Morehouse Parish County vs. Union County

	Morehouse Parish County (LA)	Union County (AR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	25,398	39,126
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-9.2%	-6.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	27,979	41,639
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	27,979	41,639
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.9%	6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.2%	24.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.8%	17.9%
Female persons, percent	51.9%	51.3%
White alone, percent	49.9%	64.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	48.1%	32.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.2%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.4%	4.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	49.0%	60.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,298	2,144
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.6%	2.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	12,642	20,081
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	67.0%	74.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$90,900	$82,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,004	$957
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$278	$333
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$596	$670
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.6%	8.2%
Building permits, 2018	39	6
Households, 2014-2018	9,758	15,904
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.58	2.47
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	94.5%	90.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	0.7%	4.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	62.6%	71.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	50.8%	60.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	79.7%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	13.0%	20.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.3%	12.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	9.2%	8.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.0%	54.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	44.0%	50.4%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	112,681	213,731
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	237,401	511,069
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,614	$12,506
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.5	18.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$33,333	$44,000
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$19,399	$24,522
Persons in poverty, percent	27.4%	18.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	458	1,087
Total employment, 2017	5,597	15,368
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	161,770	767,320
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.1%	-7.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,721	2,787
All firms, 2012	1,883	3,745
Men-owned firms, 2012	689	1,803
Women-owned firms, 2012	886	1,328
Minority-owned firms, 2012	860	657
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	925	2,932
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	173	393
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,519	3,059
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.7%	10.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.7%
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	0.0%	27.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	35.2	40.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	794.93	1,039.21

Source: United States Census Bureau

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