Ascension Parish LA Economic Statistics

Updated June 30, 2020 | Infoplease Staff





Subject

Number

Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over56,116100.0
In labor force37,20366.3
Civilian labor force
37,14866.2
Employed
35,15162.6
Unemployed
1,9973.6
Percent of civilian labor force
5.4(X)
Armed Forces
550.1
Not in labor force18,91333.7
Females 16 years and over28,880100.0
In labor force16,55457.3
Civilian labor force
16,53057.2
Employed
15,54453.8
Own children under 6 years6,950100.0
All parents in family in labor force4,17760.1
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over34,633100.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone29,43885.0
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled3,51810.2
Public transportation (including taxicab)360.1
Walked5901.7
Other means3801.1
Worked at home6711.9
Mean travel time to work (minutes)26.3(X)
Employed civilian population 16 years and over35,151100.0
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations9,24426.3
Service occupations4,39212.5
Sales and office occupations9,80527.9
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations1080.3
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations5,70216.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations5,90016.8
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining3671.0
Construction4,65613.2
Manufacturing6,40918.2
Wholesale trade1,4134.0
Retail trade4,17611.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities1,8515.3
Information6571.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing2,1146.0
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services2,3426.7
Educational, health and social services5,88116.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services2,0615.9
Other services (except public administration)1,6944.8
Public administration1,5304.4
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers29,05082.6
Government workers4,46612.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business1,5724.5
Unpaid family workers630.2
INCOME IN 1999
Households26,773100.0
Less than $10,0002,6279.8
$10,000 to $14,9991,6896.3
$15,000 to $24,9992,80910.5
$25,000 to $34,9993,23612.1
$35,000 to $49,9994,35716.3
$50,000 to $74,9996,44624.1
$75,000 to $99,9993,39712.7
$100,000 to $149,9991,8096.8
$150,000 to $199,9991970.7
$200,000 or more2060.8
Median household income (dollars)44,288(X)
With earnings22,64884.6
Mean earnings (dollars)
52,843(X)
With Social Security income4,59017.1
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
10,395(X)
With Supplemental Security Income1,0884.1
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,230(X)
With public assistance income5902.2
Mean public assistance income (dollars)
1,826(X)
With retirement income3,37212.6
Mean retirement income (dollars)
12,772(X)
Families21,002100.0
Less than $10,0001,4717.0
$10,000 to $14,9999334.4
$15,000 to $24,9991,9709.4
$25,000 to $34,9992,42511.5
$35,000 to $49,9993,48616.6
$50,000 to $74,9995,68927.1
$75,000 to $99,9993,03314.4
$100,000 to $149,9991,6027.6
$150,000 to $199,9991970.9
$200,000 or more1960.9
Median family income (dollars)50,626(X)
Per capita income (dollars)17,858(X)

Median earnings (dollars):

Male full-time, year-round workers41,109(X)
Female full-time, year-round workers23,054(X)
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families2,254(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)10.7
With related children under 18 years1,708(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)13.7
With related children under 5 years
772(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)15.5
Families with female householder, no husband present1,295(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)36.5
With related children under 18 years1,114(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)43.0
With related children under 5 years
461(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)54.6
Individuals9,808(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)12.9
18 years and over6,047(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)11.4
65 years and over
851(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)15.4
Related children under 18 years3,702(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)16.3
Related children 5 to 17 years
2,699(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)16.3
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over1,930(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)24.2
(X) Not applicable.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P30, P32, P33, P43, P46, P49, P50, P51, P52, P53, P58, P62, P63, P64, P65, P67, P71, P72, P73, P74, P76, P77, P82, P87, P90, PCT47, PCT52, and PCT53


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