Ouachita Parish LA Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff





Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school44,054100.0
Nursery school, preschool3,1147.1
Kindergarten2,1865.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)19,61744.5
High school (grades 9-12)8,77419.9
College or graduate school10,36323.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over88,430100.0
Less than 9th grade5,7546.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma13,15814.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)26,50830.0
Some college, no degree20,40823.1
Associate degree2,4982.8
Bachelor's degree13,08214.8
Graduate or professional degree7,0227.9
Percent high school graduate or higher78.6(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher22.7(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over113,366100.0
Never married32,55528.7
Now married, except separated58,24551.4
Separated3,0052.7
Widowed8,0987.1
Female
6,8606.1
Divorced11,46310.1
Female
6,9056.1
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years4,306100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren2,66261.8
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over106,124100.0
Civilian veterans12,98612.2
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years37,918100.0
With a disability3,4839.2
Population 21 to 64 years79,837100.0
With a disability17,50221.9
Percent employed
57.7(X)
No disability62,33578.1
Percent employed
75.4(X)
Population 65 years and over16,579100.0
With a disability7,31344.1
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over136,644100.0
Same house in 199576,87056.3
Different house in the U.S. in 199559,17543.3
Same county
39,35728.8
Different county
19,81814.5
Same state
11,6088.5
Different state
8,2106.0
Elsewhere in 19955990.4
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population147,250100.0
Native145,76399.0
Born in United States
145,12598.6
State of residence
117,38279.7
Different state
27,74318.8
Born outside United States
6380.4
Foreign born1,4871.0
Entered 1990 to March 2000
4810.3
Naturalized citizen
8160.6
Not a citizen
6710.5
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)1,487100.0
Europe33222.3
Asia67745.5
Africa805.4
Oceania130.9
Latin America32521.9
Northern America604.0
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over136,644100.0
English only132,51697.0
Language other than English4,1283.0
Speak English less than 'very well
1,4631.1
Spanish
1,7891.3
Speak English less than "very well"
7340.5
Other Indo-European languages
1,5581.1
Speak English less than "very well"
3930.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages
6150.5
Speak English less than "very well"
3100.2
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population147,250100.0

Total ancestries reported

127,02686.3
Arab3350.2
Czech12280.2
Danish990.1
Dutch9360.6
English10,3787.0
French (except Basque)16,4974.4
French Canadian11,0000.7
German7,2114.9
Greek1800.1
Hungarian1260.1
Irish113,1418.9
Italian3,6302.5
Lithuanian490.0
Norwegian2840.2
Polish4120.3
Portuguese340.0
Russian1710.1
Scotch-Irish2,3561.6
Scottish1,8031.2
Slovak300.0
Subsaharan African7470.5
Swedish4390.3
Swiss1360.1
Ukrainian280.0
United States or American19,75113.4
Welsh3680.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)600.0
Other ancestries56,59738.4
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19


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