Living in Morehouse Parish School District Area

Living Summary

9,732

households

24,750

Total Population

$91,100

Average House Value

$562

Average Housing Rent

$32,929

Average Household Income

90.81%

Health Insurance Coverage

100%

Household with Internet

Academic Summary view more

Schools

3,868

Total Students

PK-12

Grades Offered

17 to 1

Students to Teacher Ratio

39%

Percent Proficient - Math

48%

Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Overview

A total of 9,732 households are located in Morehouse Parish School District area. Among them, 2,782 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.28 people. The total number of children in the region is 7,587 and 5,204 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0% (66) of residents are non-citizens and 1% (248) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Morehouse Parish School District, Louisiana
Household	9,732
Population	24,750
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,782 (29%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	7,587
Total Students	5,204
Pre-Kindergarten	380
Kindergarten	450
Grade 1-8	2,515
Grade 9-12	1,029
College/Graduate School	830
Veterans	19,370
Non-citizen	66
Non-English Home Language	248
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

20,181 residents are over the age of 16 and 9,793 people are in labor force. Among them, 9,784 people are in civilian labor force and 9 are in armed labor force. 9,217 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.80%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,138	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	8,185	89.57%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	710	7.77%
Public transportation	10	0.11%
Walked	49	0.54%
Other method	88	0.96%
Worked from home	96	1.05%
Average Commute Time	25 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,217	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	2,172	23.57%
Service	2,213	24.01%
Sales and office	1,753	19.02%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,434	15.56%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,645	17.85%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,217	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	417	4.52%
Construction	704	7.64%
Manufacturing	987	10.71%
Wholesale trade	279	3.03%
Retail trade	953	10.34%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	301	3.27%
Information	176	1.91%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	629	6.82%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	431	4.68%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,495	27.07%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	752	8.16%
Other services, except public administration	693	7.52%
Public administration	400	4.34%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,217	-
Private wage and salary workers	7,898	85.69%
Government workers	863	9.36%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	440	4.77%
Unpaid family workers	16	0.17%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $45,813 for the 9,732 households in Morehouse Parish School District area, Louisiana. The average income of a single worker is $25,068. 22,561 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 90.81%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	9,732	-
Less than $10,000	1,610	16.54%
$10,000 - $14,999	793	8.15%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,603	16.47%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,077	11.07%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,329	13.66%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,579	16.22%
$75,000 - $99,999	798	8.20%
$100,000 - $149,999	646	6.64%
$150,000 - $199,999	138	1.42%
More than $200,000	159	1.63%
Median Household Income	$32,929	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$45,813	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	6,194	-
Less than $10,000	534	8.62%
$10,000 - $14,999	421	6.80%
$15,000 - $24,999	930	15.01%
$25,000 - $34,999	630	10.17%
$35,000 - $49,999	891	14.38%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,235	19.94%
$75,000 - $99,999	737	11.90%
$100,000 - $149,999	535	8.64%
$150,000 - $199,999	136	2.20%
More than $200,000	145	2.34%

Median Family Income	$42,545	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$56,095	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$25,068	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$38,870	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$38,870	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	24,843	-
With health insurance coverage	22,561	90.81%
Public coverage	12,020	48.38%
Private health insurance	13,494	54.32%
Without health insurance coverage	2,282	9.19%

Housing

There are 12,678 housing units in Morehouse Parish School District area, Louisiana with 9,732 units (76.76%) occupied. 6,498 houses (66.77%) are occupied by owner and 3,234 houses (33.23%) are rented. The average housing value is $91,100 and the average rental cost is $562. 225 houses (1.77%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 893 houses (7.04%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,678	-
Occupied	9,732	76.76%
Owner Occupied	6,498	66.77%
Renter Occupied	3,234	33.23%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	9,003	71.01%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	111	0.88%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,076	8.49%
Mobile Homes	2,472	19.50%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	16	0.13%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,678	-
Built 2014 or later	225	1.77%
Built 2010 - 2013	264	2.08%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,123	8.86%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,875	14.79%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,758	13.87%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,701	21.30%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,075	16.37%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,764	13.91%
Built 1949 or earlier	893	7.04%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,678	-
1 room	248	1.96%
2 rooms	145	1.14%
3 rooms	600	4.73%
4 rooms	1,998	15.76%
5 rooms	4,402	34.72%
6 rooms	2,822	22.26%
7 rooms	1,135	8.95%
8 rooms	710	5.60%
9 rooms or more	618	4.87%
Median Number of Rooms	5.3 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,678	-
no bedroom	248	1.96%
1 bedroom	831	6.55%
2 bedrooms	3,284	25.90%
3 bedrooms	6,914	54.54%
4 bedrooms	1,248	9.84%
5 bedrooms or more	153	1.21%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	6,498	-
Less than $50,000	1,559	23.99%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,021	31.10%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,170	18.01%
$150,000 - $199,999	737	11.34%
$200,000 - $299,999	659	10.14%
$300,000 - $499,999	328	5.05%
$500,000 - $999,999	4	0.06%
$1,000,000 or more	20	0.31%
Median House Value	$91,100	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	2,512	-
Less than $500	875	34.83%
$500 - $999	1,544	61.46%
$1,000 - $1,499	74	2.95%
$1,500 - $1,999	12	0.48%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	7	0.28%
Median Rental Costs	$562	-

Demographic

A total of 25,610 people lives in Morehouse Parish School District area, Louisiana with 12,309 male and 13,301 female. The males to female ratio is 48.06 to 51.94. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	25,610	-
Male	12,309	48.06%
Female	13,301	51.94%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	25,610	-
Under 5 years	1,731	6.76%
5 - 9 years	2,029	7.92%
10 - 14 years	1,440	5.62%
15 - 19 years	1,667	6.51%
20 - 24 years	1,674	6.54%
25 - 34 years	2,855	11.15%
35 - 44 years	2,892	11.29%
45 - 54 years	3,084	12.04%
55 - 59 years	1,885	7.36%
60 - 64 years	1,687	6.59%
65 - 74 years	2,717	10.61%
75 - 84 years	1,490	5.82%
85 years and older	459	1.79%
Median Age	39.9 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	25,610	-
One Race	25,478	99.48%
White	12,664	49.45%
Black or African American	12,583	49.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native	29	0.11%
Asian	129	0.50%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	73	0.29%

Two or more races	132	0.52%
White and Black or African American	66	0.26%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	16	0.06%
White and Asian	21	0.08%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%