St. Landry Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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County population in 2005: 89,937 (56% urban, 44% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 22,869
Renter-occupied apartments: 9,459

% of renters here:	29%
State:	32%

Land area: 929 sq. mi.
Water area: 10.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 97 people per square mile

(average).

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 31.7%

St. Landry Parish:	31.7%
Louisiana:	19.8%

(17.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 47.7% for Black residents)

Median age of residents in 2005: 35 years ols
(Males: 33 years old, Females: 36 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 38 years old, Black residents: 28 years old, American Indian residents: 67 years old, Asian residents: 6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 21 years old)

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 75%
Government: 17%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana:

White Non-Hispanic (56.1%)
Black (42.1%)
Hispanic (0.9%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

Median resident age:	34.6 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Males: 41,939	(47.8%)
Females: 45,761	(52.2%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $24,915
County population in 2003: 89,059
Jobs in 2003: 24,459

Total labor force in 2004: 34,485
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.6%

Average household size:

St. Landry Parish:	2.7 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

Median household income in 2005: $22,460
2005 median house value: $82,700
Median contract rent in 2005: $237
Median monthly housing costs in 2005: $371
Estimated median household income in 2005: $25,777 ($22,855 in 2000)

This county	$25,777
Louisiana:	$36,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $78,211

St. Landry Parish	$78,211
Louisiana:	$101,700

Median montly rent in 2000: $320
Institutionalized population: 1,338
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in St. Landry Parish in 2000: $627

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

Murders: 3
Rapes: 5
Robberies: 8
Assaults: 135
Burglaries: 254
Thefts: 567
Auto thefts: 77

St. Landry Parish races chart

St. Landry Parish, LA map from a distance

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $143 (0.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $118 (0.1%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in St. Landry Parish is $330 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $421 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $568 a month.

Cities in this county include: Opelousas, Eunice, Sunset, Port Barre, Melville, Krotz Springs, Washington, Grand Coteau, Leonville, Cankton.

Neighboring counties: Acadia Parish , Avoyelles Parish , Evangeline Parish , Lafayette Parish , Pointe Coupee Parish , St. Martin Parish .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in St. Landry Parish: Richards Spur (A), Linzay Downs Racetrack (B), Barberton Landing (C), Barbreck Station (D), Thistlethwaite Camp (E), Prairie Des Femmes (F), Indian Hills Country Club (G), St. Landry Parish Public Service Center (H), Opelousas Club House (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in St. Landry Parish include: Sunrise Church (A), Apostolic Church (B), Starlight Church (C), Atchafalaya Church (D), Spring Bluff Church (E), Holy Family Church (F), Bayou Jack Church (G), Morhorm Church (H), Bellevue Red Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Goudeau Cemetery (1), Manuel Cemetery (2), Saint James Cemetery (3), Saint Andrews Cemetery (4), Cason Cemetery (5), McBride Cemetery (6), Apostolic Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Fordoche, Lake (A), Close Lake (B), Foy Lake (C), Wards Lake (D), Whitehead Lake (E), Burtons Lake (F), Cowan Bay (G), Grassy Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Current, Bayou (A), Cow Bayou (B), Carron, Bayou (C), Bad Bayou (D), Darbonne Bay (E), Spring Bayou (F), DeJean Slough (G), Squaw Bayou (H), Del Puent, Bayou (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in St. Landry Parish: Thistlethwaite State Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post offices: Le Moyen Post Office (A), Lawtell Post Office (B), Rosa Post Office (C), Morrow Post Office (D), Lebeau Post Office (E), Whiteville Post Office (F). 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: 3,169
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 62.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 455 (44% naturalized citizens)

St. Landry Parish:	0.5%
Whole state:	2.6%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 97
1990 to 1994: 88
1985 to 1989: 58
1980 to 1984: 30
1975 to 1979: 59
1970 to 1974: 46
1970 to 1974: 25
1965 to 1969: 52

Mean travel time to work: 28.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 61.2%

St. Landry Parish marital status for males

St. Landry Parish marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 26,089
One, attached: 529
Two: 1,254
3 or 4: 581
5 to 9: 451
10 to 19: 191
20 or more: 758
Mobile homes: 6,260
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 103

Housing units in St. Landry Parish with a mortgage: 7,099 (548 second mortgage, 309 home equity loan, 22 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,353

Agriculture in St. Landry Parish
Average size of farms: 236 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $42331
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $259.83
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 12.83%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 16.17%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $48654
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 57.91%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 16.70%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $60581
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.61%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.78
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.25%
Corn for grain: 13870 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 6990 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 2283 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 73478 harvested acres
Vegetables: 167 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 574 acres

St. Landry Parish historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Louisiana state average. It is 3.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 9 fatalities and 99 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/4/1952, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed 4 people and injured 33 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (16%)
Mining (9%)
Educational services (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Health care (4%)
Truck transportation (3%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Educational services (17%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Public administration (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Cashiers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

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

Vietnam (22%)
Mexico (10%)
Canada (8%)
Philippines (5%)
Other Caribbean (5%)
India (4%)
United Kingdom (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in St. Landry Parish:

French (except Basque) (16%)
United States or American (16%)
French Canadian (7%)
Acadian/Cajun (3%)
German (3%)
English (2%)
Irish (2%)

St. Landry Parish mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 22,863 (80%)
Carpooled: 3,786 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 108 (0%)
Ferryboat: 47 (0%)
Taxi: 58 (0%)
Bicycle: 112 (0%)
Walked: 679 (2%)
Other means: 416 (1%)
Worked at home: 514 (2%)

People in group quarters in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

814 people in nursing homes
218 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
105 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
103 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
70 people in state prisons
57 people in religious group quarters
35 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
32 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
25 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
25 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
23 people in homes for the mentally retarded
11 people in other types of correctional institutions
10 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
10 people in unknown juvenile institutions
8 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
4 people in other nonhousehold living situations
3 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,483.

6.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,863 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.76%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($142 average AGI)
St. Landry Parish: 0.05%
Louisiana average: 0.11%

5.48% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($24,290 average AGI)
1.22% relocated from other states ($5,430 average AGI)
St. Landry Parish: 1.22%
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 Lafayette Parish, LA	1.49% ($36,342 average AGI)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.87% ($23,739)
from Evangeline Parish, LA	0.46% ($27,379)
from Jefferson Parish, LA	0.43% ($25,026)
from Acadia Parish, LA	0.35% ($25,863)
from St. Bernard Parish, LA	0.25% ($27,463)
from East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.20% ($30,927)

5.33% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,242 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.33%
Louisiana average:	13.45%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.01% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($20,916 average AGI)
1.32% relocated to other states ($7,326 average AGI)
St. Landry Parish: 1.32%
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 Lafayette Parish, LA	1.51% ($28,671 average AGI)
to Evangeline Parish, LA	0.39% ($21,558)
to Acadia Parish, LA	0.36% ($27,474)
to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.35% ($23,526)
to St. Martin Parish, LA	0.29% ($29,551)
to Calcasieu Parish, LA	0.23% ($24,794)
to Harris County, TX	0.18% ($23,149)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.4

Births per 1000 population in St. Landry Parish

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.3

Deaths per 1000 population in St. Landry Parish

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in St. Landry Parish

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 14,517 (10,929 aged, 3,588 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

Households: 86,175

In family households: 76,289 (16,207 male householders, 7,154 female householders)
16,188 spouses, 30,137 children (27,816 natural, 621 adopted, 1,700 stepchildren), 2,832 grandchildren, 823 brothers or sisters, 532 parents, 1,007 other relatives, 1,409 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 9,886 (4,094 male householders (3,650 living alone)), 4,877 female householders (4,547 living alone)), 915 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,525 (1,365 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 8,890 2-persons, 5,792 3-persons, 4,666 4-persons, 2,517 5-persons, 929 6-persons, 567 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,197 1-person, 674 2-persons, 81 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 4 6-persons.

14,489 married couples with children.
8,021 single-parent households (1,219 men, 6,802 women).

81.6% of residents of St. Landry Parish speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
17.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $604,254,000 ($6741 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,746,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $197,902,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $152,090,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $15,915,000
Federal grants: $222,669,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,830,000 ($363,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $12,848,000 ($2,208,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,107,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $20,672,000
Federal Government insurance: $127,379,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 7,350

Here:	82 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 4,836

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +85

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -254

Here:	-3 per 1000 residents
State:	-20 per 1000 residents

Population growth in St. Landry Parish

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.08 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.3
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 756
1995 to 1998: 2,374
1990 to 1994: 1,699
1980 to 1989: 6,327
1970 to 1979: 7,941
1960 to 1969: 6,226
1950 to 1959: 4,957
1940 to 1949: 2,955
1939 or earlier: 2,981

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana:

1 room: 69
2 rooms: 415
3 rooms: 1,398
4 rooms: 3,614
5 rooms: 7,093
6 rooms: 4,843
7 rooms: 2,892
8 rooms: 1,525
9 or more rooms: 1,020

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana:

1 room: 133
2 rooms: 872
3 rooms: 1,416
4 rooms: 2,787
5 rooms: 2,608
6 rooms: 1,061
7 rooms: 389
8 rooms: 136
9 or more rooms: 57

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in St. Landry Parish:

no bedroom: 197
1 bedroom: 1,000
2 bedrooms: 5,863
3 bedrooms: 12,995
4 bedrooms: 2,448
5 or more bedrooms: 366

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in St. Landry Parish:

no bedroom: 221
1 bedroom: 1,913
2 bedrooms: 3,816
3 bedrooms: 3,190
4 bedrooms: 276
5 or more bedrooms: 43

Cars and other vehicles available in St. Landry Parish in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 1,790
1 vehicle: 7,624
2 vehicles: 10,039
3 vehicles: 2,644
4 vehicles: 598
5 or more vehicles: 174

Cars and other vehicles available in St. Landry Parish in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 3,187
1 vehicle: 4,267
2 vehicles: 1,713
3 vehicles: 208
4 vehicles: 49
5 or more vehicles: 35

66% of St. Landry Parish residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Louisiana.

St. Landry Parish:	65.7%
State average:	59.6%

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

This state: 81216
Northeast: 257
Midwest: 873
South: 4056
West: 682

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,700

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 (46%)
Utility gas (46%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (49%)
Electricity (43%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,637

Here:	13.4%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 781

Here:	12.6%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 250

Here:	8.7%
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)

St. Landry Parish government finances in 2004:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $18,681,000
Charges - Hospital Public: $56,412,000
All Other: $3,281,000

Housing & Community Development: $131,000

Sewerage: $23,000
Construction - Own Hospitals: $3,000,000
Regular Highways: $752,000

Fire Protection: $621,000

Housing & Community Development: $284,000

Natural Resources - Other: $201,000

Water Utilities: $32,000

Judicial & Legal: $9,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $58,105,000
General - Other: $9,324,000

Police Protection: $3,916,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $3,864,000

Fire Protection: $2,766,000

Housing & Community Development: $2,199,000

Corrections - Other: $1,956,000

Financial Administration: $1,417,000

Regular Highways: $1,367,000

Central Staff Services: $1,254,000

Health Services - Other: $963,000

Natural Resources - Other: $701,000

Water Utilities: $377,000

General Public Buildings: $369,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $254,000

Air Transportation: $148,000

Sewerage: $24,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $2,302,000
All Other: $88,000

General Support: $11,000

Water Utilities: $4,000
General - Interest on Debt: $678,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $175,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $936,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $10,320,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $23,705,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,153,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $28,680,000
Water Utilities: $922,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,191,000
Water Utilities: $14,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,640,000
Interest Earnings: $967,000

Property Sale Other: $74,000

Special Assessments: $18,000

Rents: $2,000
Other Capital Outlay - Own Hospitals: $3,289,000
Fire Protection: $400,000

Natural Resource - Other: $159,000

General - Other: $99,000

Judicial: $48,000

Police Protection: $48,000

Housing & Community Development: $43,000

Corrections - Other: $29,000

Central Staff: $19,000

Financial Administration: $18,000

Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $5,000

Water Utilities: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $38,744,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $520,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $6,048,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $11,764,000
Public Welfare: $11,750,000

General Support: $2,300,000

Highways: $684,000

Health & Hospitals: $31,000
Tax - Property: $8,640,000
Public Utilities: $950,000

Total General Sales: $898,000

NEC: $457,000

Other Selective Sales: $152,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $24,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $34,897,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $42,000

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