Ascension Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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• • 82,221107.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 26,24534.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6,5828.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3,1784.1%Two or more races
  • 1,1171.5%Asian alone
  • 1260.2%Some other race alone
  • 330.04%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2017:

Detached houses: $254,729

Here:	$254,729
State:	$213,997

Townhouses or other attached units: $216,063

Here:	$216,063
State:	$215,095

In 2-unit structures: $297,709

Here:	$297,709
State:	$274,975

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $111,029

Here:	$111,029
State:	$203,979

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $246,657

Here:	$246,657
State:	$247,539

Mobile homes: $96,617

Here:	$96,617
State:	$72,432

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

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $1,209 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $460 (0.3%)

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 .

Current college students: 3,105
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 5,236 (31.3% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 8062010 or later
• 1,3382000 to 2009
• 7151990 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: 32,692
• One, attached: 323
• Two: 796
• 3 or 4: 1,806
• 5 to 9: 420
• 10 to 19: 347
• 20 to 49: 82
• 50 or more: 73
• Mobile homes: 10,924
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 70

Housing units in Ascension Parish with a mortgage: 21,430 (388 second mortgage, 2,233 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12,571

Religion statistics for Ascension Parish

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Ascension Parish:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• 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
• Louisiana Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: September 01, 2008 to September 11, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1786: September 02, 2008, FEMA Id: 1786, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 27, 2008 to September 11, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3289: August 29, 2008, FEMA Id: 3289, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to November 01, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1607: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1607, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to November 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3260: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3260, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 17 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.09% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($64,960 average adjusted gross income)

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%

from East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	2.49% ($72,637 average AGI)
from Livingston Parish, LA	0.67% ($55,257)
from St. James Parish, LA	0.26% ($51,861)
from Jefferson Parish, LA	0.25% ($73,904)
from Iberville Parish, LA	0.18% ($58,662)
from Assumption Parish, LA	0.18% ($44,413)
from St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	0.14% ($88,053)

6.19% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($64,377 average adjusted gross income)

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%

to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	1.75% ($63,077 average AGI)
to Livingston Parish, LA	0.78% ($52,257)
to Iberville Parish, LA	0.21% ($45,898)
to Assumption Parish, LA	0.18% ($49,342)
to St. James Parish, LA	0.17% ($40,597)
to Harris County, TX	0.15% ($98,820)
to Jefferson Parish, LA	0.14% ($39,950)

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 2014: 1.9

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 2014: 6.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.9

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Ascension Parish

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship:

• In family households: 105,671 (15,724 male householders, 15,637 female householders)

  22,648 spouses, 42,586 children (39,635 natural, 1,419 adopted, 1,532 stepchildren), 2,913 grandchildren, 662 brothers or sisters, 757 parents, 2,602 other relatives, 2,142 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 16,345 (7,615 male householders (5,846 living alone)), 5,343 female householders (4,455 living alone)), 3,387 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 932

Size of family households: 14,212 2-persons, 7,163 3-persons, 6,041 4-persons, 3,215 5-persons, 293 6-persons, 437 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 10,301 1-person, 2,250 2-persons, 407 3-persons.

20,690 married couples with children.
9,381 single-parent households (2,151 men, 7,230 women).

93.9% of residents of Ascension speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 14% speak English not 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:

Here:	+101 per 1000 residents
State:	-20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.93 millions of gallons per day (52% from ground, 48% from surface)

• Year house built in Ascension Parish, Louisiana
• 3,5032014 or later
• 2,6112010 to 2013
• 15,8122000 to 2009
• 7,7941990 to 1999
• 6,5211980 to 1989
• 4,8991970 to 1979
• 1,9331960 to 1969
• 1,5521950 to 1959
• 1,9441940 to 1949
• 9641939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Ascension Parish, Louisiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ascension Parish, Louisiana
• 881 room
• 2812 rooms
• 1,5723 rooms
• 4,1294 rooms
• 6,7395 rooms
• 7,7206 rooms
• 5,1757 rooms
• 4,3878 rooms
• 3,9109+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ascension Parish, Louisiana
• 2791 room
• 2992 rooms
• 1,3173 rooms
• 2,5874 rooms
• 3,2405 rooms
• 1,3056 rooms
• 1,0587 rooms
• 1288 rooms
• 1059+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Ascension Parish, Louisiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Ascension Parish, Louisiana
• 88no bedroom
• 6451 bedroom
• 4,4802 bedrooms
• 18,4573 bedrooms
• 9,4024 bedrooms
• 9295+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ascension Parish, Louisiana
• 279no bedroom
• 1,1441 bedroom
• 2,6642 bedrooms
• 5,7623 bedrooms
• 3154 bedrooms
• 1545+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Ascension Parish, Louisiana in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Ascension Parish in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 543no vehicle
• 8,9031 vehicle
• 16,3802 vehicles
• 5,9743 vehicles
• 1,2994 vehicles
• 9025+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Ascension Parish in renter-occupied apartments
• 755no vehicle
• 3,8641 vehicle
• 4,3882 vehicles
• 1,3113 vehicles
• 04 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

89.2% of Ascension Parish residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Louisiana.

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

• This state: 96,722
• Other state: 20,416
• Northeast: 1,684
• Midwest: 3,904
• South: 12,811
• West: 2,017

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

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)"