Assumption Parish, Louisiana

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Assumption Parish, Louisiana is among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (131st of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Assumption Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	20,484	4,611,961	334,922,499	1855th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$51,423	$60,756	$80,734	2696th of 3,221
Median Age	42.8	38.0	38.9	1273rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	13.8%	27.0%	35.7%	2955th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$150,300	$216,500	$332,700	2253rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$810	$1,064	$1,413	2028th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	15.3%	18.9%	12.5%	1221st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.8%	6.3%	5.2%	1365th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	59.5	106.7	n/a	1389th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.4%	4.9%	14.1%	1788th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.3	n/a	n/a	2053rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	84.8%	67.4%	65.2%	131st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.2	25.7	26.4	629th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.3%	8.1%	15.1%	2847th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.7%	n/a	n/a	1508th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.4%	41.8%	46.9%	1774th of 3,222
Broadband Access	75.6%	n/a	n/a	2657th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Assumption Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Assumption Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	63.9%	55.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.3%	7.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	27.7%	30.5%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.4%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	51.2	58.9	61.4

Age in Assumption Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Assumption Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Median Age	42.8	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	20.4%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.9%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.2%	13.3%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.1%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.1%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.3%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Assumption Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Assumption Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Households	8,830	1,804,780	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	66.5%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.2%	30.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.0%	20.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.0%	31.6%	28.7%
Never Married	26.7%	36.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Assumption Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Assumption Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$31,516	$35,038	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	23.1%	22.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.0%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.0%	14.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.7%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	15.3%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	36.7%	37.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	19.9%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in Assumption Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Assumption Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Housing Units	10,066	2,108,902	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	63.2%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.8%	11.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.3%	14.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,983.0	1,983.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	15.2%	32.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	36.9%	32.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$552	$1,180	n/a

Education in Assumption Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Assumption Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Less than High School	20.1%	12.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	43.3%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	22.7%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.4%	17.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.4%	10.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Assumption Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Assumption Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	54.9%	59.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	84.8%	78.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.9%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.3%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	25.8%	28.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	13.6%	8.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.0%	8.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Assumption Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Assumption Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	92.6%	77.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.3%	2.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.1%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	90.6%	91.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.0%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	9.8%	6.4%	16.7%

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