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DRAFT DELIBERATIVE DOCUMENT - FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY - NOT RELEASABLE
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IBasis: MSA MSA I MSA MSA MSA
Housing
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community. Note: According to the 2000 Census, Vacant Sale and Vacant Rental Units do not
equal total Vacant Housing Units. Vacant housing units may also include units that are vacant
but not on the market for sale or rent. For each entry, the basis of the data (either MSA or
number of counties in the MHA or the county of the installation) is indicated.
Total Vacant Housing Units 19,478
Vacant Sale Units 3,084 MSA
Vacant Rental Units 8,251
Medical Providers
This attribute provides an indicator of availability of medical care for military and DoD civilians
in the local community. The table reflects the raw number of physicians/beds and ratio of
physicians/beds to population. The basis of the data (either MSA or number of counties in the
MHA or the county of the installation) is indicated.
# Physicians # Beds Population
Local Community 1,203 1,467 526,267 Basis:
Ratio 1:437 1:359 MSA
National Ratio (2003) 1:421.2 1:373.7
Safety/Crime
The local community's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) Index for 2002 per 100,000 people and
the national UCR based on information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for 2002
is provided. The basis of the data (either MSA or state) is indicated.Local UCR 6,680.7 Basis: MSA
National UCR 4,118.8Transportation
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transportation shows potential for members and DoD civilians to use it to commute to/from work
under normal circumstances and for leisure.
Distance from NAVMARCORESCEN_BATON_ROUGE LA to nearest commercial airport:
1.0 miles
Is NAVMARCORESCEN BATON_ROUGE_LA served by regularly scheduled public
transportation? Yes
Utilities
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additional people.
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United States. Department of Defense. BRAC 2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Navy Justification Book, book, June 3, 2005; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc14501/m1/3/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.