Ouachita Parish, Louisiana QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Ouachita Parish Louisiana
?  Population, 2000 147,2504,468,976
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 3.6%5.9%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.2%7.1%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 27.9%27.3%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 11.8%11.6%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 64.5%63.9%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 33.6%32.5%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2%0.6%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.6%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 0.7%1.1%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 52.8%51.6%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 1.2%2.4%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 63.8%62.5%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 59,1881,733,122
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 15,583409,123
?  Housing units, 2000 60,1541,847,181
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 64.1%67.9%
?  Households, 2000 55,2161,656,053
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.582.62
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 38.8%39.2%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $28,651$30,466
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 19.8%18.4%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 29.1%26.0%

Business QuickFacts Ouachita Parish Louisiana
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 4,067100,667
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 61,3061,577,220
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 25.6%24.1%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 6,913216,095
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 1,983,36580,423,978
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 1,483,52435,807,894
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $10,094$8,229
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 68929,784
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 2,67976,849
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 67017,836
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 572,42624,384,277
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 6,093169,976

Geography QuickFacts Ouachita Parish Louisiana
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 61143,562
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 241.0102.6
?  Metropolitan Area Monroe, LA MSA 

(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