Living in Ascension Parish School District, Louisiana

Overview

A total of 43,032 households are located in Ascension Parish School District area. Among them, 16,943 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.36 people. The total number of children in the region is 42,007 and 32,228 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2% (2,644) of residents are non-citizens and 6% (6,963) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Ascension Parish School District, Louisiana
Household	43,032
Population	122,232
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	16,943 (39%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	42,007
Total Students	32,228
Pre-Kindergarten	2,539
Kindergarten	1,454
Grade 1-8	14,834
Grade 9-12	7,484
College/Graduate School	5,917
Veterans	89,841
Non-citizen	2,644
Non-English Home Language	6,963
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

93,424 residents are over the age of 16 and 63,035 people are in labor force. Among them, 62,994 people are in civilian labor force and 41 are in armed labor force. 59,423 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.70%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	58,552	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	50,600	86.42%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	4,716	8.05%
Public transportation	48	0.08%
Walked	414	0.71%
Other method	500	0.85%
Worked from home	2,274	3.88%
Average Commute Time	30 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	59,423	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	21,454	36.10%
Service	8,277	13.93%
Sales and office	14,114	23.75%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	6,603	11.11%
Production, transportation, and material moving	8,975	15.10%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	59,423	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	564	0.95%
Construction	6,105	10.27%
Manufacturing	9,180	15.45%
Wholesale trade	2,209	3.72%
Retail trade	6,655	11.20%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	2,929	4.93%
Information	864	1.45%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	3,432	5.78%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	5,208	8.76%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	13,158	22.14%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	4,261	7.17%
Other services, except public administration	1,946	3.27%
Public administration	2,912	4.90%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	59,423	-
Private wage and salary workers	48,132	81.00%
Government workers	7,900	13.29%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	3,364	5.66%
Unpaid family workers	27	0.05%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $94,664 for the 43,032 households in Ascension Parish School District area, Louisiana. The average income of a single worker is $44,565. 114,119 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 93.32%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	43,032	-
Less than $10,000	2,656	6.17%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,393	3.24%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,973	6.91%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,928	6.80%
$35,000 - $49,999	4,169	9.69%
$50,000 - $74,999	6,136	14.26%
$75,000 - $99,999	6,226	14.47%
$100,000 - $149,999	8,521	19.80%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,490	10.43%
More than $200,000	3,540	8.23%
Median Household Income	$80,527	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$94,664	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	31,749	-
Less than $10,000	1,212	3.82%
$10,000 - $14,999	493	1.55%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,654	5.21%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,598	5.03%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,980	9.39%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,545	14.32%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,831	15.22%
$100,000 - $149,999	7,175	22.60%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,061	12.79%
More than $200,000	3,200	10.08%

Median Family Income	$92,889	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$106,214	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$44,565	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$71,857	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$71,857	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	122,284	-
With health insurance coverage	114,119	93.32%
Public coverage	34,615	28.31%
Private health insurance	90,313	73.86%
Without health insurance coverage	8,165	6.68%

Housing

There are 47,391 housing units in Ascension Parish School District area, Louisiana with 43,032 units (90.80%) occupied. 35,079 houses (81.52%) are occupied by owner and 7,953 houses (18.48%) are rented. The average housing value is $207,400 and the average rental cost is $982. 3,393 houses (7.16%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,332 houses (4.92%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	47,391	-
Occupied	43,032	90.80%
Owner Occupied	35,079	81.52%
Renter Occupied	7,953	18.48%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	34,588	72.98%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	557	1.18%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	3,084	6.51%
Mobile Homes	9,025	19.04%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	137	0.29%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	47,391	-
Built 2014 or later	3,393	7.16%
Built 2010 - 2013	3,331	7.03%
Built 2000 - 2009	15,286	32.26%
Built 1990 - 1999	8,266	17.44%
Built 1980 - 1989	5,222	11.02%
Built 1970 - 1979	5,047	10.65%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,249	4.75%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,265	4.78%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,332	4.92%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	47,391	-
1 room	389	0.82%
2 rooms	401	0.85%
3 rooms	2,467	5.21%
4 rooms	6,004	12.67%
5 rooms	13,556	28.60%
6 rooms	9,179	19.37%
7 rooms	5,973	12.60%
8 rooms	4,968	10.48%
9 rooms or more	4,454	9.40%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	47,391	-
no bedroom	446	0.94%
1 bedroom	1,673	3.53%
2 bedrooms	6,786	14.32%
3 bedrooms	26,199	55.28%
4 bedrooms	10,819	22.83%
5 bedrooms or more	1,468	3.10%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	35,079	-
Less than $50,000	2,882	8.22%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,578	7.35%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,009	11.43%
$150,000 - $199,999	7,071	20.16%
$200,000 - $299,999	10,923	31.14%
$300,000 - $499,999	6,375	18.17%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,057	3.01%
$1,000,000 or more	184	0.52%
Median House Value	$207,400	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	7,024	-
Less than $500	544	7.74%
$500 - $999	3,180	45.27%
$1,000 - $1,499	2,280	32.46%
$1,500 - $1,999	670	9.54%
$2,000 - $2,499	244	3.47%
$2,500 - $2,999	94	1.34%
$3,000 or more	12	0.17%
Median Rental Costs	$982	-

Demographic

A total of 123,114 people lives in Ascension Parish School District area, Louisiana with 60,828 male and 62,286 female. The males to female ratio is 49.41 to 50.59. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	123,114	-
Male	60,828	49.41%
Female	62,286	50.59%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	123,114	-
Under 5 years	8,738	7.10%
5 - 9 years	9,956	8.09%
10 - 14 years	8,886	7.22%
15 - 19 years	8,764	7.12%
20 - 24 years	6,997	5.68%
25 - 34 years	17,058	13.86%
35 - 44 years	17,694	14.37%
45 - 54 years	16,735	13.59%
55 - 59 years	7,352	5.97%
60 - 64 years	6,924	5.62%
65 - 74 years	8,847	7.19%
75 - 84 years	3,852	3.13%
85 years and older	1,311	1.06%
Median Age	35.7 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	123,114	-
One Race	119,277	96.88%
White	88,833	72.16%
Black or African American	26,779	21.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native	96	0.08%
Asian	1,297	1.05%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	43	0.03%
Other	2,229	1.81%

Two or more races	3,837	3.12%
White and Black or African American	1,682	1.37%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	592	0.48%
White and Asian	383	0.31%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	86	0.07%

Living in Ascension Parish School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic