Bienville Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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• • 7,29053.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5,86543.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1481.1%Some other race alone
  • 1140.8%Two or more races
  • 860.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 60.04%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 50.04%Asian alone

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 21
• Burglaries: 36
• Thefts: 87
• Auto thefts: 5

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 7
• Assaults: 29
• Burglaries: 42
• Thefts: 73
• Auto thefts: 3

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: $307 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $212 (0.3%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bienville Parish is $392 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $464 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $554 a month.

Cities in this county include: Arcadia, Ringgold, Gibsland, Lucky, Saline, Bienville, Castor, Jamestown, Bryceland, Mount Lebanon.

Neighboring counties: Franklin Parish , Jackson Parish , Issaquena County, Mississippi , Ouachita Parish , Peach County, Georgia , Upshur County, Texas .

Current college students: 514
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 92 (58.0% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 522010 or later
• 112000 to 2009
• 01990 to 1999
• 21980 to 1989
• 91970 to 1979
• 23Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 46.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,690
• One, attached: 39
• Two: 170
• 3 or 4: 197
• 5 to 9: 154
• 10 to 19: 3
• 20 to 49: 72
• 50 or more: 22
• Mobile homes: 2,656
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 17

Housing units in Bienville Parish with a mortgage: 1,480 (42 second mortgage, 29 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,848

Religion statistics for Bienville Parish

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Bienville 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 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 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 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 Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2000 to January 03, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1357: January 12, 2001, FEMA Id: 1357, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.03% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($33,490 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.11% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($28,372 average AGI)
0.92% relocated from other states ($5,115 average AGI)

Bienville Parish:	0.92%
Louisiana average:	2.30%

from Lincoln Parish, LA	0.96% ($35,326 average AGI)
from Webster Parish, LA	0.92% ($33,795)
from Bossier Parish, LA	0.71% ($42,882)
from Caddo Parish, LA	0.54% ($27,962)
from Jackson Parish, LA	0.52% ($24,120)

6.97% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($45,080 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.64% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($39,015 average AGI)
1.33% relocated to other states ($6,065 average AGI)

Bienville Parish:	1.33%
Louisiana average:	2.61%

to Lincoln Parish, LA	1.20% ($34,000 average AGI)
to Webster Parish, LA	1.02% ($24,061)
to Bossier Parish, LA	0.54% ($35,500)
to Caddo Parish, LA	0.54% ($33,115)
to Jackson Parish, LA	0.41% ($53,200)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 14.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.1

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Bienville Parish

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 2,481 (937 living alone), Female householders: 3,340 (1,092 living alone)

• 2,043 spouses (2,035 opposite-sex spouses), 366 unmarried partners, (313 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,406 children (3,160 natural, 63 adopted, 181 stepchildren), 715 grandchildren, 214 brothers or sisters, 83 parents, 4 foster children, 386 other relatives, 190 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 330

Size of family households: 1,817 2-persons, 769 3-persons, 616 4-persons, 182 5-persons, 106 6-persons, 121 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,100 1-person, 190 2-persons, 14 4-persons.

1,076 married couples with children.
1,203 single-parent households (392 men, 811 women).

98.4% of residents of Bienville speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (94% speak English very well, 1% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (33% speak English very well, 52% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $111,759,000 ($7,276 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,386,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $41,873,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $33,101,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $235,000
Federal grants: $32,534,000
Federal procurement contracts: $739,000 ($-4,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,277,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $120,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,438,000
Federal Government insurance: $551,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-23 per 1000 residents
State:	-20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.72 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Bienville Parish, Louisiana
• 1702014 or later
• 2712010 to 2013
• 6672000 to 2009
• 1,0941990 to 1999
• 1,4821980 to 1989
• 1,8021970 to 1979
• 8911960 to 1969
• 7381950 to 1959
• 3251940 to 1949
• 4721939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Bienville Parish, Louisiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bienville Parish, Louisiana
• 131 room
• 452 rooms
• 893 rooms
• 4654 rooms
• 1,4165 rooms
• 1,0706 rooms
• 5427 rooms
• 3518 rooms
• 2859+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bienville Parish, Louisiana
• 51 room
• 402 rooms
• 2333 rooms
• 4784 rooms
• 3955 rooms
• 2386 rooms
• 527 rooms
• 648 rooms
• 69+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Bienville Parish, Louisiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Bienville Parish, Louisiana
• 13no bedroom
• 1411 bedroom
• 7252 bedrooms
• 2,6093 bedrooms
• 7094 bedrooms
• 1015+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bienville Parish, Louisiana
• 5no bedroom
• 2541 bedroom
• 4682 bedrooms
• 6453 bedrooms
• 1424 bedrooms
• 65+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Bienville Parish, Louisiana in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Bienville Parish in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 273no vehicle
• 1,4401 vehicle
• 1,5142 vehicles
• 7453 vehicles
• 3104 vehicles
• 355+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Bienville Parish in renter-occupied apartments
• 435no vehicle
• 8201 vehicle
• 2072 vehicles
• 453 vehicles
• 234 vehicles
• 125+ vehicles

90.5% of Bienville Parish residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Louisiana.

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

• This state: 11,516
• Other state: 1,856
• Northeast: 131
• Midwest: 210
• South: 1,325
• West: 188

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 843
• Number of aged recipients: 150
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 693
• Number of recipients under 18: 136
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 436
• Number of recipients older than 64: 271
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 339
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 341

Bienville Parish on our top lists:

• #92 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013"