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People MapStats |
Washington Parish |
Louisiana |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
44,750 | 4,287,768 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
1.9% | -4.1% |
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Population, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
824 | -181,190 |
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Population, 2000 |
43,926 | 4,468,976 |
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Persons under 5 years old, 2006 |
3,123 | 301,375 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
7.0% | 7.0% |
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Persons under 18 years old, 2006 |
11,373 | 1,090,001 |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
25.4% | 25.4% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
14.1% | 12.2% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, 2006 |
6,290 | 523,346 |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
51.0% | 51.4% |
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White persons, 2006 (a) |
30,045 | 2,802,347 |
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Black persons, 2006 (a) |
14,243 | 1,357,661 |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2006 (a) |
127 | 27,042 |
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Asian persons, 2006 (a) |
96 | 60,455 |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2006 (a) |
1 | 1,610 |
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Persons reporting two or more races, 2006 |
238 | 38,653 |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2006 (b) |
486 | 124,481 |
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White persons not Hispanic, 2006 |
29,659 | 2,694,097 |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
67.1% | 65.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
31.8% | 31.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.3% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.2% | 1.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
0.5% | 0.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
1.1% | 2.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
66.3% | 62.8% |
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Births, 2004 |
609 | 65,369 |
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Deaths, 2004 |
565 | 42,215 |
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Infant deaths, 2004 |
5 | 684 |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
64.3% | 59.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
0.4% | 2.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
2.4% | 9.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
68.2% | 74.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
10.9% | 18.7% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
10,994 | 880,047 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
32.6 | 25.7 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
19,970 | 1,830,073 |
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Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
864 | -17,101 |
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Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
4.5% | -0.9% |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
76.4% | 67.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$54,200 | $85,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
16,467 | 1,656,053 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.56 | 2.62 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$25,663 | $35,216 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
25.5% | 19.2% |
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Business MapStats |
Washington Parish |
Louisiana |
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Personal income, 2005 ($million) |
840 | 111,167 |
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Personal income per capita, 2005 |
$18,974 | $24,664 |
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Civilian labor force, 2006 |
15,428 | 1,990,120 |
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Unemployment rate, 2006 |
5.2% | 4.0% |
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Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 2005 |
16,603 | 2,461,171 |
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Full-time and part-time employment, net change 2000 to 2005 |
-364 | 56,934 |
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Employment in government, 2005 |
3,893 | 408,868 |
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Earnings, 2005 ($1000) |
411,356 | 88,982,373 |
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Average earnings per job, 2005 |
$24,776 | $36,154 |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
706 | 102,7901 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
8,433 | 1,617,5071 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
1.4% | 1.6%1 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
2,800 | 328,756 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 12.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 2.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
25.1% | 26.4% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 2.3% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
476,382 | 89,540,799 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
21,782 | 7,411,702 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 47,192,153 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
291,967 | 41,885,192 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$6,652 | $9,356 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
601 | 28,671 |
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Valuation of building permits, 2006 ($1000) |
55,675 | 3,818,317 |
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Farm land, 2002 (acres) |
101,781 | 7,830,664 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
345,384 | 32,954,0591 |
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Federal spending per capita, 2004 |
$7,821 | $7,2981 |
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