Caldwell Parish, Louisiana (LA) Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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County population in 2005: 10,563 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,122
Renter-occupied apartments: 819
% of renters here:   21%
State: 32%
Land area: 529 sq. mi.
Water area: 11.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 20 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   21.2%
Whole state:   19.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   8.7%
Whole state: 9.4%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (24.3%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (11.2%), Manufacturing (10.9%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 70%
  • Government: 23%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

Caldwell Parish, Louisiana business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana:

  • White Non-Hispanic (79.5%)
  • Black (17.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:   36.7 years
Louisiana median age:   34.0 years

Males: 5,358   (50.7%)
Females: 5,202   (49.3%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $21,826
County population in 2003: 10,658
Jobs in 2003: 2,756

Total labor force in 2004: 4,338
Unemployment rate in 2004: 8.4%

Average household size:
Caldwell Parish:   2.5 people
Louisiana: 2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,420 ($26,972 in 2000)
This county   $30,420
Louisiana: $36,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $70,599
Caldwell Parish   $70,599
Louisiana: $101,700

Median montly rent in 2000: $334
Institutionalized population: 654
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Caldwell Parish in 2000: $610

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 2
  • Assaults: 30
  • Burglaries: 53
  • Thefts: 91
  • Auto thefts: 7

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 34
  • Burglaries: 41
  • Thefts: 45
  • Auto thefts: 9
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 Caldwell Parish is $355 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $421 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $533 a month.

Cities in this county include: Clarks , Grayson , Columbia .

Neighboring counties: Catahoula Parish , Franklin Parish , Jackson Parish , La Salle Parish , Ouachita Parish , Richland Parish , Winn Parish .

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Caldwell Parish: Gibson Landing (A), Bellevue Landing (B), Gin Rake Landing (C), Myatt Landing (D), Call Landing (E), Bunker Hill Landing (F), Joe Powell Landing (G), Stock Landing (H), Long Lake Landing (I), Seven Runs Crossing (J), Lower Coles Landing (K), John Higgins Landing (L), John Hough Landing (M), Oak Bluff Landing (N), Jacks Landing (O), John Sillars Landing (P), Fredericksburg Landing (Q), Waverly Landing (R), Squires Landing (S), Gum Point Landing (T)

Churches in Caldwell Parish include: Spring Hill Church (A), Holum Baptist Church (B), Hebert Methodist Church (C), Hebert Church of God (D), Shiloh Church (E), Bellevue Church (F), Bethany Church (G), Sardis Church (H), Sandy Bayou Church (I)

Cemeteries: Saint Joseph Cemetery (1), Adams Cemetery (2), Good Hope Cemetery (3), Girod Cemetery (4), Furlow Cemetery (5), McDaniel Cemetery (6), Roberts Cemetery (7)

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Ford Lake (A), Clarks Coupe (B), Riverton Lake (C), Wild Boar Lake (D), Calahan, Lac a (E), Brushy Lake (F), Brushy Lagoon (G), Brown Lake (H)

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Banister Creek (A), Ballard Bayou (B), Piney Creek (C), Cypress Creek (D), Dan, Bayou (E), Pinder Branch (F), McClellen Branch (G), Sweetwater Creek (H), Boggy Bayou (I)

Parks in Caldwell Parish include: Boeuf State Wildlife Management Area (1), Fort Necessity Recreation Area (2)

Post offices: Hebert Post Office (A), Kelly Post Office (B)

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:   4.7%
Louisiana:   4.4%

Current college students: 311
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 65.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 68 (51% naturalized citizens)

Caldwell Parish:   0.6%
Whole state: 2.6%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 1
  • 1990 to 1994: 10
  • 1985 to 1989: 17
  • 1980 to 1984: 0
  • 1975 to 1979: 17
  • 1970 to 1974: 5
  • 1970 to 1974: 6
  • 1965 to 1969: 12

Mean travel time to work: 36.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 56.7%

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,330
  • One, attached: 39
  • Two: 87
  • 3 or 4: 23
  • 5 to 9: 32
  • 20 or more: 7
  • Mobile homes: 1,433
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 84

Housing units in Caldwell Parish with a mortgage: 920 (58 second mortgage, 34 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 774

Agriculture in Caldwell Parish
Average size of farms: 213 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $17416
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $215.02
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 10.08%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 20.89%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $21211
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 30.08%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $36400
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.98%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.82
Corn for grain: 1157 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 680 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 7048 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 3531 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 222 acres

Caldwell Parish historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Louisiana state average. It is 3.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 68 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/19/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 35 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (14%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Mining (9%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Wood products (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (21%)
  • Educational services (19%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Mexico (32%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (16%)
  • Korea (10%)
  • Germany (9%)
  • Other Western Europe (6%)
  • India (6%)
  • Other South Central Asia (6%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Caldwell Parish:
  • United States or American (35%)
  • Irish (8%)
  • English (8%)
  • French (except Basque) (5%)
  • German (3%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2%)
  • African (2%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 2,986 (78%)
  • Carpooled: 692 (18%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 10 (0%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 3 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 5 (0%)
  • Walked: 80 (2%)
  • Other means: 30 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 45 (1%)
 

People in group quarters in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
  • 282 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 245 people in state prisons
  • 102 people in nursing homes
  • 52 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 20 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 4 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $37,819.

6.61% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,291 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.61%
Louisiana average: 8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.59% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($17,796 average AGI)
2.02% relocated from other states ($9,495 average AGI)
Caldwell Parish:   2.02%
Louisiana average: 2.22%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Ouachita Parish, LA  1.51% ($26,617 average AGI)
from La Salle Parish, LA  0.67% ($23,952)
from Franklin Parish, LA  0.32% ($24,600)

6.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,783 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.52%
Louisiana average: 13.45%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.94% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($20,054 average AGI)
1.57% relocated to other states ($7,729 average AGI)
Caldwell Parish:   1.57%
Louisiana average: 7.16%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Ouachita Parish, LA  2.28% ($25,394 average AGI)
to La Salle Parish, LA  0.77% ($21,292)
to Franklin Parish, LA  0.35% ($18,909)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.7


Births per 1000 population in Caldwell Parish

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.2


Deaths per 1000 population in Caldwell Parish

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 16.9


Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Caldwell Parish

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,855 (1,526 aged, 329 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

Households: 9,853
  • In family households: 8,571 (2,193 male householders, 616 female householders)
    2,248 spouses, 2,985 children (2,611 natural, 86 adopted, 288 stepchildren), 208 grandchildren, 25 brothers or sisters, 55 parents, 112 other relatives, 129 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 1,282 (486 male householders (396 living alone)), 630 female householders (599 living alone)), 166 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 707 (640 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,250 2-persons, 670 3-persons, 567 4-persons, 230 5-persons, 73 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 995 1-person, 93 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

1,684 married couples with children.
569 single-parent households (88 men, 481 women).

96.7% of residents of Caldwell Parish speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (79% speak English very well, 11% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $72,110,000 ($6654 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,278,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $24,683,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $23,711,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,759,000
Federal grants: $18,563,000
Federal procurement contracts: $665,000 ($263,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,730,000 ($226,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $145,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,275,000
Federal Government insurance: $19,343,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 669
Here:   63 per 1000 residents
State: 78 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 704
Here:   67 per 1000 residents
State:   49 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: 0
Here:   0 per 1000 residents
State: +4 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +53
Here:   +5 per 1000 residents
State:  -20 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Caldwell Parish

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.67 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:   5.4
State: 5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:   4.8
State:   4.1



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 95
  • 1995 to 1998: 394
  • 1990 to 1994: 228
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,185
  • 1970 to 1979: 1,271
  • 1960 to 1969: 674
  • 1950 to 1959: 469
  • 1940 to 1949: 383
  • 1939 or earlier: 336


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana:
  • 1 room: 8
  • 2 rooms: 68
  • 3 rooms: 161
  • 4 rooms: 465
  • 5 rooms: 934
  • 6 rooms: 778
  • 7 rooms: 392
  • 8 rooms: 166
  • 9 or more rooms: 150


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana:
  • 1 room: 3
  • 2 rooms: 46
  • 3 rooms: 65
  • 4 rooms: 223
  • 5 rooms: 257
  • 6 rooms: 157
  • 7 rooms: 32
  • 8 rooms: 20
  • 9 or more rooms: 16


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Caldwell Parish:
  • no bedroom: 13
  • 1 bedroom: 167
  • 2 bedrooms: 828
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,787
  • 4 bedrooms: 301
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 26


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Caldwell Parish:
  • no bedroom: 3
  • 1 bedroom: 112
  • 2 bedrooms: 300
  • 3 bedrooms: 357
  • 4 bedrooms: 40
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 7


Cars and other vehicles available in Caldwell Parish in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 218
  • 1 vehicle: 962
  • 2 vehicles: 1,371
  • 3 vehicles: 440
  • 4 vehicles: 108
  • 5 or more vehicles: 23


Cars and other vehicles available in Caldwell Parish in renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 203
  • 1 vehicle: 401
  • 2 vehicles: 174
  • 3 vehicles: 28
  • 4 vehicles: 13
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

61% of Caldwell Parish residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Louisiana.

Caldwell Parish:   60.7%
State average:   59.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 8867
  • Northeast: 111
  • Midwest: 213
  • South: 1106
  • West: 170

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,100

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%



Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:


  • Electricity (45%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
  • Utility gas (23%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

  • Electricity (38%)
  • Utility gas (35%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
  • No fuel used (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 30
Here:   2.2%
Louisiana: 17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 17
Here:   2.9%
Louisiana: 15.5%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 21
Here:   8.1%
Louisiana: 16.8%


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