Avoyelles Parish LA Social Statistics
Updated June 30, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 10,352 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 814 | 7.9 |
| Kindergarten | 704 | 6.8 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,130 | 49.6 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 2,691 | 26.0 |
| College or graduate school | 1,013 | 9.8 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 26,606 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 4,280 | 16.1 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 6,427 | 24.2 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 9,856 | 37.0 |
| Some college, no degree | 3,179 | 11.9 |
| Associate degree | 668 | 2.5 |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,569 | 5.9 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 627 | 2.4 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 59.8 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 8.3 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 32,450 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 8,355 | 25.7 |
| Now married, except separated | 17,699 | 54.5 |
| Separated | 798 | 2.5 |
| Widowed | 3,027 | 9.3 |
Female | 2,433 | 7.5 |
| Divorced | 2,571 | 7.9 |
Female | 1,455 | 4.5 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 908 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 510 | 56.2 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 30,358 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 3,384 | 11.1 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 9,877 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,019 | 10.3 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 20,575 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 5,779 | 28.1 |
Percent employed | 48.3 | (X) |
| No disability | 14,796 | 71.9 |
Percent employed | 67.5 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 5,072 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,789 | 55.0 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 38,630 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 25,961 | 67.2 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 12,544 | 32.5 |
Same county | 8,468 | 21.9 |
Different county | 4,076 | 10.6 |
Same state | 2,700 | 7.0 |
Different state | 1,376 | 3.6 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 125 | 0.3 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 41,481 | 100.0 |
| Native | 41,258 | 99.5 |
Born in United States | 41,167 | 99.2 |
State of residence | 37,736 | 91.0 |
Different state | 3,431 | 8.3 |
Born outside United States | 91 | 0.2 |
| Foreign born | 223 | 0.5 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 29 | 0.1 |
Naturalized citizen | 152 | 0.4 |
Not a citizen | 71 | 0.2 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 223 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 88 | 39.5 |
| Asia | 66 | 29.6 |
| Africa | 12 | 5.4 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 49 | 22.0 |
| Northern America | 8 | 3.6 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 38,630 | 100.0 |
| English only | 30,574 | 79.1 |
| Language other than English | 8,056 | 20.9 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 1,923 | 5.0 |
Spanish | 818 | 2.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 275 | 0.7 |
Other Indo-European languages | 6,993 | 18.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,606 | 4.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 81 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 29 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 41,481 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 33,771 | 81.4 |
| Arab | 53 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 13 | 0.0 |
| Danish | 0 | 0.0 |
| Dutch | 59 | 0.1 |
| English | 1,047 | 2.5 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 8,027 | 19.4 |
| French Canadian1 | 2,616 | 6.3 |
| German | 965 | 2.3 |
| Greek | 19 | 0.0 |
| Hungarian | 7 | 0.0 |
| Irish1 | 1,451 | 3.5 |
| Italian | 553 | 1.3 |
| Lithuanian | 16 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 47 | 0.1 |
| Polish | 46 | 0.1 |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 10 | 0.0 |
| Scotch-Irish | 131 | 0.3 |
| Scottish | 98 | 0.2 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 201 | 0.5 |
| Swedish | 12 | 0.0 |
| Swiss | 38 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 6,419 | 15.5 |
| Welsh | 5 | 0.0 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 14 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 11,924 | 28.7 |
| (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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