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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $199 (0.3%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Allen Parish is $350 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $421 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $612 a month.
Cities in this county include: Oakdale
, Kinder
, Oberlin
, Elizabeth
, Reeves
.
Neighboring
counties: Beauregard Parish
, Evangeline Parish
, Jefferson Davis Parish
, Rapides Parish
, Vernon Parish
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Allen Parish: Camp
Pearl
(A),
United Methodist Camp
(B)
Churches in Allen Parish include: Starlight
Church
(A),
Arkadelphia Church
(B),
McGee Mission
(C),
Hopewell Church
(D),
Memorial Church
(E),
Soileau Church
(F),
Hebron Church
(G),
Sixmile Church
(H),
Le Blanc Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Martin
Cemetery
(1),
Nevil Cemetery
(2),
McGee Cemetery
(3),
Horton Cemetery
(4),
Reed Cemetery
(5),
Cole Cemetery
(6),
Creel Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Carpenters
Lake
(A),
Red Bluff Lake
(B),
Black Lake
(C),
Bird Pond
(D),
Havard Lake
(E),
Isaiah Wright Lake
(F),
Jerry Wright Lake
(G),
Crosby Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Curtis
Creek
(A),
Bunchs Creek
(B),
Baptiste Creek
(C),
Caney Creek
(D),
Cyrus Gully
(E),
Soapstone Creek
(F),
Carter Branch
(G),
Austin Branch
(H),
Spring Gully
(I)
Park in Allen Parish: West
Bay State Wildlife Management Area
(1).
Post offices: Grant
Post Office
(A),
Mittie Post Office
(B),
Le Blanc Post Office
(C)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
5.5% | | Louisiana: |
4.4% |
Current college students: 646
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 63.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 148 (53% naturalized citizens)
| Allen
Parish: |
0.6% | | Whole
state: | 2.6% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 10
- 1990
to 1994: 43
- 1985
to 1989: 7
- 1980
to 1984: 21
- 1975
to 1979: 18
- 1970
to 1974: 10
- 1970
to 1974: 13
- 1965
to 1969: 26
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Mean travel time to work: 27.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 69.6%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 6,818
- One,
attached: 49
- Two:
332
- 3
or 4: 72
- 5
to 9: 117
- 10
to 19: 8
- 20
or more: 67
- Mobile
homes: 1,665
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 29
Housing units in Allen Parish with a mortgage: 1,740 (171 second mortgage, 64 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,362 Agriculture
in Allen Parish
Average size of farms: 286 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $23457
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $197.45
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.41%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 38.99%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $29075
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 25.30%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $60523
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.17%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.24
Corn for grain: 28 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 714 harvested acres
Vegetables: 26 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 95 acresAllen
Parish historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Louisiana state average. It is 1.2 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/1/1967, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males:
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- Construction
(15%)
- Public
administration (13%)
- Arts,
entertainment, and recreation (8%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Wood
products (4%)
- Truck
transportation (4%)
- Educational
services (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (18%)
- Arts,
entertainment, and recreation (17%)
- Health
care (12%)
- Public
administration (10%)
- Accommodation
and food services (7%)
- Food
and beverage stores (5%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Law
enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
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Most
common occupations for females |
- Cashiers
(8%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Supervisors
and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico
(21%)
- United
Kingdom (14%)
- India
(9%)
- Germany
(9%)
- Japan
(8%)
- Philippines
(7%)
- Vietnam
(5%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Allen Parish:
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- United
States or American (29%)
- French
(except Basque) (12%)
- French
Canadian (6%)
- English
(5%)
- Irish
(5%)
- German
(4%)
- Acadian/Cajun
(1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 6,139 (79%)
- Carpooled:
1,239 (16%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 29 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 5 (0%)
- Taxi:
4 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
14 (0%)
- Bicycle:
7 (0%)
- Walked:
74 (1%)
- Other
means: 161 (2%)
- Worked
at home: 147 (2%)
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People
in group quarters in Allen Parish, Louisiana
- 2346
people in federal prisons and detention centers
- 1510
people in state prisons
- 251
people in nursing homes
- 47
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 12
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 10
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 4
people in religious group quarters
- 2
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 2
people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $37,637.
7.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,320 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.05% | | Louisiana
average: | 8.89% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.46% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($27,388 average AGI)
1.58% relocated from other states ($4,933 average AGI)
| Allen
Parish: |
1.58% | | Louisiana
average: | 2.22% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Calcasieu Parish, LA
|
1.34% ($55,806 average AGI) |
| from
Rapides Parish, LA
|
0.79% ($29,745) |
| from
Jefferson Davis Parish, LA
|
0.55% ($25,342) |
| from
Evangeline Parish, LA
|
0.49% ($19,500) |
| from
Beauregard Parish, LA
|
0.35% ($34,958) |
| from
Orleans Parish, LA
|
0.27% ($20,947) |
| from
St. Landry Parish, LA
|
0.22% ($20,667) |
6.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,609 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.68% | | Louisiana
average: | 13.45% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.61% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($18,683 average AGI)
2.08% relocated to other states ($9,927 average AGI)
| Allen
Parish: |
2.08% | | Louisiana
average: | 7.16% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Calcasieu Parish, LA
|
1.69% ($27,436 average AGI) |
| to
Rapides Parish, LA
|
0.62% ($30,605) |
| to
Jefferson Davis Parish, LA
|
0.32% ($38,318) |
| to
Beauregard Parish, LA
|
0.27% ($25,053) |
| to
Evangeline Parish, LA
|
0.27% ($22,368) |
| to
Vernon Parish, LA
|
0.26% ($23,389) |
| to
St. Landry Parish, LA
|
0.25% ($23,882) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1
Births
per 1000 population in Allen Parish
|
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.2
Deaths
per 1000 population in Allen Parish |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.8
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Allen Parish |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,436 (2,713 aged, 723 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 21,256
- In
family households: 18,974 (4,472 male householders, 1,553 female householders)
4,471
spouses, 7,120 children (6,399 natural, 176 adopted, 545 stepchildren), 603 grandchildren, 111 brothers or sisters, 136 parents, 138 other relatives, 370 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 2,282 (808 male householders (718 living alone)), 1,294 female householders (1,232 living alone)), 180 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 4,184 (4,151 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,419 2-persons, 1,501 3-persons, 1,217 4-persons, 596 5-persons, 185 6-persons, 107 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,950 1-person, 140 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 3 4-persons.
3,969 married couples with children.
1,582 single-parent households (269 men, 1,313 women).
87.7% of residents of Allen Parish speak English at home.
4.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
6.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $174,495,000 ($6868 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,004,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $50,960,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $37,103,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,545,000
Federal grants: $36,810,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,778,000 ($179,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $39,298,000 ($169,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $891,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,417,000
Federal Government insurance: $35,476,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,754
| Here: |
69 per 1000 residents | | State: | 78
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,254
| Here: |
50 per 1000 residents | | State: |
49 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +5
| Here: |
+0 per 1000 residents | | State: | +4
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -640
| Here: |
-25 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-20 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Allen Parish |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.19 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 253
- 1995
to 1998: 644
- 1990
to 1994: 516
- 1980
to 1989: 1,750
- 1970
to 1979: 1,748
- 1960
to 1969: 1,455
- 1950
to 1959: 1,250
- 1940
to 1949: 840
- 1939
or earlier: 701
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Allen Parish, Louisiana:
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- 1
room: 24
- 2
rooms: 156
- 3
rooms: 310
- 4
rooms: 747
- 5
rooms: 1,735
- 6
rooms: 1,618
- 7
rooms: 821
- 8
rooms: 437
- 9
or more rooms: 312
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Allen Parish, Louisiana: |
- 1
room: 24
- 2
rooms: 188
- 3
rooms: 163
- 4
rooms: 578
- 5
rooms: 556
- 6
rooms: 261
- 7
rooms: 103
- 8
rooms: 54
- 9
or more rooms: 15
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Allen Parish: |
- no
bedroom: 40
- 1
bedroom: 304
- 2
bedrooms: 1,468
- 3
bedrooms: 3,654
- 4
bedrooms: 622
- 5
or more bedrooms: 72
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Allen Parish: |
- no
bedroom: 24
- 1
bedroom: 323
- 2
bedrooms: 850
- 3
bedrooms: 684
- 4
bedrooms: 47
- 5
or more bedrooms: 14
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Allen Parish in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
- no
vehicle: 374
- 1
vehicle: 2,145
- 2
vehicles: 2,694
- 3
vehicles: 778
- 4
vehicles: 145
- 5
or more vehicles: 24
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Allen Parish in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 339
- 1
vehicle: 1,033
- 2
vehicles: 523
- 3
vehicles: 37
- 4
vehicles: 3
- 5
or more vehicles: 7
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57% of Allen Parish residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in Louisiana.
| Allen
Parish: |
57.2% | | State
average: | 59.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 20568
- Northeast:
124
- Midwest:
356
- South:
3818
- West:
388
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $39,700 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (42%)
- Electricity
(39%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (16%)
- Wood
(2%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Utility
gas (62%)
- Electricity
(29%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (8%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 270
| Here: |
8.9% | | Louisiana: | 17.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 228
| Here: |
13.9% | | Louisiana: | 15.5% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 77
| Here: |
14.9% | | Louisiana: | 16.8% |
Allen
Parish government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,925,000
- Charges
- Hospital Public: $2,505,000
All Other: $2,013,000
Parks & Recreation: $9,000
- Construction
- General: $292,000
Libraries: $218,000
Own Hospitals: $93,000
Water Utilities: $93,000
Health - Other: $28,000
Fire Protection: $26,000
Parks & Recreation: $18,000
- Current
Operations - Own Hospitals: $5,380,000
Regular Highways: $2,615,000
Police Protection: $1,869,000
General - Other: $1,309,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,301,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,215,000
Health Services - Other: $1,162,000
Water Utilities: $983,000
Corrections - Other: $917,000
Financial Administration: $810,000
Libraries: $586,000
Central Staff Services: $484,000
General Public Buildings: $239,000
Fire Protection: $235,000
Air Transportation: $161,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $153,000
Parks & Recreation: $148,000
Natural Resources - Other: $117,000
Welfare - Other: $3,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,040,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $343,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $100,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,262,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $7,363,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $3,335,000
Water Utilities: $585,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $8,295,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,418,000
Other, NEC: $75,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $2,328,000
Water Utilities: $429,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $575,000
Interest Earnings: $161,000
Property Sale Other: $66,000
Special Assessments: $5,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Own Hospitals: $695,000
General - Other: $239,000
Health - Other: $135,000
Financial Administration: $112,000
Fire Protection: $88,000
Police Protection: $36,000
Water Utilities: $23,000
Corrections - Other: $22,000
Judicial: $21,000
Central Staff: $12,000
Parks & Recreation: $8,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $4,000
Libraries: $2,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $8,442,000
- Revenue
- Water Utilities: $1,271,000
- Short
Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $50,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $542,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $2,277,000
General Support: $1,332,000
All Other: $508,000
Highways: $255,000
Health & Hospitals: $35,000
Water Utilities: $21,000
- Tax
- Property: $6,479,000
Total General Sales: $1,652,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,070,000
NEC: $46,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $6,327,000
- Water
Utilities - Interest on Debt: $61,000
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