Lincoln Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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% of renters here:	40%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (31.8%), Retail trade (13.1%), Manufacturing (10.1%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana:

Median resident age:	26.5 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Males: 20,625	(48.5%)
Females: 21,884	(51.5%)

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Lincoln Parish:	2.4 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

This county:	$33,902
Louisiana:	$40,926

This county:	$453
State:	$494

Lincoln Parish:	$118,900
Louisiana:	$126,800

Detached houses: $169,838

Here:	$169,838
State:	$177,270

Townhouses or other attached units: $153,603

Here:	$153,603
State:	$167,971

In 2-unit structures: $111,398

Here:	$111,398
State:	$218,101

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $132,529

Here:	$132,529
State:	$189,844

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $94,391

Here:	$94,391
State:	$179,688

Mobile homes: $30,333

Here:	$30,333
State:	$34,481

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 20
• Burglaries: 80
• Thefts: 212
• Auto thefts: 8

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 18
• Burglaries: 57
• Thefts: 168
• Auto thefts: 10

This county:	26.5%
Whole state:	19.6%

This county:	14.0%
Whole state:	9.4%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lincoln Parish is $426 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $496 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $645 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ruston, Grambling, Dubach, Simsboro, Choudrant, Vienna.

Neighboring counties: Bienville Parish , Claiborne Parish , Jackson Parish , Ouachita Parish , Union Parish .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Churches in Lincoln Parish include: Antioch United Methodist Church (A), Spring Hill Church (B), Midway Church (C), Hico Baptist Church (D), Mineral Springs Church (E), Harmony Chapel (F), Shady Grove Church (G), Bethel Church (H), Mount Harmony Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: McGloughlin Cemetery (1), Autrey Cemetery (2), Hopewell Cemetery (3), Colvin Cemetery (4), Pruitt Cemetery (5), Providence Cemetery (6), Powell Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoir: Lake Foursome (A). Display/hide its location on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cypress Creek (A), Spring Creek (B), Squire Creek (C), Doc Creek (D), Andy Branch (E), Sugar Creek (F), Ross Creek (G), Sutton Creek (H), Dye Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.3%
Louisiana:	6.3%

Current college students: 10,157
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 31.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 900 (33% naturalized citizens)

Lincoln Parish:	2.1%
Whole state:	2.6%

Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 80.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,111
• One, attached: 379
• Two: 1,367
• 3 or 4: 759
• 5 to 9: 552
• 10 to 19: 175
• 20 or more: 755
• Mobile homes: 2,892
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Housing units in Lincoln Parish with a mortgage: 3,765 (348 second mortgage, 211 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,816

Here:	57.2% with mortgage
State:	59.7% with mortgage

Lincoln Parish historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Louisiana state average. It is 3.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 14 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/30/1996, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 9 people and caused $2 million in damages.

Lincoln Parish-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Louisiana state average. It is 94% 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 31.0 miles away from Lincoln Parish center
On 3/3/2001 at 10:46:13, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 43.2 miles away from the county center
On 5/16/2007 at 13:22:21, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 51.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 13,466 (79%) Carpooled: 2,316 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%) Taxi: 30 (0%) Motorcycle: 19 (0%) Bicycle: 30 (0%) Walked: 746 (4%) Other means: 169 (1%) Worked at home: 316 (2%)

9.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,068 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.14%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

0.78% of residents moved from foreign countries ($425 average AGI)

Lincoln Parish:	0.78%
Louisiana average:	0.11%

5.88% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($17,781 average AGI)
2.48% relocated from other states ($9,862 average AGI)

Lincoln Parish:	2.48%
Louisiana average:	2.22%

from Ouachita Parish, LA	0.78% ($28,283 average AGI)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.61% ($22,654)
from Jackson Parish, LA	0.51% ($33,123)
from Caddo Parish, LA	0.46% ($32,407)
from Union Parish, LA	0.39% ($26,320)
from Bienville Parish, LA	0.37% ($23,745)
from Webster Parish, LA	0.25% ($29,688)

10.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,737 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.04%
Louisiana average:	13.45%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.86% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($16,418 average AGI)
5.17% relocated to other states ($14,319 average AGI)

Lincoln Parish:	5.17%
Louisiana average:	7.16%

to Ouachita Parish, LA	1.05% ($31,324 average AGI)
to Caddo Parish, LA	0.58% ($61,773)
to Jackson Parish, LA	0.55% ($39,225)
to Dallas County, TX	0.40% ($18,980)
to Union Parish, LA	0.36% ($26,891)
to Bienville Parish, LA	0.32% ($20,951)
to Bossier Parish, LA	0.32% ($29,732)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,445 (4,714 aged, 731 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 29,849 (6,992 male householders, 2,746 female householders)

  6,913 spouses, 10,836 children (9,907 natural, 208 adopted, 721 stepchildren), 927 grandchildren, 427 brothers or sisters, 144 parents, 390 other relatives, 474 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 7,348 (2,516 male householders (1,769 living alone)), 2,995 female householders (2,354 living alone)), 1,837 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 5,312 (765 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,242 2-persons, 2,460 3-persons, 1,827 4-persons, 781 5-persons, 319 6-persons, 109 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,123 1-person, 1,107 2-persons, 205 3-persons, 45 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

94.8% of residents of Lincoln Parish speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $218,434,000 ($5154 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,702,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $77,590,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $71,507,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $741,000
Federal grants: $58,875,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,086,000 ($623,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,635,000 ($1,046,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,254,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,680,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,623,000

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

Here:	41 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	-43 per 1000 residents
State:	-20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.37 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.9
State:	5.8

Here:	4.1
State:	4.1

51% of Lincoln Parish residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Louisiana.

Lincoln Parish:	50.7%
State average:	59.6%

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

• This state: 31935
• Northeast: 528
• Midwest: 1443
• South: 5958
• West: 1579

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $56,700

Here:	13.6%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Here:	13.5%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Here:	3.3%
Louisiana:	16.8%

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