Jeff Davis Parish Quick Facts
Source: US Census Bureau 2005
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Population, 2005 estimate |
31,272 |
4,523,628 |
| Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 | -0.5% | 1.2% |
| Population, 2000 | 31,435 | 4,468,976 |
| Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 | 2.3% | 5.9% |
| Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2004 | 7.4% | 7.2% |
| Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2004 | 27.6% | 25.8% |
| Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2004 | 13.4% | 11.7% |
| Female persons, percent, 2004 | 51.5% | 51.4% |
| White persons, percent, 2004 (a) | 81.5% | 64.1% |
| Black persons, percent, 2004 (a) | 17.3% | 33.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2004 (a) | 0.4% | 0.6% |
| Asian persons, percent, 2004 (a) | 0.2% | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2004 (a) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2004 | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2004 (b) | 1.0% | 2.8% |
| White persons, not Hispanic, percent, 2004 | 80.6% | 61.8% |
| Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct age 5+, 2000 | 65.3% | 59.0% |
| Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 | 0.6% | 2.6% |
| Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 | 18.0% | 9.2% |
| High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 | 69.4% | 74.8% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 | 9.9% | 18.7% |
| Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 | 6,539 | 880,047 |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 | 30.8 | 25.7 |
| Housing units, 2004 | 13,145 | 1,919,859 |
| Homeownership rate, 2000 | 74.9% | 67.9% |
| Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 | 5.7% | 18.7% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 | $60,500 | $85,000 |
| Households, 2000 | 11,480 | 1,656,053 |
| Persons per household, 2000 | 2.70 | 2.62 |
| Per capita money income, 1999 | $13,398 | $16,912 |
| Median household income, 2003 | $30,471 | $33,792 |
| Persons below poverty, percent, 2003 | 17.6% | 18.1% |
| Business QuickFacts | Jefferson Davis Parish | Louisiana | |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2003 | 600 | 102,2451 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2003 | 6,156 | 1,603,9221 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2003 | 4.9% | 0.7%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2003 | 1,379 | 268,360 |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) | NA | 89,540,799 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) | 250,115 | 41,885,192 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 | $8,033 | $9,356 |
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Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 | 6.2% | 14.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 | 27.1% | 23.9% |
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Housing units authorized by building permits, 2004 | 89 | 22,989 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) | 186,601 | 32,954,0591 |
| Geography QuickFacts | Jefferson Davis Parish | Louisiana | |
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Land area, 2000 (square miles) | 652 | 43,562 |
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Persons per square mile, 2000 | 48.2 | 102.6 |
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FIPS Code | 053 | 22 |
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Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area | Jennings, LA Micro Area |
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