Acadia Parish, LA Social Statistics
Updated June 30, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 16,063 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 1,186 | 7.4 |
| Kindergarten | 885 | 5.5 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 8,358 | 52.0 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 3,750 | 23.3 |
| College or graduate school | 1,884 | 11.7 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 35,573 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 6,215 | 17.5 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 6,343 | 17.8 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 13,535 | 38.0 |
| Some college, no degree | 4,902 | 13.8 |
| Associate degree | 1,217 | 3.4 |
| Bachelor's degree | 2,230 | 6.3 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 1,131 | 3.2 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 64.7 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 9.4 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 44,351 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 10,878 | 24.5 |
| Now married, except separated | 25,131 | 56.7 |
| Separated | 1,010 | 2.3 |
| Widowed | 3,375 | 7.6 |
Female | 2,751 | 6.2 |
| Divorced | 3,957 | 8.9 |
Female | 2,297 | 5.2 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,381 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 863 | 62.5 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 41,277 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 4,422 | 10.7 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 15,618 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,555 | 10.0 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 31,038 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 7,938 | 25.6 |
Percent employed | 42.2 | (X) |
| No disability | 23,100 | 74.4 |
Percent employed | 68.4 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 6,696 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,469 | 51.8 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 54,250 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 34,897 | 64.3 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 19,088 | 35.2 |
Same county | 12,340 | 22.7 |
Different county | 6,748 | 12.4 |
Same state | 4,332 | 8.0 |
Different state | 2,416 | 4.5 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 265 | 0.5 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 58,861 | 100.0 |
| Native | 58,603 | 99.6 |
Born in United States | 58,517 | 99.4 |
State of residence | 53,613 | 91.1 |
Different state | 4,904 | 8.3 |
Born outside United States | 86 | 0.1 |
| Foreign born | 258 | 0.4 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 78 | 0.1 |
Naturalized citizen | 130 | 0.2 |
Not a citizen | 128 | 0.2 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 258 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 49 | 19.0 |
| Asia | 97 | 37.6 |
| Africa | 32 | 12.4 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 67 | 26.0 |
| Northern America | 13 | 5.0 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 54,250 | 100.0 |
| English only | 43,412 | 80.0 |
| Language other than English | 10,838 | 20.0 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 2,207 | 4.1 |
Spanish | 242 | 0.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 68 | 0.1 |
Other Indo-European languages | 10,421 | 19.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2,064 | 3.8 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 145 | 0.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 62 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 58,861 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 51,951 | 88.3 |
| Arab | 194 | 0.3 |
| Czech1 | 17 | 0.0 |
| Danish | 19 | 0.0 |
| Dutch | 47 | 0.1 |
| English | 1,874 | 3.2 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 11,142 | 18.9 |
| French Canadian1 | 8,597 | 14.6 |
| German | 4,146 | 7.0 |
| Greek | 30 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 9 | 0.0 |
| Irish1 | 1,863 | 3.2 |
| Italian | 724 | 1.2 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 97 | 0.2 |
| Polish | 63 | 0.1 |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 32 | 0.1 |
| Scotch-Irish | 231 | 0.4 |
| Scottish | 220 | 0.4 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 228 | 0.4 |
| Swedish | 51 | 0.1 |
| Swiss | 14 | 0.0 |
| Ukrainian | 8 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 9,905 | 16.8 |
| Welsh | 74 | 0.1 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 25 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 12,341 | 21.0 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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