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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (18.2%), Educational,health and social services (16.7%), Construction (13.2%), Retail trade (11.9%).
Detached houses: $145,154Here:$145,154State:$177,067 Townhouses or other attached units: $122,764Here:$122,764State:$204,229 In 2-unit structures: $97,451Here:$97,451State:$235,168 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $43,891Here:$43,891State:$175,634 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $372,982Here:$372,982State:$186,546 Mobile homes: $70,010Here:$70,010State:$34,481 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $256,966Here:$256,966State:$47,390
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
McCain (Republican): 67.4% Obama (Democratic): 31.5%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $521 (0.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $156 (0.1%)
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: Gonzales, Donaldsonville, Sorrento.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.009 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average. Ozone (1-hour): 0.104 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average. Ozone (8-hour): 0.078 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
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Notable locations in Ascension Parish: Cottage Farm (A), Dugas Plantation (B), Riverton Plantation (C), Southwood Village Wastewater Treatment Facility (D), Orange Grove Plantation (E), Ascension Wastewater Treatment Facility at Villa Galvez (F), Ascension Parish Comprehensive Wastewater Treatment Facility (G), Willow Grove Landing (H), Stella Landing (I), New Hope Plantation (J), Mulberry Grove Plantation (K), Monroe Plantation (L), Modeste Plantation (M), Monroe Plantation (N), Mandesir Plantation (O), Hermitage Landing (P), Evan Hall Plantation (Q), Elsie Landing (R), Donaldson Plantation (S), Conway Plantation (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Ascension Parish include: Saint Amant Baptist Church (A), River Community Church (B), Shiloh Church (C), Mount Moriah Baptist Church (D), Mount Bethel Baptist Church (E), Lake Martin Baptist Church (F), Jeremiah Baptist Church (G), Truelight Church (H), Holy Rosary Catholic Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Myford Cemetery (1), Orange Grove Cemetery (2), Burnside Cemetery (3), Emanuel Cemetery (4), Ficklin Cemetery (5), Mount Calvary Cemetery (6), Mount Pelgrim Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and swamps: Lake Martin (A), Littles Lake (B), Flat Lake (C), Lake Villars (D), Saint Amant Swamp (E), Bluff Swamp (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Duckroost Bayou (A), Cotton Bayou (B), Heath Bayou (C), Boyle Bayou (D), Boudreau Bayou (E), Cocodrie Bayou (F), Grand Goudine Bayou (G), Sides Bayou (H), Black Bayou (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Ascension Parish include: Hillaryville Parish Park (1), George Washington Carver Park (2), Stevens Park (3), Southwood Park (4), Paula Park (5), Prairieville Park (6), Modeste Park (7), Jackie Robinson Memorial Park (8). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Ascension Parish: Cottage Farm (A), Dugas Plantation (B), Riverton Plantation (C), Southwood Village Wastewater Treatment Facility (D), Orange Grove Plantation (E), Ascension Wastewater Treatment Facility at Villa Galvez (F), Ascension Parish Comprehensive Wastewater Treatment Facility (G), Willow Grove Landing (H), Stella Landing (I), New Hope Plantation (J), Mulberry Grove Plantation (K), Monroe Plantation (L), Modeste Plantation (M), Monroe Plantation (N), Mandesir Plantation (O), Hermitage Landing (P), Evan Hall Plantation (Q), Elsie Landing (R), Donaldson Plantation (S), Conway Plantation (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Ascension Parish include: Saint Amant Baptist Church (A), River Community Church (B), Shiloh Church (C), Mount Moriah Baptist Church (D), Mount Bethel Baptist Church (E), Lake Martin Baptist Church (F), Jeremiah Baptist Church (G), Truelight Church (H), Holy Rosary Catholic Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Myford Cemetery (1), Orange Grove Cemetery (2), Burnside Cemetery (3), Emanuel Cemetery (4), Ficklin Cemetery (5), Mount Calvary Cemetery (6), Mount Pelgrim Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Lake Martin (A), Littles Lake (B), Flat Lake (C), Lake Villars (D), Saint Amant Swamp (E), Bluff Swamp (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Duckroost Bayou (A), Cotton Bayou (B), Heath Bayou (C), Boyle Bayou (D), Boudreau Bayou (E), Cocodrie Bayou (F), Grand Goudine Bayou (G), Sides Bayou (H), Black Bayou (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Ascension Parish include: Hillaryville Parish Park (1), George Washington Carver Park (2), Stevens Park (3), Southwood Park (4), Paula Park (5), Prairieville Park (6), Modeste Park (7), Jackie Robinson Memorial Park (8). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Assumption Parish , East Baton Rouge Parish , Iberville Parish , Livingston Parish , St. James Parish , St. John the Baptist Parish .
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County total employment by year
County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 3,105 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.6% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,403 (34% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 51.4%
Housing units in Ascension Parish with a mortgage: 10,118 (912 second mortgage, 687 home equity loan, 22 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 5,294
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Class of Workers
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Most common first ancestries reported in Ascension Parish (%):
11.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,283 average adjusted gross income)
0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($115 average AGI)Ascension Parish:0.04%Louisiana average:0.11% 9.32% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($39,793 average AGI) 1.99% relocated from other states ($9,375 average AGI)Ascension Parish:1.99%Louisiana average:2.22%
6.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($46,348 average adjusted gross income)
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($157 average AGI)Ascension Parish:0.04%Louisiana average:0.07% 4.40% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($26,165 average AGI) 2.31% relocated to other states ($20,026 average AGI)Ascension Parish:2.31%Louisiana average:7.16%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.2 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 17.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.8 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 6.4
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 enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 7,703 (6,223 aged, 1,480 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 74.3. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of homicide:
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 119.9. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
16,038 spouses, 26,319 children (23,723 natural, 587 adopted, 2,009 stepchildren), 1,987 grandchildren, 696 brothers or sisters, 470 parents, 1,282 other relatives, 1,408 non-relatives
Size of family households: 7,135 2-persons, 5,333 3-persons, 5,136 4-persons, 2,290 5-persons, 650 6-persons, 458 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,895 1-person, 740 2-persons, 97 3-persons, 39 4-persons.
94.2% of residents of Ascension Parish speak English at home. 2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all). 3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% 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 (48% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all). 0.1% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English well).
Population growth in Ascension Parish
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.93 millions of gallons per day (52% from ground, 48% from surface)
Year house built
60% of Ascension Parish residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Louisiana.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $108,300
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
All Other: $4,951,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,190,000
Sewerage: $107,000
Sewerage: $1,519,000
Water Utilities: $1,397,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $888,000
Hospitals: $203,000
Natural Resources - Other: $203,000
General Public Buildings: $85,000
Libraries: $26,000
Local Fire Protection: $26,000
Correctional Institutions: $16,000
Police Protection: $8,698,000
Natural Resources - Other: $6,959,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,272,000
Financial Administration: $4,449,000
Central Staff Services: $3,916,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,769,000
Libraries: $3,159,000
Regular Highways: $3,135,000
Health - Other: $2,740,000
General - Other: $2,383,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,965,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,276,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $830,000
General Public Buildings: $646,000
Housing and Community Development: $471,000
Water Utilities: $238,000
Sewerage: $110,000
General Revenue, NEC: $526,000
Fines and Forfeits: $431,000
Sale of Property: $209,000
Special Assessments: $14,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $28,586,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,740,000
Police Protection: $963,000
Correctional Institutions: $586,000
Financial Administration: $253,000
Local Fire Protection: $241,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $237,000
Central Staff Services: $205,000
Housing and Community Development: $180,000
Hospitals: $138,000
Libraries: $105,000
Natural Resources - Other: $99,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $96,000
General Public Building: $23,000
Regular Highways: $23,000
Parks and Recreation: $13,000
Health - Other: $5,000
Beginning: $29,000
General Local Government Support: $1,538,000
Water Utilities: $1,394,000
Sewerage: $1,106,000
Public Welfare: $818,000
Highways: $734,000
Health and Hospitals: $395,000
Property: $20,788,000
Public Utilities Sales: $1,434,000
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $1,367,000
Other License: $1,183,000
Other Selective Sales: $176,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $43,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $16,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
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