Ascension Parish County vs. Assumption Parish County
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Ascension Parish County (LA) Assumption Parish County (LA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 124,672 22,300
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 16.3% -4.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 107,215 23,416
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 107,215 23,421
Persons under 5 years, percent 7.1% 5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent 26.8% 21.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 11.8% 18.0%
Female persons, percent 50.6% 51.5%
White alone, percent 73.1% 68.0%
Black or African American alone, percent 23.6% 29.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.5% 0.8%
Asian alone, percent 1.4% 0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 1.3% 1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 5.7% 3.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 68.1% 65.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018 5,411 1,110
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 2.9% 1.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 48,680 10,867
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 80.1% 77.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $191,300 $113,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,396 $1,083
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $327 $290
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $979 $759
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 6.5% 3.2%
Building permits, 2018 936 19
Households, 2014-2018 42,649 8,802
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.82 2.56
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 88.8% 90.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 5.9% 12.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 91.1% 76.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 84.7% 68.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 88.4% 73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 26.8% 10.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.7% 15.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 7.1% 10.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 68.0% 55.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 62.3% 51.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 167,217 3,947
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 255,408 25,342
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 995,462 79,359
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,538,904 121,030
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,705 $5,256
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 29.5 28.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $76,589 $44,744
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $32,961 $26,238
Persons in poverty, percent 10.8% 20.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017 2,290 249
Total employment, 2017 39,313 2,563
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 2,085,542 108,882
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.9% -3.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 8,910 1,591
All firms, 2012 8,748 1,520
Men-owned firms, 2012 4,597 797
Women-owned firms, 2012 3,012 463
Minority-owned firms, 2012 2,201 445
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 6,243 1,054
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 847 224
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 7,407 1,260
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 15.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.4% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.1% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 31.8% 31.4%
Population per square mile, 2010 369.7 69.2
Land area in square miles, 2010 289.98 338.66
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Ascension Parish county (LA) and Assumption Parish county (LA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.