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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.1%), Retail trade (14.0%), Manufacturing (13.2%).
Detached houses: $156,394Here:$156,394State:$177,067 Townhouses or other attached units: $212,699Here:$212,699State:$204,229 In 2-unit structures: $137,823Here:$137,823State:$235,168 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $75,930Here:$75,930State:$175,634 Mobile homes: $59,937Here:$59,937State:$34,481 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $64,719Here:$64,719State:$47,390
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
McCain (Republican): 72.3% Obama (Democratic): 25.8%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $175 (0.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $133 (0.1%)
Area name: Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lafourche Parish is $419 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $520 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $683 a month.
Cities in this county include: Thibodaux, Raceland, Galliano, Larose, Cut Off, Chackbay, Lockport, Golden Meadow, Mathews.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.096 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average. Ozone (8-hour): 0.081 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
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Notable locations in Lafourche Parish: Acadia Plantation (A), Chatchie Plantation (B), Delta Farms (C), Bayou Country Club (D), Forest Grove Plantation (E), Golden Meadow Farms (F), Thibodaux Wastewater Treatment Plant (G), Ridgefield Plantation (H), The Temple Shell Bank (I), Webster Plantation (J), Sugarland Country Club (K), Tidelands Country Club (L), Pointe Fourchon (M), Port Fourchon (N), Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office - Work Release Center (O), Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office (P), Lafourche Parish Library Gheens Branch (Q), Lafourche Parish Library Choctaw Branch (R), Lafourche Parish Library Bayou Blue Branch (S), Saint John Volunteer Fire Department (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Lafourche Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Lafourche Parish include: Morning Star Baptist Church (A), Joy Fellowship Ministries (B), The Methodist Church (C), Galilean Baptist Church (D), House of Prayer United Pentecostal Church (E), Greater New Fountain Baptist Church (F), First Baptist Church (G), Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church (H), Bayou Blue United Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Alombro Cemetery (1), New Fountain Cemetery (2), Surgney Cemetery (3), Hebert Cemetery (4), Matherne Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and swamps: South Lake (A), Lake Laurier (B), Laurier Bay (C), Round Lake (D), Bayou Des Amoreux (E), Bayou Grisgris (F), Lake Bully Camp (G), Lake Palourde (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bubbling Bayou (A), Bayou Vacherie (B), Bayou Matherne (C), Bayou L'Ours (D), Bayou L'Eau Bleu (E), Bayou Jean Webre (F), Bayou Grand Coteau (G), Bayou Folse (H), Bayou Du Mar (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Lafourche Parish include: Pointe Aux Chenes State Wildlife Management Area (1), East Timbalier Island Reservation (2), Pointe Au Chien State Wildlife Management Area (3), Wisner State Wildlife Management Area (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Beach: Shell Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Notable locations in Lafourche Parish: Acadia Plantation (A), Chatchie Plantation (B), Delta Farms (C), Bayou Country Club (D), Forest Grove Plantation (E), Golden Meadow Farms (F), Thibodaux Wastewater Treatment Plant (G), Ridgefield Plantation (H), The Temple Shell Bank (I), Webster Plantation (J), Sugarland Country Club (K), Tidelands Country Club (L), Pointe Fourchon (M), Port Fourchon (N), Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office - Work Release Center (O), Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office (P), Lafourche Parish Library Gheens Branch (Q), Lafourche Parish Library Choctaw Branch (R), Lafourche Parish Library Bayou Blue Branch (S), Saint John Volunteer Fire Department (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: Lafourche Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Lafourche Parish include: Morning Star Baptist Church (A), Joy Fellowship Ministries (B), The Methodist Church (C), Galilean Baptist Church (D), House of Prayer United Pentecostal Church (E), Greater New Fountain Baptist Church (F), First Baptist Church (G), Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church (H), Bayou Blue United Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Alombro Cemetery (1), New Fountain Cemetery (2), Surgney Cemetery (3), Hebert Cemetery (4), Matherne Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: South Lake (A), Lake Laurier (B), Laurier Bay (C), Round Lake (D), Bayou Des Amoreux (E), Bayou Grisgris (F), Lake Bully Camp (G), Lake Palourde (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bubbling Bayou (A), Bayou Vacherie (B), Bayou Matherne (C), Bayou L'Ours (D), Bayou L'Eau Bleu (E), Bayou Jean Webre (F), Bayou Grand Coteau (G), Bayou Folse (H), Bayou Du Mar (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Lafourche Parish include: Pointe Aux Chenes State Wildlife Management Area (1), East Timbalier Island Reservation (2), Pointe Au Chien State Wildlife Management Area (3), Wisner State Wildlife Management Area (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Beach: Shell Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Neighboring counties: Assumption Parish , Jefferson Parish , Jefferson Parish , St. Charles Parish , St. James Parish , St. John the Baptist Parish , Terrebonne Parish .
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County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 4,683 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 66.3% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,336 (46% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 65.0%
Housing units in Lafourche Parish with a mortgage: 8,779 (913 second mortgage, 718 home equity loan, 37 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 9,953
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Most common first ancestries reported in Lafourche Parish (%):
6.17% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,595 average adjusted gross income)
0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($181 average AGI)Lafourche Parish:0.09%Louisiana average:0.11% 4.97% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($26,684 average AGI) 1.11% relocated from other states ($5,730 average AGI)Lafourche Parish:1.11%Louisiana average:2.22%
5.27% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,378 average adjusted gross income)
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($333 average AGI)Lafourche Parish:0.05%Louisiana average:0.07% 3.52% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($21,835 average AGI) 1.69% relocated to other states ($11,210 average AGI)Lafourche Parish:1.69%Louisiana average:7.16%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.9 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.5 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.7 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.0
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 12,006 (9,636 aged, 2,370 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 50.2. This is less than state average.
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 109.8. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
19,097 spouses, 29,238 children (26,957 natural, 495 adopted, 1,786 stepchildren), 2,400 grandchildren, 673 brothers or sisters, 526 parents, 1,169 other relatives, 1,336 non-relatives
Size of family households: 8,901 2-persons, 6,351 3-persons, 5,520 4-persons, 2,328 5-persons, 937 6-persons, 384 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 6,261 1-person, 1,190 2-persons, 169 3-persons, 44 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 6 6-persons.
78.5% of residents of Lafourche Parish speak English at home. 1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 19.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 5% speak English not well). 0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
Population growth in Lafourche Parish
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 23.33 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Year house built
67% of Lafourche Parish residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Louisiana.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $69,800
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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 (Noninst.)
All Other: $4,896,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,175,000
Sewerage: $289,000
Parks and Recreation: $55,000
Water Utilities: $5,407,000
Regular Highways: $5,212,000
General Public Buildings: $4,612,000
Natural Resources - Other: $3,101,000
Health - Other: $1,506,000
Libraries: $1,479,000
Local Fire Protection: $417,000
General - Other: $106,000
Correctional Institutions: $87,000
Sewerage: $26,000
Parks and Recreation: $14,000
Housing and Community Development: $5,000
Police Protection: $4,000
Financial Administration: $1,000
Police Protection: $11,147,000
General - Other: $8,975,000
Correctional Institutions: $8,321,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,916,000
Water Utilities: $6,285,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,226,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,630,000
Regular Highways: $4,134,000
Financial Administration: $3,605,000
Health - Other: $3,055,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,823,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,256,000
Libraries: $2,115,000
Central Staff Services: $1,940,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,812,000
General Public Buildings: $1,366,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,337,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $953,000
Public Welfare - Other: $737,000
Sewerage: $262,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $193,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,132,000
All Other: $656,000
General Revenue, NEC: $3,387,000
Fines and Forfeits: $590,000
Special Assessments: $327,000
Sale of Property: $49,000
Rents: $12,000
Donations From Private Sources: $10,000
Royalties: $2,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $76,958,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,553,000
Local Fire Protection: $423,000
Police Protection: $373,000
General - Other: $372,000
Correctional Institutions: $285,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $224,000
Natural Resources - Other: $147,000
Financial Administration: $143,000
Water Utilities: $121,000
Libraries: $79,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $52,000
Parks and Recreation: $51,000
Housing and Community Development: $13,000
Health - Other: $12,000
Solid Waste Management: $9,000
Public Welfare - Other: $5,000
Regular Highways: $4,000
Central Staff Services: $3,000
All Other: $14,129,000
General Local Government Support: $7,030,000
Highways: $565,000
Health and Hospitals: $210,000
Sewerage: $5,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $18,905,000
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $2,812,000
Public Utilities Sales: $910,000
Other Selective Sales: $233,000
Other License: $41,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
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