Acadia Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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% of renters here:	28%
State:	32%

This county:	24.5%
Whole state:	19.6%

This county:	10.0%
Whole state:	9.4%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.3%), Retail trade (14.5%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.2%), Manufacturing (10.3%).

Type of workers:

Acadia Parish, Louisiana business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Acadia Parish, Louisiana:

Median resident age:	33.7 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Males: 28,448	(48.3%)
Females: 30,413	(51.7%)

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Acadia Parish:	2.7 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

This county	$30,095
Louisiana:	$36,729

Acadia Parish	$80,966
Louisiana:	$101,700

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 6
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 93
• Thefts: 428
• Auto thefts: 44

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 11
• Burglaries: 95
• Thefts: 485
• Auto thefts: 53

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Acadia Parish is $346 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $421 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $532 a month.

Cities in this county include: Crowley, Rayne, Church Point, Iota, Estherwood, Morse, Mermentau.

Neighboring counties: Evangeline Parish , Jefferson Davis Parish , Lafayette Parish , St. Landry Parish , Vermilion Parish .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Acadia Parish: Estherwood Ferry (A), Louisiana State University Experiment Station (B), Crowley-Rayne Industrial Park (C), Iota Racetrack (D), Quebodaux Ferry (E), Blue Water Gas Plant (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Acadia Parish include: Maryland Church (A), Maxie Church (B), Maxie Gospel Tabernacle (C), Apostolic First Pentecostal Church (D), Miller Church (E), Hebron Church (F), Mount Calvary Church (G), Saint Edwards Church (H), Mowato Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Saint Joseph Cemetery (1), Indian Cemetery (2), Mowata Cemetery (3), Murphy Cemetery (4), German Lutheran Cemetery (5), Carron Cemetery (6), Gatte Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Ruppert Lake (A), Mitchell Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Plaquemine Brule, Bayou (A), Cannes, Bayou des (B), Pointe Aux Loups, Bayou (C), Bayou Des Cannes (D), Tiger Point Gully (E), Gumpoint Gully (F), Blanc, Bayou (G), Blaise Lejuene Gully (H), Barwick, Bayou (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Acadia Parish: Houssiere Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post offices: Midland Post Office (A), Egan Post Office (B), Evangeline Post Office (C), Branch Post Office (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.0%
Louisiana:	4.4%

Current college students: 1,884
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 64.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 258 (50% naturalized citizens)

Acadia Parish:	0.4%
Whole state:	2.6%

Mean travel time to work: 29.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 56.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 17,224
• One, attached: 303
• Two: 708
• 3 or 4: 263
• 5 to 9: 486
• 10 to 19: 133
• 20 or more: 250
• Mobile homes: 3,819
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 23

Housing units in Acadia Parish with a mortgage: 5,056 (278 second mortgage, 294 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,027

Acadia Parish historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Louisiana state average. It is 6.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 9 fatalities and 117 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 10/29/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 52 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 16,703 (79%) Carpooled: 3,132 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 42 (0%) Motorcycle: 23 (0%) Bicycle: 22 (0%) Walked: 501 (2%) Other means: 285 (1%) Worked at home: 356 (2%)

6.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,003 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.25%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($136 average AGI)

Acadia Parish:	0.05%
Louisiana average:	0.11%

4.87% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($22,715 average AGI)
1.33% relocated from other states ($6,152 average AGI)

Acadia Parish:	1.33%
Louisiana average:	2.22%

from Lafayette Parish, LA	1.51% ($30,909 average AGI)
from St. Landry Parish, LA	0.51% ($27,474)
from Jefferson Davis Parish, LA	0.45% ($29,918)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.41% ($26,364)
from Vermilion Parish, LA	0.32% ($31,328)
from Calcasieu Parish, LA	0.28% ($27,352)
from Jefferson Parish, LA	0.17% ($29,667)

5.55% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,780 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.55%
Louisiana average:	13.45%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.23% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($21,387 average AGI)
1.32% relocated to other states ($6,394 average AGI)

Acadia Parish:	1.32%
Louisiana average:	7.16%

to Lafayette Parish, LA	1.84% ($28,720 average AGI)
to St. Landry Parish, LA	0.50% ($25,863)
to Jefferson Davis Parish, LA	0.42% ($26,500)
to Vermilion Parish, LA	0.32% ($26,492)
to Calcasieu Parish, LA	0.29% ($27,926)
to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.16% ($25,567)
to Evangeline Parish, LA	0.14% ($30,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 8,793 (6,768 aged, 2,025 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 51,693 (11,794 male householders, 3,970 female householders)

  11,883 spouses, 20,348 children (18,590 natural, 277 adopted, 1,481 stepchildren), 1,324 grandchildren, 526 brothers or sisters, 354 parents, 442 other relatives, 1,052 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,183 (2,224 male householders (1,815 living alone)), 3,183 female householders (2,960 living alone)), 776 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 985 (890 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,781 2-persons, 3,861 3-persons, 3,399 4-persons, 1,698 5-persons, 673 6-persons, 352 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,775 1-person, 529 2-persons, 63 3-persons, 40 4-persons.

80.0% of residents of Acadia Parish speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
19.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $372,450,000 ($6295 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $11,286,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $123,587,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $80,856,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $30,101,000
Federal grants: $114,875,000
Federal procurement contracts: $14,027,000 ($6,731,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,004,000 ($1,715,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,849,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,613,000
Federal Government insurance: $144,600,000

Here:	83 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	-17 per 1000 residents
State:	-20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.94 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.8

Here:	4.5
State:	4.1

65% of Acadia Parish residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Louisiana.

Acadia Parish:	64.6%
State average:	59.6%

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

• This state: 53613
• Northeast: 229
• Midwest: 835
• South: 3211
• West: 629

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $29,200

Here:	23.2%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Here:	20.9%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Here:	10.6%
Louisiana:	16.8%