De Soto Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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• • 15,87358.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 9,65535.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 8213.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4941.8%Two or more races
  • 2480.9%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 280.1%Some other race alone
  • 270.10%Asian alone
  • 90.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 59
• Burglaries: 100
• Thefts: 298
• Auto thefts: 53

Health of residents in De Soto Parish based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $699 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $212 (0.2%)

Area name: Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in De Soto Parish is $482 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $563 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $714 a month.

Cities in this county include: Mansfield, Stonewall, Logansport, South Mansfield, Keachi, Grand Cane, Longstreet, Stanley, Frierson, Gloster.

Neighboring counties: Coffee County, Georgia , Wilcox County, Alabama , Long County, Georgia , Johnson County, Texas , Panola County, Texas .

Current college students: 782
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 223 (62.5% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 02010 or later
• 942000 to 2009
• 21990 to 1999
• 811980 to 1989
• 191970 to 1979
• 38Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 48.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,945
• One, attached: 68
• Two: 392
• 3 or 4: 603
• 5 to 9: 122
• 10 to 19: 26
• 20 to 49: 53
• 50 or more: 73
• Mobile homes: 3,958
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 19

Housing units in De Soto Parish with a mortgage: 3,693 (91 second mortgage, 215 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,142

Religion statistics for De Soto Parish

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in De Soto 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 Tropical Storm Harvey, Incident Period: August 28, 2017 - September 10, 2017, FEMA Id: 4345, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• 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 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: October 29, 2009 to November 03, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1863: December 10, 2009, FEMA Id: 1863, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Louisiana Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 11, 2008 to November 07, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1792: September 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 1792, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 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 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
• Louisiana Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to November 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3260: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3260, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.14% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($56,368 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.98% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($48,844 average AGI)
1.17% relocated from other states ($7,524 average AGI)

De Soto Parish:	1.17%
Louisiana average:	2.30%

from Caddo Parish, LA	3.32% ($68,835 average AGI)
from Bossier Parish, LA	0.59% ($53,386)
from Sabine Parish, LA	0.28% ($37,926)

6.01% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($40,711 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.11% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($27,702 average AGI)
1.90% relocated to other states ($13,009 average AGI)

De Soto Parish:	1.90%
Louisiana average:	2.61%

to Caddo Parish, LA	2.55% ($39,632 average AGI)
to Bossier Parish, LA	0.57% ($36,964)
to Shelby County, TX	0.34% ($34,061)
to Sabine Parish, LA	0.26% ($50,440)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 10.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 11.7

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in De Soto Parish

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

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

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 5,007 (1,392 living alone), Female householders: 5,824 (1,765 living alone)

• 4,489 spouses (4,439 opposite-sex spouses), 703 unmarried partners, (696 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 7,906 children (7,195 natural, 226 adopted, 482 stepchildren), 1,388 grandchildren, 280 brothers or sisters, 248 parents, 0 foster children, 603 other relatives, 558 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 235

Size of family households: 3,220 2-persons, 1,860 3-persons, 1,388 4-persons, 670 5-persons, 124 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,268 1-person, 330 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 48 5-persons.

2,989 married couples with children.
2,525 single-parent households (419 men, 2,106 women).

97.6% of residents of De Soto speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $156,466,000 ($5,965 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,465,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $58,217,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $41,389,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $836,000
Federal grants: $50,230,000
Federal procurement contracts: $823,000 ($-7,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,971,000 ($1,680,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $330,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,500,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,436,000

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

Here:	+19 per 1000 residents
State:	-20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.91 millions of gallons per day (44% from ground, 56% from surface)

• Year house built in De Soto Parish, Louisiana
• 8012014 or later
• 6392010 to 2013
• 2,1762000 to 2009
• 2,2521990 to 1999
• 2,2781980 to 1989
• 2,0771970 to 1979
• 9821960 to 1969
• 9351950 to 1959
• 4751940 to 1949
• 7331939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in De Soto Parish, Louisiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in De Soto Parish, Louisiana
• 01 room
• 242 rooms
• 1343 rooms
• 9134 rooms
• 2,2825 rooms
• 1,7446 rooms
• 1,1347 rooms
• 8358 rooms
• 7479+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in De Soto Parish, Louisiana
• 611 room
• 922 rooms
• 3183 rooms
• 6094 rooms
• 1,0135 rooms
• 4616 rooms
• 2837 rooms
• 1188 rooms
• 529+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in De Soto Parish, Louisiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in De Soto Parish, Louisiana
• 0no bedroom
• 861 bedroom
• 1,1082 bedrooms
• 5,0123 bedrooms
• 1,3834 bedrooms
• 2455+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in De Soto Parish, Louisiana
• 60no bedroom
• 3851 bedroom
• 8612 bedrooms
• 1,3923 bedrooms
• 3004 bedrooms
• 305+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in De Soto Parish in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 329no vehicle
• 2,0501 vehicle
• 3,4072 vehicles
• 1,2383 vehicles
• 5754 vehicles
• 2345+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in De Soto Parish in renter-occupied apartments
• 855no vehicle
• 1,4751 vehicle
• 4802 vehicles
• 2193 vehicles
• 174 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

89.8% of De Soto Parish residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in Louisiana.

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

• This state: 21,764
• Other state: 5,046
• Northeast: 469
• Midwest: 546
• South: 3,472
• West: 556

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,382
• Number of aged recipients: 224
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,158
• Number of recipients under 18: 242
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 748
• Number of recipients older than 64: 392
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 519
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 641