Living in Acadia Parish School District, Louisiana

Overview

A total of 22,236 households are located in Acadia Parish School District area. Among them, 7,944 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.31 people. The total number of children in the region is 20,770 and 14,863 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1% (488) of residents are non-citizens and 9% (5,802) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Acadia Parish School District, Louisiana
Household	22,236
Population	61,383
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	7,944 (36%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	20,770
Total Students	14,863
Pre-Kindergarten	712
Kindergarten	640
Grade 1-8	7,490
Grade 9-12	3,884
College/Graduate School	2,137
Veterans	46,102
Non-citizen	488
Non-English Home Language	5,802
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

47,970 residents are over the age of 16 and 27,476 people are in labor force. Among them, 27,473 people are in civilian labor force and 3 are in armed labor force. 25,238 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 8.10%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Acadia Parish School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	24,628	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	20,968	85.14%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,418	9.82%
Public transportation	32	0.13%
Walked	335	1.36%
Other method	415	1.69%
Worked from home	460	1.87%
Average Commute Time	29 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	25,238	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	7,082	28.06%
Service	3,926	15.56%
Sales and office	5,925	23.48%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	3,567	14.13%
Production, transportation, and material moving	4,738	18.77%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	25,238	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	2,694	10.67%
Construction	2,087	8.27%
Manufacturing	2,396	9.49%
Wholesale trade	674	2.67%
Retail trade	3,376	13.38%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,331	5.27%
Information	443	1.76%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	864	3.42%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,543	6.11%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	5,960	23.62%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,844	7.31%
Other services, except public administration	1,107	4.39%
Public administration	919	3.64%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	25,238	-
Private wage and salary workers	20,342	80.60%
Government workers	3,488	13.82%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,315	5.21%
Unpaid family workers	93	0.37%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $61,465 for the 22,236 households in Acadia Parish School District area, Louisiana. The average income of a single worker is $29,370. 54,989 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 89.37%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	22,236	-
Less than $10,000	2,400	10.79%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,517	6.82%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,327	14.96%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,379	10.70%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,607	11.72%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,037	13.66%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,765	12.43%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,429	10.92%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,156	5.20%
More than $200,000	619	2.78%
Median Household Income	$43,396	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$61,465	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	15,519	-
Less than $10,000	1,100	7.09%
$10,000 - $14,999	816	5.26%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,910	12.31%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,407	9.07%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,783	11.49%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,627	16.93%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,130	13.73%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,116	13.63%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,061	6.84%
More than $200,000	569	3.67%

Median Family Income	$56,650	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$71,758	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$29,370	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$51,513	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$51,513	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	61,533	-
With health insurance coverage	54,989	89.37%
Public coverage	26,466	43.01%
Private health insurance	35,349	57.45%
Without health insurance coverage	6,544	10.63%

Housing

There are 26,435 housing units in Acadia Parish School District area, Louisiana with 22,236 units (84.12%) occupied. 15,806 houses (71.08%) are occupied by owner and 6,430 houses (28.92%) are rented. The average housing value is $118,000 and the average rental cost is $662. 702 houses (2.66%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 3,548 houses (13.42%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	26,435	-
Occupied	22,236	84.12%
Owner Occupied	15,806	71.08%
Renter Occupied	6,430	28.92%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	19,690	74.48%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	213	0.81%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,931	7.30%
Mobile Homes	4,579	17.32%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	22	0.08%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	26,435	-
Built 2014 or later	702	2.66%
Built 2010 - 2013	1,108	4.19%
Built 2000 - 2009	3,446	13.04%
Built 1990 - 1999	3,198	12.10%
Built 1980 - 1989	3,797	14.36%
Built 1970 - 1979	4,444	16.81%
Built 1960 - 1969	3,409	12.90%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,783	10.53%
Built 1949 or earlier	3,548	13.42%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	26,435	-
1 room	159	0.60%
2 rooms	365	1.38%
3 rooms	1,437	5.44%
4 rooms	4,227	15.99%
5 rooms	7,746	29.30%
6 rooms	5,719	21.63%
7 rooms	2,834	10.72%
8 rooms	1,878	7.10%
9 rooms or more	2,070	7.83%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	26,435	-
no bedroom	159	0.60%
1 bedroom	1,517	5.74%
2 bedrooms	6,679	25.27%
3 bedrooms	14,254	53.92%
4 bedrooms	3,282	12.42%
5 bedrooms or more	544	2.06%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	15,806	-
Less than $50,000	2,804	17.74%
$50,000 - $99,999	3,794	24.00%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,020	19.11%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,329	14.73%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,290	14.49%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,088	6.88%
$500,000 - $999,999	449	2.84%
$1,000,000 or more	32	0.20%
Median House Value	$118,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	5,209	-
Less than $500	1,632	31.33%
$500 - $999	2,819	54.12%
$1,000 - $1,499	641	12.31%
$1,500 - $1,999	79	1.52%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	38	0.73%
Median Rental Costs	$662	-

Demographic

A total of 62,457 people lives in Acadia Parish School District area, Louisiana with 30,442 male and 32,015 female. The males to female ratio is 48.74 to 51.26. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	62,457	-
Male	30,442	48.74%
Female	32,015	51.26%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	62,457	-
Under 5 years	4,373	7.00%
5 - 9 years	4,696	7.52%
10 - 14 years	4,557	7.30%
15 - 19 years	4,172	6.68%
20 - 24 years	3,454	5.53%
25 - 34 years	8,434	13.50%
35 - 44 years	7,511	12.03%
45 - 54 years	7,901	12.65%
55 - 59 years	4,373	7.00%
60 - 64 years	3,706	5.93%
65 - 74 years	5,489	8.79%
75 - 84 years	2,734	4.38%
85 years and older	1,057	1.69%
Median Age	36.7 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	62,457	-
One Race	60,725	97.23%
White	49,556	79.34%
Black or African American	10,841	17.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native	86	0.14%
Asian	55	0.09%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	187	0.30%

Two or more races	1,732	2.77%
White and Black or African American	985	1.58%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	367	0.59%
White and Asian	5	0.01%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%

Living in Acadia Parish School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic