| | People QuickFacts | Allen Parish | Louisiana |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 4,574,836 |
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Population, 2010 | 25,764 | 4,533,372 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | 1.3% | 1.4% |
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Population, 2000 | 25,440 | 4,468,976 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.5% | 6.9% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 22.9% | 24.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 12.9% | 12.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 43.8% | 51.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 71.6% | 62.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 23.2% | 32.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 2.4% | 0.7% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.7% | 1.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.6% | 1.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 1.3% | 4.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 70.9% | 60.3% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 82.5% | 84.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 3.0% | 3.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 9.0% | 8.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 71.8% | 81.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 9.1% | 20.9% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 1,755 | 318,533 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 28.9 | 25.0 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 9,733 | 1,964,981 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 72.0% | 68.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 8.3% | 17.8% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $76,500 | $130,000 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 8,388 | 1,641,165 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.57 | 2.62 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $17,108 | $23,094 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $36,926 | $43,445 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 17.4% | 18.1% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Allen Parish | Louisiana |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 338 | 103,3841 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 3,721 | 1,639,1041 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | 8.2% | 2.9%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 1,021 | 313,218 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,167 | 375,808 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 8.7% | 15.9% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 27.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 167,537 | 205,054,723 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 51,415,553 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 142,901 | 56,543,203 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $5,529 | $12,921 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 17,401 | 9,729,869 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 4 | 11,343 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 214,479 | 52,638,6451 |