Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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% of renters here:	22%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.3%), Retail trade (13.3%), Manufacturing (12.6%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana:

Median resident age:	36.7 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Males: 11,055	(48.6%)
Females: 11,708	(51.4%)

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Pointe Coupee Parish:	2.7 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

This county:	$38,477
Louisiana:	$40,926

Pointe Coupee Parish:	$111,911
Louisiana:	$126,800

This county:	$296
State:	$494

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 61
• Burglaries: 59
• Thefts: 221
• Auto thefts: 3

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 70
• Burglaries: 65
• Thefts: 253
• Auto thefts: 23

This county:	23.1%
Whole state:	19.6%

This county:	10.1%
Whole state:	9.4%

Area name: Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pointe Coupee Parish is $624 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $720 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $918 a month.

Cities in this county include: Brownsville-Bawcomville, New Roads, Livonia, Fordoche, Morganza.

2005 air pollution in Pointe Coupee Parish:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.113 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.086 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Avoyelles Parish , Concordia Parish , Iberville Parish , St. Landry Parish , St. Martin Parish , West Baton Rouge Parish , West Feliciana Parish , West Feliciana Parish .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Pointe Coupee Parish: New Texas Landing (A), Saint Francis Landing (B), Red Cross (C), Glynnwood Plantation (D), Red Store Landing (E), Burlong Landing (F), Grand Bay Landing (G), Benton Plantation (H), Kellers Plantation (I), Bertrands Landing (J), Anchor Landing (K), Waterloo Landing (L), Frederick Spur (M), Sebastopol Landing (N), Riverlake Plantation (O), McKneely Spur (P), Austerlitz Plantation (Q), Fairfield Landing (R), Lacour Plantation (S), Lacour Spur (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Pointe Coupee Parish include: Sunlight Church (A), Sixth Ward Church (B), Morning Star Church (C), Bethany Church (D), Mount Airy Church (E), Mount Carmel Church (F), Mount Moriah Church (G), Mount Olive Church (H), Greater Zion Travel Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Mount Zion Cemetery (1), Saint John Cemetery (2), Good Faith Cemetery (3), Sunnyside Cemetery (4), Mason Chapel Cemetery (5), Saint Ambrose Cemetery (6), Royal Oak Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Flat Lake (A), Round Lake (B), Grand Bay (C), Grassy Lake (D), Boggy Lake (E), Green Lake (F), Greens Lake (G), Black Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ballahack, Bayou (A), Dan, Bayou (B), Deep, Bayou (C), Cascare, Bayou (D), Starks Bayou (E), Discharge Bayou (F), Sterling, Bayou (G), Pays Bayou (H), Pays Bas, Bayou (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Pointe Coupee Parish: Sherburne Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post offices: Lottie Post Office (A), Labarre Post Office (B), Lettsworth Post Office (C), Glynn Post Office (D), Rougon Post Office (E), Ventress Post Office (F), Torbert Post Office (G), Oscar Post Office (H), Blanks Post Office (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.5%
Louisiana:	4.4%

Current college students: 683
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 198 (46% naturalized citizens)

Pointe Coupee Parish:	0.9%
Whole state:	2.6%

Mean travel time to work: 31.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 54.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,524
• One, attached: 117
• Two: 78
• 3 or 4: 82
• 5 to 9: 52
• 10 to 19: 22
• 20 or more: 153
• Mobile homes: 2,234
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 35

Housing units in Pointe Coupee Parish with a mortgage: 2,177 (150 second mortgage, 169 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,319

Here:	48.4% with mortgage
State:	59.7% with mortgage

Pointe Coupee Parish historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Louisiana state average. It is 2.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 42 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 10/15/1957, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 29 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,970 (79%) Carpooled: 1,399 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 54 (1%) Motorcycle: 12 (0%) Bicycle: 18 (0%) Walked: 103 (1%) Other means: 92 (1%) Worked at home: 131 (1%)

7.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,544 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.50%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.40% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($27,189 average AGI)
1.10% relocated from other states ($5,355 average AGI)

Pointe Coupee Parish:	1.10%
Louisiana average:	2.22%

from East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	1.83% ($37,445 average AGI)
from Orleans Parish, LA	1.59% ($24,076)
from West Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.43% ($41,063)
from Jefferson Parish, LA	0.40% ($31,700)
from Iberville Parish, LA	0.32% ($29,333)
from Livingston Parish, LA	0.25% ($37,000)
from St. Bernard Parish, LA	0.25% ($42,053)

5.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,426 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.85%
Louisiana average:	13.45%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.60% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($25,870 average AGI)
1.25% relocated to other states ($6,556 average AGI)

Pointe Coupee Parish:	1.25%
Louisiana average:	7.16%

to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	1.95% ($29,685 average AGI)
to West Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.65% ($43,021)
to Avoyelles Parish, LA	0.34% ($26,120)
to Iberville Parish, LA	0.30% ($34,364)
to Livingston Parish, LA	0.30% ($26,682)
to Lafayette Parish, LA	0.18% ($23,077)
to Ascension Parish, LA	0.15% ($50,909)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
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: 3,425 (2,878 aged, 547 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 19,858 (4,648 male householders, 1,568 female householders)

  4,544 spouses, 7,261 children (6,866 natural, 105 adopted, 290 stepchildren), 909 grandchildren, 149 brothers or sisters, 112 parents, 260 other relatives, 407 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,566 (1,110 male householders (926 living alone)), 1,127 female householders (1,026 living alone)), 329 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 339 (332 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,419 2-persons, 1,574 3-persons, 1,262 4-persons, 596 5-persons, 200 6-persons, 165 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,952 1-person, 242 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 5 6-persons.

93.3% of residents of Pointe Coupee Parish speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
5.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $140,733,000 ($6245 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,845,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $47,733,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $29,831,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,660,000
Federal grants: $49,481,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,360,000 ($1,687,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,669,000 ($1,876,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $571,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,960,000
Federal Government insurance: $63,549,000

Here:	75 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	-35 per 1000 residents
State:	-20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.70 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.8

Here:	4.5
State:	4.1

73% of Pointe Coupee Parish residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Louisiana.

Pointe Coupee Parish:	72.6%
State average:	59.6%

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

• This state: 20948
• Northeast: 58
• Midwest: 240
• South: 1148
• West: 137

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $70,400

Here:	26.1%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Here:	32.1%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Here:	15.1%
Louisiana:	16.8%