Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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• • 24,83962.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 9,82924.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3,2778.3%Two or more races
  • 8922.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3090.8%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 2560.6%Asian alone
  • 450.1%Some other race alone
  • 120.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $187,900

Here:	$187,900
State:	$273,555

Townhouses or other attached units: $265,449

Here:	$265,449
State:	$297,713

Mobile homes: $79,715

Here:	$79,715
State:	$89,857

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $20,761

Here:	$20,761
State:	$73,931

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 110
• Burglaries: 82
• Thefts: 188
• Auto thefts: 24

Crime in 2018 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 189
• Burglaries: 135
• Thefts: 231
• Auto thefts: 29

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $335 (0.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $207 (0.2%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Avoyelles Parish is $371 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $421 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $573 a month.

Cities in this county include: Marksville, Bunkie, Cottonport, Simmesport, Mansura, Moreauville, Fifth Ward, Hessmer, Bordelonville, Center Point.

Neighboring counties: Ben Hill County, Georgia , Brooks County, Georgia , Franklin County, Mississippi , Glynn County, Georgia , Grady County, Georgia , Walthall County, Mississippi .

Current college students: 1,013
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 487 (36.5% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2682010 or later
• 1712000 to 2009
• 421990 to 1999
• 421980 to 1989
• 721970 to 1979
• 80Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): " minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 13,200
• One, attached: 169
• Two: 520
• 3 or 4: 581
• 5 to 9: 172
• 10 to 19: 40
• 20 to 49: 52
• 50 or more: 126
• Mobile homes: 3,631
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 40

Housing units in Avoyelles Parish with a mortgage: 4,681 (92 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 63 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 39

Religion statistics for Avoyelles Parish

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Avoyelles Parish:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Louisiana Hurricane Delta, Incident Period: October 6, 2020 - October 10, 2020, FEMA Id: 4570, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Hurricane Laura, Incident Period: August 22, 2020 - August 27, 2020, FEMA Id: 4559, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4484-LA: March 24, 2020, FEMA Id: 4484, Natural disaster type: Other
• Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 11, 2016 to August 31, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4277: August 14, 2016, FEMA Id: 4277, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 08, 2016 to April 08, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4263: March 13, 2016, FEMA Id: 4263, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Louisiana Flooding, Incident Period: April 25, 2011 to July 07, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3322: May 06, 2011, FEMA Id: 3322, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Louisiana Flooding, Incident Period: April 25, 2011 to July 07, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4015: August 18, 2011, FEMA Id: 4015, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Louisiana Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: September 01, 2008 to September 11, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1786: September 02, 2008, FEMA Id: 1786, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 27, 2008 to September 11, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3289: August 29, 2008, FEMA Id: 3289, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to November 01, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1607: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1607, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 12 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.16% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($36,516 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.26% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($27,848 average AGI)
0.90% relocated from other states ($8,666 average AGI)

Avoyelles Parish:	0.90%
Louisiana average:	2.12%

from Rapides Parish, LA	1.12% ($42,529 average AGI)
from Lafayette Parish, LA	0.41% ($28,321)
from East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.24% ($38,273)
from Harris County, TX	0.15% ($32,500)

4.59% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($38,240 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.53% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($28,510 average AGI)
1.06% relocated to other states ($9,731 average AGI)

Avoyelles Parish:	1.06%
Louisiana average:	2.97%

to Rapides Parish, LA	1.39% ($35,974 average AGI)
to Lafayette Parish, LA	0.30% ($39,634)
to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.24% ($39,121)
to Harris County, TX	0.17% ($19,043)
to Pointe Coupee Parish, LA	0.16% ($27,682)
to St. Landry Parish, LA	0.16% ($34,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Avoyelles Parish

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 6,220 (2,136 living alone), Female householders: 8,820 (2,889 living alone)

• 5,495 spouses (5,458 opposite-sex spouses), 1,189 unmarried partners, (1,151 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 11,039 children (10,241 natural, 315 adopted, 490 stepchildren), 1,393 grandchildren, 316 brothers or sisters, 218 parents, 0 foster children, 354 other relatives, 898 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 3,210

Size of family households: 4,410 2-persons, 2,385 3-persons, 1,620 4-persons, 427 5-persons, 200 6-persons, 164 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,024 1-person, 691 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 94 4-persons, 8 5-persons.

3,652 married couples with children.
4,102 single-parent households (497 men, 3,605 women).

91.5% of residents of Avoyelles speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
6.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (76% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $288,534,000 ($6,873 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,625,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $97,191,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $68,337,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $12,521,000
Federal grants: $99,501,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,669,000 ($709,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,315,000 ($2,737,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $10,752,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $12,117,000
Federal Government insurance: $54,045,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-7 per 1000 residents
State:	-20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.49 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
• 1232020 or later
• 1,3282010 to 2019
• 2,4712000 to 2009
• 2,7811990 to 1999
• 2,3831980 to 1989
• 3,3781970 to 1979
• 1,7071960 to 1969
• 1,9551950 to 1959
• 7981940 to 1949
• 1,1641939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
• 601 room
• 02 rooms
• 3453 rooms
• 1,1534 rooms
• 2,3575 rooms
• 2,7616 rooms
• 1,6817 rooms
• 1,0938 rooms
• 1,1529+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
• 601 room
• 1192 rooms
• 5113 rooms
• 1,1964 rooms
• 1,4665 rooms
• 6196 rooms
• 2387 rooms
• 418 rooms
• 1109+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
• 66no bedroom
• 881 bedroom
• 1,8592 bedrooms
• 6,7003 bedrooms
• 1,6834 bedrooms
• 1735+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
• 58no bedroom
• 6461 bedroom
• 1,6142 bedrooms
• 1,9113 bedrooms
• 1514 bedrooms
• 95+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Avoyelles Parish in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 467no vehicle
• 3,6201 vehicle
• 3,9812 vehicles
• 1,6763 vehicles
• 7604 vehicles
• 1405+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Avoyelles Parish in renter-occupied apartments
• 999no vehicle
• 2,0591 vehicle
• 1,1592 vehicles
• 1153 vehicles
• 704 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

88.9% of Avoyelles Parish residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Louisiana.

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

• This state: 34,726
• Other state: 3,815
• Northeast: 301
• Midwest: 539
• South: 2,579
• West: 399

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 2,948
• Number of aged recipients: 398
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,550
• Number of recipients under 18: 451
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,672
• Number of recipients older than 64: 825
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,200
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,174

Avoyelles Parish on our top lists:

• #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"