Ascension Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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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

Mean price in 2019:

Detached 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

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:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

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%)

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: 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)

• 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

Religion statistics for Ascension Parish

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Ascension Parish:

Earthquake activity:

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.

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 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

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:

• 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:

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
• 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 houses/apartments in Ascension Parish, Louisiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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 houses/apartments in Ascension Parish, Louisiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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, Louisiana in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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.

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

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)"