Ascension Parish, Louisiana

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Key figures

Statistic	Ascension Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	130,314	4,611,961	334,922,499	502nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$91,549	$60,756	$80,734	275th of 3,221
Median Age	36.6	38.0	38.9	2801st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	29.1%	27.0%	35.7%	829th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$279,600	$216,500	$332,700	733rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,318	$1,064	$1,413	400th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.3%	18.9%	12.5%	2362nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.4%	6.3%	5.2%	1648th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	449.4	106.7	n/a	360th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.9%	4.9%	14.1%	994th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.6	n/a	n/a	888th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	81.0%	67.4%	65.2%	480th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	30.2	25.7	26.4	481st of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.9%	8.1%	15.1%	1504th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.0%	n/a	n/a	2511th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	55.3%	41.8%	46.9%	543rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.2%	n/a	n/a	347th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Ascension Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Ascension Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	63.5%	55.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8.4%	7.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	22.8%	30.5%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	53.6	58.9	61.4

Age in Ascension Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Ascension Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Median Age	36.6	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	26.4%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.1%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.1%	13.3%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	15.3%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.3%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	12.9%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Ascension Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Ascension Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Households	47,656	1,804,780	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.5	2.5
Family Households	74.5%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	39.2%	30.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.3%	20.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	21.1%	31.6%	28.7%
Never Married	29.6%	36.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Ascension Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Ascension Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$42,258	$35,038	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.3%	22.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.9%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.1%	14.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	14.7%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.3%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	22.5%	37.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.2%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in Ascension Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Ascension Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Housing Units	51,940	2,108,902	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.5%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.0%	11.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.2%	14.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	2,002.0	1,983.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	19.0%	32.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.2%	32.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,519	$1,180	n/a

Education in Ascension Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Ascension Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Less than High School	10.7%	12.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.1%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.1%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.1%	17.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.0%	10.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Ascension Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Ascension Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	68.5%	59.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.6%	78.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.8%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	21.0%	28.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	10.9%	8.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.7%	8.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Ascension Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Ascension Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	79.5%	77.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.0%	2.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.9%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.7%	91.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	6.0%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.0%	6.4%	16.7%

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