County population in 2014: 117,029 (87% urban, 13% rural); it was 76,627 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 21,695 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: 401 people per square mile (high).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Ascension Parish: 90.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (27.2%), Educational, health and social services (13.5%), Construction (12.2%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (11.5%).
Estimated median household income in 2015: $76,632 ($44,288 in 1999)
This county:
$76,632
Louisiana:
$45,727
Median contract rent in 2015 for apartments: $740 (lower quartile is $549, upper quartile is $940)
This county:
$740
State:
$647
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $183,300 (it was $89,900 in 2000)
Ascension:
$183,300
Louisiana:
$155,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $114,700 - $265,100 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,386 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $280
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
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $1,202 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $406 (0.3%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 9.9%
(8.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 23.0% for Black residents, 20.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 71.9% for American Indian residents, 10.5% for other race residents, 23.2% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 9.9%
Ascension Parish:
9.9%
Louisiana:
19.6%
(8.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 22.2% for Black residents, 21.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 68.6% for American Indian residents, 7.6% for other race residents, 21.2% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2015: 34 years old
(Males: 34 years old, Females: 35 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 37 years old, Black residents: 33 years old, American Indian residents: 30 years old, Asian residents: 31 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22 years old, Other race residents: 46 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.
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)
Ascension Parish:
1.8%
Whole state:
2.6%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 538
1990 to 1994: 152
1985 to 1989: 163
1980 to 1984: 106
1975 to 1979: 122
1970 to 1974: 108
1970 to 1974: 89
1965 to 1969: 125
Note: State values scaled to Ascension Parish 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 structures:
One, detached: 19,799
One, attached: 376
Two: 425
3 or 4: 572
5 to 9: 247
10 to 19: 96
20 or more: 295
Mobile homes: 7,194
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 168
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
Here:
65.7% with mortgage
State:
59.7% 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
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Ascension Parish Religion Details
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:
Number of grocery stores: 23
Ascension Parish:
2.32 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.56 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Here:
0.20 / 10,000 pop.
Louisiana:
0.18 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
This county:
0.40 / 10,000 pop.
Louisiana:
1.29 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 40
Ascension Parish:
4.04 / 10,000 pop.
Louisiana:
4.49 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 40
This county:
4.04 / 10,000 pop.
State:
5.92 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Ascension Parish:
9.0%
Louisiana:
10.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Ascension Parish:
27.7%
State:
29.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
30.6%
State:
13.7%
Agriculture in Ascension Parish:
Average size of farms: 151 acres Average 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 below Louisiana state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 2/10/2006 at 04:14:22, a magnitude 5.3 (4.2 MB, 5.3 MS, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 170.2 miles away from Ascension Parish center On 9/10/2006 at 14:56:08, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, Depth: 8.7 mi) earthquake occurred 379.1 miles away from the county 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 12/9/2000 at 06:46:09, a magnitude 4.3 (4.2 MB, 4.3 MS, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 157.6 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 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.
The number of natural disasters in Ascension Parish (27) is a lot greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 20 Emergencies Declared: 7
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 13, Floods: 10, Storms: 8, Tropical Storms: 3, Drought: 1, Freeze: 1, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Office and administrative support occupations (8%)
Transportation occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
Sales and related occupations (16%)
Management occupations (10%)
Education, training, and library occupations (9%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
Personal care and service occupations (7%)
Business and financial operations occupations (5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (42%)
Canada (7%)
Vietnam (5%)
Cuba (4%)
Trinidad and Tobago (4%)
United Kingdom (4%)
Colombia (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Ascension Parish (%):
French (except Basque) (23%)
United States or American (13%)
French Canadian (7%)
Irish (6%)
German (5%)
Italian (5%)
English (4%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 29,438 (85%)
Carpooled: 3,518 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 28 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 8 (0%)
Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
Bicycle: 71 (0%)
Walked: 590 (2%)
Other means: 303 (1%)
Worked at home: 671 (2%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
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
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $65,737.
7.30% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($53,868 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.30%
Louisiana average:
6.57%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.60% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($40,091 average AGI)
1.70% relocated from other states ($13,776 average AGI)
Ascension Parish:
1.70%
Louisiana average:
2.51%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
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
Births per 1000 population in Ascension Parish
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
Deaths per 1000 population in Ascension Parish
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.5 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Ascension Parish
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 14.5% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 5.5%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Ascension Parish
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Ascension Parish
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%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Ascension Parish, Louisiana in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (796)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (762)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (288)
Unspecified dementia (237)
Person injured in unspecified motor-vehicle accident, traffic (177)
Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (167)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.15 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.
Mechanisms of homicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 57.4
Other - 16.9
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 119.9. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 84.4
Other - 35.5
Household type by relationship:
Households: 106,425
In family households: 95,440 (20,515 male householders, 8,451 female householders)
21,458 spouses, 35,841 children (32,906 natural, 691 adopted, 2,244 stepchildren), 3,200 grandchildren, 924 brothers or sisters, 766 parents, 1,308 other relatives, 2,357 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 10,985 (4,498 male householders (3,475 living alone)), 4,326 female householders (3,662 living alone)), 2,161 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 790 (752 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 10,192 2-persons, 7,286 3-persons, 6,770 4-persons, 3,114 5-persons, 1,051 6-persons, 553 7-or-more-persons.
15,670 married couples with children.
5,005 single-parent households (1,074 men, 3,931 women).
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).
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: 7,355
Here:
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
Here:
+101 per 1000 residents
State:
-20 per 1000 residents
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)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.5
State:
5.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.3
State:
4.1
Year house built
2014 or later: 1,621
2010 to 2013: 3,356
2000 to 2009: 14,687
1990 to 1999: 8,034
1980 to 1989: 3,807
1970 to 1979: 5,547
1960 to 1969: 2,804
1950 to 1959: 2,791
1940 to 1949: 842
1939 or earlier: 1,532
Note: State values scaled to Ascension population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Ascension Parish, Louisiana
Note: State values scaled to Ascension Parish population
no vehicle: 896
1 vehicle: 5,877
2 vehicles: 10,960
3 vehicles: 3,211
4 vehicles: 777
5+ vehicles: 231
no vehicle: 937
1 vehicle: 2,257
2 vehicles: 1,261
3 vehicles: 176
4 vehicles: 72
5+ vehicles: 36
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.
Ascension Parish:
60.1%
State average:
59.6%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 62,951
Northeast: 1,029
Midwest: 1,871
South: 7,666
West: 1,461
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $108,300
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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