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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%).
Type of workers:
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
Races in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana:
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):
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.
Neighboring counties: Jefferson Parish , Orleans Parish , St. Bernard Parish .
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Plaquemines Parish: Deer Range (A), Scarsdale Pumping Station (B), South Pass Light (C), Braithwaite Golf Course (D), Junior (E), Beaumar Plantation (F), Olga Light (G), Belle Chasse Ferry (H), Southwest Pass Lighthouse (I), Woodlawn Government Building (J). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Plaquemines Parish include: Hope Chapel (A), Bethlehem Church (B), Blessed Martin Church (C), Full Gospel Church (D), First Baptist Church (E), Saint John Church (F), Saint John the Baptist Church (G), Saint Joseph Church (H), Saint Thomas Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Nero Cemetery (1), Ballowe Cemetery (2), Point Pleasant Cemetery (3), Point Celeste Cemetery (4), Deer Range Cemetery (5), Belair Cemetery (6), Dobard Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes: Five, Lake (A), Caquin Bay (B), Fleur Pond (C), Raquette Bay (D), Cane Pond (E), Washington, Lake (F), Mud Bay (G), Chicharas Bay (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Petit Liard, Bayou (A), Terre Aux Boeufs, Bayou (B), Tortillon, Bayou (C), Mississippi River (D), Raquette, Bayou (E), Concession, Bayou (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Plaquemines Parish include: Pass a Loutre State Water Fowl Management Area (1), Bohemia State Wildlife Management Area (2), Delta National Wildlife Refuge (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Davant Post Office (A), Pilottown Post Office (B), Pointe A La Hache Post Office (C), Carlisle Post Office (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Plaquemines Parish: Deer Range (A), Scarsdale Pumping Station (B), South Pass Light (C), Braithwaite Golf Course (D), Junior (E), Beaumar Plantation (F), Olga Light (G), Belle Chasse Ferry (H), Southwest Pass Lighthouse (I), Woodlawn Government Building (J). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Plaquemines Parish include: Hope Chapel (A), Bethlehem Church (B), Blessed Martin Church (C), Full Gospel Church (D), First Baptist Church (E), Saint John Church (F), Saint John the Baptist Church (G), Saint Joseph Church (H), Saint Thomas Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Nero Cemetery (1), Ballowe Cemetery (2), Point Pleasant Cemetery (3), Point Celeste Cemetery (4), Deer Range Cemetery (5), Belair Cemetery (6), Dobard Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Five, Lake (A), Caquin Bay (B), Fleur Pond (C), Raquette Bay (D), Cane Pond (E), Washington, Lake (F), Mud Bay (G), Chicharas Bay (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Petit Liard, Bayou (A), Terre Aux Boeufs, Bayou (B), Tortillon, Bayou (C), Mississippi River (D), Raquette, Bayou (E), Concession, Bayou (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Plaquemines Parish include: Pass a Loutre State Water Fowl Management Area (1), Bohemia State Wildlife Management Area (2), Delta National Wildlife Refuge (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post offices: Davant Post Office (A), Pilottown Post Office (B), Pointe A La Hache Post Office (C), Carlisle Post Office (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
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)
Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 63.6%
Housing units in structures:
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
Plaquemines Parish historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Louisiana state average. It is 2.3 times below overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 16 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 10/30/1967, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 5 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Means of transportation to work
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 2003: 14.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.4 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.1
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%
Household type by relationship
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.
4,901 married couples with children. 1,688 single-parent households (432 men, 1,256 women).
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).
In fiscal year 2004: Federal Government expenditure: $223,032,000 ($7699 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $76,546,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $55,930,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $34,738,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $76,000 Federal grants: $23,484,000 Federal procurement contracts: $80,289,000 ($52,882,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $28,516,000 ($20,328,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $432,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,003,000 Federal Government insurance: $717,801,000
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.78 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
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.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $92,200
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $1,696,000
Hospital Public: $941,000
Solid Waste Management: $719,000
Sewerage: $615,000
Parks & Recreation: $457,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,564,000
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $851,000
Sewerage: $658,000
General Public Buildings: $193,000
Central Staff Services: $174,000
General: $56,000
Parking Facilities: $34,000
Police Protection: $6,232,000
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $4,891,000
Sewerage: $4,407,000
Natural Resources - Other: $3,518,000
Corrections - Other: $3,336,000
Regular Highways: $3,251,000
Central Staff Services: $3,169,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,054,000
Health Services - Other: $2,804,000
Own Hospitals: $2,552,000
General Public Buildings: $2,516,000
Financial Administration: $2,267,000
Water Utilities: $2,100,000
General - Other: $1,816,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,315,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,099,000
Welfare - Other: $600,000
Libraries: $436,000
Fire Protection: $307,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $61,000
Transit Utilities: $39,000
Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $7,000
Highways: $404,000
Public Welfare: $212,000
Health & Hospitals: $17,000
Water Utilities: $4,000
Water Utilities: $103,000
Education: $73,000
Interest Earnings: $2,349,000
General Revenue, NEC: $484,000
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $631,000
Health - Other: $476,000
Sewerage: $445,000
Solid Waste Management: $424,000
Regular Highways: $364,000
Police Protection: $275,000
Parks & Recreation: $193,000
Own Hospitals: $193,000
General - Other: $96,000
Judicial: $91,000
Fire Protection: $54,000
Libraries: $53,000
General Public Building: $39,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $37,000
Financial Administration: $33,000
Transit Utilities: $8,000
Welfare - Other: $2,000
General Support: $1,263,000
Highways: $382,000
Public Welfare: $10,000
Total General Sales: $5,292,000
NEC: $1,369,000
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