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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (15.1%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.2%), Retail trade (10.6%).
Detached houses: $236,308Here:$236,308State:$177,067 Townhouses or other attached units: $198,728Here:$198,728State:$204,229 In 2-unit structures: $256,758Here:$256,758State:$235,168 Mobile homes: $161,102Here:$161,102State:$34,481 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $17,289Here:$17,289State:$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):
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
McCain (Republican): 66.4% Obama (Democratic): 32.5%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $611 (0.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $185 (0.1%)
Area name: New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Plaquemines Parish is $804 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $940 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1207 a month.
Cities in this county include: Belle Chasse, Buras-Triumph, Port Sulphur, Empire.
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Notable locations in Plaquemines Parish: Olga Light (A), Deer Range (B), Junior (C), Scarsdale Pumping Station (D), Hidden Oaks Golf Course (E), South Pass Light (F), Beaumar Plantation (G), Southwest Pass Lighthouse (H), Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office (I), Plaquemines Parish Fire District 1 Pointe a la Hache Volunteer Fire Department (J), Plaquemines Parish Fire District 6 Lake Hermitage Volunteer Fire Department (K), Plaquemines Parish Fire District 7 Woodlawn Fire Department (L), Woodlawn Government Building (M), Riverbend Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (N), Cubits Gap Lighthouse (O), Plaquemines Parish Fire District 2 Belle Chasse Volunteer Fire Department Station 3 (P), Head of Passes Lighthouse (Q). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Plaquemines Parish include: Mount Zion Baptist Church (A), Greater Saint Peter Baptist Church (B), Assumption Catholic Church (C), Bethlehem Church (D), Full Gospel Church (E), Hope Chapel (F), Saint Pauls Baptist Church (G), Oakville Missionary Baptist Church (H), Saint Thomas Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Ballowe Cemetery (1), Belair Cemetery (2), Bohemian Cemetery (3), Point Pleasant Cemetery (4), Magnolia Cemetery (5), English Turn Cemetery (6), Dobard Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes: Sun Lagoon (A), Lake Pato Caballo (B), Shrimp Lagoon (C), Adema Pond (D), Shell Lake (E), Second Bay (F), Scofield Bay (G), Grand Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mississippi River (A), Bayou Raquette (B), Bayou Petit Liard (C), Bayou Tortillon (D), Bayou Terre Aux Boeufs (E), Pass Tante Phine (F), Bayou Concession (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Plaquemines Parish include: Delta National Wildlife Refuge (1), Bohemia State Wildlife Management Area (2), Pass a Loutre State Water Fowl Management Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Plaquemines Parish: Olga Light (A), Deer Range (B), Junior (C), Scarsdale Pumping Station (D), Hidden Oaks Golf Course (E), South Pass Light (F), Beaumar Plantation (G), Southwest Pass Lighthouse (H), Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office (I), Plaquemines Parish Fire District 1 Pointe a la Hache Volunteer Fire Department (J), Plaquemines Parish Fire District 6 Lake Hermitage Volunteer Fire Department (K), Plaquemines Parish Fire District 7 Woodlawn Fire Department (L), Woodlawn Government Building (M), Riverbend Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (N), Cubits Gap Lighthouse (O), Plaquemines Parish Fire District 2 Belle Chasse Volunteer Fire Department Station 3 (P), Head of Passes Lighthouse (Q). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Plaquemines Parish include: Mount Zion Baptist Church (A), Greater Saint Peter Baptist Church (B), Assumption Catholic Church (C), Bethlehem Church (D), Full Gospel Church (E), Hope Chapel (F), Saint Pauls Baptist Church (G), Oakville Missionary Baptist Church (H), Saint Thomas Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Ballowe Cemetery (1), Belair Cemetery (2), Bohemian Cemetery (3), Point Pleasant Cemetery (4), Magnolia Cemetery (5), English Turn Cemetery (6), Dobard Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Sun Lagoon (A), Lake Pato Caballo (B), Shrimp Lagoon (C), Adema Pond (D), Shell Lake (E), Second Bay (F), Scofield Bay (G), Grand Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mississippi River (A), Bayou Raquette (B), Bayou Petit Liard (C), Bayou Tortillon (D), Bayou Terre Aux Boeufs (E), Pass Tante Phine (F), Bayou Concession (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Plaquemines Parish include: Delta National Wildlife Refuge (1), Bohemia State Wildlife Management Area (2), Pass a Loutre State Water Fowl Management Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Jefferson Parish , Orleans Parish , St. Bernard Parish .
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Current college students: 1,234 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 68.7% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 743 (46% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 63.6%
Housing units in Plaquemines Parish with a mortgage: 2,110 (190 second mortgage, 232 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,089
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Most common first ancestries reported in Plaquemines Parish (%):
12.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,434 average adjusted gross income)
0.20% of residents moved from foreign countries ($589 average AGI)Plaquemines Parish:0.20%Louisiana average:0.11% 8.52% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($26,355 average AGI) 4.00% relocated from other states ($10,489 average AGI)Plaquemines Parish:4.00%Louisiana average:2.22%
31.96% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,191 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries. 19.05% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($20,923 average AGI) 12.91% relocated to other states ($13,267 average AGI)Plaquemines Parish:12.91%Louisiana average:7.16%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.1 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.4 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.7
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,365 (2,705 aged, 660 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
5,295 spouses, 9,241 children (8,525 natural, 166 adopted, 550 stepchildren), 802 grandchildren, 206 brothers or sisters, 166 parents, 449 other relatives, 462 non-relatives
Size of family households: 2,340 2-persons, 1,804 3-persons, 1,582 4-persons, 727 5-persons, 376 6-persons, 157 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,668 1-person, 293 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 5 5-persons.
92.0% of residents of Plaquemines Parish speak English at home. 1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 12% speak English not well). 4.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 6% speak English not well). 2.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 39% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all). 0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Population growth in Plaquemines Parish
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.78 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Year house built
66% of Plaquemines Parish residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Louisiana.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $92,200
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.)
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $1,490,000
Sewerage: $517,000
Solid Waste Management: $460,000
Parks and Recreation: $300,000
Hospital Public: $113,000
Regular Highways: $1,000
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $2,715,000
General Public Buildings: $2,461,000
Water Utilities: $2,424,000
Sewerage: $1,267,000
Regular Highways: $1,233,000
Natural Resources - Other: $830,000
General - Other: $157,000
Police Protection: $10,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,748,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,361,000
Central Staff Services: $4,112,000
Sewerage: $4,096,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,072,000
Natural Resources - Other: $3,991,000
Financial Administration: $3,919,000
Regular Highways: $3,190,000
Health - Other: $3,112,000
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $3,026,000
General Public Buildings: $2,723,000
General - Other: $2,648,000
Water Utilities: $2,622,000
Hospitals: $1,872,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,410,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,013,000
Public Welfare - Other: $882,000
Libraries: $450,000
Local Fire Protection: $230,000
Transit Utilities: $118,000
General Local Government Support: $27,000
General Revenue, NEC: $3,306,000
Interest Earnings: $2,918,000
Special Assessments: $1,203,000
Fines and Forfeits: $449,000
Sale of Property: $82,000
Donations From Private Sources: $45,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,070,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,988,000
Assistance and Subsidies – Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs – Other: $6,000
Public Welfare - Other: $4,852,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,138,000
Financial Administration: $1,077,000
Natural Resources - Other: $691,000
Regular Highways: $660,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $645,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $526,000
Sewerage: $491,000
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $454,000
Central Staff Services: $422,000
Local Fire Protection: $369,000
Solid Waste Management: $352,000
Health - Other: $195,000
General Public Building: $149,000
Parks and Recreation: $119,000
General - Other: $31,000
Hospitals: $31,000
Libraries: $23,000
General Local Government Support: $17,742,000
Public Welfare: $906,000
Sewerage: $688,000
Highways: $294,000
Health and Hospitals: $20,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,866,000
Other License: $1,141,000
Public Utilities Sales: $283,000
NEC: $85,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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