Claiborne Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (24.2%), Manufacturing (15.6%), Retail trade (10.7%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana:

Median resident age:	37.7 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Males: 8,415	(49.9%)
Females: 8,436	(50.1%)

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Claiborne Parish:	2.5 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

This county:	$31,850
Louisiana:	$40,926

This county:	$257
State:	$494

Claiborne Parish:	$78,132
Louisiana:	$126,800

Detached houses: $126,025

Here:	$126,025
State:	$177,270

Townhouses or other attached units: $54,505

Here:	$54,505
State:	$167,971

In 2-unit structures: $206,524

Here:	$206,524
State:	$218,101

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $174,784

Here:	$174,784
State:	$189,844

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $71,148

Here:	$71,148
State:	$179,688

Mobile homes: $34,284

Here:	$34,284
State:	$34,481

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

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

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 12
• Burglaries: 37
• Thefts: 30
• Auto thefts: 0

This county:	26.5%
Whole state:	19.6%

This county:	12.7%
Whole state:	9.4%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Claiborne 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: Homer, Haynesville, Athens, Lisbon.

Neighboring counties: Bienville Parish , Columbia County, Arkansas , Lincoln Parish , Union Parish , Webster Parish , Union County, Arkansas .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Claiborne Parish: Camp (A), Bucktail Camp (B), Sugar Creek Camp (C), State Line (D), North Louisiana Hill Farm Experiment Station (E), North Louisiana Experimental Station (F), Turkey Pot Campground (G), Corney Lake Picnic Area (H), Wade State Correctional Center (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Claiborne Parish include: Arizona Methodist Church (A), Springhill Church (B), Holly Springs Church (C), Holly Grove Church (D), Hebron Church (E), Sharon Church (F), Bethany Church (G), Bethel Church (H), Shady Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Mount Zion Cemetery (1), Teague Cemetery (2), Taylor Cemetery (3), Gordon Cemetery (4), Caldwell Cemetery (5), Alexander Cemetery (6), Allen Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Spring Lake (A), Marsalis Ponds (B), Kidd Lake (C), King Lake (D), Craighead Pond (E), Goodwin Lake (F), Campit Lake (G), Clear Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Barber Creek (A), Cow Creek (B), Cypress Creek (C), McCasland Creek (D), Dixie Creek (E), Doe Branch (F), Steep Creek (G), Cox Creek (H), Dowdy Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Claiborne Parish: Lake Claiborne State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post office: Summerfield Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	9.7%
Louisiana:	6.3%

Current college students: 455
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 65.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 60 (53% naturalized citizens)

Claiborne Parish:	0.4%
Whole state:	2.6%

Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,433
• One, attached: 140
• Two: 182
• 3 or 4: 113
• 5 to 9: 37
• 20 or more: 27
• Mobile homes: 1,868
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 15

Housing units in Claiborne Parish with a mortgage: 1,182 (110 second mortgage, 31 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,759

Here:	40.2% with mortgage
State:	59.7% with mortgage

Claiborne Parish historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Louisiana state average. It is 3.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 fatalities and 11 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/12/1950, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed 5 people and injured 10 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Claiborne Parish-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Louisiana state average. It is 92% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/10/1994 at 23:34:02, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 24.8 miles away from Claiborne Parish center
On 3/16/1997 at 19:07:27, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 98.6 miles away from the county center
On 3/3/2001 at 10:46:13, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 33.4 miles away from the county center
On 5/16/2007 at 13:22:21, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 41.9 miles away from Claiborne Parish center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,344 (78%) Carpooled: 865 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 40 (1%) Walked: 152 (3%) Other means: 75 (1%) Worked at home: 110 (2%)

6.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,894 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.51%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.00% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($20,916 average AGI)
2.51% relocated from other states ($10,978 average AGI)

Claiborne Parish:	2.51%
Louisiana average:	2.22%

from Webster Parish, LA	1.21% ($27,383 average AGI)
from Lincoln Parish, LA	0.53% ($38,192)
from Bossier Parish, LA	0.30% ($35,000)
from Bienville Parish, LA	0.28% ($38,786)
from Caddo Parish, LA	0.26% ($26,538)
from Union Parish, LA	0.26% ($40,154)
from Columbia County, AR	0.24% ($25,833)

5.81% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,811 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.81%
Louisiana average:	13.45%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.95% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($19,200 average AGI)
1.85% relocated to other states ($12,607 average AGI)

Claiborne Parish:	1.85%
Louisiana average:	7.16%

to Webster Parish, LA	1.14% ($31,821 average AGI)
to Caddo Parish, LA	0.59% ($24,138)
to Lincoln Parish, LA	0.53% ($29,692)
to Bossier Parish, LA	0.43% ($28,619)
to Bienville Parish, LA	0.24% ($33,750)
to Union County, AR	0.20% ($23,400)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 16.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,817 (2,437 aged, 380 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 13,639 (3,000 male householders, 1,388 female householders)

  2,929 spouses, 4,932 children (4,497 natural, 143 adopted, 292 stepchildren), 591 grandchildren, 116 brothers or sisters, 111 parents, 245 other relatives, 327 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,043 (777 male householders (708 living alone)), 1,123 female householders (1,068 living alone)), 143 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,169 (1,163 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,910 2-persons, 1,044 3-persons, 805 4-persons, 374 5-persons, 163 6-persons, 92 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,776 1-person, 113 2-persons, 7 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

98.2% of residents of Claiborne Parish speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $105,309,000 ($6394 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,774,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $38,628,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $28,078,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $513,000
Federal grants: $34,726,000
Federal procurement contracts: $856,000 ($8,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,508,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $133,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,584,000
Federal Government insurance: $8,723,000

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	66 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-22 per 1000 residents
State:	-20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.40 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.7
State:	5.8

Here:	4.8
State:	4.1

60% of Claiborne Parish residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Louisiana.

Claiborne Parish:	60.0%
State average:	59.6%

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

• This state: 13798
• Northeast: 93
• Midwest: 410
• South: 2269
• West: 181

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $24,600

Here:	14.8%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Here:	14.2%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Here:	6.8%
Louisiana:	16.8%

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