Ashley County vs. Union Parish County
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Ashley County (AR) Union Parish County (LA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 20,046 22,330
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -8.2% -1.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 21,845 22,774
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 21,853 22,721
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.1% 5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent 22.9% 21.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 20.4% 20.6%
Female persons, percent 51.3% 50.5%
White alone, percent 72.6% 73.0%
Black or African American alone, percent 24.9% 25.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.7% 0.5%
Asian alone, percent 0.3% 0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 1.4% 0.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 5.5% 4.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 68.3% 69.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018 1,079 1,433
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 2.7% 2.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 10,171 11,904
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 73.7% 82.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $71,500 $99,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $998 $1,045
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $332 $259
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $607 $512
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 6.9% 5.9%
Building permits, 2018 1 4
Households, 2014-2018 7,915 7,724
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.57 2.84
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 91.4% 95.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 5.7% 3.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 75.8% 66.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 60.5% 51.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 82.3% 85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 13.2% 14.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 16.5% 12.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 9.2% 10.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 51.3% 47.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 47.2% 38.8%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 64,298 53,643
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 185,207 141,267
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $8,605 $6,301
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 20.1 32.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $39,635 $43,083
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $22,052 $22,979
Persons in poverty, percent 19.6% 18.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017 373 340
Total employment, 2017 5,507 4,077
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 247,815 131,776
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -5.8% -1.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 1,059 1,517
All firms, 2012 1,193 1,500
Men-owned firms, 2012 647 764
Women-owned firms, 2012 413 501
Minority-owned firms, 2012 198 296
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 929 1,090
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 98 265
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 995 1,101
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 8.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 19.4% 0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010 23.6 25.9
Land area in square miles, 2010 925.35 876.99
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Ashley county (AR) and Union Parish county (LA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.