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Webster Parish School District Overview

Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College located in Webster Parish School District area. A total of 16,551 households are located in Webster Parish School District area. Among them, 4,815 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.96 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 10,517 and 8,390 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0.42% (159) of residents are non-citizens and 1.95% (745) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Webster Parish School District, Louisiana
Household	16,551
Population	38,221
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,815 (29.09%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	10,517
Total Students	8,390
Pre-Kindergarten	420
Kindergarten	511
Grade 1-8	3,906
Grade 9-12	1,957
College/Graduate School	1,596
Veterans	30,260
Non-citizen	159
Non-English Home Language	745
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

31,540 residents are over the age of 16 and 15,469 people are in labor force. Among them, 15,364 people are in civilian labor force and 105 are in armed labor force. 14,567 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.20%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,446	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	12,748	88.25%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	757	5.24%
Public transportation	54	0.37%
Walked	116	0.80%
Other method	139	0.96%
Worked from home	632	4.37%
Average Commute Time	28 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,567	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	4,041	27.74%
Service	2,421	16.62%
Sales and office	3,028	20.79%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,793	19.17%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,284	15.68%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,567	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,135	7.79%
Construction	1,808	12.41%
Manufacturing	1,156	7.94%
Wholesale trade	289	1.98%
Retail trade	1,785	12.25%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	933	6.40%
Information	83	0.57%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	560	3.84%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	769	5.28%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,276	22.49%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	979	6.72%
Other services, except public administration	782	5.37%
Public administration	1,012	6.95%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,567	-
Private wage and salary workers	10,882	74.70%
Government workers	2,382	16.35%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,274	8.75%
Unpaid family workers	29	0.20%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $43,967 for the 16,551 households in Webster Parish School District area, Louisiana. The average income of a single worker is $20,426. 34,719 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 90.64%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	16,551	-
Less than $10,000	2,214	13.38%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,529	9.24%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,617	21.85%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,167	13.09%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,406	14.54%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,196	13.27%
$75,000 - $99,999	927	5.60%
$100,000 - $149,999	963	5.82%
$150,000 - $199,999	321	1.94%
More than $200,000	211	1.27%
Median Household Income	$28,951	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$43,967	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	10,295	-
Less than $10,000	823	7.99%
$10,000 - $14,999	542	5.26%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,052	19.93%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,293	12.56%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,769	17.18%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,717	16.68%
$75,000 - $99,999	693	6.73%
$100,000 - $149,999	930	9.03%
$150,000 - $199,999	275	2.67%
More than $200,000	201	1.95%

Median Family Income	$38,462	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$54,526	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$20,426	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$31,904	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$31,904	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	38,304	-
With health insurance coverage	34,719	90.64%
Public coverage	19,566	51.08%
Private health insurance	20,261	52.90%
Without health insurance coverage	3,585	9.36%

Housing

There are 19,681 housing units in Webster Parish School District area, Louisiana with 16,551 units (84.10%) occupied. 11,074 houses (66.91%) are occupied by owner and 5,477 houses (33.09%) are rented. The average housing value is $81,500 and the average rental cost is $688. 265 houses (1.35%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,253 houses (6.37%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,681	-
Occupied	16,551	84.10%
Owner Occupied	11,074	66.91%
Renter Occupied	5,477	33.09%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	13,609	69.15%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	429	2.18%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,682	8.55%
Mobile Homes	3,954	20.09%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	7	0.04%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,681	-
Built 2014 or later	265	1.35%
Built 2010 - 2013	465	2.36%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,356	6.89%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,036	10.35%
Built 1980 - 1989	3,016	15.32%
Built 1970 - 1979	4,591	23.33%
Built 1960 - 1969	4,375	22.23%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,324	11.81%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,253	6.37%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,681	-
1 room	122	0.62%
2 rooms	663	3.37%
3 rooms	1,336	6.79%
4 rooms	3,196	16.24%
5 rooms	5,642	28.67%
6 rooms	3,954	20.09%
7 rooms	2,408	12.24%
8 rooms	1,224	6.22%
9 rooms or more	1,136	5.77%
Median Number of Rooms	5.3 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,681	-
no bedroom	145	0.74%
1 bedroom	1,214	6.17%
2 bedrooms	5,921	30.08%
3 bedrooms	9,668	49.12%
4 bedrooms	2,329	11.83%
5 bedrooms or more	404	2.05%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	11,074	-
Less than $50,000	3,076	27.78%
$50,000 - $99,999	3,538	31.95%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,381	12.47%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,568	14.16%
$200,000 - $299,999	863	7.79%
$300,000 - $499,999	541	4.89%
$500,000 - $999,999	105	0.95%
$1,000,000 or more	2	0.02%
Median House Value	$81,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	4,057	-
Less than $500	1,012	24.94%
$500 - $999	2,474	60.98%
$1,000 - $1,499	514	12.67%
$1,500 - $1,999	57	1.40%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$688	-

Demographic

A total of 39,242 people lives in Webster Parish School District area, Louisiana with 19,171 male and 20,071 female. The males to female ratio is 48.85 to 51.15. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	39,242	-
Male	19,171	48.85%
Female	20,071	51.15%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	39,242	-
Under 5 years	2,368	6.03%
5 - 9 years	2,235	5.70%
10 - 14 years	2,762	7.04%
15 - 19 years	2,349	5.99%
20 - 24 years	2,316	5.90%
25 - 34 years	4,794	12.22%
35 - 44 years	4,392	11.19%
45 - 54 years	5,078	12.94%
55 - 59 years	2,482	6.32%
60 - 64 years	2,899	7.39%
65 - 74 years	4,177	10.64%
75 - 84 years	2,500	6.37%
85 years and older	890	2.27%
Median Age	41.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	39,242	-
One Race	38,685	98.58%
White	24,993	63.69%
Black or African American	13,346	34.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native	164	0.42%
Asian	106	0.27%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	51	0.13%
Other	25	0.06%

Two or more races	557	1.42%
White and Black or African American	140	0.36%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	199	0.51%
White and Asian	82	0.21%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	3	0.01%