County population in 2016: 36,717 (34% urban, 66% rural); it was 32,986 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 5,146 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 5,156 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 9,664 Renter-occupied apartments: 2,857 (it was 2,440 in 2000)
% of renters here:
20%
State:
33%
Land area: 1160 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 32 people per square mile (low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Beauregard Parish: 81.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Construction (24.2%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (14.3%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (13.9%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (13.5%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $593 (0.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $293 (0.3%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 19.5%
Beauregard Parish:
19.5%
Louisiana:
20.2%
(16.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 31.1% for Black residents, 48.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 19.9% for American Indian residents, 42.4% for other race residents, 8.8% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 37.7 years old
(Males: 35.8 years old, Females: 39.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 39.3 years old, Black residents: 34.4 years old, American Indian residents: 41.3 years old, Asian residents: 29.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25.7 years old, Other race residents: 24.2 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Beauregard Parish is $366 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $431 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $628 a month.
Current college students: 853 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.1% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,021 (45.5% naturalized citizens)
Beauregard Parish:
2.8%
Whole state:
4.1%
Note: State values scaled to Beauregard Parish population
2662010 or later
3532000 to 2009
591990 to 1999
851980 to 1989
641970 to 1979
115Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 57.9%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 10,045
One, attached: 58
Two: 374
3 or 4: 271
5 to 9: 271
10 to 19: 46
20 to 49: 40
50 or more: 14
Mobile homes: 4,204
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 28
Housing units in Beauregard Parish with a mortgage: 4,114 (32 second mortgage, 81 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 5,659
Here:
44.4% with mortgage
State:
52.4% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Beauregard Parish
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
18,098
77
Catholic
2,380
2
Black Protestant
1,635
10
Mainline Protestant
1,340
6
Other
-
1
None
12,201
-
Beauregard 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: 8
Beauregard Parish:
2.30 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.56 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:
0.29 / 10,000 pop.
Louisiana:
0.18 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
This county:
1.15 / 10,000 pop.
Louisiana:
1.29 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 6
Beauregard Parish:
1.73 / 10,000 pop.
Louisiana:
4.49 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 10
This county:
2.88 / 10,000 pop.
State:
5.92 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Beauregard Parish:
10.5%
Louisiana:
10.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Beauregard Parish:
29.5%
State:
29.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
11.7%
State:
13.7%
Agriculture in Beauregard Parish:
Average size of farms: 180 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $14,351 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $103.43 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.38% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 78.46% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $13,299 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 16.59% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.11% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $33,281 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.21% Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 18.34 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 3.54% Corn for grain: 1865 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 1565 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 1570 harvested acres Vegetables: 161 harvested acres Land in orchards: 222 acres
Earthquake activity:
Beauregard Parish-area historical earthquake activity is below Louisiana state average. It is 92% 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 275.3 miles away from Beauregard Parish center On 1/21/1982 at 00:33:54, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 314.3 miles away from the county center On 5/4/2001 at 06:42:12, a magnitude 4.7 (4.2 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 316.9 miles away from the county 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 511.8 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) earthquake occurred 361.0 miles away from Beauregard Parish 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 267.0 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: 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 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: October 29, 2009 to November 03, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1863: December 10, 2009, FEMA Id: 1863, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Louisiana Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 11, 2008 to November 07, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1792: September 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 1792, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
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 Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: October 16, 2006 to November 08, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1668: November 02, 2006, FEMA Id: 1668, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
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
Louisiana Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 26, 2005 to November 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3212: August 27, 2005, FEMA Id: 3212, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Louisiana Loss of the Space Shuttle <span class="italic">Columbia</span>, Incident Period: February 01, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3172: February 01, 2003, FEMA Id: 3172, Natural disaster type: Other
9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Beauregard Parish (19) is greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14 Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 8, Floods: 7, Hurricanes: 7, Tornadoes: 3, Tropical Storms: 2, Fire: 1, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 5,092 (4,081 aged, 1,011 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,350 (14%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (648)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (385)
Congestive heart failure (260)
Atherosclerotic heart disease (253)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (209)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.93 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 9,380 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 176 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 50,364
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,325 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 929
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 28 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 46
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 3
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 140.4. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 93.6
Other - 46.8
Household type by relationship:
Households: 36,717
In family households: 31,406 (4,969 male householders, 4,247 female householders)
7,166 spouses, 11,414 children (10,533 natural, 235 adopted, 643 stepchildren), 1,403 grandchildren, 262 brothers or sisters, 228 parents, 992 other relatives, 673 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,630 (2,073 male householders (1,637 living alone)), 1,663 female householders (1,528 living alone)), 878 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 623
Size of family households: 4,136 2-persons, 2,135 3-persons, 1,247 4-persons, 1,084 5-persons, 582 6-persons, 91 7-or-more-persons.
5,435 married couples with children.
2,295 single-parent households (515 men, 1,780 women).
96.2% of residents of Beauregard speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 32% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $180,945,000 ($5,307 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $14,148,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $92,777,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $39,716,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,866,000 Federal grants: $38,651,000 Federal procurement contracts: $1,088,000 ($-31,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $6,847,000 ($130,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $0,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,845,000 Federal Government insurance: $13,708,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,249
Here:
65 per 1000 residents
State:
78 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,674
Here:
48 per 1000 residents
State:
49 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +46
Here:
+1 per 1000 residents
State:
+4 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +1,006
Here:
+29 per 1000 residents
State:
-20 per 1000 residents
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.15 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.2
State:
6.1
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.1
State:
4.5
Note: State values scaled to Beauregard Parish population
2712014 or later
6642010 to 2013
2,7052000 to 2009
2,7191990 to 1999
2,7311980 to 1989
2,7581970 to 1979
1,2591960 to 1969
1,1231950 to 1959
4361940 to 1949
7371939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana
Note: State values scaled to Beauregard Parish population
256no vehicle
2,1721 vehicle
4,4922 vehicles
1,9733 vehicles
6034 vehicles
2505+ vehicles
Note: State values scaled to Beauregard Parish population
417no vehicle
1,4201 vehicle
1,1302 vehicles
2073 vehicles
374 vehicles
165+ vehicles
85.4% of Beauregard Parish residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Louisiana.
Beauregard Parish:
85.4%
State average:
86.4%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 25,667
Other state: 9,561
Northeast: 554
Midwest: 1,618
South: 6,215
West: 1,198
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Beauregard Parish