59 minutes: 390
60 to 89 minutes: 198
90 or more minutes: 110

Minden mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,585 (76%)
Carpooled: 858 (18%)
Bus or trolley bus: 39 (1%)
Ferryboat: 6 (0%)
Motorcycle: 4 (0%)
Walked: 66 (1%)
Other means: 65 (1%)
Worked at home: 106 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1144
$10,000 to $14,999: 564
$15,000 to $19,999: 499
$20,000 to $24,999: 486
$25,000 to $29,999: 373
$30,000 to $34,999: 379
$35,000 to $39,999: 282
$40,000 to $44,999: 259
$45,000 to $49,999: 122
$50,000 to $59,999: 312
$60,000 to $74,999: 338
$75,000 to $99,999: 182
$100,000 to $124,999: 121
$125,000 to $149,999: 36
$150,000 to $199,999: 55
$200,000 or more: 59

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 6207

United States or American: 1468

English: 509

Irish: 468

German: 413

French (except Basque): 220

Scotch-Irish: 162

Scottish: 161

Subsaharan African:: 107

African: 107

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 45

Dutch: 43

Jamaican: 37

Arab:: 28

Italian: 28

Syrian: 20

Welsh: 15

European: 13

Danish: 12

Swedish: 12

Acadian/Cajun: 11

Arab/Arabic: 8

West Indian: 8

Greek: 6

Norwegian: 6

Scandinavian: 6

British: 5

Austrian: 4

Lithuanian: 4

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

Germany (20%)
Mexico (14%)
India (13%)
France (12%)
Venezuela (10%)
Panama (9%)
Philippines (8%)

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

This state: 10736
Northeast: 92
Midwest: 370
South: 1431
West: 161

62% of Minden residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Louisiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 73
Nursery to 4th grade: 30
5th and 6th grade: 55
7th and 8th grade: 212
9th grade: 87
10th grade: 197
11th grade: 212
12th grade, no diploma: 149
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,212
Less than 1 year of college: 221
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 472
Associate degree: 127
Bachelor's degree: 383
Master's degree: 171
Professional school degree: 74
Doctorate degree: 21

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 78
Nursery to 4th grade: 68
5th and 6th grade: 118
7th and 8th grade: 226
9th grade: 170
10th grade: 306
11th grade: 361
12th grade, no diploma: 160
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,440
Less than 1 year of college: 397
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 503
Associate degree: 215
Bachelor's degree: 502
Master's degree: 221
Professional school degree: 14
Doctorate degree: 16

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 9.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 17.9%

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: 17.9%
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: $40,764
Black householders: $19,733
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $15,719
Asian householders: $82,890
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $3,233
Some other race householders: $37,483
Two or more races householders: $66,471
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $32,285

Minden household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Minden household income for Black householders

Minden household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Minden household income for Some other race householders

Minden household income for Two or more races householders

Minden household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Minden marital status for males

Minden marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $107,820
Black or African American householders: $62,172
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $36,812
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $122,709
Two or more races householders: $152,650
Hispanic or Latino householders: $36,812

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,331
One, attached: 121
Two: 277
3 or 4: 193
5 to 9: 137
20 to 49: 77
50 or more: 184
Mobile homes: 443

Median worth of mobile homes: $26,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Minden:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (79%) Electricity (20%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (64%) Electricity (35%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 132

Here:	7.4%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 85

Here:	10.5%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 11

Here:	2.8%
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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