Morehouse Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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• • 11,96548.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 11,89447.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4091.6%Two or more races
  • 4021.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1330.5%Asian alone
  • 830.3%Some other race alone
  • 390.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 130.05%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $160,050

Here:	$160,050
State:	$273,555

Townhouses or other attached units: $90,725

Here:	$90,725
State:	$297,713

Mobile homes: $71,401

Here:	$71,401
State:	$89,857

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 24
• Burglaries: 21
• Thefts: 82
• Auto thefts: 8

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 34
• Burglaries: 35
• Thefts: 115
• Auto thefts: 12

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $746 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $311 (0.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Morehouse Parish is $359 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $446 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $535 a month.

Cities in this county include: Bastrop, Mer Rouge, Bonita, Collinston, Oak Ridge.

Neighboring counties: Pima County, Arizona , East Carroll Parish , Candler County, Georgia , Hancock County, Georgia , Gaines County, Texas , Taylor County, Georgia , Titus County, Texas .

Current college students: 810
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 247 (65.4% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 872010 or later
• 552000 to 2009
• 761990 to 1999
• 381980 to 1989
• 351970 to 1979
• 15Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,961
• One, attached: 103
• Two: 97
• 3 or 4: 378
• 5 to 9: 61
• 10 to 19: 81
• 20 to 49: 77
• 50 or more: 34
• Mobile homes: 2,279
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 25

Housing units in Morehouse Parish with a mortgage: 2,529 (131 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 62 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9

Religion statistics for Morehouse Parish

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Morehouse Parish:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Louisiana Hurricane Delta, Incident Period: October 6, 2020 - October 10, 2020, FEMA Id: 4570, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Hurricane Laura, Incident Period: August 22, 2020 - August 27, 2020, FEMA Id: 4559, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4484-LA: March 24, 2020, FEMA Id: 4484, Natural disaster type: Other
• Louisiana Severe Storms And Tornadoes, Incident Period: April 24, 2019 - June 25, 2019, FEMA Id: 4439, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
• Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 08, 2016 to April 08, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4263: March 13, 2016, FEMA Id: 4263, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Louisiana Hurricane Isaac, Incident Period: August 26, 2012 to September 10, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4080: August 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 4080, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: September 01, 2008 to September 11, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1786: September 02, 2008, FEMA Id: 1786, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: October 16, 2006 to November 08, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1668: November 02, 2006, FEMA Id: 1668, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Louisiana Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to November 01, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1607: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1607, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to November 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3260: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3260, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.08% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($35,414 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.20% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($23,723 average AGI)
1.88% relocated from other states ($11,693 average AGI)

Morehouse Parish:	1.88%
Louisiana average:	2.12%

from Ouachita Parish, LA

1.85% ($43,331 average AGI)

6.26% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($34,158 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.85% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($20,115 average AGI)
2.41% relocated to other states ($14,043 average AGI)

Morehouse Parish:	2.41%
Louisiana average:	2.97%

to Ouachita Parish, LA	2.45% ($31,148 average AGI)
to Ashley County, AR	0.31% ($43,333)
to Dallas County, TX	0.29% ($12,200)
to Richland Parish, LA	0.28% ($38,208)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 14.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 15.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 11.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Morehouse Parish

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 4,648 (1,517 living alone), Female householders: 5,098 (2,001 living alone)

• 3,821 spouses (3,796 opposite-sex spouses), 559 unmarried partners, (545 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 7,667 children (7,273 natural, 139 adopted, 259 stepchildren), 1,082 grandchildren, 467 brothers or sisters, 190 parents, 0 foster children, 366 other relatives, 411 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 815

Size of family households: 2,768 2-persons, 1,485 3-persons, 705 4-persons, 554 5-persons, 224 6-persons, 58 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,516 1-person, 380 2-persons, 49 3-persons.

2,241 married couples with children.
2,423 single-parent households (222 men, 2,201 women).

98.7% of residents of Morehouse speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 28% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $254,281,000 ($8,323 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,348,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $77,329,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $65,222,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $31,130,000
Federal grants: $75,529,000
Federal procurement contracts: $948,000 ($4,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,123,000 ($122,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,023,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,012,000
Federal Government insurance: $59,988,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-49 per 1000 residents
State:	-20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.52 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana
• 942020 or later
• 5952010 to 2019
• 1,3342000 to 2009
• 1,6931990 to 1999
• 1,3661980 to 1989
• 2,6771970 to 1979
• 1,5941960 to 1969
• 1,2661950 to 1959
• 5771940 to 1949
• 5151939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana
• 541 room
• 172 rooms
• 2163 rooms
• 5474 rooms
• 1,3725 rooms
• 1,6176 rooms
• 1,2987 rooms
• 6478 rooms
• 7789+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana
• 541 room
• 422 rooms
• 2343 rooms
• 5404 rooms
• 9095 rooms
• 8016 rooms
• 3547 rooms
• 1278 rooms
• 1179+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana
• 70no bedroom
• 881 bedroom
• 1,2502 bedrooms
• 3,9433 bedrooms
• 1,0624 bedrooms
• 1105+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana
• 52no bedroom
• 2781 bedroom
• 1,1142 bedrooms
• 1,5753 bedrooms
• 1424 bedrooms
• 265+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Morehouse Parish in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 283no vehicle
• 2,0421 vehicle
• 2,5742 vehicles
• 1,1443 vehicles
• 3684 vehicles
• 1425+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Morehouse Parish in renter-occupied apartments
• 712no vehicle
• 1,7631 vehicle
• 4912 vehicles
• 1653 vehicles
• 804 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

89.3% of Morehouse Parish residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Louisiana.

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

• This state: 20,962
• Other state: 3,889
• Northeast: 229
• Midwest: 545
• South: 2,532
• West: 569

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,735
• Number of aged recipients: 217
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,518
• Number of recipients under 18: 315
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 971
• Number of recipients older than 64: 449
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 608
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 738