Ascension Parish County vs. Assumption Parish County

Ascension Parish County (LA)Assumption Parish County (LA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)124,67222,300
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)16.3%-4.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)107,21523,416
Population, Census, April 1, 2010107,21523,421
Persons under 5 years, percent7.1%5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent26.8%21.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent11.8%18.0%
Female persons, percent50.6%51.5%
White alone, percent73.1%68.0%
Black or African American alone, percent23.6%29.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.8%
Asian alone, percent1.4%0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.3%1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.7%3.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent68.1%65.4%
Veterans, 2014-20185,4111,110
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.9%1.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)48,68010,867
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201880.1%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, 2009-20136.5%3.2%
Building permits, 201893619
Households, 2014-201842,6498,802
Persons per household, 2014-20182.822.56
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.8%90.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20185.9%12.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.1%76.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201884.7%68.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.4%73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201826.8%10.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.7%15.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.1%10.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.0%55.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.3%51.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)167,2173,947
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)255,40825,342
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)995,46279,359
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,538,904121,030
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,705$5,256
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201829.528.9
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, percent10.8%20.7%
Total employer establishments, 20172,290249
Total employment, 201739,3132,563
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,085,542108,882
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.9%-3.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20178,9101,591
All firms, 20128,7481,520
Men-owned firms, 20124,597797
Women-owned firms, 20123,012463
Minority-owned firms, 20122,201445
Nonminority-owned firms, 20126,2431,054
Veteran-owned firms, 2012847224
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20127,4071,260
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%15.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.4%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.1%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200731.8%31.4%
Population per square mile, 2010369.769.2
Land area in square miles, 2010289.98338.66

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.