| | People QuickFacts | Morehouse Parish | Louisiana |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 27,608 | 4,574,836 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 27,979 | 4,533,372 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -1.3% | 0.9% |
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Population, 2010 | 27,979 | 4,533,372 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 7.3% | 6.9% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 24.7% | 24.4% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 15.6% | 12.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 52.1% | 51.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 51.0% | 63.8% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 47.3% | 32.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.2% | 0.7% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.4% | 1.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.0% | 1.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 1.0% | 4.4% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 50.5% | 60.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 92.2% | 84.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 0.3% | 3.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 1.9% | 8.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 73.2% | 81.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 11.1% | 20.9% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 1,930 | 318,533 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 22.2 | 25.0 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 12,331 | 1,978,848 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 71.4% | 68.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 7.9% | 17.8% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $71,200 | $130,000 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 10,282 | 1,641,165 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.67 | 2.62 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $15,713 | $23,094 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $31,781 | $43,445 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 27.4% | 18.1% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Morehouse Parish | Louisiana |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 497 | 103,3651 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 5,223 | 1,599,5511 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -16.4 | 0.51 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 1,823 | 340,627 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,729 | 375,808 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 25.7% | 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) | D | 205,054,723 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 255,319 | 51,415,553 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 241,374 | 56,543,203 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $8,443 | $12,921 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 19,773 | 9,729,869 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 20 | 12,173 |