Grant Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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% of renters here:	18%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.1%), Manufacturing (12.0%), Construction (11.6%), Retail trade (11.0%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Grant Parish, Louisiana:

Median resident age:	35.5 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Males: 9,162	(49.0%)
Females: 9,536	(51.0%)

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Grant Parish:	2.6 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

This county:	$37,226
Louisiana:	$40,926

This county:	$361
State:	$494

Grant Parish:	$81,618
Louisiana:	$126,800

Detached houses: $133,536

Here:	$133,536
State:	$177,270

Townhouses or other attached units: $81,522

Here:	$81,522
State:	$167,971

In 2-unit structures: $14,283

Here:	$14,283
State:	$218,101

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $268,074

Here:	$268,074
State:	$189,844

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $112,887

Here:	$112,887
State:	$179,688

Mobile homes: $29,671

Here:	$29,671
State:	$34,481

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $38,452

Here:	$38,452
State:	$47,390

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 44
• Burglaries: 104
• Thefts: 138
• Auto thefts: 27

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 56
• Burglaries: 130
• Thefts: 330
• Auto thefts: 41

This county:	21.5%
Whole state:	19.6%

This county:	9.2%
Whole state:	9.4%

Area name: Alexandria, LA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Grant Parish is $405 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $482 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $627 a month.

Cities in this county include: Colfax, Montgomery, Dry Prong, Pollock, Georgetown.

2005 air pollution in Grant Parish:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.081 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.071 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: La Salle Parish , Natchitoches Parish , Rapides Parish , Winn Parish .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Grant Parish: Camp Windywood (A), Camp Mary Lee (B), Camp Grant Walker (C), Clear Creek Campground (D), Stuart Pine Seed Orchard (E), Stuart Lake Recreation Site (F), Church of God State Camp (G), Thompson Ferry (H), Catahoula Work Center (I), Saddle Bayou Primitive Campground (J), Harrison Camp (K). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Grant Parish include: Iatt Church (A), Hudson Creek Baptist Church (B), Springhill Church (C), Hebron Church (D), Bentley Church (E), Bethel Church (F), Bethlehem Church (G), Big Creek Church (H), Big Mount Zion Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Bynum Cemetery (1), Georgetown Cemetery (2), Saint Aloysius Cemetery (3), Anthony Cemetery (4), Friendship Cemetery (5), Frazier Cemetery (6), McKay Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Nantachie Lake (A), Goose Lake (B), Boston Fool River (C), Blue Hole Slough (D), Hardwater Lake (E), Magnolia Lake (F), Dunn Lake (G), Duck Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Curry Branch (A), Piney Woods Branch (B), Bourbe, Bayou (C), Carson Branch (D), Bacon Branch (E), Socia Branch (F), Darrow, Bayou (G), Dartigo Creek (H), Caskey Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Grant Parish: Catahoula National Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post offices: Verda Post Office (A), Bentley Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.3%
Louisiana:	6.3%

Current college students: 436
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 100 (59% naturalized citizens)

Grant Parish:	0.5%
Whole state:	2.6%

Mean travel time to work: 38.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 34.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,711
• One, attached: 27
• Two: 99
• 3 or 4: 35
• 5 to 9: 61
• 20 or more: 6
• Mobile homes: 2,538
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 54

Housing units in Grant Parish with a mortgage: 1,559 (60 second mortgage, 49 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,655

Here:	48.5% with mortgage
State:	59.7% with mortgage

Grant Parish historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Louisiana state average. It is 1.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 15 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 1/6/1951, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 11 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Grant Parish-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Louisiana state average. It is 100% 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 99.1 miles away from Grant Parish center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,518 (78%) Carpooled: 1,143 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 46 (1%) Motorcycle: 3 (0%) Bicycle: 8 (0%) Walked: 94 (1%) Other means: 90 (1%) Worked at home: 174 (2%)

9.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,007 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.47%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.51% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($22,452 average AGI)
1.96% relocated from other states ($6,553 average AGI)

Grant Parish:	1.96%
Louisiana average:	2.22%

from Rapides Parish, LA	4.44% ($27,563 average AGI)
from La Salle Parish, LA	0.37% ($28,000)
from Winn Parish, LA	0.33% ($30,667)
from Avoyelles Parish, LA	0.25% ($27,125)
from Natchitoches Parish, LA	0.25% ($21,313)
from Jefferson Parish, LA	0.24% ($26,867)
from St. Bernard Parish, LA	0.21% ($28,000)

7.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,647 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.63%
Louisiana average:	13.45%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.09% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($23,534 average AGI)
1.54% relocated to other states ($5,115 average AGI)

Grant Parish:	1.54%
Louisiana average:	7.16%

to Rapides Parish, LA	3.87% ($30,492 average AGI)
to Natchitoches Parish, LA	0.41% ($33,120)
to La Salle Parish, LA	0.32% ($20,100)
to Winn Parish, LA	0.23% ($23,786)
to Ouachita Parish, LA	0.18% ($36,182)
to Avoyelles Parish, LA	0.16% ($20,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,897 (2,236 aged, 661 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 16,331 (3,993 male householders, 1,229 female householders)

  3,974 spouses, 5,746 children (5,170 natural, 128 adopted, 448 stepchildren), 538 grandchildren, 99 brothers or sisters, 86 parents, 283 other relatives, 383 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,147 (962 male householders (771 living alone)), 872 female householders (828 living alone)), 313 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 220 (195 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,189 2-persons, 1,321 3-persons, 1,016 4-persons, 462 5-persons, 162 6-persons, 72 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,599 1-person, 173 2-persons, 38 3-persons, 24 4-persons.

97.4% of residents of Grant Parish speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (7% speak English very well, 93% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $152,165,000 ($7951 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,002,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $48,776,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $29,244,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,969,000
Federal grants: $39,271,000
Federal procurement contracts: $6,530,000 ($494,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $26,374,000 ($748,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $286,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,397,000
Federal Government insurance: $10,865,000

Here:	69 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+26 per 1000 residents
State:	-20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.05 millions of gallons per day (37% from ground, 63% from surface)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.8

Here:	4.8
State:	4.1

62% of Grant Parish residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Louisiana.

Grant Parish:	62.0%
State average:	59.6%

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

• This state: 15516
• Northeast: 178
• Midwest: 374
• South: 2035
• West: 450

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500

Here:	6.2%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Here:	3.7%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Here:	6.7%
Louisiana:	16.8%

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