Spanning the Gulf
Much has been done and more is in the works; Habitat's efforts along the coast have only just begun.

Alabama
• Housing damage estimates*: 57,371
• Habitat houses by June 30, 2007: 85
• Habitat houses in the next 3-5 years: 100
Population Change**
• Mobile, AL: - 2,334

Louisiana
• Housing damage estimates*: 515,249
• Habitat houses by June 30, 2007: 340
• Habitat houses in the next 3-5 years: 3,150
Population Change**
• Baton Rouge, LA: + 26,727
• New Orleans, LA: - 378,029

Missisippi
• Housing damage estimates*: 220,384
• Habitat houses by June 30, 2007: 345
• Habitat houses in the next 3-5 years: 1,250
Population Change**
• Gulfport-Biloxi, MS: - 41,517

Texas
• Housing damage estimates*: 139,910
• Habitat houses by June 30, 2007: 230
• Habitat houses in the next 3-5 years: 500
Population Change**
• Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX: + 4,037
• Houston, TX: + 130,603

*U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Offi ce of Policy Development and Research, “Current Housing Unit Damage Estimates: Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma” Feb. 12, 2006

**The Brookings Institution, “Katrina and Rita Impacts on Gulf Coast Populations: First Census Findings,” June 2006