Ouachita Parish LA Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 44,054 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 3,114 | 7.1 |
| Kindergarten | 2,186 | 5.0 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 19,617 | 44.5 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 8,774 | 19.9 |
| College or graduate school | 10,363 | 23.5 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 88,430 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 5,754 | 6.5 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 13,158 | 14.9 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 26,508 | 30.0 |
| Some college, no degree | 20,408 | 23.1 |
| Associate degree | 2,498 | 2.8 |
| Bachelor's degree | 13,082 | 14.8 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 7,022 | 7.9 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 78.6 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 22.7 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 113,366 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 32,555 | 28.7 |
| Now married, except separated | 58,245 | 51.4 |
| Separated | 3,005 | 2.7 |
| Widowed | 8,098 | 7.1 |
Female | 6,860 | 6.1 |
| Divorced | 11,463 | 10.1 |
Female | 6,905 | 6.1 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,306 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 2,662 | 61.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 106,124 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 12,986 | 12.2 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 37,918 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,483 | 9.2 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 79,837 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 17,502 | 21.9 |
Percent employed | 57.7 | (X) |
| No disability | 62,335 | 78.1 |
Percent employed | 75.4 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 16,579 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 7,313 | 44.1 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 136,644 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 76,870 | 56.3 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 59,175 | 43.3 |
Same county | 39,357 | 28.8 |
Different county | 19,818 | 14.5 |
Same state | 11,608 | 8.5 |
Different state | 8,210 | 6.0 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 599 | 0.4 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 147,250 | 100.0 |
| Native | 145,763 | 99.0 |
Born in United States | 145,125 | 98.6 |
State of residence | 117,382 | 79.7 |
Different state | 27,743 | 18.8 |
Born outside United States | 638 | 0.4 |
| Foreign born | 1,487 | 1.0 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 481 | 0.3 |
Naturalized citizen | 816 | 0.6 |
Not a citizen | 671 | 0.5 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 1,487 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 332 | 22.3 |
| Asia | 677 | 45.5 |
| Africa | 80 | 5.4 |
| Oceania | 13 | 0.9 |
| Latin America | 325 | 21.9 |
| Northern America | 60 | 4.0 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 136,644 | 100.0 |
| English only | 132,516 | 97.0 |
| Language other than English | 4,128 | 3.0 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 1,463 | 1.1 |
Spanish | 1,789 | 1.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 734 | 0.5 |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,558 | 1.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 393 | 0.3 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 615 | 0.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 310 | 0.2 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 147,250 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 127,026 | 86.3 |
| Arab | 335 | 0.2 |
| Czech1 | 228 | 0.2 |
| Danish | 99 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 936 | 0.6 |
| English | 10,378 | 7.0 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 6,497 | 4.4 |
| French Canadian1 | 1,000 | 0.7 |
| German | 7,211 | 4.9 |
| Greek | 180 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 126 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 13,141 | 8.9 |
| Italian | 3,630 | 2.5 |
| Lithuanian | 49 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 284 | 0.2 |
| Polish | 412 | 0.3 |
| Portuguese | 34 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 171 | 0.1 |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,356 | 1.6 |
| Scottish | 1,803 | 1.2 |
| Slovak | 30 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 747 | 0.5 |
| Swedish | 439 | 0.3 |
| Swiss | 136 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 28 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 19,751 | 13.4 |
| Welsh | 368 | 0.2 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 60 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 56,597 | 38.4 |
| (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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