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People MapStats |
Lafourche Parish |
Louisiana |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
92,572 | 4,410,796 |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
89,974 | 4,468,968 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
2.9% | -1.3% |
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Population, change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
2,598 | -58,172 |
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Persons under 5 years old, 2007 |
5,856 | 298,157 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
6.3% | 6.9% |
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Persons under 18 years old, 2007 |
22,659 | 1,079,560 |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
24.4% | 25.1% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
11.9% | 12.2% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, 2007 |
11,059 | 522,334 |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
51.3% | 51.4% |
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White persons, 2007 (a) |
76,233 | 2,793,154 |
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Black persons, 2007 (a) |
12,751 | 1,369,250 |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2007 (a) |
2,138 | 26,932 |
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Asian persons, 2007 (a) |
769 | 61,801 |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2007 (a) |
29 | 1,718 |
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Persons reporting two or more races, 2007 |
793 | 40,349 |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2007 (b) |
1,944 | 136,562 |
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White persons not Hispanic, 2007 |
74,511 | 2,673,719 |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
82.2% | 65.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
13.8% | 31.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
2.3% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.8% | 1.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
0.9% | 0.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
2.1% | 3.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
80.4% | 62.3% |
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Births, 2005 |
1,084 | 60,937 |
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Deaths, 2005 |
797 | 44,355 |
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Infant deaths, 2005 |
10 | 529 |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
66.9% | 59.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
1.5% | 2.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
21.5% | 9.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
66.3% | 74.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
12.4% | 18.7% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
18,419 | 880,047 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
26.8 | 25.7 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
37,722 | 1,859,179 |
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Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 |
2,677 | 12,005 |
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Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 |
7.6% | 0.6% |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
78.0% | 67.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$78,900 | $85,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
32,057 | 1,656,053 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.75 | 2.62 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$41,706 | $40,866 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
17.2% | 18.8% |
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Business MapStats |
Lafourche Parish |
Louisiana |
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Personal income, 2006 ($million) |
3,009 | 135,026 |
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Personal income per capita, 2006 |
$32,395 | $31,821 |
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Civilian labor force, 2007 |
48,042 | 1,997,873 |
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Unemployment rate, 2007 |
2.7% | 3.8% |
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Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 2006 |
56,844 | 2,439,028 |
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Full-time and part-time employment, net change 2000 to 2006 |
12,003 | 34,791 |
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Employment in government, 2006 |
7,411 | 379,141 |
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Earnings, 2006 ($1000) |
2,071,058 | 99,893,288 |
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Average earnings per job, 2006 |
$36,434 | $40,956 |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
1,878 | 101,8021 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
28,916 | 1,593,0331 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
19.2% | Z |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
7,341 | 328,756 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.1% | 12.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.9% | 2.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
22.7% | 26.4% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 2.3% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
463,833 | 89,540,799 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
59,326 | 7,411,702 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
663,618 | 47,192,153 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
656,241 | 41,885,192 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$7,227 | $9,356 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
425 | 23,379 |
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Valuation of building permits, 2007 ($1000) |
60,940 | 3,153,528 |
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Farm land, 2002 (acres) |
150,927 | 7,830,664 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
623,794 | 43,036,0731 |
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Federal spending per capita, 2007 |
$6,728 | $10,0241 |
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