Cameron Parish County vs. Orange County

	Cameron Parish County (LA)	Orange County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6,968	83,572
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.5%	2.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	6,868	81,837
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	6,839	81,837
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.2%	6.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.1%	24.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.5%	16.1%
Female persons, percent	50.2%	50.4%
White alone, percent	93.2%	87.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	4.1%	8.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.5%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.3%	8.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	89.4%	80.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	566	5,549
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.8%	3.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	4,124	37,735
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	87.0%	76.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$113,900	$107,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,155	$1,287
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$285	$418
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$823	$815
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	0.8%	9.1%
Building permits, 2018	67	565
Households, 2014-2018	2,718	31,989
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.52	2.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	97.7%	84.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	10.5%	5.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	82.0%	86.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	70.8%	76.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	81.9%	88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	11.6%	15.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.3%	12.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	9.4%	15.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.9%	59.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.7%	52.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,364	101,246
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	28,323	909,643
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$4,226	$10,963
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	31.2	23.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$55,000	$55,700
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,000	$28,826
Persons in poverty, percent	13.9%	13.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	138	1,316
Total employment, 2017	1,463	18,953
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	132,308	968,723
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	16.9%	-1.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	690	4,815
All firms, 2012	758	4,881
Men-owned firms, 2012	491	2,487
Women-owned firms, 2012	147	1,690
Minority-owned firms, 2012	25	955
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	677	3,615
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	94	526
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	598	4,122
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	6.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	26.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	5.3	245.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,284.89	333.67

Source: United States Census Bureau

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