Assumption Parish County vs. Lafourche Parish County

Assumption Parish County (LA)Lafourche Parish County (LA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)22,30098,115
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-4.8%1.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)23,41696,662
Population, Census, April 1, 201023,42196,318
Persons under 5 years, percent5.6%6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.5%23.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.0%15.5%
Female persons, percent51.5%51.0%
White alone, percent68.0%80.4%
Black or African American alone, percent29.6%13.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.8%3.0%
Asian alone, percent0.4%0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.1%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.1%4.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent65.4%76.8%
Veterans, 2014-20181,1103,831
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.5%3.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)10,86741,622
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201877.4%75.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$113,100$151,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,083$1,221
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$290$297
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$759$794
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20133.2%8.4%
Building permits, 201819356
Households, 2014-20188,80236,449
Persons per household, 2014-20182.562.64
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201890.6%88.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201812.5%13.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201876.6%84.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201868.6%75.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201873.6%77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201810.2%16.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201815.1%12.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.3%11.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.1%60.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201851.7%52.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,947115,300
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)25,342476,733
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)79,359947,889
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)121,030965,562
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$5,256$9,951
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201828.929.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$44,744$53,089
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,238$27,375
Persons in poverty, percent20.7%16.6%
Total employer establishments, 20172491,758
Total employment, 20172,56325,894
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)108,8821,218,446
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-3.9%-2.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20171,5917,327
All firms, 20121,5208,009
Men-owned firms, 20127974,411
Women-owned firms, 20124632,294
Minority-owned firms, 20124451,094
Nonminority-owned firms, 20121,0546,599
Veteran-owned firms, 2012224637
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20121,2606,820
Black-owned firms, percent, 200715.2%2.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%3.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200731.4%23.9%
Population per square mile, 201069.290.2
Land area in square miles, 2010338.661,068.21

Source: United States Census Bureau

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