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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $199 (0.4%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Avoyelles Parish is $371 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $421 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $573 a month.
Cities in this county include: Marksville
, Bunkie
, Cottonport
, Simmesport
, Boothville-Venice
, Mansura
, Moreauville
, Hessmer
, Evergreen
, Plaucheville
.
Neighboring
counties: Catahoula Parish
, Concordia Parish
, Evangeline Parish
, La Salle Parish
, Pointe Coupee Parish
, Rapides Parish
, St. Landry Parish
, West Feliciana Parish
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Avoyelles Parish: Myrtle
Grove Landing
(A),
Fort De Russy
(B),
Echo Landing
(C),
Lower Deer Range Landing
(D),
Wayside
(E),
Deer Range Plantation
(F),
Deer Range Landing
(G),
Spring Bayou Golf Course
(H),
Grimes Bluff Landing
(I),
Saucier Landing
(J),
Martinez Landing
(K),
Midway Landing
(L),
Bringol Landing
(M),
Cassandria Landing
(N),
George Guillott Landing
(O),
Upper Ashland Landing
(P),
Moncla Landing
(Q),
Norman Landing
(R),
Marcotte Landing
(S)
Churches in Avoyelles Parish include: Sunrise
Church
(A),
Antioch Church
(B),
Star Light Church
(C),
Hopewell Church
(D),
Bay Hill Church
(E),
Hillside Church
(F),
Bayou Jacque Church
(G),
Bayou des Glaises Church
(H),
Hays Chapel
(I)
Cemeteries: Saint
Joseph Cemetery
(1),
Goudeau Cemetery
(2),
Saint John Cemetery
(3),
Saint Catherine Cemetery
(4),
Saint Anthony Cemetery
(5),
Robinson Cemetery
(6),
French Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and swamps: Premier
Bayou
(A),
Premier Lac
(B),
Nichols Lake
(C),
Cannon Lake
(D),
Gin Lake
(E),
Coco Lake
(F),
Muscle Lake
(G),
Red River Bay
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cypres,
Bayou des
(A),
Cow Creek
(B),
Baie, Bayou de la
(C),
Cyprieres, Bayou des
(D),
Spring Bayou
(E),
Pillars Creek
(F),
Petite Riviere
(G),
Petit Bayou Rouge
(H),
Cason, Bayou
(I)
Parks in Avoyelles Parish include: Marksville
State Historic Site
(1),
Pomme De Terre State Wildlife Management Area
(2),
Spring Bayou State Wildlife Management Area
(3),
Grassy Lake State Wildlife Management Area
(4)
Post offices: Goudeau
Post Office
(A),
Effie Post Office
(B),
Vick Post Office
(C),
Center Point Post Office
(D),
Bordelonville Post Office
(E)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
4.9% | | Louisiana: |
4.4% |
Current college students: 1,013
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 59.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 223 (68% naturalized citizens)
| Avoyelles
Parish: |
0.5% | | Whole
state: | 2.6% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 16
- 1990
to 1994: 13
- 1985
to 1989: 24
- 1980
to 1984: 18
- 1975
to 1979: 59
- 1970
to 1974: 13
- 1970
to 1974: 15
- 1965
to 1969: 65
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Mean travel time to work: 31.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 70.6%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 12,694
- One,
attached: 247
- Two:
518
- 3
or 4: 329
- 5
to 9: 302
- 10
to 19: 35
- 20
or more: 145
- Mobile
homes: 2,248
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 58
Housing units in Avoyelles Parish with a mortgage: 3,765 (272 second mortgage, 133 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,408 Agriculture
in Avoyelles Parish
Average size of farms: 305 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $58941
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $291.78
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 9.13%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $56919
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 60.09%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 9.35%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $75538
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.48%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.47
Corn for grain: 11611 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 4831 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 20036 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 58343 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 252 acresAvoyelles
Parish historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Louisiana state average. It is 2.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 24 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 1/31/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males:
|
- Construction
(17%)
- Public
administration (13%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Arts,
entertainment, and recreation (6%)
- Mining
(4%)
- Educational
services (4%)
- Health
care (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (21%)
- Educational
services (14%)
- Arts,
entertainment, and recreation (11%)
- Public
administration (8%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Food
and beverage stores (5%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Law
enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females |
- Cashiers
(7%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Health
technologists and technicians (6%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (5%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Philippines
(17%)
- Germany
(17%)
- Vietnam
(8%)
- United
Kingdom (6%)
- Netherlands
(6%)
- Other
Caribbean (6%)
- Nicaragua
(6%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Avoyelles Parish:
|
- French
(except Basque) (24%)
- United
States or American (21%)
- French
Canadian (6%)
- Irish
(3%)
- English
(2%)
- German
(2%)
- Acadian/Cajun
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 10,666 (77%)
- Carpooled:
2,358 (17%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 46 (0%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 6 (0%)
- Railroad:
17 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
7 (0%)
- Bicycle:
21 (0%)
- Walked:
276 (2%)
- Other
means: 248 (2%)
- Worked
at home: 247 (2%)
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People
in group quarters in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
- 1738
people in state prisons
- 728
people in nursing homes
- 581
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 18
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 16
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 11
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 11
people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 9
people in religious group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $36,120.
5.83% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,528 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.83% | | Louisiana
average: | 8.89% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.70% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($22,213 average AGI)
1.13% relocated from other states ($5,315 average AGI)
| Avoyelles
Parish: |
1.13% | | Louisiana
average: | 2.22% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Rapides Parish, LA
|
1.08% ($31,608 average AGI) |
| from
Orleans Parish, LA
|
0.96% ($23,148) |
| from
St. Bernard Parish, LA
|
0.47% ($29,097) |
| from
Jefferson Parish, LA
|
0.44% ($25,678) |
| from
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
|
0.24% ($23,563) |
| from
Pointe Coupee Parish, LA
|
0.19% ($26,120) |
| from
Plaquemines Parish, LA
|
0.14% ($22,316) |
4.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,563 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.19% | | Louisiana
average: | 13.45% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.02% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($19,441 average AGI)
1.17% relocated to other states ($8,122 average AGI)
| Avoyelles
Parish: |
1.17% | | Louisiana
average: | 7.16% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Rapides Parish, LA
|
1.14% ($26,617 average AGI) |
| to
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
|
0.32% ($22,524) |
| to
Lafayette Parish, LA
|
0.29% ($31,184) |
| to
St. Landry Parish, LA
|
0.16% ($28,762) |
| to
Grant Parish, LA
|
0.12% ($27,125) |
| to
Harris County, TX
|
0.11% ($21,000) |
| to
Evangeline Parish, LA
|
0.10% ($31,077) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.2
Births
per 1000 population in Avoyelles Parish
|
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5
Deaths
per 1000 population in Avoyelles Parish |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.5
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Avoyelles Parish |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,939 (5,436 aged, 1,503 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 38,372
- In
family households: 33,680 (7,905 male householders, 2,716 female householders)
7,739
spouses, 12,686 children (11,629 natural, 209 adopted, 848 stepchildren), 1,077 grandchildren, 334 brothers or sisters, 205 parents, 453 other relatives, 565 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 4,692 (1,698 male householders (1,465 living alone)), 2,430 female householders (2,216 living alone)), 564 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 3,109 (3,081 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 4,245 2-persons, 2,707 3-persons, 2,074 4-persons, 1,043 5-persons, 335 6-persons, 217 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,681 1-person, 400 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.
6,513 married couples with children.
3,280 single-parent households (617 men, 2,663 women).
79.1% of residents of Avoyelles Parish speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
18.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $288,534,000 ($6873 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,625,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $97,191,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $68,337,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $12,521,000
Federal grants: $99,501,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,669,000 ($709,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,315,000 ($2,737,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $10,752,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $12,117,000
Federal Government insurance: $54,045,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,437
| Here: |
82 per 1000 residents | | State: |
78 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,506
| Here: |
60 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: -274
| Here: |
-7 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-20 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Avoyelles Parish |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.49 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: 384
- 1995
to 1998: 1,307
- 1990
to 1994: 917
- 1980
to 1989: 2,870
- 1970
to 1979: 3,729
- 1960
to 1969: 2,546
- 1950
to 1959: 2,112
- 1940
to 1949: 1,355
- 1939
or earlier: 1,356
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana:
|
- 1
room: 35
- 2
rooms: 202
- 3
rooms: 574
- 4
rooms: 1,471
- 5
rooms: 3,070
- 6
rooms: 2,825
- 7
rooms: 1,488
- 8
rooms: 840
- 9
or more rooms: 463
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana: |
- 1
room: 67
- 2
rooms: 186
- 3
rooms: 671
- 4
rooms: 1,057
- 5
rooms: 1,029
- 6
rooms: 460
- 7
rooms: 184
- 8
rooms: 42
- 9
or more rooms: 72
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Avoyelles Parish: |
- no
bedroom: 61
- 1
bedroom: 455
- 2
bedrooms: 2,921
- 3
bedrooms: 6,341
- 4
bedrooms: 1,060
- 5
or more bedrooms: 130
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Avoyelles Parish: |
- no
bedroom: 70
- 1
bedroom: 804
- 2
bedrooms: 1,604
- 3
bedrooms: 1,116
- 4
bedrooms: 171
- 5
or more bedrooms: 3
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Avoyelles Parish in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
- no
vehicle: 883
- 1
vehicle: 3,621
- 2
vehicles: 4,744
- 3
vehicles: 1,400
- 4
vehicles: 249
- 5
or more vehicles: 71
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Avoyelles Parish in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 1,023
- 1
vehicle: 1,747
- 2
vehicles: 795
- 3
vehicles: 181
- 4
vehicles: 11
- 5
or more vehicles: 11
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67% of Avoyelles Parish residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Louisiana.
| Avoyelles
Parish: |
67.4% | | State
average: |
59.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 37736
- Northeast:
168
- Midwest:
501
- South:
2347
- West:
415
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $41,700 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (57%)
- Electricity
(29%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Wood
(2%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (55%)
- Electricity
(37%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (7%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 558
| Here: |
10.9% | | Louisiana: | 17.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 322
| Here: |
12.0% | | Louisiana: | 15.5% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 115
| Here: |
12.3% | | Louisiana: | 16.8% |
Avoyelles
Parish government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $13,000
- Charges
- Hospital Public: $6,341,000
All Other: $1,802,000
Housing & Community Development: $69,000
Sewerage: $1,000
- Construction
- Air Transportation: $238,000
Parking Facilities: $64,000
Own Hospitals: $57,000
Water Utilities: $53,000
Regular Highways: $29,000
- Current
Operations - Own Hospitals: $8,350,000
Police Protection: $5,951,000
Corrections - Other: $3,364,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,172,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,646,000
Financial Administration: $1,635,000
Regular Highways: $1,281,000
General - Other: $1,071,000
Libraries: $774,000
Fire Protection: $635,000
Housing & Community Development: $611,000
Central Staff Services: $582,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $561,000
Natural Resources - Other: $368,000
Water Utilities: $205,000
Health Services - Other: $159,000
Air Transportation: $20,000
Parks & Recreation: $20,000
Sewerage: $6,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,599,000
Housing & Community Development: $423,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $139,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,215,000
Housing & Community Development: $137,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $167,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,550,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $57,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,254,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $897,000
Water Utilities: $142,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $456,000
Water Utilities: $25,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $1,995,000
Interest Earnings: $171,000
Property Sale Other: $13,000
Rents: $6,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Own Hospitals: $175,000
Judicial: $128,000
Central Staff: $84,000
Financial Administration: $59,000
General - Other: $39,000
Police Protection: $22,000
Regular Highways: $21,000
Corrections - Other: $13,000
Fire Protection: $3,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $2,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,228,000
- Revenue
- Water Utilities: $293,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $916,000
- State
Intergovernmental - All Other: $6,345,000
Public Welfare: $1,330,000
General Support: $826,000
Highways: $438,000
- Tax
- Total General Sales: $4,628,000
Property: $2,430,000
Other Selective Sales: $489,000
NEC: $115,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $11,494,000
- Water
Utilities - Interest on Debt: $8,000
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