Catahoula Parish, Louisiana

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Catahoula Parish, Louisiana is among the lowest in the country for foreign born.

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Key figures

Statistic	Catahoula Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	8,583	4,611,961	334,922,499	2602nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$50,275	$60,756	$80,734	2758th of 3,221
Median Age	39.8	38.0	38.9	2172nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	16.0%	27.0%	35.7%	2666th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$101,800	$216,500	$332,700	2958th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$821	$1,064	$1,413	1950th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	24.3%	18.9%	12.5%	259th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	8.9%	6.3%	5.2%	206th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	12.1	106.7	n/a	2575th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.4%	4.9%	14.1%	3093rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.6	n/a	n/a	2544th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.0%	67.4%	65.2%	959th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	27.4	25.7	26.4	905th of 3,221
Worked from Home	13.1%	8.1%	15.1%	629th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.2%	n/a	n/a	1418th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.5%	41.8%	46.9%	2125th of 3,222
Broadband Access	73.3%	n/a	n/a	2827th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Catahoula Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	62.7%	55.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.6%	7.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	34.3%	30.5%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	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)	0.2%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	49.0	58.9	61.4

Age in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Catahoula Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Median Age	39.8	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	22.1%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.2%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.7%	13.3%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.4%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.8%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.8%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Catahoula Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Households	3,201	1,804,780	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	70.2%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	38.9%	30.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	23.6%	20.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.9%	31.6%	28.7%
Never Married	31.5%	36.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Catahoula Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$24,945	$35,038	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	24.1%	22.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.4%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	10.6%	14.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.3%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	24.3%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	50.4%	37.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	19.3%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Catahoula Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Housing Units	4,470	2,108,902	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	58.4%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.3%	11.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	28.4%	14.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,980.0	1,983.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.0%	32.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	42.2%	32.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$325	$1,180	n/a

Education in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Catahoula Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Less than High School	22.3%	12.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	40.8%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	21.0%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.5%	17.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.4%	10.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Catahoula Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	44.7%	59.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.2%	78.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.4%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	31.6%	28.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.1%	8.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.2%	8.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Catahoula Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	73.9%	77.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.3%	2.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.1%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.3%	91.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.1%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.4%	6.4%	16.7%

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