Ouachita Parish, Louisiana

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Key figures

Statistic	Ouachita Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	158,480	4,611,961	334,922,499	440th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$54,688	$60,756	$80,734	2493rd of 3,221
Median Age	36.6	38.0	38.9	2803rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	28.6%	27.0%	35.7%	867th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$194,400	$216,500	$332,700	1463rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$959	$1,064	$1,413	1146th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	23.2%	18.9%	12.5%	305th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.5%	6.3%	5.2%	549th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	259.7	106.7	n/a	547th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.2%	4.9%	14.1%	1906th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.5	n/a	n/a	2556th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	61.0%	67.4%	65.2%	2972nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.1	25.7	26.4	2117th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.3%	8.1%	15.1%	1686th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.6%	n/a	n/a	1988th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	39.8%	41.8%	46.9%	2864th of 3,222
Broadband Access	79.8%	n/a	n/a	2213th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Ouachita Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	55.3%	55.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.7%	7.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	37.2%	30.5%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.3%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	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	55.3	58.9	61.4

Age in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Ouachita Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Median Age	36.6	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	24.6%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.6%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.7%	13.3%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.6%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.7%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.8%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Ouachita Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Households	61,489	1,804,780	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	63.6%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.6%	30.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	23.7%	20.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.6%	31.6%	28.7%
Never Married	36.9%	36.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Ouachita Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$32,520	$35,038	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	27.0%	22.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.2%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.4%	14.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.9%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	23.2%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	40.9%	37.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	19.8%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Ouachita Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Housing Units	71,172	2,108,902	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	66.7%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.4%	11.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.6%	14.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,983.0	1,983.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	39.0%	32.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	35.1%	32.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,054	$1,180	n/a

Education in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Ouachita Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Less than High School	11.6%	12.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	30.7%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.0%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.4%	17.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	11.2%	10.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Ouachita Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.9%	59.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.4%	78.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.8%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.5%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	33.1%	28.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.3%	8.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.6%	8.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Ouachita Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	79.3%	77.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.9%	2.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.3%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.0%	91.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.5%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.1%	6.4%	16.7%

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