Ascension Parish, Louisiana (LA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 8,847
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 21,952
Renter-occupied apartments: 7,248 (it was 4,739 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 18% |
State: | 33% |
Land area: 292 sq. mi.
Water area: 11.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 434 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (22.8%), Manufacturing (14.6%), Retail trade (11.2%), Construction (10.4%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 80%
- Government: 14%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 83,36568.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 26,78621.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 7,2185.9%Hispanic or Latino
- 3,4052.8%Two or more races
- 1,3131.1%Asian alone
- 2970.2%Some other race alone
- 880.07%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 370.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 35.7 years |
Louisiana median age: | 37.7 years |
Males: 62,496 | ![]() |
Females: 64,108 | ![]() |

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Ascension Parish: | 2.0 people |
Louisiana: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $85,425 ($44,288 in 1999)
This county: | $85,425 |
Louisiana: | $51,073 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $878 (lower quartile is $763, upper quartile is $1,301)
This county: | $878 |
State: | $714 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $225,700 (it was $89,900 in 2000)
Ascension: | $225,700 |
Louisiana: | $172,100 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,453Detached houses: $254,460
Here: $254,460 State: $234,504 Townhouses or other attached units: $204,128
Here: $204,128 State: $226,343 In 2-unit structures: $330,476
Here: $330,476 State: $275,238 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $152,384
Here: $152,384 State: $240,231 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $306,056
Here: $306,056 State: $228,797 Mobile homes: $82,147
Here: $82,147 State: $69,208
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $352
Institutionalized population: 752
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 5
- Rapes: 24
- Robberies: 28
- Assaults: 327
- Burglaries: 592
- Thefts: 2090
- Auto thefts: 299
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 10
- Rapes: 35
- Robberies: 26
- Assaults: 333
- Burglaries: 561
- Thefts: 2174
- Auto thefts: 276
Health of residents in Ascension Parish based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is worse than average.66.7% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
40.4% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.
51.0% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
63.6% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 200 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 169 pounds. This is more than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 717 buildings, average cost: $64,300
- 1998: 888 buildings, average cost: $78,200
- 1999: 1087 buildings, average cost: $82,400
- 2000: 796 buildings, average cost: $92,300
- 2001: 950 buildings, average cost: $88,500
- 2002: 1027 buildings, average cost: $109,000
- 2003: 1182 buildings, average cost: $94,300
- 2004: 1244 buildings, average cost: $97,500
- 2005: 1674 buildings, average cost: $93,000
- 2006: 1901 buildings, average cost: $100,600
- 2007: 997 buildings, average cost: $99,400
- 2008: 585 buildings, average cost: $94,900
- 2009: 786 buildings, average cost: $120,600
- 2010: 711 buildings, average cost: $135,800
- 2011: 719 buildings, average cost: $146,400
- 2012: 871 buildings, average cost: $141,600
- 2013: 907 buildings, average cost: $159,500
- 2014: 926 buildings, average cost: $151,200
- 2015: 853 buildings, average cost: $160,700
- 2016: 857 buildings, average cost: $162,300
- 2017: 1046 buildings, average cost: $155,700
- 2018: 936 buildings, average cost: $153,600
- 2019: 862 buildings, average cost: $155,100
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,311 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $778 (0.4%)
Ascension Parish: | 8.3% |
Louisiana: | 19.0% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 35.7 years old
(Males: 33.9 years old, Females: 37.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 38.2 years old, Black residents: 33.4 years old, American Indian residents: 23.5 years old, Asian residents: 32.4 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25.9 years old, Other race residents: 30.7 years old)
Area name: Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Ascension Parish is $624 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $720 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $918 a month.
Cities in this county include: Prairieville, Gonzales, Donaldsonville, Sorrento, Lemannville.
2018 air pollution in Ascension Parish:
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.023 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Neighboring counties: Harrison County, Mississippi , Mobile County, Alabama
, Putnam County, Florida
, Terrell County, Texas
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Here: | 6.2% |
Louisiana: | 8.1% |
Current college students: 3,105
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,950 (30.8% naturalized citizens)
Ascension Parish: | 2.3% |
Whole state: | 4.2% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1,0582010 or later
- 1,2582000 to 2009
- 7711990 to 1999
- 2691980 to 1989
- 2301970 to 1979
- 214Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 51.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 37,730
- One, attached: 757
- Two: 508
- 3 or 4: 368
- 5 to 9: 84
- 10 to 19: 1,105
- 20 to 49: 750
- 50 or more: 258
- Mobile homes: 7,738
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 160
Housing units in Ascension Parish with a mortgage: 23,508 (205 second mortgage, 1,512 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13,933
Here: | 63.9% with mortgage |
State: | 51.7% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Ascension Parish
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 36,475 | 9 |
Evangelical Protestant | 11,643 | 47 |
Mainline Protestant | 1,849 | 10 |
Black Protestant | 1,049 | 6 |
Other | 1,001 | 3 |
None | 55,198 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Ascension Parish: | 2.32 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Louisiana: | 0.18 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.40 / 10,000 pop. |
Louisiana: | 1.29 / 10,000 pop. |
Ascension Parish: | 4.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Louisiana: | 4.49 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 4.04 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 5.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Ascension Parish: | 9.0% |
Louisiana: | 10.9% |
Ascension Parish: | 27.7% |
State: | 29.2% |
Here: | 30.6% |
State: | 13.7% |
Agriculture in Ascension Parish:
Average size of farms: 151 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $57,325
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $826.57
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.22%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 11.90%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $53,070
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 40.52%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $59,744
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.45%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 18.41
Land in orchards: 34 acres
Earthquake activity:
Ascension Parish-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Louisiana state average. It is 49% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 9/10/2006 at 14:56:08, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 379.1 miles away from Ascension Parish center
On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 227.3 miles away from the county center
On 5/17/2012 at 08:12:00, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 235.4 miles away from the county center
On 5/6/2018 at 16:47:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 211.6 miles away from the county center
On 6/30/1994 at 01:08:24, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 165.2 miles away from Ascension Parish center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 309.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Louisiana Hurricane Delta, Incident Period: October 6, 2020 - October 10, 2020, FEMA Id: 4570, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Louisiana Hurricane Laura, Incident Period: August 22, 2020 - August 27, 2020, FEMA Id: 4559, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Louisiana Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4484-LA: March 24, 2020, FEMA Id: 4484, Natural disaster type: Other
- Louisiana Hurricane Barry, Incident Period: July 10, 2019 - July 15, 2019, FEMA Id: 4458, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 11, 2016 to August 31, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4277: August 14, 2016, FEMA Id: 4277, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 08, 2016 to April 08, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4263: March 13, 2016, FEMA Id: 4263, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Louisiana Tropical Storm Isaac, Incident Period: August 26, 2012 to September 10, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3347: August 27, 2012, FEMA Id: 3347, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- Louisiana Hurricane Isaac, Incident Period: August 26, 2012 to September 10, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4080: August 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 4080, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Louisiana Flooding, Incident Period: April 25, 2011 to July 07, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3322: May 06, 2011, FEMA Id: 3322, Natural disaster type: Flood
- Louisiana Flooding, Incident Period: April 25, 2011 to July 07, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4015: August 18, 2011, FEMA Id: 4015, Natural disaster type: Flood
- 21 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Ascension Parish (31) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 21
Emergencies Declared: 7
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 16, Floods: 10, Storms: 8, Tropical Storms: 3, Drought: 1, Freeze: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 37,943 (84.1%)
- Carpooled: 4,047 (9.0%)
- Bus: 44 (0.1%)
- Subway or elevated rail: 38 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 336 (0.7%)
- Bicycle: 48 (0.1%)
- Walked: 390 (0.9%)
- Worked at home: 2,274 (5.0%)
- Health care and social assistance (21%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Retail trade (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (24%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Production occupations (17%)
- Management occupations (16%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
- Transportation occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (6%)
- Architecture and engineering occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (23%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4%)
- Mexico (34%)
- Honduras (14%)
- Colombia (6%)
- El Salvador (6%)
- Vietnam (5%)
- Cuba (4%)
- Trinidad and Tobago (4%)
- American (16%)
- French (except Basque) (13%)
- Italian (3%)
- French Canadian (3%)
- Irish (3%)
- German (3%)
- English (2%)
People in group quarters in Ascension Parish, Louisiana in 2000:
- 314 people in nursing homes
- 209 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 28 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 25 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 24 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 15 people in religious group quarters
- 11 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 6 people in other group homes
- 4 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 2 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
People in group quarters in Ascension Parish, Louisiana in 2010:
- 460 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 267 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 25 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 22 people in group homes intended for adults
- 14 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 2 people in other noninstitutional facilities
7.09% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($64,960 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 7.09% |
Louisiana average: | 6.26% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.23% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($47,219 average AGI)
1.86% relocated from other states ($17,741 average AGI)
Ascension Parish: 1.86% Louisiana average: 2.30%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | ![]() |
from Livingston Parish, LA | ![]() |
from St. James Parish, LA | ![]() |
from Jefferson Parish, LA | ![]() |
from Iberville Parish, LA | ![]() |
from Assumption Parish, LA | ![]() |
from St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | ![]() |
6.19% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($64,377 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.19% |
Louisiana average: | 6.56% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.33% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($40,606 average AGI)
1.86% relocated to other states ($23,771 average AGI)
Ascension Parish: 1.86% Louisiana average: 2.61%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | ![]() |
to Livingston Parish, LA | ![]() |
to Iberville Parish, LA | ![]() |
to Assumption Parish, LA | ![]() |
to St. James Parish, LA | ![]() |
to Harris County, TX | ![]() |
to Jefferson Parish, LA | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 17.0
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 6.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 6.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 6.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.9
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.5%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 10,352 (8,054 aged, 2,298 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 3,563 (11%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Ascension Parish, Louisiana in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (989)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (961)
- Congestive heart failure (648)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (625)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (551)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (476)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (392)
- Unspecified dementia (254)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (195)
- Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (185)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 3,422
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 95
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 21,712
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,659
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 635
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 6
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 22
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 66
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 7
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 74.3. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 57.4
- Other - 16.9
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 119.9. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 84.4
- Other - 35.5
Household type by relationship:
Households: 126,604- Male householders: 23,042 (4,713 living alone), Female householders: 21,225 (5,460 living alone)
26,303 spouses (26,303 opposite-sex spouses), 2,094 unmarried partners, (2,015 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 40,510 children (37,583 natural, 754 adopted, 2,173 stepchildren), 4,344 grandchildren, 857 brothers or sisters, 1,209 parents, 518 foster children, 4,133 other relatives, 1,455 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 914
Size of family households: 14,607 2-persons, 5,219 3-persons, 7,624 4-persons, 3,552 5-persons, 1,097 6-persons, 206 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 10,173 1-person, 1,789 2-persons.
23,334 married couples with children.
5,981 single-parent households (524 men, 5,457 women).
93.2% of residents of Ascension speak English at home.
4.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $278,374,000 ($3,194 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,918,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $130,195,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $83,450,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $162,000
Federal grants: $51,753,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,250,000 ($1,094,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,564,000 ($863,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,177,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $51,653,000
Federal Government insurance: $627,307,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 7,355Here: | 81 per 1000 residents |
State: | 78 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,893
Here: | 32 per 1000 residents |
State: | 49 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +460
Here: | +5 per 1000 residents |
State: | +4 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +9,100
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Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.93 millions of gallons per day (52% from ground, 48% from surface)
Here: | 6.2 |
State: | 6.1 |
Here: | 4.2 |
State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Ascension Parish, Louisiana
- 6,5372014 or later
- 3,6092010 to 2013
- 15,2302000 to 2009
- 8,2001990 to 1999
- 4,8871980 to 1989
- 4,6411970 to 1979
- 2,3031960 to 1969
- 1,7931950 to 1959
- 1,2031940 to 1949
- 1,0551939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ascension Parish, Louisiana
- 1061 room
- 02 rooms
- 03 rooms
- 3,1924 rooms
- 9,8965 rooms
- 7,9956 rooms
- 6,8807 rooms
- 4,3938 rooms
- 4,9799+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ascension Parish, Louisiana
- 01 room
- 7692 rooms
- 1,6363 rooms
- 1,4894 rooms
- 1,7445 rooms
- 4676 rooms
- 1077 rooms
- 4768 rooms
- 1389+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Ascension Parish, Louisiana
- 106no bedroom
- 1201 bedroom
- 2,2862 bedrooms
- 22,6703 bedrooms
- 10,0674 bedrooms
- 2,1925+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ascension Parish, Louisiana
- 0no bedroom
- 2,3051 bedroom
- 1,4052 bedrooms
- 2,5863 bedrooms
- 5304 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Ascension Parish in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 837no vehicle
- 7,6991 vehicle
- 18,5082 vehicles
- 8,1993 vehicles
- 1,5164 vehicles
- 6825+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Ascension Parish in renter-occupied apartments
- 560no vehicle
- 4,3691 vehicle
- 1,7402 vehicles
- 1573 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
89.1% of Ascension Parish residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Louisiana.
Ascension Parish: | 89.1% |
State average: | 87.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 105,928
- Other state: 17,098
- Northeast: 1,516
- Midwest: 1,731
- South: 9,272
- West: 4,579
- 58.0%Electricity
- 39.8%Utility gas
- 1.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.6%No fuel used
- 0.5%Wood
- 82.6%Electricity
- 16.6%Utility gas
- 0.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 16.9% |
Louisiana: | 16.9% |
Here: | 12.2% |
Louisiana: | 16.2% |
Here: | 9.0% |
Louisiana: | 15.8% |
Ascension Parish government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $64,809,000
- Charges - Other: $13,042,000
Sewerage: $237,000
Parks and Recreation: $150,000
- Construction - Natural Resources - Other: $9,455,000
Regular Highways: $6,455,000
Libraries: $2,475,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,169,000
General Public Buildings: $1,454,000
Police Protection: $474,000
Local Fire Protection: $463,000
General - Other: $325,000
Financial Administration: $221,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $39,425,000
Financial Administration: $11,599,000
Natural Resources - Other: $10,058,000
Regular Highways: $8,512,000
Libraries: $7,097,000
Local Fire Protection: $7,081,000
Health - Other: $6,108,000
Parks and Recreation: $5,957,000
General - Other: $5,404,000
Central Staff Services: $4,615,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,354,000
Sewerage: $2,344,000
Water Utilities: $1,856,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,356,000
Housing and Community Development: $721,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $715,000
Other: $258,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,776,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $408,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $399,500,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $399,500,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $121,493,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $74,763,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $49,785,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,055,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,049,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,021,000
Interest Earnings: $1,383,000
Sale of Property: $94,000
Rents: $67,000
Donations From Private Sources: $10,000
Special Assessments: $7,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $2,346,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,146,000
Regular Highways: $2,051,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,673,000
Police Protection: $1,610,000
Financial Administration: $596,000
Libraries: $493,000
Central Staff Services: $108,000
Health - Other: $65,000
Correctional Institutions: $59,000
Parks and Recreation: $48,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $205,900,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,831,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $402,568,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $9,317,000
Other: $2,733,000
Highways: $1,866,000
Health and Hospitals: $573,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $68,952,000
Property: $59,190,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $3,701,000
Public Utilities Sales: $1,526,000
Other Selective Sales: $582,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $20,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $50,036,000
Ascension Parish government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $64,809,000
- Charges - Other: $13,042,000
Sewerage: $237,000
Parks and Recreation: $150,000
- Construction - Natural Resources - Other: $9,455,000
Regular Highways: $6,455,000
Libraries: $2,475,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,169,000
General Public Buildings: $1,454,000
Police Protection: $474,000
Local Fire Protection: $463,000
General - Other: $325,000
Financial Administration: $221,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $39,425,000
Financial Administration: $11,599,000
Natural Resources - Other: $10,058,000
Regular Highways: $8,512,000
Libraries: $7,097,000
Local Fire Protection: $7,081,000
Health - Other: $6,108,000
Parks and Recreation: $5,957,000
General - Other: $5,404,000
Central Staff Services: $4,615,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,354,000
Sewerage: $2,344,000
Water Utilities: $1,856,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,356,000
Housing and Community Development: $721,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $715,000
Other: $258,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,776,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $408,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $399,500,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $399,500,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $121,493,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $74,763,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $49,785,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,055,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,049,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,021,000
Interest Earnings: $1,383,000
Sale of Property: $94,000
Rents: $67,000
Donations From Private Sources: $10,000
Special Assessments: $7,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $2,346,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,146,000
Regular Highways: $2,051,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,673,000
Police Protection: $1,610,000
Financial Administration: $596,000
Libraries: $493,000
Central Staff Services: $108,000
Health - Other: $65,000
Correctional Institutions: $59,000
Parks and Recreation: $48,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $205,900,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,831,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $402,568,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $9,317,000
Other: $2,733,000
Highways: $1,866,000
Health and Hospitals: $573,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $68,952,000
Property: $59,190,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $3,701,000
Public Utilities Sales: $1,526,000
Other Selective Sales: $582,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $20,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $50,036,000
Ascension Parish government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $64,809,000
- Charges - Other: $13,042,000
Sewerage: $237,000
Parks and Recreation: $150,000
- Construction - Natural Resources - Other: $9,455,000
Regular Highways: $6,455,000
Libraries: $2,475,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,169,000
General Public Buildings: $1,454,000
Police Protection: $474,000
Local Fire Protection: $463,000
General - Other: $325,000
Financial Administration: $221,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $39,425,000
Financial Administration: $11,599,000
Natural Resources - Other: $10,058,000
Regular Highways: $8,512,000
Libraries: $7,097,000
Local Fire Protection: $7,081,000
Health - Other: $6,108,000
Parks and Recreation: $5,957,000
General - Other: $5,404,000
Central Staff Services: $4,615,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,354,000
Sewerage: $2,344,000
Water Utilities: $1,856,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,356,000
Housing and Community Development: $721,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $715,000
Other: $258,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,776,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $408,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $399,500,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $399,500,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $121,493,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $74,763,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $49,785,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,055,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,049,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,021,000
Interest Earnings: $1,383,000
Sale of Property: $94,000
Rents: $67,000
Donations From Private Sources: $10,000
Special Assessments: $7,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $2,346,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,146,000
Regular Highways: $2,051,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,673,000
Police Protection: $1,610,000
Financial Administration: $596,000
Libraries: $493,000
Central Staff Services: $108,000
Health - Other: $65,000
Correctional Institutions: $59,000
Parks and Recreation: $48,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $205,900,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,831,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $402,568,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $9,317,000
Other: $2,733,000
Highways: $1,866,000
Health and Hospitals: $573,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $68,952,000
Property: $59,190,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $3,701,000
Public Utilities Sales: $1,526,000
Other Selective Sales: $582,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $20,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $50,036,000
Ascension Parish government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $64,809,000
- Charges - Other: $13,042,000
Sewerage: $237,000
Parks and Recreation: $150,000
- Construction - Natural Resources - Other: $9,455,000
Regular Highways: $6,455,000
Libraries: $2,475,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,169,000
General Public Buildings: $1,454,000
Police Protection: $474,000
Local Fire Protection: $463,000
General - Other: $325,000
Financial Administration: $221,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $39,425,000
Financial Administration: $11,599,000
Natural Resources - Other: $10,058,000
Regular Highways: $8,512,000
Libraries: $7,097,000
Local Fire Protection: $7,081,000
Health - Other: $6,108,000
Parks and Recreation: $5,957,000
General - Other: $5,404,000
Central Staff Services: $4,615,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,354,000
Sewerage: $2,344,000
Water Utilities: $1,856,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,356,000
Housing and Community Development: $721,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $715,000
Other: $258,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,776,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $408,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $399,500,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $399,500,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $121,493,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $74,763,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $49,785,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,055,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,049,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,021,000
Interest Earnings: $1,383,000
Sale of Property: $94,000
Rents: $67,000
Donations From Private Sources: $10,000
Special Assessments: $7,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $2,346,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,146,000
Regular Highways: $2,051,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,673,000
Police Protection: $1,610,000
Financial Administration: $596,000
Libraries: $493,000
Central Staff Services: $108,000
Health - Other: $65,000
Correctional Institutions: $59,000
Parks and Recreation: $48,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $205,900,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,831,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $402,568,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $9,317,000
Other: $2,733,000
Highways: $1,866,000
Health and Hospitals: $573,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $68,952,000
Property: $59,190,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $3,701,000
Public Utilities Sales: $1,526,000
Other Selective Sales: $582,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $20,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $50,036,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 2,115
- Number of aged recipients: 183
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,932
- Number of recipients under 18: 462
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,267
- Number of recipients older than 64: 386
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 693
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 965
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 14 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 825 | $177,845 | 666 | $177,257 | 2,146 | $179,812 | 211 | $48,299 | 3 | $1,505,667 | 201 | $149,289 | 209 | $61,900 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 31 | $150,548 | 51 | $144,333 | 262 | $186,927 | 40 | $47,150 | 0 | $0 | 14 | $69,286 | 37 | $60,757 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 214 | $178,664 | 144 | $146,486 | 857 | $169,859 | 178 | $53,517 | 3 | $540,000 | 41 | $105,732 | 108 | $63,046 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 86 | $178,535 | 71 | $542,352 | 587 | $182,433 | 22 | $71,227 | 0 | $0 | 17 | $144,235 | 20 | $72,450 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 41 | $169,195 | 17 | $216,824 | 198 | $194,455 | 16 | $70,313 | 0 | $0 | 3 | $134,000 | 9 | $86,111 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 14 full tracts) | ||||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | D) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A & B) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 138 | $251,384 | 118 | $235,831 | 2 | $210,500 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 39 | $218,564 | 44 | $235,000 | 6 | $192,167 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 21 | $268,286 | 21 | $225,810 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $72,000 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 6 | $292,833 | 8 | $205,500 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 5 | $247,000 | 4 | $285,750 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Most common first names in Ascension Parish, LA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Joseph | 200 | 72.8 years |
Mary | 153 | 76.8 years |
John | 149 | 70.7 years |
James | 119 | 70.9 years |
William | 92 | 71.7 years |
Robert | 89 | 67.9 years |
Henry | 82 | 73.8 years |
Charles | 80 | 70.3 years |
George | 76 | 74.7 years |
Willie | 69 | 73.2 years |
Most common last names in Ascension Parish, LA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Leblanc | 190 | 74.7 years |
Landry | 145 | 77.1 years |
Williams | 108 | 69.3 years |
Johnson | 106 | 69.2 years |
Gautreau | 104 | 75.7 years |
Babin | 100 | 79.2 years |
Smith | 90 | 73.8 years |
Braud | 75 | 76.6 years |
Jones | 62 | 67.8 years |
Melancon | 57 | 74.4 years |
Businesses in Ascension Parish, LA | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AT&T | 2 | KFC | 2 | |
Ace Hardware | 2 | Kmart | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 1 | La-Z-Boy | 2 | |
Aeropostale | 1 | Lane Bryant | 1 | |
Ann Taylor | 1 | Lane Furniture | 1 | |
Ashley Furniture | 1 | Levi Strauss & Co. | 1 | |
AutoZone | 3 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
Banana Republic | 1 | Lowe's | 1 | |
Baskin-Robbins | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 3 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
Best Western | 2 | McDonald's | 6 | |
Blockbuster | 1 | New Balance | 1 | |
Burger King | 3 | Nike | 4 | |
CVS | 3 | Nissan | 1 | |
Casual Male XL | 1 | Office Depot | 1 | |
Charlotte Russe | 1 | Old Navy | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Outback | 1 | |
Chico's | 1 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
Circle K | 2 | Papa John's Pizza | 2 | |
Clarion | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | Penske | 1 | |
Cracker Barrel | 1 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
Curves | 3 | Popeyes | 6 | |
DHL | 2 | Quiznos | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 2 | RadioShack | 1 | |
DressBarn | 1 | Rite Aid | 1 | |
Dressbarn | 1 | Rue21 | 1 | |
Famous Footwear | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 5 | |
FedEx | 10 | Sears | 1 | |
Ford | 1 | Skechers USA | 1 | |
GNC | 1 | Starbucks | 1 | |
GameStop | 2 | Subway | 9 | |
Gap | 1 | T-Mobile | 3 | |
Goodwill | 3 | Taco Bell | 3 | |
Gymboree | 1 | The Room Place | 1 | |
H&R Block | 3 | Toys"R"Us | 1 | |
Hilton | 1 | True Value | 2 | |
Holiday Inn | 2 | U-Haul | 8 | |
Home Depot | 1 | UPS | 13 | |
IZOD | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
Jack In The Box | 2 | Waffle House | 2 | |
Jimmy John's | 1 | Walgreens | 3 | |
Jones New York | 2 | Walmart | 3 | |
Justice | 1 | Wendy's | 3 |
Ascension Parish on our top lists:
- #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
- #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"