Ashley County vs. Morehouse Parish County

Ashley County (AR)Morehouse Parish County (LA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)20,04625,398
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-8.2%-9.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)21,84527,979
Population, Census, April 1, 201021,85327,979
Persons under 5 years, percent6.1%6.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.9%24.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent20.4%18.8%
Female persons, percent51.3%51.9%
White alone, percent72.6%49.9%
Black or African American alone, percent24.9%48.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%0.2%
Asian alone, percent0.3%0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.4%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.5%1.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent68.3%49.0%
Veterans, 2014-20181,0791,298
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.7%0.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)10,17112,642
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201873.7%67.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$71,500$90,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$998$1,004
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$332$278
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$607$596
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20136.9%8.6%
Building permits, 2018139
Households, 2014-20187,9159,758
Persons per household, 2014-20182.572.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201891.4%94.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20185.7%0.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201875.8%62.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201860.5%50.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201882.3%79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201813.2%13.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201816.5%10.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.2%9.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201851.3%48.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201847.2%44.0%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)64,298112,681
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)198,713147,083
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)185,207237,401
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$8,605$8,614
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201820.123.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$39,635$33,333
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$22,052$19,399
Persons in poverty, percent19.6%27.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017373458
Total employment, 20175,5075,597
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)247,815161,770
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-5.8%2.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20171,0591,721
All firms, 20121,1931,883
Men-owned firms, 2012647689
Women-owned firms, 2012413886
Minority-owned firms, 2012198860
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012929925
Veteran-owned firms, 201298173
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20129951,519
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%25.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200719.4%0.0%
Population per square mile, 201023.635.2
Land area in square miles, 2010925.35794.93

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Ashley county (AR) and Morehouse Parish county (LA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.