Ascension Parish County vs. Livingston Parish County

	Ascension Parish County (LA)	Livingston Parish County (LA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	124,672	139,567
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	16.3%	9.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	107,215	128,015
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	107,215	128,026
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.1%	6.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.8%	25.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	11.8%	13.2%
Female persons, percent	50.6%	50.7%
White alone, percent	73.1%	90.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	23.6%	6.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	1.4%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.7%	3.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	68.1%	87.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	5,411	7,985
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.9%	2.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	48,680	58,274
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	80.1%	81.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$191,300	$159,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,396	$1,287
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$327	$303
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$979	$901
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.5%	6.0%
Building permits, 2018	936	799
Households, 2014-2018	42,649	48,859
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.82	2.81
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.8%	89.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	5.9%	4.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.1%	89.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	84.7%	78.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.4%	85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	26.8%	18.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.7%	9.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.1%	8.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.0%	62.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.3%	56.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	167,217	115,903
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	255,408	141,072
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	14,208,545	504,021
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	995,462	345,269
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,538,904	1,180,546
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,705	$8,947
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.5	34.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$76,589	$63,159
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$32,961	$28,995
Persons in poverty, percent	10.8%	11.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,290	1,784
Total employment, 2017	39,313	21,233
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	2,085,542	732,912
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.9%	-4.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	8,910	9,375
All firms, 2012	8,748	10,280
Men-owned firms, 2012	4,597	5,510
Women-owned firms, 2012	3,012	3,641
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,201	1,105
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	6,243	8,905
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	847	1,216
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	7,407	8,661
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	3.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.4%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.1%	3.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	31.8%	26.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	369.7	197.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	289.98	648.17

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Ascension Parish county (LA) and Livingston Parish county (LA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.