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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 Beauregard Parish is $366 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $431 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $628 a month.
Cities in this county include: Merryville
.
2005 air pollution in Beauregard Parish:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.091 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.074 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Allen Parish
, Calcasieu Parish
, Jefferson Davis Parish
, Vernon Parish
, Newton County, Texas
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Beauregard Parish: Camp
Edgewood
(A),
Camp Anacoco
(B),
DeRidder Country Club
(C),
Southwest Louisiana Baptist Encampment
(D),
Louisiana Correctional Institute
(E),
Nicks Landing
(F)
Churches in Beauregard Parish include: Sugartown
Baptist Church
(A),
Spring Creek Church
(B),
Hopewell Church
(C),
Holly Grove Church
(D),
Smyrna Church
(E),
Smoky Cove Church
(F),
Bear Church
(G),
Beauregard Memorial Baptist Church
(H),
Singer Pentecostal Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Burks
Cemetery
(1),
Good Hope Cemetery
(2),
Campground Cemetery
(3),
Gillie Cemetery
(4),
Hyatt Cemetery
(5),
Alston Cemetery
(6),
Carter Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Caney
Lake
(A),
Candy Lake
(B),
Mule Pond
(C),
Clear Lake
(D),
Wilson Lake
(E),
Burnt Stump Lake
(F),
Ryan Lake
(G),
Boggy Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cypress
Creek
(A),
Snikey Branch
(B),
Pin Oak Flat Branch
(C),
Carter Creek
(D),
Deep Slough
(E),
Deer Creek
(F),
Dick Gully
(G),
Paul Burns Gully
(H),
Pate Branch
(I)
Park in Beauregard Parish: Beauregard
Old River Game and Fish Preserve
(1).
Post offices: Longville
Post Office
(A),
Sugartown Post Office
(B),
Dry Creek Post Office
(C),
Fields Post Office
(D),
Singer Post Office
(E),
Ragley Post Office
(F)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
5.0% | | Louisiana: |
4.4% |
Current college students: 853
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 365 (51% naturalized citizens)
| Beauregard
Parish: |
1.1% | | Whole
state: | 2.6% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 63
- 1990
to 1994: 38
- 1985
to 1989: 40
- 1980
to 1984: 45
- 1975
to 1979: 39
- 1970
to 1974: 25
- 1970
to 1974: 35
- 1965
to 1969: 80
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Mean travel time to work: 31.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 57.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 9,391
- One,
attached: 98
- Two:
191
- 3
or 4: 306
- 5
to 9: 286
- 10
to 19: 13
- 20
or more: 153
- Mobile
homes: 3,875
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 188
Housing units in Beauregard Parish with a mortgage: 2,578 (168 second mortgage, 133 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,437 Agriculture
in Beauregard Parish
Average size of farms: 180 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $14351
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $103.43
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.38%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 78.46%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $13299
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 16.59%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.11%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $33281
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.21%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 18.34
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 3.54%
Corn for grain: 1865 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1565 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1570 harvested acres
Vegetables: 161 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 222 acresBeauregard
Parish historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Louisiana state average. It is 2.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 30 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/7/1989, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males:
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- Construction
(18%)
- Public
administration (9%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Paper
(6%)
- Mining
(4%)
- Chemicals
(4%)
- Educational
services (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (17%)
- Health
care (14%)
- Finance
and insurance (9%)
- Public
administration (8%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)
|
Most
common occupations for females |
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (7%)
- Cashiers
(7%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Health
technologists and technicians (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Germany
(33%)
- Korea
(22%)
- Mexico
(8%)
- Jamaica
(8%)
- Laos
(5%)
- India
(5%)
- Vietnam
(5%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Beauregard Parish:
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- United
States or American (28%)
- Irish
(9%)
- French
(except Basque) (8%)
- English
(7%)
- German
(7%)
- French
Canadian (3%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 10,037 (80%)
- Carpooled:
1,778 (14%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 77 (1%)
- Bicycle:
4 (0%)
- Walked:
183 (1%)
- Other
means: 223 (2%)
- Worked
at home: 314 (2%)
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People
in group quarters in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana
- 780
people in state prisons
- 238
people in nursing homes
- 103
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 37
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 37
people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 22
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 8
people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 2
people in religious group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $44,738.
9.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,584 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
9.28% | | Louisiana
average: |
8.89% |
0.19% of residents moved from foreign countries ($996 average AGI)
| Beauregard
Parish: |
0.19% | | Louisiana
average: |
0.11% |
5.88% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($19,820 average AGI)
3.22% relocated from other states ($11,768 average AGI)
| Beauregard
Parish: |
3.22% | | Louisiana
average: |
2.22% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Calcasieu Parish, LA
|
2.33% ($31,724 average AGI) |
| from
Vernon Parish, LA
|
1.63% ($33,323) |
| from
Cameron Parish, LA
|
0.30% ($35,452) |
| from
Orleans Parish, LA
|
0.26% ($23,778) |
| from
Allen Parish, LA
|
0.19% ($25,053) |
| from
Harris County, TX
|
0.16% ($34,563) |
| from
Jefferson Parish, LA
|
0.13% ($24,000) |
8.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,694 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.45% | | Louisiana
average: | 13.45% |
0.13% of residents moved to foreign countries ($518 average AGI)
| Beauregard
Parish: |
0.13% | | Louisiana
average: |
0.07% |
4.64% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($17,809 average AGI)
3.68% relocated to other states ($15,368 average AGI)
| Beauregard
Parish: |
3.68% | | Louisiana
average: | 7.16% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Calcasieu Parish, LA
|
1.90% ($28,896 average AGI) |
| to
Vernon Parish, LA
|
1.30% ($35,492) |
| to
Allen Parish, LA
|
0.24% ($34,958) |
| to
Harris County, TX
|
0.22% ($33,545) |
| to
Lafayette Parish, LA
|
0.16% ($42,438) |
| to
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
|
0.15% ($32,533) |
| to
Pierce County, WA
|
0.12% ($44,500) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1
Births
per 1000 population in Beauregard Parish
|
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.3
Deaths
per 1000 population in Beauregard Parish |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.7
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Beauregard Parish |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,879 (4,053 aged, 826 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 31,798
- In
family households: 28,321 (7,348 male householders, 1,745 female householders)
7,351
spouses, 9,848 children (8,838 natural, 182 adopted, 828 stepchildren), 812 grandchildren, 287 brothers or sisters, 98 parents, 354 other relatives, 478 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 3,477 (1,314 male householders (1,107 living alone)), 1,723 female householders (1,575 living alone)), 440 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 1,188 (1,139 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,831 2-persons, 2,138 3-persons, 1,864 4-persons, 844 5-persons, 311 6-persons, 105 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,682 1-person, 280 2-persons, 56 3-persons, 19 4-persons.
6,307 married couples with children.
1,804 single-parent households (410 men, 1,394 women).
95.4% of residents of Beauregard Parish speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $180,945,000 ($5307 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $14,148,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $92,777,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $39,716,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,866,000
Federal grants: $38,651,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,088,000 ($-31,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,847,000 ($130,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,845,000
Federal Government insurance: $13,708,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,249
| Here: |
65 per 1000 residents | | State: | 78
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,674
| Here: |
48 per 1000 residents | | State: | 49
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +46
| Here: |
+1 per 1000 residents | | State: | +4
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +1,006
| Here: |
+29 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-20 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Beauregard Parish |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.15 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: 326
- 1995
to 1998: 1,423
- 1990
to 1994: 1,067
- 1980
to 1989: 2,933
- 1970
to 1979: 3,391
- 1960
to 1969: 1,860
- 1950
to 1959: 1,614
- 1940
to 1949: 865
- 1939
or earlier: 1,022
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana:
|
- 1
room: 38
- 2
rooms: 144
- 3
rooms: 432
- 4
rooms: 1,474
- 5
rooms: 2,786
- 6
rooms: 2,255
- 7
rooms: 1,245
- 8
rooms: 698
- 9
or more rooms: 592
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana: |
- 1
room: 20
- 2
rooms: 132
- 3
rooms: 406
- 4
rooms: 620
- 5
rooms: 635
- 6
rooms: 362
- 7
rooms: 109
- 8
rooms: 98
- 9
or more rooms: 58
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Beauregard Parish: |
- no
bedroom: 76
- 1
bedroom: 404
- 2
bedrooms: 2,277
- 3
bedrooms: 5,490
- 4
bedrooms: 1,201
- 5
or more bedrooms: 216
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Beauregard Parish: |
- no
bedroom: 26
- 1
bedroom: 504
- 2
bedrooms: 912
- 3
bedrooms: 823
- 4
bedrooms: 161
- 5
or more bedrooms: 14
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Beauregard Parish in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
- no
vehicle: 461
- 1
vehicle: 2,982
- 2
vehicles: 4,421
- 3
vehicles: 1,316
- 4
vehicles: 421
- 5
or more vehicles: 63
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Beauregard Parish in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 463
- 1
vehicle: 1,140
- 2
vehicles: 689
- 3
vehicles: 148
- 4
vehicles: 0
- 5
or more vehicles: 0
|
58% of Beauregard Parish residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Louisiana.
| Beauregard
Parish: |
58.4% | | State
average: | 59.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 23954
- Northeast:
518
- Midwest:
1063
- South:
5454
- West:
1053
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $28,300 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Electricity
(48%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (24%)
- Utility
gas (23%)
- Wood
(3%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(52%)
- Utility
gas (31%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (15%)
- Wood
(2%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 441
| Here: |
10.1% | | Louisiana: | 17.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 112
| Here: |
5.4% | | Louisiana: | 15.5% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 82
| Here: |
10.7% | | Louisiana: | 16.8% |
Beauregard
Parish government finances in 2004:
-
Charges - Air Transportation: $488,000
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $713,000
- Charges
- Hospital Public: $20,149,000
All Other: $1,606,000
Solid Waste Management: $47,000
Parks & Recreation: $12,000
- Construction
- Fire Protection: $905,000
Water Utilities: $755,000
Own Hospitals: $643,000
Air Transportation: $319,000
Corrections - Other: $241,000
General: $88,000
- Current
Operations - Own Hospitals: $21,959,000
Regular Highways: $5,182,000
Police Protection: $2,724,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,671,000
Corrections - Other: $1,401,000
Financial Administration: $1,240,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,086,000
Health Services - Other: $1,042,000
Central Staff Services: $728,000
General - Other: $697,000
Fire Protection: $693,000
Water Utilities: $476,000
Air Transportation: $445,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $219,000
Parks & Recreation: $119,000
Welfare - Other: $33,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $806,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $736,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $60,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,878,000
Industrial Revenue: $1,808,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $12,445,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $2,095,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $5,774,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $240,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $5,405,000
Water Utilities: $1,562,000
Industrial Revenue: $1,376,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $432,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $3,360,000
Water Utilities: $76,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $795,000
Special Assessments: $519,000
Interest Earnings: $344,000
Property Sale Other: $146,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Own Hospitals: $1,176,000
Health - Other: $243,000
Fire Protection: $181,000
Police Protection: $113,000
Corrections - Other: $68,000
Judicial: $32,000
Financial Administration: $23,000
Central Staff: $14,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $11,000
Air Transportation: $3,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $11,957,000
- Revenue
- Water Utilities: $789,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $3,376,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $4,828,000
General Support: $1,799,000
All Other: $1,337,000
Highways: $536,000
Health & Hospitals: $35,000
Water Utilities: $23,000
- Tax
- Property: $6,744,000
Total General Sales: $3,542,000
Public Utilities: $285,000
NEC: $245,000
Other Selective Sales: $31,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $16,245,000
- Water
Utilities - Interest on Debt: $102,000
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