West Carroll Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.5%), Construction (12.9%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.6%), Retail trade (11.6%), Manufacturing (11.0%).

Type of workers:

West Carroll Parish, Louisiana business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana:

Median resident age:	37.2 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Males: 6,222	(50.5%)
Females: 6,092	(49.5%)

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West Carroll Parish:	2.6 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

This county:	$30,961
Louisiana:	$40,926

West Carroll Parish:	$69,208
Louisiana:	$126,800

This county:	$288
State:	$494

West Carroll Parish:	$67,828
Louisiana:	$126,800

Detached houses: $125,798

Here:	$125,798
State:	$177,270

Townhouses or other attached units: $120,058

Here:	$120,058
State:	$167,971

In 2-unit structures: $51,419

Here:	$51,419
State:	$218,101

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $129,094

Here:	$129,094
State:	$179,688

Mobile homes: $28,092

Here:	$28,092
State:	$34,481

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $22,188

Here:	$22,188
State:	$47,390

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 30
• Burglaries: 88
• Thefts: 157
• Auto thefts: 32

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 24
• Burglaries: 89
• Thefts: 143
• Auto thefts: 27

This county:	23.4%
Whole state:	19.6%

This county:	10.2%
Whole state:	9.4%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in West Carroll Parish is $355 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $421 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $533 a month.

Cities in this county include: Oak Grove, Epps, Kilbourne, Forest, Pioneer.

Neighboring counties: Chicot County, Arkansas , East Carroll Parish , Morehouse Parish , Richland Parish .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in West Carroll Parish: Epps Landing (A), Jackson Lodge (B), Head of Navigation (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in West Carroll Parish include: Assembly of God Church (A), Midway Church (B), Hixon Church (C), Hill Church (D), Bayou Macon Church (E), Harmony Church (F), Shady Grove Church (G), Bethlehem Church (H), Beulah Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: New Forest Cemetery (1), Forest Cemetery (2), Bethany Cemetery (3), Wilson Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes: Cockspur Lake (A), Blackman Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Caney Glade Bayou (A), Pine Bayou (B), Deer Creek (C), Bogzack Creek (D), Boggy Bayou (E), Fivemile Slough (F), Threemile Slough (G), Tiger Bayou (H), Little Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in West Carroll Parish include: Poverty Point National Monument (1), Poverty Point State Historic Site (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Terry Post Office (A), Darnell Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.3%
Louisiana:	4.4%

Current college students: 305
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 59.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 38 (71% naturalized citizens)

West Carroll Parish:	0.3%
Whole state:	2.6%

Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 60.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,513
• One, attached: 40
• Two: 35
• 3 or 4: 20
• 5 to 9: 54
• 10 to 19: 10
• 20 or more: 21
• Mobile homes: 1,263
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 24

Housing units in West Carroll Parish with a mortgage: 790 (26 second mortgage, 27 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,107

Here:	41.6% with mortgage
State:	59.7% with mortgage

West Carroll Parish historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Louisiana state average. It is 4.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 48 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/20/1976, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 32 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,129 (77%) Carpooled: 684 (17%) Bus or trolley bus: 16 (0%) Bicycle: 4 (0%) Walked: 77 (2%) Other means: 71 (2%) Worked at home: 79 (2%)

6.10% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,131 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.10%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.81% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($15,891 average AGI)
2.29% relocated from other states ($11,240 average AGI)

West Carroll Parish:	2.29%
Louisiana average:	2.22%

from Ouachita Parish, LA	1.01% ($20,737 average AGI)
from East Carroll Parish, LA	0.72% ($29,926)
from Morehouse Parish, LA	0.61% ($18,696)
from Richland Parish, LA	0.29% ($27,273)
from Chicot County, AR	0.27% ($36,600)

7.36% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,168 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.36%
Louisiana average:	13.45%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.79% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($13,629 average AGI)
2.58% relocated to other states ($12,539 average AGI)

West Carroll Parish:	2.58%
Louisiana average:	7.16%

to Ouachita Parish, LA	1.68% ($20,859 average AGI)
to East Carroll Parish, LA	0.68% ($18,500)
to Richland Parish, LA	0.68% ($18,769)
to Morehouse Parish, LA	0.45% ($25,941)
to Madison Parish, LA	0.29% ($11,364)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,294 (1,968 aged, 326 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 10,168 (2,549 male householders, 712 female householders)

  2,607 spouses, 3,587 children (3,184 natural, 54 adopted, 349 stepchildren), 285 grandchildren, 86 brothers or sisters, 35 parents, 163 other relatives, 144 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,353 (446 male householders (376 living alone)), 761 female householders (726 living alone)), 146 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 793 (779 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,403 2-persons, 753 3-persons, 638 4-persons, 309 5-persons, 94 6-persons, 64 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,102 1-person, 85 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 1 5-persons.

97.3% of residents of West Carroll Parish speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $103,321,000 ($8637 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,214,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $28,305,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $24,487,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,747,000
Federal grants: $33,879,000
Federal procurement contracts: $453,000 ($39,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,451,000 ($4,386,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,707,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,899,000
Federal Government insurance: $15,936,000

Here:	66 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	68 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-40 per 1000 residents
State:	-20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.46 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.8

Here:	4.8
State:	4.1

66% of West Carroll Parish residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Louisiana.

West Carroll Parish:	65.7%
State average:	59.6%

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

• This state: 9385
• Northeast: 25
• Midwest: 327
• South: 2319
• West: 196

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $21,500

Here:	2.1%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Here:	2.1%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Here:	4.3%
Louisiana:	16.8%