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Sabine Parish, LA mapCounty population in 2005: 23,786 (12% urban, 88% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 7,468
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,753
% of renters here:  19%
State:  32%
Land area: 865 sq. mi.
Water area: 146.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 27 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  21.5%
Whole state:  19.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  9.1%
Whole state:  9.4%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.9%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.9%), Retail trade (12.8%), Manufacturing (12.3%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 72%
  • Government: 19%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%

Sabine Parish, Louisiana business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Sabine Parish, Louisiana:

  • White Non-Hispanic (71.3%)
  • Black (16.9%)
  • American Indian (9.5%)
  • Hispanic (2.7%)
  • Two or more races (2.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:  38.2 years
Louisiana median age:  34.0 years

Males: 11,474  (48.9%)
Females: 11,985  (51.1%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $22,969
County population in 2003: 23,494
Jobs in 2003: 6,218

Total labor force in 2004: 9,345
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.1%

Average household size:
Sabine Parish:  2.5 people
Louisiana:  2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,062 ($26,655 in 2000)
This county  $30,062
Louisiana:  $36,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $80,573
Sabine Parish  $80,573
Louisiana:  $101,700

Median monthly rent in 2000: $309
Institutionalized population: 387
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Sabine Parish in 2000: $679


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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 4
  • Assaults: 59
  • Burglaries: 90
  • Thefts: 178
  • Auto thefts: 17

Sabine Parish races chart


Sabine Parish, LA map from a distance



Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $199 (0.3%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sabine Parish is $392 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $464 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $554 a month.

Cities in this county include: Many, Zwolle, Pleasant Hill, Florien, Converse, Fisher, Noble.

Neighboring counties: De Soto Parish , Natchitoches Parish , Vernon Parish , Newton County, Texas , Sabine County, Texas , Shelby County, Texas .


Sabine Parish close-up map

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Sabine Parish: Kites Landing (A), Ebarb (B), H L B Landing (C), J and L Marina (D), Louisiana Tourist Information Center (E), Toledo Bend Marina (F), Twin Island Campground (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Sabine Parish include: Lewis Church (A), Antioch Church (B), McCaskill Church (C), Lewing Chapel (D), Holly Grove Church (E), Middle Creek Church (F), Bayou Scie Church (G), Henrietta Church (H), Smithfield Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Muse Cemetery (1), Caney Cemetery (2), Carroll Cemetery (3), Cassel Cemetery (4), Anderson Cemetery (5), Antioch Cemetery (6), Gandy Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Webb Lake (A), Willow Pond (B), Buzzard Lake (C), Round Lake (D), Round Pond (E), Brushy Lake (F), Boggy Lake (G), Saltworks Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bayou San Patricio (A), Snake Creek (B), Sneed Creek (C), Ayers Branch (D), Spring Creek (E), Daw Branch (F), Augustine Bar Creek (G), Bossier Bayou (H), Phillips Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Sabine Parish include: Louisiana State Park Site 15 (1), Peason Ridge State Wildlife Management Area (2), Fort Jesup State Historic Site (3), Fort Polk Recreation Site (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Negreet Post Office (A), Belmont Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  4.5%
Louisiana:  4.4%


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 705
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 227 (39% naturalized citizens)

Sabine Parish:  1.0%
Whole state:  2.6%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 69
  • 1990 to 1994: 48
  • 1985 to 1989: 10
  • 1980 to 1984: 20
  • 1975 to 1979: 38
  • 1970 to 1974: 6
  • 1970 to 1974: 6
  • 1965 to 1969: 30

Mean travel time to work: 35.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 69.1%

Sabine Parish marital status for males

Sabine Parish marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 6,983
  • One, attached: 150
  • Two: 293
  • 3 or 4: 136
  • 5 to 9: 151
  • 10 to 19: 39
  • 20 or more: 35
  • Mobile homes: 5,798
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 86

Housing units in Sabine Parish with a mortgage: 1,453 (66 second mortgage, 75 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,999


Agriculture in Sabine Parish
Average size of farms: 155 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $165502
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $45.76
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.18%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 99.33%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $117949
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 15.55%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.33%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $42848
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.29%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 27.81
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 3.69%
Vegetables: 28 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 16 acres

Sabine Parish historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Louisiana state average. It is 1.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 fatalities and 36 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/12/1950, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 5 people and injured 25 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.



Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Mining (11%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Wood products (9%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (18%)
  • Health care (17%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Social assistance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Mexico (34%)
  • Thailand (11%)
  • Vietnam (10%)
  • Germany (8%)
  • Guatemala (8%)
  • Brazil (6%)
  • Canada (5%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Sabine Parish:



  • United States or American (21%)
  • Irish (9%)
  • English (7%)
  • German (5%)
  • French (except Basque) (4%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2%)
  • Italian (1%)

Sabine Parish mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 6,197 (75%)
  • Carpooled: 1,390 (17%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 37 (0%)
  • Railroad: 15 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 5 (0%)
  • Walked: 191 (2%)
  • Other means: 185 (2%)
  • Worked at home: 261 (3%)
 

People in group quarters in Sabine Parish, Louisiana
  • 269 people in nursing homes
  • 118 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 30 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,383.

5.70% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,446 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.70%
Louisiana average:  8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.77% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($20,094 average AGI)
1.93% relocated from other states ($12,351 average AGI)
Sabine Parish:  1.93%
Louisiana average:  2.22%



Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Natchitoches Parish, LA  0.59% ($27,395 average AGI)
from Vernon Parish, LA  0.51% ($27,081)
from De Soto Parish, LA  0.40% ($36,241)
from Caddo Parish, LA  0.33% ($36,125)
from Calcasieu Parish, LA  0.30% ($23,955)
from Jefferson Parish, LA  0.21% ($19,733)


5.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,967 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.45%
Louisiana average:  13.45%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.31% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($19,536 average AGI)
2.15% relocated to other states ($14,431 average AGI)
Sabine Parish:  2.15%
Louisiana average:  7.16%



Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Natchitoches Parish, LA  0.66% ($33,396 average AGI)
to Vernon Parish, LA  0.55% ($25,150)
to Caddo Parish, LA  0.50% ($39,861)
to De Soto Parish, LA  0.30% ($37,545)
to Rapides Parish, LA  0.25% ($31,444)
to Calcasieu Parish, LA  0.17% ($21,083)
to Bossier Parish, LA  0.14% ($27,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.1



Births per 1000 population in Sabine Parish

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.6



Deaths per 1000 population in Sabine Parish

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.5



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Sabine Parish

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,197 (3,419 aged, 778 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%


Household type by relationship


Households: 23,039
  • In family households: 20,204 (5,155 male householders, 1,485 female householders)
    5,268 spouses, 7,018 children (6,255 natural, 233 adopted, 530 stepchildren), 554 grandchildren, 110 brothers or sisters, 70 parents, 266 other relatives, 278 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 2,835 (1,264 male householders (1,128 living alone)), 1,333 female householders (1,274 living alone)), 238 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 420 (385 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,011 2-persons, 1,527 3-persons, 1,189 4-persons, 626 5-persons, 204 6-persons, 83 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,402 1-person, 179 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

97.1% of residents of Sabine Parish speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (25% speak English very well, 50% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $157,552,000 ($6671 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,265,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $68,007,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $36,358,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $500,000
Federal grants: $45,903,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,641,000 ($2,883,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,143,000 ($110,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $297,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,872,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,335,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,761
Here:  74 per 1000 residents
State:  78 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,393
Here:  59 per 1000 residents
State:  49 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +62
Here:  +3 per 1000 residents
State:  +4 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -58
Here:  -2 per 1000 residents
State:  -20 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Sabine Parish

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.39 millions of gallons per day (38% from ground, 62% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.3
State:  5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.5
State:  4.1



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 353
  • 1995 to 1998: 1,294
  • 1990 to 1994: 980
  • 1980 to 1989: 3,226
  • 1970 to 1979: 3,595
  • 1960 to 1969: 1,914
  • 1950 to 1959: 949
  • 1940 to 1949: 697
  • 1939 or earlier: 663


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sabine Parish, Louisiana:

  • 1 room: 14
  • 2 rooms: 99
  • 3 rooms: 387
  • 4 rooms: 1,497
  • 5 rooms: 2,285
  • 6 rooms: 1,647
  • 7 rooms: 773
  • 8 rooms: 456
  • 9 or more rooms: 310


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sabine Parish, Louisiana:

  • 1 room: 13
  • 2 rooms: 125
  • 3 rooms: 272
  • 4 rooms: 475
  • 5 rooms: 451
  • 6 rooms: 282
  • 7 rooms: 92
  • 8 rooms: 26
  • 9 or more rooms: 17


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sabine Parish:

  • no bedroom: 31
  • 1 bedroom: 232
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,290
  • 3 bedrooms: 4,093
  • 4 bedrooms: 726
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 96


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sabine Parish:

  • no bedroom: 31
  • 1 bedroom: 360
  • 2 bedrooms: 673
  • 3 bedrooms: 548
  • 4 bedrooms: 120
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 21


Cars and other vehicles available in Sabine Parish in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 478
  • 1 vehicle: 2,412
  • 2 vehicles: 3,219
  • 3 vehicles: 1,043
  • 4 vehicles: 224
  • 5 or more vehicles: 92


Cars and other vehicles available in Sabine Parish in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 466
  • 1 vehicle: 836
  • 2 vehicles: 384
  • 3 vehicles: 51
  • 4 vehicles: 10
  • 5 or more vehicles: 6

64% of Sabine Parish residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Louisiana.

Sabine Parish:  64.3%
State average:  59.6%


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

  • This state: 18817
  • Northeast: 137
  • Midwest: 607
  • South: 3132
  • West: 443

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $24,000


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:


  • Electricity (39%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
  • Utility gas (24%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Electricity (47%)
  • Utility gas (36%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
  • Wood (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 167
Here:  5.6%
Louisiana:  17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 34
Here:  2.5%
Louisiana:  15.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 45
Here:  8.4%
Louisiana:  16.8%



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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Sabine Parish government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - All Other: $971,000
    Housing & Community Development: $269,000
  • Construction - General: $577,000
    Water Utilities: $379,000
    Housing & Community Development: $161,000
    Fire Protection: $47,000
    Libraries: $2,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $3,151,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,639,000
    Water Utilities: $1,333,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,177,000
    Police Protection: $1,164,000
    Housing & Community Development: $1,015,000
    Financial Administration: $863,000
    General - Other: $685,000
    Solid Waste Management: $522,000
    Central Staff Services: $499,000
    Libraries: $379,000
    Fire Protection: $257,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $101,000
    Health Services - Other: $52,000
    Welfare - Other: $8,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $987,000
    All Other: $12,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $6,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Housing & Community Development: $22,000
    Libraries: $14,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $8,409,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $240,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $150,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $362,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $7,874,000
    Other, NEC: $147,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $243,000
    Water Utilities: $173,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $566,000
    Interest Earnings: $173,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $240,000
    Fire Protection: $226,000
    Water Utilities: $198,000
    Libraries: $36,000
    Police Protection: $30,000
    Judicial: $28,000
    Corrections - Other: $27,000
    Central Staff: $17,000
    Financial Administration: $10,000
    General - Other: $6,000
    Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $3,000
    Housing & Community Development: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $7,256,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,956,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $44,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,421,000
    Highways: $515,000
    General Support: $109,000
    Water Utilities: $30,000
    Health & Hospitals: $14,000
  • Tax - Property: $3,906,000
    Total General Sales: $2,166,000
    Public Utilities: $176,000
    Other Selective Sales: $103,000
    NEC: $55,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $4,165,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $375,000



Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

  • 1999: 1,052
  • 2000: 1,013
  • 2001: 1,004
  • 2002: 995
  • 2003: 991
  • 2004: 986
  • 2005: 1,011
  • 2006: 1,027


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

  • 1999: 202
  • 2000: 175
  • 2001: 163
  • 2002: 143
  • 2003: 124
  • 2004: 106
  • 2005: 108
  • 2006: 108


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

  • 1999: 850
  • 2000: 838
  • 2001: 841
  • 2002: 852
  • 2003: 867
  • 2004: 880
  • 2005: 903
  • 2006: 919


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

  • 1999: 120
  • 2000: 105
  • 2001: 109
  • 2002: 108
  • 2003: 110
  • 2004: 106
  • 2005: 113
  • 2006: 116


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

  • 1999: 549
  • 2000: 563
  • 2001: 561
  • 2002: 575
  • 2003: 592
  • 2004: 618
  • 2005: 638
  • 2006: 651


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

  • 1999: 383
  • 2000: 345
  • 2001: 334
  • 2002: 312
  • 2003: 289
  • 2004: 262
  • 2005: 260
  • 2006: 260


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

  • 1999: 437
  • 2000: 421
  • 2001: 410
  • 2002: 394
  • 2003: 377
  • 2004: 363
  • 2005: 388
  • 2006: 388


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

  • 1999: 325
  • 2000: 361
  • 2001: 348
  • 2002: 382
  • 2003: 375
  • 2004: 385
  • 2005: 395
  • 2006: 419

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