Living in Ouachita Parish School District, Louisiana

Overview

A total of 39,229 households are located in Ouachita Parish School District area. Among them, 12,673 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 33,924 and 25,099 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1% (918) of residents are non-citizens and 3% (2,666) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Ouachita Parish School District, Louisiana
Household	39,229
Population	103,851
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	12,673 (32%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	33,924
Total Students	25,099
Pre-Kindergarten	1,453
Kindergarten	1,363
Grade 1-8	11,880
Grade 9-12	5,314
College/Graduate School	5,089
Veterans	81,262
Non-citizen	918
Non-English Home Language	2,666
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

84,214 residents are over the age of 16 and 48,177 people are in labor force. Among them, 48,130 people are in civilian labor force and 47 are in armed labor force. 45,611 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.20%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	44,949	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	39,086	86.96%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	3,623	8.06%
Public transportation	159	0.35%
Walked	396	0.88%
Other method	433	0.96%
Worked from home	1,252	2.79%
Average Commute Time	23 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	45,611	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	16,417	35.99%
Service	8,114	17.79%
Sales and office	10,715	23.49%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	4,227	9.27%
Production, transportation, and material moving	6,138	13.46%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	45,611	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	797	1.75%
Construction	3,006	6.59%
Manufacturing	3,374	7.40%
Wholesale trade	1,643	3.60%
Retail trade	5,715	12.53%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,936	4.24%
Information	2,023	4.44%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	2,999	6.58%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	3,938	8.63%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	12,514	27.44%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	3,585	7.86%
Other services, except public administration	2,084	4.57%
Public administration	1,997	4.38%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	45,611	-
Private wage and salary workers	36,872	80.84%
Government workers	6,236	13.67%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	2,418	5.30%
Unpaid family workers	85	0.19%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $66,906 for the 39,229 households in Ouachita Parish School District area, Louisiana. The average income of a single worker is $31,834. 94,553 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 90.81%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	39,229	-
Less than $10,000	3,912	9.97%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,824	4.65%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,953	12.63%
$25,000 - $34,999	4,679	11.93%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,437	13.86%
$50,000 - $74,999	6,363	16.22%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,101	10.45%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,929	12.56%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,685	4.30%
More than $200,000	1,346	3.43%
Median Household Income	$46,119	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$66,906	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	25,777	-
Less than $10,000	1,519	5.89%
$10,000 - $14,999	762	2.96%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,426	9.41%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,498	9.69%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,574	13.87%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,565	17.71%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,451	13.39%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,223	16.38%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,510	5.86%
More than $200,000	1,249	4.85%

Median Family Income	$60,104	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$80,180	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,834	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$49,242	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$49,242	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	104,119	-
With health insurance coverage	94,553	90.81%
Public coverage	43,489	41.77%
Private health insurance	63,355	60.85%
Without health insurance coverage	9,566	9.19%

Housing

There are 47,680 housing units in Ouachita Parish School District area, Louisiana with 39,229 units (82.28%) occupied. 25,614 houses (65.29%) are occupied by owner and 13,615 houses (34.71%) are rented. The average housing value is $147,900 and the average rental cost is $809. 1,798 houses (3.77%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,056 houses (4.31%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	47,680	-
Occupied	39,229	82.28%
Owner Occupied	25,614	65.29%
Renter Occupied	13,615	34.71%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	30,743	64.48%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	568	1.19%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	7,596	15.93%
Mobile Homes	8,730	18.31%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	43	0.09%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	47,680	-
Built 2014 or later	1,798	3.77%
Built 2010 - 2013	2,095	4.39%
Built 2000 - 2009	7,972	16.72%
Built 1990 - 1999	7,494	15.72%
Built 1980 - 1989	7,359	15.43%
Built 1970 - 1979	10,013	21.00%
Built 1960 - 1969	5,470	11.47%
Built 1950 - 1959	3,423	7.18%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,056	4.31%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	47,680	-
1 room	752	1.58%
2 rooms	638	1.34%
3 rooms	2,913	6.11%
4 rooms	7,658	16.06%
5 rooms	13,373	28.05%
6 rooms	10,847	22.75%
7 rooms	5,362	11.25%
8 rooms	2,935	6.16%
9 rooms or more	3,202	6.72%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	47,680	-
no bedroom	759	1.59%
1 bedroom	3,303	6.93%
2 bedrooms	10,623	22.28%
3 bedrooms	25,825	54.16%
4 bedrooms	6,215	13.03%
5 bedrooms or more	955	2.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	25,614	-
Less than $50,000	3,852	15.04%
$50,000 - $99,999	4,200	16.40%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,944	19.30%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,304	16.80%
$200,000 - $299,999	4,944	19.30%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,572	10.04%
$500,000 - $999,999	596	2.33%
$1,000,000 or more	202	0.79%
Median House Value	$147,900	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	12,353	-
Less than $500	1,661	13.45%
$500 - $999	7,905	63.99%
$1,000 - $1,499	2,380	19.27%
$1,500 - $1,999	184	1.49%
$2,000 - $2,499	103	0.83%
$2,500 - $2,999	120	0.97%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$809	-

Demographic

A total of 107,253 people lives in Ouachita Parish School District area, Louisiana with 51,895 male and 55,358 female. The males to female ratio is 48.39 to 51.61. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	107,253	-
Male	51,895	48.39%
Female	55,358	51.61%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	107,253	-
Under 5 years	7,212	6.72%
5 - 9 years	7,685	7.17%
10 - 14 years	6,968	6.50%
15 - 19 years	6,320	5.89%
20 - 24 years	7,126	6.64%
25 - 34 years	15,685	14.62%
35 - 44 years	13,694	12.77%
45 - 54 years	13,454	12.54%
55 - 59 years	6,836	6.37%
60 - 64 years	6,739	6.28%
65 - 74 years	9,156	8.54%
75 - 84 years	4,873	4.54%
85 years and older	1,505	1.40%
Median Age	37.0 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	107,253	-
One Race	105,791	98.64%
White	75,519	70.41%
Black or African American	28,235	26.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native	163	0.15%
Asian	1,150	1.07%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	68	0.06%
Other	656	0.61%

Two or more races	1,462	1.36%
White and Black or African American	568	0.53%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	407	0.38%
White and Asian	222	0.21%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	20	0.02%

Living in Ouachita Parish School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic