Webster Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.7%), Manufacturing (18.2%), Retail trade (13.0%), Construction (10.1%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Webster Parish, Louisiana:

Median resident age:	38.1 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Males: 20,025	(47.9%)
Females: 21,806	(52.1%)

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Webster Parish:	2.5 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

This county:	$35,700
Louisiana:	$40,926

This county:	$326
State:	$494

Webster Parish:	$84,842
Louisiana:	$126,800

Detached houses: $130,111

Here:	$130,111
State:	$177,270

Townhouses or other attached units: $118,600

Here:	$118,600
State:	$167,971

In 2-unit structures: $49,068

Here:	$49,068
State:	$218,101

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $295,829

Here:	$295,829
State:	$189,844

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $89,859

Here:	$89,859
State:	$179,688

Mobile homes: $36,312

Here:	$36,312
State:	$34,481

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $23,750

Here:	$23,750
State:	$47,390

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

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 5
• Assaults: 47
• Burglaries: 86
• Thefts: 151
• Auto thefts: 19

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 39
• Burglaries: 114
• Thefts: 177
• Auto thefts: 21

This county:	20.2%
Whole state:	19.6%

This county:	9.2%
Whole state:	9.4%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Webster Parish is $339 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $578 a month.

Cities in this county include: Minden, Springhill, Cullen, Cotton Valley, Sibley, Sarepta, Doyline, Dixie Inn, Dubberly, Heflin.

Neighboring counties: Bienville Parish , Bossier Parish , Columbia County, Arkansas , Claiborne Parish , Lafayette County, Arkansas .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Webster Parish: Caney Lakes Recreation Site (A), Caney Creek Recreation Area (B), Camp Yatasi (C), Sykes Ferry (D), Parish Farm (E), Wenks Landing (F), North Webster Industrial District Park (G), Gas Spur (H), Upper Caney Campground (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Webster Parish include: Antioch Church (A), McIntyre Church (B), Hires Chapel (C), Miller Chapel (D), Beech Spring Church (E), Sexton Church (F), Mount Comfort Church (G), Mount Ealm Church (H), Growing Valley Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Taylor Cemetery (1), Mount Zion Cemetery (2), Burns Cemetery (3), Bush Cemetery (4), Saint James Cemetery (5), Allen Cemetery (6), Gilmer Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Williams Lake (A), Beaver Lake (B), Tadpole Lake (C), Crane Lake (D), Caney Lakes (E), Murray Lake (F), Lower Caney Lake (G), Paper Mill Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Braley Creek (A), Canon Creek (B), Butler Creek (C), Cypress Creek (D), Cow Creek (E), Boone Creek (F), Howell Creek (G), Dorcheat, Bayou (H), Parmers Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Webster Parish include: Lake Bistineau State Park (1), Dauchite Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.3%
Louisiana:	6.3%

Current college students: 1,480
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: 12.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 274 (64% naturalized citizens)

Webster Parish:	0.7%
Whole state:	2.6%

Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 13,340
• One, attached: 243
• Two: 392
• 3 or 4: 387
• 5 to 9: 263
• 10 to 19: 27
• 20 or more: 351
• Mobile homes: 3,933
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 55

Housing units in Webster Parish with a mortgage: 4,065 (454 second mortgage, 125 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,327

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

Webster Parish historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Louisiana state average. It is 5.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 20 fatalities and 93 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/12/1950, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 18 people and injured 77 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Webster Parish-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Louisiana state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/10/1994 at 23:34:02, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 43.7 miles away from Webster Parish center
On 3/3/2001 at 10:46:13, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 50.9 miles away from the county center
On 5/16/2007 at 13:22:21, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 59.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 13,039 (80%) Carpooled: 2,511 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 117 (1%) Railroad: 12 (0%) Ferryboat: 15 (0%) Motorcycle: 19 (0%) Bicycle: 1 (0%) Walked: 212 (1%) Other means: 142 (1%) Worked at home: 294 (2%)

5.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,373 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.95%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.88% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($19,355 average AGI)
2.07% relocated from other states ($11,017 average AGI)

Webster Parish:	2.07%
Louisiana average:	2.22%

from Bossier Parish, LA	1.05% ($29,727 average AGI)
from Caddo Parish, LA	0.89% ($26,793)
from Claiborne Parish, LA	0.41% ($31,821)
from Bienville Parish, LA	0.28% ($21,658)
from Columbia County, AR	0.15% ($23,050)
from Lincoln Parish, LA	0.14% ($29,263)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.13% ($20,389)

5.89% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,676 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.89%
Louisiana average:	13.45%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.90% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($22,168 average AGI)
1.99% relocated to other states ($11,508 average AGI)

Webster Parish:	1.99%
Louisiana average:	7.16%

to Bossier Parish, LA	1.33% ($34,856 average AGI)
to Caddo Parish, LA	0.97% ($36,733)
to Claiborne Parish, LA	0.44% ($27,383)
to Bienville Parish, LA	0.26% ($26,029)
to Lincoln Parish, LA	0.24% ($29,688)
to Columbia County, AR	0.23% ($30,871)
to Dallas County, TX	0.10% ($31,769)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 7,986 (6,821 aged, 1,165 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: 35,587 (8,385 male householders, 3,260 female householders)

  8,438 spouses, 12,338 children (11,099 natural, 152 adopted, 1,087 stepchildren), 1,377 grandchildren, 314 brothers or sisters, 195 parents, 556 other relatives, 724 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 5,313 (2,072 male householders (1,818 living alone)), 2,789 female householders (2,641 living alone)), 452 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 931 (765 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,296 2-persons, 2,786 3-persons, 2,134 4-persons, 916 5-persons, 345 6-persons, 168 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,459 1-person, 367 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 3 6-persons.

97.9% of residents of Webster Parish speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $296,012,000 ($7175 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $17,094,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $122,403,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $78,651,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $537,000
Federal grants: $76,408,000
Federal procurement contracts: $11,352,000 ($9,385,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,660,000 ($574,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $486,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,072,000
Federal Government insurance: $11,471,000

Here:	69 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	70 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-11 per 1000 residents
State:	-20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.23 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.6
State:	5.8

Here:	4.5
State:	4.1

64% of Webster 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, 56% lived in Louisiana.

Webster Parish:	63.5%
State average:	59.6%

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

• This state: 32226
• Northeast: 355
• Midwest: 1216
• South: 6594
• West: 929

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $33,400

Here:	5.2%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Here:	7.1%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Here:	9.1%
Louisiana:	16.8%

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