Morehouse Parish, Louisiana

Interactive maps and statistics for Morehouse Parish, Louisiana: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Louisiana and the United States.

Morehouse Parish, Louisiana is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the highest in the country for poverty rate (146th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Morehouse Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	24,551	4,611,961	334,922,499	1678th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$39,454	$60,756	$80,734	3080th of 3,221
Median Age	40.4	38.0	38.9	1991st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	13.8%	27.0%	35.7%	2956th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$118,800	$216,500	$332,700	2695th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$839	$1,064	$1,413	1823rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	29.3%	18.9%	12.5%	146th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	9.4%	6.3%	5.2%	165th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	30.9	106.7	n/a	1966th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.7%	4.9%	14.1%	2939th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	68.7	n/a	n/a	2997th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	68.6%	67.4%	65.2%	2435th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.5	25.7	26.4	1078th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.1%	8.1%	15.1%	2890th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.3%	n/a	n/a	1811th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	38.3%	41.8%	46.9%	2958th of 3,222
Broadband Access	67.4%	n/a	n/a	3014th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Morehouse Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	47.2%	55.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.7%	7.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	48.3%	30.5%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	54.3	58.9	61.4

Age in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Morehouse Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Median Age	40.4	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	23.1%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.5%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.0%	13.3%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.3%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.1%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.1%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Morehouse Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Households	9,769	1,804,780	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	62.1%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.0%	30.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	23.8%	20.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.4%	31.6%	28.7%
Never Married	34.5%	36.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Morehouse Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$26,257	$35,038	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	30.9%	22.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	12.9%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	10.9%	14.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.8%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	29.3%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	51.2%	37.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	30.0%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Morehouse Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Housing Units	11,898	2,108,902	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	75.9%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.3%	11.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	17.9%	14.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,977.0	1,983.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	31.4%	32.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	35.6%	32.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$530	$1,180	n/a

Education in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Morehouse Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Less than High School	16.3%	12.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	37.9%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.0%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.7%	17.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.1%	10.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Morehouse Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	51.6%	59.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	85.2%	78.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.4%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	30.7%	28.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	11.2%	8.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	11.6%	8.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Morehouse Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	81.5%	77.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.3%	2.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.5%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.4%	91.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.0%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.2%	6.4%	16.7%

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