Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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% of renters here:	25%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.5%), Retail trade (12.4%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.3%), Construction (10.5%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (10.2%).

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Races in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana:

Median resident age:	34.5 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Males: 15,109	(48.1%)
Females: 16,326	(51.9%)

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Jefferson Davis Parish:	2.7 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

This county:	$34,856
Louisiana:	$40,926

This county:	$324
State:	$494

Jefferson Davis Parish:	$92,426
Louisiana:	$126,800

Detached houses: $117,188

Here:	$117,188
State:	$177,270

Townhouses or other attached units: $131,992

Here:	$131,992
State:	$167,971

In 2-unit structures: $184,920

Here:	$184,920
State:	$218,101

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $96,171

Here:	$96,171
State:	$189,844

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $170,117

Here:	$170,117
State:	$179,688

Mobile homes: $31,875

Here:	$31,875
State:	$34,481

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

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

This county:	20.9%
Whole state:	19.6%

This county:	8.0%
Whole state:	9.4%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jefferson Davis Parish is $351 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: Jennings, Welsh, Lake Arthur, Elton, Fenton.

Neighboring counties: Acadia Parish , Allen Parish , Beauregard Parish , Calcasieu Parish , Cameron Parish , Evangeline Parish , Vermilion Parish .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Churches in Jefferson Davis Parish include: Saint Gertrude Church (A), Saint Ann Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Liberty Cemetery (1), Andress Cove Cemetery (2), Nevils Cemetery (3), China Cemetery (4), Chretien Cemetery (5), Foreman Cemetery (6), Miller Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and swamps: Arthur, Lake (A), Buller Marsh (B), Thompson Marsh (C), Willow Marsh (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Barnes Creek (A), Cow Bayou (B), Dry Slough (C), East Bayou Grand Marais (D), East Bayou Lacassine (E), Rogers Gully (F), Nezpique, Bayou (G), Thompson Gully (H), Tom Bayou (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Lacassine Post Office (A), Roanoke Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.4%
Louisiana:	6.3%

Current college students: 903
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 181 (50% naturalized citizens)

Jefferson Davis Parish:	0.6%
Whole state:	2.6%

Mean travel time to work: 30.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 54.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,781
• One, attached: 189
• Two: 310
• 3 or 4: 178
• 5 to 9: 105
• 10 to 19: 73
• 20 or more: 71
• Mobile homes: 2,109
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Housing units in Jefferson Davis Parish with a mortgage: 3,027 (238 second mortgage, 144 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,284

Here:	48.0% with mortgage
State:	59.7% with mortgage

Jefferson Davis Parish historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Louisiana state average. It is 4.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 72 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 10/29/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 52 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 9,082 (80%) Carpooled: 1,584 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 17 (0%) Motorcycle: 13 (0%) Bicycle: 50 (0%) Walked: 184 (2%) Other means: 149 (1%) Worked at home: 274 (2%)

6.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,962 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.63%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.22% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($23,228 average AGI)
1.42% relocated from other states ($6,733 average AGI)

Jefferson Davis Parish:	1.42%
Louisiana average:	2.22%

from Calcasieu Parish, LA	1.75% ($33,112 average AGI)
from Acadia Parish, LA	0.78% ($26,500)
from Lafayette Parish, LA	0.31% ($24,906)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.30% ($18,097)
from Cameron Parish, LA	0.29% ($37,533)
from Vermilion Parish, LA	0.26% ($25,259)
from Allen Parish, LA	0.21% ($38,318)

6.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,546 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.42%
Louisiana average:	13.45%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.93% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($20,805 average AGI)
1.50% relocated to other states ($6,741 average AGI)

Jefferson Davis Parish:	1.50%
Louisiana average:	7.16%

to Calcasieu Parish, LA	1.89% ($26,368 average AGI)
to Acadia Parish, LA	0.83% ($29,918)
to Lafayette Parish, LA	0.45% ($29,391)
to Allen Parish, LA	0.37% ($25,342)
to Harris County, TX	0.21% ($21,714)
to Vermilion Parish, LA	0.18% ($31,722)
to Evangeline Parish, LA	0.17% ($24,059)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,996 (4,015 aged, 981 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 27,705 (6,607 male householders, 2,007 female householders)

  6,519 spouses, 10,762 children (9,797 natural, 263 adopted, 702 stepchildren), 822 grandchildren, 135 brothers or sisters, 114 parents, 297 other relatives, 442 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,312 (1,323 male householders (1,110 living alone)), 1,582 female householders (1,479 living alone)), 407 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 418 (392 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,352 2-persons, 2,011 3-persons, 1,779 4-persons, 952 5-persons, 323 6-persons, 197 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,589 1-person, 270 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 21 4-persons.

82.0% of residents of Jefferson Davis Parish speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (39% speak English very well, 57% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
16.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (30% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $186,601,000 ($5974 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,336,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $71,277,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $42,283,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $23,197,000
Federal grants: $43,044,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,210,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,590,000 ($143,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,270,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,503,000
Federal Government insurance: $77,620,000

Here:	81 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-32 per 1000 residents
State:	-20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.79 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.8

Here:	4.7
State:	4.1

65% of Jefferson Davis Parish residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Louisiana.

Jefferson Davis Parish:	65.5%
State average:	59.6%

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

• This state: 28348
• Northeast: 94
• Midwest: 354
• South: 1977
• West: 398

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $33,900

Here:	13.7%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Here:	7.2%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Here:	7.4%
Louisiana:	16.8%

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