Catahoula Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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% of renters here:	17%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.0%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (18.2%), Retail trade (10.7%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana:

Median resident age:	36.7 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Males: 5,477	(50.2%)
Females: 5,443	(49.8%)

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Catahoula Parish:	2.5 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

This county:	$28,311
Louisiana:	$40,926

This county:	$216
State:	$494

Catahoula Parish:	$60,933
Louisiana:	$126,800

Detached houses: $108,268

Here:	$108,268
State:	$177,270

Townhouses or other attached units: $63,161

Here:	$63,161
State:	$167,971

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $302,414

Here:	$302,414
State:	$189,844

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $105,622

Here:	$105,622
State:	$179,688

Mobile homes: $30,293

Here:	$30,293
State:	$34,481

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $7,647

Here:	$7,647
State:	$47,390

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

This county:	28.1%
Whole state:	19.6%

This county:	13.4%
Whole state:	9.4%

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.

Cities in this county include: Jonesville, Harrisonburg, Sicily Island.

Neighboring counties: Avoyelles Parish , Caldwell Parish , Concordia Parish , Franklin Parish , La Salle Parish , Tensas Parish .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Catahoula Parish: Mayo Landing (A), Saline Bayou Campground (B), Pritchard Camp (C), Cooper Camp (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Catahoula Parish include: Sunnyside Church (A), Stafford Point Church (B), Spring Ridge Church (C), Hope Well Church (D), Meyers Bend Church (E), Moss Grove Church (F), Birds Creek Church (G), Sandy Lake Church (H), Mount Olive Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Taunton-Coleman Cemetery (1), Aimwell Cemetery (2), Calhoun Cemetery (3), Alexander Cemetery (4), Glade Cemetery (5), Girlinghouse Cemetery (6), Gillespie Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Fisher Lake (A), Wallace Lake (B), Walsh Lake (C), Five Point Lake (D), Coon Lake (E), Rhinehart Lake (F), Riffee Lake (G), River Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Buffalo Bayou (A), Cutoff Bayou (B), Cypress Bayou (C), Devils Bayou (D), Bushley Bayou (E), Steep Bayou (F), Woods Bayou (G), Stokes Creek (H), Straight Bayou (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Catahoula Parish: Sicily Island Hills State Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post offices: Aimwell Post Office (A), Enterprise Post Office (B), Larto Post Office (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	9.9%
Louisiana:	6.3%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 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

Catahoula Parish historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Louisiana state average. It is 1.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 16 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/21/1992, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

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%)

6.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,798 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.71%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.84% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($18,736 average AGI)
1.87% relocated from other states ($7,063 average AGI)

Catahoula Parish:	1.87%
Louisiana average:	2.22%

from Concordia Parish, LA	1.36% ($24,952 average AGI)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.71% ($23,636)
from La Salle Parish, LA	0.45% ($35,500)
from Rapides Parish, LA	0.45% ($36,929)
from Franklin Parish, LA	0.42% ($20,923)
from Jefferson Parish, LA	0.35% ($15,909)

5.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,871 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.58%
Louisiana average:	13.45%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.02% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($18,310 average AGI)
1.57% relocated to other states ($7,561 average AGI)

Catahoula Parish:	1.57%
Louisiana average:	7.16%

to La Salle Parish, LA	0.78% ($26,208 average AGI)
to Concordia Parish, LA	0.69% ($29,333)
to Franklin Parish, LA	0.52% ($25,375)
to Rapides Parish, LA	0.42% ($26,846)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,014 (1,604 aged, 410 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 9,302 (2,275 male householders, 766 female householders)

  2,283 spouses, 3,213 children (2,788 natural, 112 adopted, 313 stepchildren), 318 grandchildren, 76 brothers or sisters, 54 parents, 163 other relatives, 154 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,113 (446 male householders (401 living alone)), 601 female householders (590 living alone)), 66 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 505 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,325 2-persons, 729 3-persons, 589 4-persons, 247 5-persons, 104 6-persons, 47 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 991 1-person, 50 2-persons, 6 3-persons.

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 ($9136 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

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	70 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	-40 per 1000 residents
State:	-20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.18 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.3
State:	5.8

Here:	4.5
State:	4.1

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: 8639
• Northeast: 40
• Midwest: 215
• South: 1868
• West: 112

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,200

Here:	4.7%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Here:	6.6%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Here:	8.6%
Louisiana:	16.8%

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