Madison Parish, Louisiana QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Madison Parish Louisiana
?  Population, 2000 13,7284,468,976
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 10.2%5.9%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 8.2%7.1%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 32.6%27.3%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 11.6%11.6%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 37.9%63.9%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 60.3%32.5%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2%0.6%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2%1.2%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) ZZ
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.3%0.7%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.1%1.1%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 49.2%51.6%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 2.1%2.4%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 37.1%62.5%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 3,7261,733,122
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 645409,123
?  Housing units, 2000 4,9791,847,181
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 61.9%67.9%
?  Households, 2000 4,4691,656,053
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.742.62
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 42.0%39.2%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $18,965$30,466
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 32.6%18.4%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 41.9%26.0%

Business QuickFacts Madison Parish Louisiana
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 225100,667
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 2,2991,577,220
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 30.5%24.1%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 306216,095
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) NA80,423,978
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 83,76135,807,894
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $6,428$8,229
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 NA29,784
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 14076,849
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 917,836
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 92,95324,384,277
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 486169,976

Geography QuickFacts Madison Parish Louisiana
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 62443,562
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 22.0102.6
?  Metropolitan Area None 

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown