East Carroll Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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% of renters here:	38%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (25.9%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (15.1%), Public administration (13.3%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in East Carroll Parish, Louisiana:

Median resident age:	30.9 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Males: 4,817	(51.1%)
Females: 4,604	(48.9%)

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East Carroll Parish:	2.8 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

This county:	$26,042
Louisiana:	$40,926

East Carroll Parish:	$59,227
Louisiana:	$126,800

This county:	$194
State:	$494

East Carroll Parish:	$59,602
Louisiana:	$126,800

Detached houses: $80,967

Here:	$80,967
State:	$177,270

Townhouses or other attached units: $88,885

Here:	$88,885
State:	$167,971

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $35,463

Here:	$35,463
State:	$189,844

Mobile homes: $34,689

Here:	$34,689
State:	$34,481

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 15
• Burglaries: 28
• Thefts: 30
• Auto thefts: 3

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

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 15
• Burglaries: 30
• Thefts: 61
• Auto thefts: 10

This county:	40.5%
Whole state:	19.6%

This county:	21.2%
Whole state:	9.4%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in East Carroll Parish is $355 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: Lake Providence.

Neighboring counties: Chicot County, Arkansas , Issaquena County, Mississippi , Madison Parish , Richland Parish , West Carroll Parish , Warren County, Mississippi .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in East Carroll Parish: Goodrich Landing (A), Longwood Plantation (B), Buck Meadows Plantation (C), Browns Landing (D), Desona Plantation (E), Mayburn Lodge (F), Way Way Plantation (G), Olivedell Plantation (H), Melbourne Plantation (I), Dogtail Landing (J), Tompkins Plantation (K), Bowie Plantation (L), Tyrone Plantation (M), Mackey Lodge (N), Point Lookout Landing (O), East Carroll Prison Farm (P), Henderson Landing (Q), Lake Providence Port (R), Belle Mead Planatation (S). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in East Carroll Parish include: Assembly of God Church (A), Melbourne Church (B), Herringville Church (C), Morningstar Church (D), Mound Chapel (E), Seventh Star Church (F), Cane Ridge Church Number 2 (G), Cane Ridge Church Number 1 (H), New Hope Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Gailliard Cemetery (1), Cold Tar Cemetery (2), Providence Memorial Park (3), Heavenly Rest Memorial Park (4), Old Saint Paul Cemetery (5), Panola Cemetery (6), Benjamin Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and swamps: Caraway Lake (A), Providence, Lake (B), Pumpkinseed Lake (C), Concord Lake (D), Chotard Lake (E), Willow Lake (F), Round Lake (G), Gassoway Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Russell Bayou (A), Brushy Bayou (B), Boggy Bayou (C), Baxter Bayou (D), Three Bayou (E), Graveyard Bayou (F), Little Tensas Bayou (G), Loggy Bayou (H), Long Lake Bayou (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	9.9%
Louisiana:	4.4%

Current college students: 218
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 57.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 83 (80% naturalized citizens)

East Carroll Parish:	0.9%
Whole state:	2.6%

Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 73.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,388
• One, attached: 59
• Two: 138
• 3 or 4: 123
• 5 to 9: 16
• 10 to 19: 38
• 20 or more: 36
• Mobile homes: 486
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 19

Housing units in East Carroll Parish with a mortgage: 627 (28 second mortgage, 44 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 746

Here:	45.7% with mortgage
State:	59.7% with mortgage

East Carroll Parish historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Louisiana state average. It is 5.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 31 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 1/9/1975, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 6 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,970 (74%) Carpooled: 521 (20%) Bus or trolley bus: 21 (1%) Bicycle: 4 (0%) Walked: 74 (3%) Other means: 34 (1%) Worked at home: 22 (1%)

5.39% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($15,408 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.39%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.13% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($15,067 average AGI)
1.26% relocated from other states ($342 average AGI)

East Carroll Parish:	1.26%
Louisiana average:	2.22%

from West Carroll Parish, LA	1.17% ($18,500 average AGI)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.90% ($18,050)
from Madison Parish, LA	0.54% ($21,917)
from Ouachita Parish, LA	0.54% ($20,833)

7.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,264 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.63%
Louisiana average:	13.45%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.52% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($15,684 average AGI)
3.11% relocated to other states ($7,580 average AGI)

East Carroll Parish:	3.11%
Louisiana average:	7.16%

to Ouachita Parish, LA	1.40% ($15,375 average AGI)
to West Carroll Parish, LA	1.18% ($29,926)
to Madison Parish, LA	0.61% ($35,143)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.53% ($11,750)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 19.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,400 (1,158 aged, 242 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 31%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 28%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 7,479 (1,255 male householders, 903 female householders)

  1,269 spouses, 3,118 children (2,790 natural, 107 adopted, 221 stepchildren), 561 grandchildren, 93 brothers or sisters, 60 parents, 103 other relatives, 117 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 878 (382 male householders (351 living alone)), 428 female householders (410 living alone)), 68 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,064 (1,045 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 758 2-persons, 511 3-persons, 422 4-persons, 239 5-persons, 134 6-persons, 94 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 761 1-person, 44 2-persons, 5 4-persons.

96.8% of residents of East Carroll Parish speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 45% speak English well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $90,722,000 ($10132 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $362,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $16,828,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $22,026,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $15,286,000
Federal grants: $34,929,000
Federal procurement contracts: $371,000 ($89,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,281,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,578,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,140,000
Federal Government insurance: $38,382,000

Here:	88 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	-101 per 1000 residents
State:	-20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.43 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.7
State:	5.8

Here:	4.6
State:	4.1

66% of East Carroll Parish residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Louisiana.

East Carroll Parish:	66.0%
State average:	59.6%

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

• This state: 6846
• Northeast: 11
• Midwest: 231
• South: 1889
• West: 298

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Here:	12.4%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Here:	14.7%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Here:	8.5%
Louisiana:	16.8%