County population in 2014: 10,151 (all rural); it was 10,920 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 1,286 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,751 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 3,390 Renter-occupied apartments: 797 (it was 692 in 2000)
% of renters here:
17%
State:
33%
Land area: 704 sq. mi.
Water area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 14 people per square mile (low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Catahoula Parish: 80.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Estimated median household income in 2015: $35,430 ($22,528 in 1999)
This county:
$35,430
Louisiana:
$45,727
Median contract rent in 2015 for apartments: $324 (lower quartile is $196, upper quartile is $441)
This county:
$324
State:
$647
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $76,774 (it was $38,000 in 2000)
Catahoula:
$76,774
Louisiana:
$155,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $40,698 - $130,178 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $865 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $267
Institutionalized population: 866
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 6
Burglaries: 68
Thefts: 60
Auto thefts: 8
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $234 (0.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $307 (0.5%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 20.4%
(12.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 39.5% for Black residents, 45.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for other race residents, 47.2% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 20.2%
Catahoula Parish:
20.2%
Louisiana:
19.6%
(12.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 38.2% for Black residents, 46.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 77.8% for other race residents, 43.0% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2015: 38 years old
(Males: 35 years old, Females: 42 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43 years old, Black residents: 32 years old, American Indian residents: 16 years old, Asian residents: 22 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 30 years old, Other race residents: 26 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Catahoula Parish is $344 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $421 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $533 a month.
Current college students: 325 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 61.4% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 9 (67% naturalized citizens)
Catahoula Parish:
0.1%
Whole state:
2.6%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 3
1990 to 1994: 0
1985 to 1989: 0
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 6
1965 to 1969: 0
Note: State values scaled to Catahoula Parish population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 38.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 59.7%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,473
One, attached: 46
Two: 71
3 or 4: 71
5 to 9: 5
10 to 19: 6
20 or more: 17
Mobile homes: 1,615
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 47
Housing units in Catahoula Parish with a mortgage: 729 (21 second mortgage, 35 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,213
Here:
37.5% with mortgage
State:
59.7% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Catahoula Parish
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
5,313
35
Mainline Protestant
306
4
Black Protestant
182
1
Catholic
115
1
Other
-
1
None
4,491
-
Catahoula 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: 2
Catahoula Parish:
1.92 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.56 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:
1.92 / 10,000 pop.
Louisiana:
1.29 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 5
Catahoula Parish:
4.80 / 10,000 pop.
Louisiana:
4.49 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 1
This county:
0.96 / 10,000 pop.
State:
5.92 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Catahoula Parish:
12.2%
Louisiana:
10.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Catahoula Parish:
31.4%
State:
29.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
11.4%
State:
13.7%
Agriculture in Catahoula Parish:
Average size of farms: 534 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $65,706 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $189.98 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.39% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 16.30% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $84,716 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 54.26% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $79,463 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.05% Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.27 Corn for grain: 17495 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 3309 harvested acres Upland cotton: 33526 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 33666 harvested acres Land in orchards: 167 acres
Earthquake activity:
Catahoula Parish-area historical earthquake activity is above Louisiana state average. It is 82% 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 282.6 miles away from Catahoula Parish center On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 289.4 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 273.7 miles away from the county center On 1/21/1982 at 00:33:54, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 244.0 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 246.4 miles away from Catahoula 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 294.8 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS)
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 and Flooding, Incident Period: January 08, 2013 to January 17, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4102: February 22, 2013, FEMA Id: 4102, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
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 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 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 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
11 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Catahoula Parish (21) is a lot greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 18 Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 14, Storms: 9, Hurricanes: 6, Tornadoes: 4, Freeze: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Ice Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
Sales and related occupations (7%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
Sales and related occupations (15%)
Education, training, and library occupations (11%)
Management occupations (8%)
Personal care and service occupations (7%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Nicaragua (67%)
Turkey (33%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Catahoula Parish (%):
United States or American (26%)
Irish (9%)
French (except Basque) (4%)
English (4%)
German (4%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Scottish (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 2,762 (77%)
Carpooled: 558 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 24 (1%)
Bicycle: 22 (1%)
Walked: 86 (2%)
Other means: 82 (2%)
Worked at home: 57 (2%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
392 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
116 people in nursing homes
People in group quarters in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana in 2010:
778 people in state prisons
73 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
15 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $42,407.
4.88% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($35,903 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.88%
Louisiana average:
6.57%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.81% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($29,181 average AGI)
1.07% relocated from other states ($6,723 average AGI)
Catahoula Parish:
1.07%
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:
5.24% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($32,168 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.24%
Louisiana average:
6.57%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.24% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($25,515 average AGI)
1.00% relocated to other states ($6,653 average AGI)
Catahoula Parish:
1.00%
Louisiana average:
2.51%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.8 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.5
Births per 1000 population in Catahoula Parish
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.6 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 12.7
Deaths per 1000 population in Catahoula Parish
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.7 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Catahoula Parish
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 23.4% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 9.9%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Catahoula Parish
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Catahoula Parish
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 2,087 (1,582 aged, 505 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 426 (17%)
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 Catahoula Parish, Louisiana in 1999 - 2014:
Congestive heart failure (170)
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (163)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (135)
1,601 married couples with children.
786 single-parent households (155 men, 631 women).
98.2% of residents of Catahoula Parish speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $97,083,000 ($9,136 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $3,144,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $26,426,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $19,711,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $16,900,000 Federal grants: $28,646,000 Federal procurement contracts: $2,576,000 ($2,027,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $2,824,000 ($454,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $2,006,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,412,000 Federal Government insurance: $57,308,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 698
Here:
67 per 1000 residents
State:
78 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 734
Here:
70 per 1000 residents
State:
49 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +2
Here:
+0 per 1000 residents
State:
+4 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -423
Here:
-40 per 1000 residents
State:
-20 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Catahoula Parish
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.18 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.3
State:
5.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.5
State:
4.1
Year house built
2014 or later: 28
2010 to 2013: 86
2000 to 2009: 534
1990 to 1999: 896
1980 to 1989: 810
1970 to 1979: 976
1960 to 1969: 646
1950 to 1959: 382
1940 to 1949: 283
1939 or earlier: 286
Note: State values scaled to Catahoula population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana
Note: State values scaled to Catahoula Parish population
no vehicle: 278
1 vehicle: 1,017
2 vehicles: 1,491
3 vehicles: 442
4 vehicles: 101
5+ vehicles: 61
no vehicle: 200
1 vehicle: 308
2 vehicles: 152
3 vehicles: 32
4 vehicles: 0
5+ vehicles: 0
68% of Catahoula 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, 81% lived in Louisiana.
Catahoula Parish:
67.6%
State average:
59.6%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 8,639
Northeast: 40
Midwest: 215
South: 1,868
West: 112
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,200
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Catahoula Parish
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