Ouachita Parish County vs. Union Parish County

Ouachita Parish County (LA)Union Parish County (LA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)154,47522,330
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)0.5%-1.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)153,73122,774
Population, Census, April 1, 2010153,72022,721
Persons under 5 years, percent6.9%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.9%21.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.8%20.6%
Female persons, percent52.1%50.5%
White alone, percent59.8%73.0%
Black or African American alone, percent37.6%25.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.5%
Asian alone, percent1.0%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent1.2%0.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent2.2%4.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent58.0%69.2%
Veterans, 2014-20188,7551,433
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.7%2.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)69,01811,904
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201859.0%82.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$140,900$99,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,133$1,045
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$322$259
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$755$512
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201318.2%5.9%
Building permits, 20184864
Households, 2014-201856,6867,724
Persons per household, 2014-20182.622.84
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.4%95.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20182.7%3.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201879.0%66.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201869.9%51.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201886.3%85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201824.3%14.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.8%12.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.4%10.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.8%47.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.6%38.8%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,354,20753,643
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,387,131141,267
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,365$6,301
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201820.332.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$41,314$43,083
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$23,663$22,979
Persons in poverty, percent21.3%18.0%
Total employer establishments, 20174,269340
Total employment, 201762,5104,077
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,420,470131,776
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.6%-1.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201712,7841,517
All firms, 201214,7571,500
Men-owned firms, 20127,157764
Women-owned firms, 20125,493501
Minority-owned firms, 20124,442296
Nonminority-owned firms, 20129,5861,090
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,224265
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201212,6441,101
Black-owned firms, percent, 200717.3%8.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.8%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.8%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200730.9%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010251.825.9
Land area in square miles, 2010610.41876.99

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