Assumption Parish, Louisiana (LA)

Back to: Louisiana, Louisiana smaller cities, Louisiana smallest towns, All US cities.

• General Map
• Google Map
• MSN Map

• General Map
• Google Map
• MSN Map

• General Map
• Google Map
• MSN Map

Please wait while loading the map...

% of renters here:	16%
State:	32%

We are giving away a $200 prize - enter simply by sending us your own pictures of this county!

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.4%), Construction (15.9%), Manufacturing (15.3%), Retail trade (12.7%).

Type of workers:

Assumption Parish, Louisiana business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Assumption Parish, Louisiana:

Median resident age:	34.2 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Males: 11,326	(48.4%)
Females: 12,062	(51.6%)

Recent posts about Assumption Parish, Louisiana on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users:

Claiborne Parish is dead.  (31 replies)

Assumption Parish:	2.8 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

This county:	$39,169
Louisiana:	$40,926

This county:	$343
State:	$494

Assumption Parish:	$95,630
Louisiana:	$126,800

Detached houses: $149,278

Here:	$149,278
State:	$177,270

Townhouses or other attached units: $123,821

Here:	$123,821
State:	$167,971

In 2-unit structures: $119,900

Here:	$119,900
State:	$218,101

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $290,677

Here:	$290,677
State:	$189,844

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $121,921

Here:	$121,921
State:	$179,688

Mobile homes: $28,069

Here:	$28,069
State:	$34,481

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$47,390

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 199
• Burglaries: 35
• Thefts: 317
• Auto thefts: 30

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 5
• Assaults: 215
• Burglaries: 91
• Thefts: 332
• Auto thefts: 26

This county:	21.8%
Whole state:	19.6%

This county:	12.0%
Whole state:	9.4%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Assumption Parish is $394 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $473 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $577 a month.

Cities in this county include: Pierre Part, Belle Rose, Labadieville, Supreme, Paincourtville, Napoleonville.

Neighboring counties: Ascension Parish , Iberia Parish , Iberville Parish , Lafourche Parish , St. James Parish , St. Martin Parish , St. Mary Parish , Terrebonne Parish .

Click to draw/clear county borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Assumption Parish: Hard Times Plantation (A), Delia Plantation (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Assumption Parish include: Belle River Church (A), Mount Carmel Church (B), Sacred Heart Church (C), Christ Baptist Church (D), Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin (E), Saint Martins Church (F), Canne Church (G), Woodlawn Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Christ Cemetery (1), Christ Episcopal Cemetery (2), Evening Star Cemetery (3), Saint Martins Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Willow Lake (A), First Bay (B), Verret, Lake (C), Cedar Grove Plantation Pond (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Caroline, Bayou (A), Alcide, Bayou (B), Old River (C), Etienne, Bayou (D), Ploton Bayou (E), Saint Vincent, Bayou (F), Felix, Bayou (G), Hothman Bayou (H), Gannevait, Bayou (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Plattenville Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	7.2%
Louisiana:	6.3%

Current college students: 666
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 59.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 7.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 191 (63% naturalized citizens)

Assumption Parish:	0.8%
Whole state:	2.6%

Mean travel time to work: 29.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 35.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,302
• One, attached: 102
• Two: 56
• 3 or 4: 36
• 5 to 9: 61
• 10 to 19: 40
• 20 or more: 4
• Mobile homes: 2,933
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 101

Housing units in Assumption Parish with a mortgage: 2,021 (134 second mortgage, 139 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,321

Here:	46.5% with mortgage
State:	59.7% with mortgage

Assumption Parish historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Louisiana state average. It is 2.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 10 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/15/1987, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Assumption Parish-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Louisiana state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/20/2005 at 00:52:20, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 30.9 miles away from Assumption Parish center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,614 (77%) Carpooled: 1,431 (17%) Bus or trolley bus: 26 (0%) Bicycle: 12 (0%) Walked: 255 (3%) Other means: 108 (1%) Worked at home: 151 (2%)

6.48% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,719 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.48%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.58% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($24,725 average AGI)
0.91% relocated from other states ($4,994 average AGI)

Assumption Parish:	0.91%
Louisiana average:	2.22%

from Orleans Parish, LA	1.36% ($24,829 average AGI)
from Ascension Parish, LA	0.92% ($29,986)
from Lafourche Parish, LA	0.78% ($25,800)
from St. Mary Parish, LA	0.52% ($25,400)
from Terrebonne Parish, LA	0.49% ($30,289)
from East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.31% ($34,708)
from Iberville Parish, LA	0.22% ($41,059)

5.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,825 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.82%
Louisiana average:	13.45%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.86% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($30,825 average AGI)
0.97% relocated to other states ($3,998 average AGI)

Assumption Parish:	0.97%
Louisiana average:	7.16%

to Lafourche Parish, LA	1.32% ($31,663 average AGI)
to Ascension Parish, LA	0.98% ($49,720)
to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.54% ($34,195)
to Terrebonne Parish, LA	0.42% ($32,656)
to St. Mary Parish, LA	0.41% ($31,613)
to Livingston Parish, LA	0.17% ($37,769)
to Orleans Parish, LA	0.13% ($82,200)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 14.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,106 (2,372 aged, 734 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 20,905 (4,778 male householders, 1,494 female householders)

  4,745 spouses, 7,900 children (7,272 natural, 189 adopted, 439 stepchildren), 843 grandchildren, 287 brothers or sisters, 136 parents, 415 other relatives, 307 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,285 (972 male householders (792 living alone)), 973 female householders (890 living alone)), 340 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 198 (128 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,259 2-persons, 1,567 3-persons, 1,395 4-persons, 618 5-persons, 256 6-persons, 177 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,682 1-person, 210 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 6 5-persons.

81.0% of residents of Assumption Parish speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 31% speak English not well).
17.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (12% speak English very well, 52% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $130,617,000 ($5622 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,294,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $45,730,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $38,011,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $246,000
Federal grants: $37,127,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,734,000 ($4,138,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,769,000 ($1,314,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $13,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,880,000
Federal Government insurance: $119,498,000

Here:	66 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	47 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	-29 per 1000 residents
State:	-20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.44 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.3
State:	5.8

Here:	4.7
State:	4.1

72% of Assumption Parish residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in Louisiana.

Assumption Parish:	72.2%
State average:	59.6%

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

• This state: 22222
• Northeast: 106
• Midwest: 153
• South: 505
• West: 167

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $42,700

Here:	11.6%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Here:	7.9%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Here:	11.1%
Louisiana:	16.8%

Back to: Louisiana, Louisiana smaller cities, Louisiana smallest towns, All US cities.