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People QuickFacts |
Evangeline Parish |
Louisiana |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
35,624 | 4,410,796 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
0.5% | -1.3% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
35,434 | 4,468,968 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
7.4% | 7.0% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
27.0% | 25.1% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
12.8% | 12.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
50.0% | 51.5% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
69.3% | 64.8% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
29.5% | 32.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.3% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.3% | 1.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
0.6% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
1.3% | 3.4% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
68.3% | 61.9% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
64.3% | 59.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
0.6% | 2.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
27.7% | 9.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
55.5% | 74.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
9.5% | 18.7% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
8,548 | 880,047 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
32.7 | 25.7 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
15,103 | 1,859,179 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
69.4% | 67.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
6.6% | 18.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$53,000 | $85,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
12,736 | 1,656,053 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.64 | 2.62 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$28,629 | $40,866 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$11,432 | $16,912 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
26.4% | 18.8% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Evangeline Parish |
Louisiana |
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Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2006 |
538 | 101,8021 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
6,134 | 1,593,0331 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
2.1% | Z |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
1,521 | 294,107 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
1,829 | 328,756 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 12.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 2.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 2.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
34.6% | 26.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 89,540,799 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 47,192,153 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
176,751 | 41,885,192 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$4,996 | $9,356 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 7,411,702 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
52 | 16,305 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
289,510 | 43,036,0731 |
