Webster Parish, Louisiana

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Key figures

Statistic	Webster Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	35,820	4,611,961	334,922,499	1320th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$41,182	$60,756	$80,734	3057th of 3,221
Median Age	41.1	38.0	38.9	1777th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	13.3%	27.0%	35.7%	3003rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$114,500	$216,500	$332,700	2775th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$795	$1,064	$1,413	2136th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	23.1%	18.9%	12.5%	312th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.1%	6.3%	5.2%	1157th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	60.4	106.7	n/a	1375th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.0%	4.9%	14.1%	2719th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.9	n/a	n/a	2862nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	66.8%	67.4%	65.2%	2587th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	27.3	25.7	26.4	927th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.2%	8.1%	15.1%	2332nd of 3,222
Uninsured	8.2%	n/a	n/a	2115th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	43.1%	41.8%	46.9%	2600th of 3,222
Broadband Access	59.2%	n/a	n/a	3106th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Webster Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Webster Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	61.3%	55.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.3%	7.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	33.5%	30.5%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.1%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	51.1	58.9	61.4

Age in Webster Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Webster Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Median Age	41.1	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	22.6%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.2%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.5%	13.3%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.5%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.6%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.7%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Webster Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Webster Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Households	14,334	1,804,780	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	65.0%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.4%	30.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	22.0%	20.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.1%	31.6%	28.7%
Never Married	35.9%	36.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Webster Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Webster Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$25,664	$35,038	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	29.6%	22.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.0%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	10.0%	14.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.4%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	23.1%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	53.6%	37.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	27.0%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in Webster Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Webster Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Housing Units	18,377	2,108,902	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	67.3%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.2%	11.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	22.0%	14.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,973.0	1,983.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	33.2%	32.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	40.9%	32.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$412	$1,180	n/a

Education in Webster Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Webster Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Less than High School	14.0%	12.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	44.3%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.4%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.3%	17.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.0%	10.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Webster Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Webster Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	49.3%	59.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.1%	78.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.3%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	34.1%	28.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.9%	8.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.3%	8.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Webster Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Webster Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	80.7%	77.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	2.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.5%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.2%	91.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.1%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.6%	6.4%	16.7%

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