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People QuickFacts |
Union Parish |
Louisiana |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
22,964 | 4,287,768 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
0.7% | -4.1% |
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Population, 2000 |
22,803 | 4,468,976 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
6.7% | 7.0% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
24.2% | 25.4% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
15.7% | 12.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
51.4% | 51.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
71.9% | 65.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
27.1% | 31.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.3% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.3% | 1.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
0.5% | 0.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
3.0% | 2.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
69.2% | 62.8% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
60.6% | 59.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
1.2% | 2.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
2.5% | 9.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
71.7% | 74.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
11.8% | 18.7% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
4,826 | 880,047 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
30.8 | 25.7 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
11,967 | 1,830,073 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
81.2% | 67.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
4.5% | 18.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$63,900 | $85,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
8,857 | 1,656,053 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.52 | 2.62 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$30,697 | $35,216 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$14,819 | $16,912 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
18.7% | 19.2% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Union Parish |
Louisiana |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
336 | 102,7901 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
4,877 | 1,617,5071 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
-5.2% | 1.6%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
1,419 | 269,814 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
1,584 | 328,756 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 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 |
S | 26.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
182,935 | 89,540,799 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 47,192,153 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
113,772 | 41,885,192 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$4,985 | $9,356 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
6,775 | 7,411,702 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
215 | 28,671 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
138,639 | 32,954,0591 |
