West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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% of renters here:	25%
State:	32%

This county:	19.9%
Whole state:	19.6%

This county:	9.2%
Whole state:	9.4%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.9%), Public administration (16.3%), Manufacturing (15.6%).

Type of workers:

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Races in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana:

Median resident age:	36.6 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Males: 9,920	(65.6%)
Females: 5,191	(34.4%)

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West Feliciana Parish:	2.7 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

This county	$44,738
Louisiana:	$36,729

West Feliciana Parish	$141,068
Louisiana:	$101,700

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 7
• Assaults: 60
• Burglaries: 41
• Thefts: 90
• Auto thefts: 13

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 29
• Burglaries: 22
• Thefts: 83
• Auto thefts: 6

Area name: Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in West Feliciana 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: St. Francisville.

Neighboring counties: Concordia Parish , East Feliciana Parish , Pointe Coupee Parish , West Baton Rouge Parish , Wilkinson County, Mississippi , Avoyelles Parish , Concordia Parish , Pointe Coupee Parish .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in West Feliciana Parish: Ratliff Landing (A), Camp I (B), Camp H (C), Camp G (D), Camp F (E), Camp E (F), Camp D (G), Camp C (H), Camp B (I), Camp A (J), Laurel Hill Plantation (K), Fairview Plantation (L), Greenwood Landing (M), Ellerslie Plantation (N), Fancy Point Landing (O), Chaney Plantation (P), Chandler Landing (Q), Rosale Plantation (R), Feliciana Plantation (S), Rosedown Plantation (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in West Feliciana Parish include: Starhill Church (A), McKowen Church (B), Hickory Grove Church (C), Beech Grove Church (D), Sherobee Church (E), Salvation Church (F), Concord Church (G), New Hope Church (H), Friendship Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Butler Cemetery (1), Saint John Cemetery (2), McCausland Cemetery (3), Rogillio Cemetery (4), Starhill Cemetery (5), Friendship Cemetery (6), Riddle Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Pugh Lake (A), Quarter Lake (B), Ratliff Lake (C), Cobb Lake (D), Mud Lake (E), Charity Lake (F), Bundy Lake (G), Grand Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Baker Creek (A), Cypress Creek (B), Davis Bayou (C), Cason Creek (D), Stockfarm Creek (E), Stouts Bayou (F), Sugar Lake Bayou (G), Sugar Mill Chute (H), Rowes Bayou (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in West Feliciana Parish include: Locust Grove State Historic Site (1), Tunica Hills State Wildlife Management Area (2), Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site (3), Audubon State Historic Site (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Tunica Post Office (A), Angola Post Office (B), Wakefield Post Office (C), Bains Post Office (D), Plettenburg Post Office (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.1%
Louisiana:	4.4%

Current college students: 447
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 53.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 82 (62% naturalized citizens)

West Feliciana Parish:	0.5%
Whole state:	2.6%

Mean travel time to work: 28.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 58.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,900
• One, attached: 48
• Two: 114
• 3 or 4: 157
• 5 to 9: 42
• 10 to 19: 8
• 20 or more: 49
• Mobile homes: 1,140
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 27

Housing units in West Feliciana Parish with a mortgage: 932 (149 second mortgage, 47 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 613

West Feliciana Parish historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Louisiana state average. It is 1.2 times above overall U.S. average.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,575 (83%) Carpooled: 497 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 34 (1%) Motorcycle: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 3 (0%) Walked: 23 (1%) Other means: 48 (1%) Worked at home: 121 (3%)

10.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,986 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.20%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
8.01% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($36,107 average AGI)
2.19% relocated from other states ($11,878 average AGI)

West Feliciana Parish:	2.19%
Louisiana average:	2.22%

from East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	2.93% ($52,475 average AGI)
from Orleans Parish, LA	1.66% ($28,821)
from East Feliciana Parish, LA	0.92% ($32,290)
from Jefferson Parish, LA	0.38% ($35,538)
from Wilkinson County, MS	0.33% ($45,273)
from Pointe Coupee Parish, LA	0.30% ($47,000)

8.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,003 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.80%
Louisiana average:	13.45%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.39% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($25,546 average AGI)
2.40% relocated to other states ($11,457 average AGI)

West Feliciana Parish:	2.40%
Louisiana average:	7.16%

to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	3.84% ($37,148 average AGI)
to East Feliciana Parish, LA	1.08% ($26,750)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,117 (911 aged, 206 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 8,961 (1,948 male householders, 775 female householders)

  2,143 spouses, 3,412 children (2,989 natural, 82 adopted, 341 stepchildren), 306 grandchildren, 108 brothers or sisters, 57 parents, 111 other relatives, 101 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,009 (454 male householders (401 living alone)), 445 female householders (433 living alone)), 110 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 5,141 (5,136 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,060 2-persons, 644 3-persons, 607 4-persons, 243 5-persons, 115 6-persons, 54 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 834 1-person, 40 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 16 4-persons.

96.9% of residents of West Feliciana Parish speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (89% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 47% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $41,572,000 ($2752 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $780,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $15,722,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,132,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $373,000
Federal grants: $12,928,000
Federal procurement contracts: $215,000 ($-21,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,203,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,693,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $607,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,479,000

Here:	44 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	35 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

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

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.55 millions of gallons per day (99% from ground, 1% from surface)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.8

Here:	4.6
State:	4.1

48% of West Feliciana Parish residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in Louisiana.

West Feliciana Parish:	48.1%
State average:	59.6%

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

• This state: 12719
• Northeast: 244
• Midwest: 252
• South: 1515
• West: 211

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $28,700

Here:	4.2%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Here:	33.8%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Here:	27.9%
Louisiana:	16.8%