A Community Assessment Of 70806 Baton Rouge - 3485 Words

A Community Assessment of 70806 Baton Rouge. The 70806 of Baton Rouge, LA consists of a diverse community of college students, low income and middle class income areas. Driving through the community reveals income inequality, poverty and opulence, homelessness and extravagant houses, healthy youth and elderly sick individuals. It was a challenge to assess the 70806 due to the great diversity but a much greater challenge to come up with viable. Description of the Community The community of 70806 has land area of approximately 8.9 square miles. It is bordered by 70806 Choctaw road to the North, old Hammond highway to the 70806, Park Boulevard to the East, and airline highway to the West (Appendix A). Baton Rouge was founded by the†¦show more content†¦Other occupations include healthcare, construction, and transportation. The average household income is $37,058, which is below the national average. This is in relation to the 20.9 % of families in this community that are below the poverty level (70806 Detailed Profile, n.d.). Housing There is also a huge range among the housing units in the 70806. There is approximately 14,333 housing units that range from $10,000 to $1,000,000 (70806 Detailed Profile, n.d.). The majority of the homes in this area are detached (50.2% ) and 0.7 % are mobile homes, the rest are apartment building with the majority housing 10 or more apartments In the year 2000, the average price of a home for sale in this area was $73,000 (70806 Detailed Profile, n.d.). The most frequent home values lie in the ranges of $40,000- $49,000 and $60,000- $69,000. The average cost of rent in this community lies between $300 and $500 per month. The average home in this community consists of families made up by two or more people with the average size of the family being three people. Over 1,426 homes in this community have families with children under the age of 18 living in them. Over 6,000 homes consist of non-family occupants (70806 Demographic, n.d.). The average house consists of three or less bedrooms. 2,256 households are single parent households headed by a female. More than 1,600 households in this zip code are group occupied homes. Safety/Transportation Scores on national tests show