Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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County population in 2005: 31,272 (51% urban, 49% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 8,596
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,884

% of renters here:	25%
State:	32%

Land area: 652 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 48 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	20.9%
Whole state:	19.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	8.0%
Whole state:	9.4%

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%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 75%
Government: 16%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana:

White Non-Hispanic (80.0%)
Black (17.8%)
Hispanic (1.0%)
Two or more races (0.8%)
American Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $21,940
County population in 2003: 31,116
Jobs in 2003: 8,832

Total labor force in 2004: 13,682
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.2%

Average household size:

Jefferson Davis Parish:	2.7 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,282 ($27,736 in 2000)

This county	$31,282
Louisiana:	$36,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $79,392

Jefferson Davis Parish	$79,392
Louisiana:	$101,700

Median montly rent in 2000: $353
Institutionalized population: 370
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Jefferson Davis Parish in 2000: $631

Jefferson Davis Parish races chart

Jefferson Davis Parish, LA map from a distance

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $199 (0.3%)

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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.6%
Louisiana:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 30
1990 to 1994: 10
1985 to 1989: 14
1980 to 1984: 23
1975 to 1979: 55
1970 to 1974: 8
1970 to 1974: 11
1965 to 1969: 30

Mean travel time to work: 30.8 minutes

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

Jefferson Davis Parish marital status for males

Jefferson Davis Parish marital status for females

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

Agriculture in Jefferson Davis Parish
Average size of farms: 504 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $50416
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $227.64
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 13.36%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $64204
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 38.05%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 76.20%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $69656
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.61%
Average age of principal farm operators: 51 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.20
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.35%
All wheat for grain: 3285 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 16990 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 9 acres

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.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (17%)
Mining (13%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Educational services (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (18%)
Health care (17%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Extraction workers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Cashiers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Germany (20%)
Vietnam (13%)
India (12%)
Mexico (9%)
Thailand (7%)
Other Australian and New Zealand Subregion (6%)
Japan (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Jefferson Davis Parish:

United States or American (20%)
French (except Basque) (18%)
French Canadian (14%)
Acadian/Cajun (7%)
German (6%)
English (3%)
Irish (2%)

Jefferson Davis Parish mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

People in group quarters in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana

296 people in nursing homes
74 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
28 people in homes for the mentally retarded
10 people in religious group quarters
7 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $40,939.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

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

Births per 1000 population in Jefferson Davis Parish

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

Deaths per 1000 population in Jefferson Davis Parish

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Jefferson Davis Parish

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

Households: 31,017

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.

5,993 married couples with children.
2,157 single-parent households (427 men, 1,730 women).

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,528

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

Deaths: 1,693

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

Net international migration: +25

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

Net internal migration: -991

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

Population growth in Jefferson Davis Parish

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 254
1995 to 1998: 872
1990 to 1994: 614
1980 to 1989: 2,113
1970 to 1979: 2,269
1960 to 1969: 1,881
1950 to 1959: 2,048
1940 to 1949: 1,290
1939 or earlier: 1,483

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana:

1 room: 21
2 rooms: 101
3 rooms: 399
4 rooms: 1,171
5 rooms: 2,505
6 rooms: 2,104
7 rooms: 1,246
8 rooms: 539
9 or more rooms: 510

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana:

1 room: 57
2 rooms: 133
3 rooms: 366
4 rooms: 757
5 rooms: 834
6 rooms: 414
7 rooms: 176
8 rooms: 103
9 or more rooms: 44

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Jefferson Davis Parish:

no bedroom: 60
1 bedroom: 290
2 bedrooms: 2,191
3 bedrooms: 4,990
4 bedrooms: 894
5 or more bedrooms: 171

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson Davis Parish:

no bedroom: 91
1 bedroom: 464
2 bedrooms: 1,230
3 bedrooms: 968
4 bedrooms: 116
5 or more bedrooms: 15

Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson Davis Parish in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 388
1 vehicle: 2,943
2 vehicles: 3,844
3 vehicles: 1,129
4 vehicles: 244
5 or more vehicles: 48

Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson Davis Parish in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 585
1 vehicle: 1,439
2 vehicles: 697
3 vehicles: 141
4 vehicles: 5
5 or more vehicles: 17

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (46%)
Utility gas (43%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (52%)
Electricity (40%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 607

Here:	13.7%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 141

Here:	7.2%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 56

Here:	7.4%
Louisiana:	16.8%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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