De Soto Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.3%), Manufacturing (19.8%), Retail trade (11.4%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in De Soto Parish, Louisiana:

Median resident age:	36.3 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Males: 12,133	(47.6%)
Females: 13,361	(52.4%)

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De Soto Parish:	2.6 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

This county:	$35,504
Louisiana:	$40,926

De Soto Parish:	$87,696
Louisiana:	$126,800

This county:	$292
State:	$494

De Soto Parish:	$86,859
Louisiana:	$126,800

Detached houses: $131,319

Here:	$131,319
State:	$177,270

Townhouses or other attached units: $115,980

Here:	$115,980
State:	$167,971

In 2-unit structures: $30,410

Here:	$30,410
State:	$218,101

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $78,669

Here:	$78,669
State:	$189,844

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $115,422

Here:	$115,422
State:	$179,688

Mobile homes: $42,664

Here:	$42,664
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: 2
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 59
• Burglaries: 100
• Thefts: 298
• Auto thefts: 53

This county:	25.1%
Whole state:	19.6%

This county:	11.7%
Whole state:	9.4%

Area name: Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in De Soto Parish is $482 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $563 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $714 a month.

Cities in this county include: Mansfield, Stonewall, Logansport, South Mansfield, Keachi, Grand Cane, Longstreet, Stanley.

Neighboring counties: Caddo Parish , Natchitoches Parish , Red River Parish , Sabine Parish , Panola County, Texas , Shelby County, Texas .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in De Soto Parish: Carmel School (A), Reeds Store (B), Lands End Plantation (C), Kingston Station (D), Louisiana State University School of Medicine Laboratory (E), Park Dota Plantation (F), Roseneath Plantation (G), Beauna Vista Plantation (H), Shiloh Camp (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in De Soto Parish include: Marshall Chapel (A), Sunshine Church (B), Mary Evergreen Church (C), Antioch Church (D), Star Point Church (E), Spring Hill Church (F), Holly Church (G), Mim Springs Church (H), Smyrna Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Mount Zion Cemetery (1), Saint Elizabeth Cemetery (2), Allen Cemetery (3), Gatlin Cemetery (4), Antioch Cemetery (5), Gamble Cemetery (6), New Friendship Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Willow Lake (A), Cawthorn Lake (B), Sawlog Lake (C), Gum Pond (D), Horseshoe Lake (E), Teloque Lake (F), Jenkins Pond (G), Bagley Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cypress Bayou (A), Cypress Branch (B), Baget Creek (C), Spring Branch (D), Pigpen Bayou (E), Dead Negro Branch (F), Pen Bayou (G), Stinkfinger Creek (H), Castor, Bayou (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in De Soto Parish: Mansfield State Historic Site (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post offices: Gloster Post Office (A), Oxford Post Office (B), Frierson Post Office (C), Pelican Post Office (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.7%
Louisiana:	4.4%

Current college students: 782
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 247 (25% naturalized citizens)

De Soto Parish:	1.0%
Whole state:	2.6%

Mean travel time to work: 30.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 48.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,114
• One, attached: 143
• Two: 324
• 3 or 4: 185
• 5 to 9: 146
• 10 to 19: 31
• 20 or more: 146
• Mobile homes: 3,040
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 75

Housing units in De Soto Parish with a mortgage: 2,072 (151 second mortgage, 89 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,045

Here:	50.3% with mortgage
State:	59.7% with mortgage

De Soto Parish historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Louisiana state average. It is 3.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 23 fatalities and 107 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/12/1950, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 18 people and injured 77 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 7,380 (78%) Carpooled: 1,594 (17%) Bus or trolley bus: 33 (0%) Ferryboat: 3 (0%) Taxi: 7 (0%) Motorcycle: 4 (0%) Bicycle: 21 (0%) Walked: 140 (1%) Other means: 114 (1%) Worked at home: 125 (1%)

7.07% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,645 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.07%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.28% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($27,254 average AGI)
1.79% relocated from other states ($7,393 average AGI)

De Soto Parish:	1.79%
Louisiana average:	2.22%

from Caddo Parish, LA	3.14% ($36,271 average AGI)
from Bossier Parish, LA	0.68% ($33,541)
from Sabine Parish, LA	0.24% ($37,545)
from Shelby County, TX	0.22% ($26,750)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.14% ($15,231)
from Red River Parish, LA	0.13% ($67,083)
from Harris County, TX	0.13% ($30,833)

7.11% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,281 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.11%
Louisiana average:	13.45%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.06% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($22,426 average AGI)
2.06% relocated to other states ($7,855 average AGI)

De Soto Parish:	2.06%
Louisiana average:	7.16%

to Caddo Parish, LA	3.41% ($30,055 average AGI)
to Bossier Parish, LA	0.50% ($39,733)
to Sabine Parish, LA	0.32% ($36,241)
to Shelby County, TX	0.31% ($27,893)
to Natchitoches Parish, LA	0.15% ($42,429)
to Harris County, TX	0.15% ($20,214)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 12.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,275 (3,533 aged, 742 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: 22,107 (4,724 male householders, 2,244 female householders)

  4,850 spouses, 8,039 children (7,250 natural, 173 adopted, 616 stepchildren), 969 grandchildren, 190 brothers or sisters, 152 parents, 528 other relatives, 411 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,065 (1,195 male householders (1,017 living alone)), 1,517 female householders (1,426 living alone)), 353 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 322 (295 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,842 2-persons, 1,669 3-persons, 1,419 4-persons, 644 5-persons, 282 6-persons, 112 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,443 1-person, 209 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 12 4-persons.

96.1% of residents of De Soto Parish speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $156,466,000 ($5965 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,465,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $58,217,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $41,389,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $836,000
Federal grants: $50,230,000
Federal procurement contracts: $823,000 ($-7,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,971,000 ($1,680,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $330,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,500,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,436,000

Here:	73 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	+19 per 1000 residents
State:	-20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.91 millions of gallons per day (44% from ground, 56% from surface)

Here:	5.6
State:	5.8

Here:	4.6
State:	4.1

66% of De Soto Parish residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Louisiana.

De Soto Parish:	65.9%
State average:	59.6%

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

• This state: 20646
• Northeast: 114
• Midwest: 424
• South: 3524
• West: 465

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $21,300

Here:	5.3%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Here:	4.6%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Here:	10.6%
Louisiana:	16.8%