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Assumption Parish, Louisiana (LA)

County population in 2022: 20,838 (55% urban, 45% rural); it was 23,388 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 3,372
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,754
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 6,928
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,610 (it was 1,311 in 2000)
% of renters here:

16%
State:

33%

Land area: 339 sq. mi.

Water area: 25.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 62 people per square mile   (average).

March 2022 cost of living index in Assumption Parish: 80.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (24.7%), Manufacturing (14.7%), Construction (13.2%), Retail trade (11.9%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 77%
  • Government: 17%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Assumption Parish, LA (2022)
    • 13,37564.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 5,94028.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 7323.5%Hispanic or Latino
    • 4542.2%Two or more races
    • 990.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 890.4%Asian alone
    • 150.07%Some other race alone
Median resident age:

42.6 years
Louisiana median age:

38.2 years
Males: 9,918  (47.6%)
Females: 10,920  (52.4%)
Average household size:
Assumption Parish:

2.0 people
Louisiana:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $45,042 ($31,168 in 1999)
This county:

$45,042
Louisiana:

$55,416

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $578 (lower quartile is $464, upper quartile is $742)
This county:

$578
State:

$779


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $137,779 (it was $58,400 in 2000)
Assumption:

$137,779
Louisiana:

$209,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $57,576 - $245,930

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $237,731
Here:

$237,731
State:

$273,555

Townhouses or other attached units: $240,760
Here:

$240,760
State:

$297,713

Mobile homes: $79,832
Here:

$79,832
State:

$89,857

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,222
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $368

Institutionalized population: 179

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 3
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 61
  • Burglaries: 23
  • Thefts: 157
  • Auto thefts: 22

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 6
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 63
  • Burglaries: 25
  • Thefts: 182
  • Auto thefts: 8
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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 30 buildings, average cost: $253,200
  • 2021: 28 buildings, average cost: $338,400
  • 2020: 25 buildings, average cost: $356,500
  • 2019: 21 buildings, average cost: $304,900
  • 2018: 19 buildings, average cost: $282,600
  • 2017: 31 buildings, average cost: $279,100
  • 2016: 47 buildings, average cost: $248,700
  • 2015: 33 buildings, average cost: $210,600
  • 2014: 33 buildings, average cost: $210,600
  • 2013: 31 buildings, average cost: $213,400
  • 2012: 32 buildings, average cost: $241,600
  • 2011: 35 buildings, average cost: $198,400
  • 2010: 36 buildings, average cost: $192,500
  • 2009: 47 buildings, average cost: $210,100
  • 2008: 54 buildings, average cost: $202,400
  • 2007: 59 buildings, average cost: $179,100
  • 2006: 102 buildings, average cost: $167,800
  • 2005: 100 buildings, average cost: $148,500
  • 2004: 94 buildings, average cost: $131,400
  • 2003: 69 buildings, average cost: $128,700
  • 2002: 106 buildings, average cost: $120,800
  • 2001: 93 buildings, average cost: $115,500
  • 2000: 81 buildings, average cost: $107,500
  • 1999: 97 buildings, average cost: $102,200
  • 1998: 113 buildings, average cost: $93,100
  • 1997: 108 buildings, average cost: $86,700
Number of permits per 10,000 Assumption, LA residents
Average permit cost in Assumption, LA

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,067 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $410 (0.4%)

Distribution of median household income in Assumption, LA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Assumption, LA in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Assumption, LA in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 16.0%
Assumption Parish:

16.0%
Louisiana:

18.6%
(15.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 18.7% for Black residents, 13.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 8.0% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 42.6 years old
(Males: 42.3 years old, Females: 42.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.7 years old, Black residents: 42.0 years old, American Indian residents: 67.0 years old, Asian residents: 28.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 35.4 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Assumption Parish is $394 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $473 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $577 a month.

Cities in this county include: Pierre Part, Bayou L'Ourse, Belle Rose, Labadieville, Supreme, Paincourtville, Napoleonville.

Assumption Parish has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Assumption Parish: Battery Bienvenue Ruins (A), Old Fort Beauregard Ruins (B), Ninemile Bayou Light (C), Saint Bernard Parish Fire Department Station 12 (D), Ducros Museum (E), Saint Bernard Parish Fire Department Station 10 (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Assumption Parish include: Third Missionary Baptist Church (A), Creedmore Church (B), Saint Bernard Catholic Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Little Halfmoon Bay (A), Bayou Batola Bay (B), Halfmoon Pass Bay (C), Halfmoon Pass (D), Lena Lagoon (E), Halfmoon Lake (F), Lagoon Giraud (G), Lagoon Brady (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Trappers Bayou (A), Whiskey Bayou (B), Bayou Magill (C), Bayou Bienvenue (D), Bayou la Loutre (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Assumption Parish: Biloxi State Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Beach: Hell Pass Coast (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Neighboring counties: Bandera County, Texas , Gulf County, Florida .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

4.3%
Louisiana:

3.8%

Unemployment by year in Assumption, LA
County total employment by year in Assumption, LA
County average yearly wages by year in Assumption, LA

Current college students: 666
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 283 (66.0% naturalized citizens)

Assumption Parish:

1.4%
Whole state:

4.2%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 2522010 or later
  • 242000 to 2009
  • 281990 to 1999
  • 481980 to 1989
  • 131970 to 1979
  • 41Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.9%

Assumption Parish marital status for males Assumption Parish marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 6,196
  • One, attached: 99
  • Two: 251
  • 3 or 4: 38
  • 5 to 9: 63
  • 10 to 19: 21
  • 20 or more: 25
  • Mobile homes: 3,466
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 25

Housing units in Assumption Parish with a mortgage: 2,395 (259 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 163 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17

Here:

10.5% with mortgage
State:

98.3% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Assumption Parish

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic13,5287
Evangelical Protestant1,0859
Black Protestant6133
Mainline Protestant2022
Other11
None7,992-
Assumption Parish Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 7
Assumption Parish:

3.05 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.56 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:

0.87 / 10,000 pop.
Louisiana:

1.29 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13
Assumption Parish:

5.66 / 10,000 pop.
Louisiana:

4.49 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 2
This county:

0.87 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.92 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Assumption Parish:

11.4%
Louisiana:

10.9%

Adult obesity rate:
Assumption Parish:

31.2%
State:

29.2%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

16.9%
State:

13.7%

Agriculture in Assumption Parish:

Average size of farms: 628 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $343,231
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $828.88
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 6.12%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $241,031
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 61.91%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $289,306
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 50.48%
Average age of principal farm operators: 48 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 0.90

Tornado activity:

Assumption Parish historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Louisiana state average. It is 7220852.4 times below overall U.S. average.

Earthquake activity:

Assumption Parish-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Louisiana state average. It is 52% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/10/2006 at 14:56:08, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 370.8 miles away from Assumption Parish center
On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 240.1 miles away from the county center
On 5/6/2018 at 16:47:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 202.3 miles away from the county center
On 5/17/2012 at 08:12:00, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 240.4 miles away from the county center
On 6/30/1994 at 01:08:24, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 149.2 miles away from Assumption Parish center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 328.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Louisiana Hurricane Delta, Incident Period: October 6, 2020 - October 10, 2020, FEMA Id: 4570, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Louisiana Hurricane Laura, Incident Period: August 22, 2020 - August 27, 2020, FEMA Id: 4559, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Louisiana Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4484-LA: March 24, 2020, FEMA Id: 4484, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Louisiana Hurricane Barry, Incident Period: July 10, 2019 - July 15, 2019, FEMA Id: 4458, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Louisiana Flooding, Incident Period: May 10, 2019 - July 24, 2019, FEMA Id: 4462, Natural disaster type: Flood
  • Louisiana Tropical Storm Harvey, Incident Period: August 28, 2017 - September 10, 2017, FEMA Id: 4345, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
  • Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 11, 2016 to August 31, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4277: August 14, 2016, FEMA Id: 4277, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Louisiana Hurricane Isaac, Incident Period: August 26, 2012 to September 10, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4080: August 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 4080, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Louisiana Flooding, Incident Period: April 25, 2011 to July 07, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3322: May 06, 2011, FEMA Id: 3322, Natural disaster type: Flood
  • Louisiana Flooding, Incident Period: April 25, 2011 to July 07, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4015: August 18, 2011, FEMA Id: 4015, Natural disaster type: Flood
  • 18 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Assumption Parish (28) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 19
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 15, Floods: 9, Storms: 6, Tropical Storms: 4, Tornado: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Assumption

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 3,509 (74.3%)
  • Carpooled: 404 (8.6%)
  • Bus: 15 (0.3%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 178 (3.8%)
  • Bicycle: 5 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 109 (2.3%)
  • Worked at home: 562 (11.9%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (23%)
  • Educational services (21%)
  • Retail trade (20%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (23%)
  • Educational services (21%)
  • Retail trade (20%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Production occupations (16%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (15%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (12%)
  • Management occupations (9%)
  • Material moving occupations (8%)
  • Transportation occupations (7%)
  • Sales and related occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (25%)
  • Sales and related occupations (18%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (8%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (7%)
  • Management occupations (5%)
  • Transportation occupations (4%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Yemen (59%)
  • Vietnam (27%)
  • Mexico (13%)
  • India (5%)
  • Norway (0%)
  • Sweden (0%)
  • United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (0%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Assumption Parish


  • French (except Basque) (20%)
  • American (12%)
  • French Canadian (5%)
  • English (4%)
  • Cajun (4%)
  • German (2%)
  • Italian (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Assumption Parish, Louisiana in 2010:

  • 104 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 75 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 17 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 3 people in other noninstitutional facilities

People in group quarters in Assumption Parish, Louisiana in 2000:

  • 106 people in nursing homes
  • 57 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 22 people in other group homes
  • 12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 3 people in religious group quarters
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $62,642.

5.13% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($43,439 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.13%
Louisiana average:

6.53%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.67% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($40,541 average AGI)
0.46% relocated from other states ($2,898 average AGI)
Assumption Parish:

0.46%
Louisiana average:

2.12%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Lafourche Parish, LA  1.15% ($47,409 average AGI)
from Ascension Parish, LA  1.13% ($48,570)
from Terrebonne Parish, LA  0.46% ($27,943)
from East Baton Rouge Parish, LA  0.45% ($61,235)
from St. Mary Parish, LA  0.42% ($32,250)


6.14% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($42,116 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.14%
Louisiana average:

7.33%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.40% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($37,897 average AGI)
0.74% relocated to other states ($4,217 average AGI)
Assumption Parish:

0.74%
Louisiana average:

2.97%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Ascension Parish, LA  1.36% ($57,733 average AGI)
to Lafourche Parish, LA  1.17% ($35,600)
to St. Mary Parish, LA  0.66% ($29,667)
to Terrebonne Parish, LA  0.45% ($33,114)
to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA  0.43% ($40,182)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.4

Births per 1000 population in Assumption Parish

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.9

Deaths per 1000 population in Assumption Parish

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 12.6

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Assumption Parish
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 9.3%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.4%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Assumption Parish
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Assumption Parish
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Assumption Parish
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Assumption Parish
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Assumption Parish
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Assumption Parish

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,730 (2,774 aged, 956 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 697 (12%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Assumption Parish, Louisiana in 1999 - 2019:

  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (332)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (239)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (176)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (166)
  • Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (68)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (32)
  • Unspecified dementia (12)
  • Congestive heart failure (10)
  • Person injured in unspecified motor-vehicle accident, traffic (10)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,207
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 901

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 13
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 34

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1

Household type by relationship:

Households: 20,838
  • Male householders: 3,970 (1,281 living alone), Female householders: 4,641 (1,242 living alone)
  • 4,065 spouses (4,040 opposite-sex spouses), 523 unmarried partners, (523 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,170 children (5,018 natural, 28 adopted, 125 stepchildren), 1,534 grandchildren, 364 brothers or sisters, 124 parents, 0 foster children, 293 other relatives, 91 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 167

Size of family households: 2,588 2-persons, 1,438 3-persons, 958 4-persons, 301 5-persons, 272 6-persons, 55 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,526 1-person, 447 2-persons.

1,849 married couples with children.
987 single-parent households (182 men, 805 women).

90.4% of residents of Assumption speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
6.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (12% speak English very well, 88% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $130,617,000 ($5,622 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,294,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $45,730,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $38,011,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $246,000
Federal grants: $37,127,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,734,000 ($4,138,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,769,000 ($1,314,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $13,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,880,000
Federal Government insurance: $119,498,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 1,541
Here:

66 per 1000 residents
State:

78 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,084
Here:

47 per 1000 residents
State:

49 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +45
Here:

+2 per 1000 residents
State:

+4 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -662
Here -29 per 1000 residents
State -20 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Assumption Parish

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.44 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.7
State:

6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.5
State:

4.4

Year house built in Assumption Parish, Louisiana
  • Year house built in Assumption Parish, Louisiana
  • 02020 or later
  • 7642010 to 2019
  • 1,5492000 to 2009
  • 1,1641990 to 1999
  • 2,0111980 to 1989
  • 1,8501970 to 1979
  • 8201960 to 1969
  • 1,0691950 to 1959
  • 2871940 to 1949
  • 5011939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Assumption Parish, Louisiana
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Assumption Parish, Louisiana
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Assumption Parish, Louisiana
  • 121 room
  • 2782 rooms
  • 3833 rooms
  • 1,0294 rooms
  • 1,7645 rooms
  • 1,2496 rooms
  • 1,0787 rooms
  • 7348 rooms
  • 7489+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Assumption Parish, Louisiana
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Assumption Parish, Louisiana
  • 01 room
  • 242 rooms
  • 2123 rooms
  • 5114 rooms
  • 1445 rooms
  • 3166 rooms
  • 977 rooms
  • 588 rooms
  • 1149+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Assumption Parish, Louisiana
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Assumption Parish, Louisiana
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Assumption Parish, Louisiana
  • 12no bedroom
  • 3511 bedroom
  • 1,1782 bedrooms
  • 4,5313 bedrooms
  • 9724 bedrooms
  • 1355+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Assumption Parish, Louisiana
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Assumption Parish, Louisiana
  • 0no bedroom
  • 2741 bedroom
  • 5382 bedrooms
  • 4973 bedrooms
  • 964 bedrooms
  • 435+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Assumption Parish, Louisiana in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Assumption Parish in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Assumption Parish in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 390no vehicle
  • 2,0251 vehicle
  • 3,3262 vehicles
  • 1,1113 vehicles
  • 2754 vehicles
  • 665+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Assumption Parish in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Assumption Parish in renter-occupied apartments
  • 388no vehicle
  • 6901 vehicle
  • 3362 vehicles
  • 303 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

90.5% of Assumption Parish residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 95% lived in Louisiana.

Assumption Parish:

90.5%
State average:

88.3%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 19,067
  • Other state: 1,431
  • Northeast: 136
  • Midwest: 105
  • South: 931
  • West: 257
Year householders moved into unit in Assumption Parish, LA
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Assumption Parish
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 64.0%Electricity
  • 35.0%Utility gas
  • 0.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Wood
  • 0.1%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 84.3%Electricity
  • 15.7%Utility gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 271
Here:

12.9%
Louisiana:

19.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 106
Here:

9.0%
Louisiana:

18.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 27
Here:

7.7%
Louisiana:

17.4%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Assumption Parish government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Charges - Other: $1,830,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,810,000
    Sewerage: $78,000
    Housing and Community Development: $43,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $3,247,000
    Water Utilities: $378,000
    Regular Highways: $177,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $3,343,000
    Water Utilities: $2,716,000
    General - Other: $2,188,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,708,000
    Regular Highways: $1,493,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,341,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,137,000
    Financial Administration: $1,065,000
    Central Staff Services: $750,000
    Libraries: $727,000
    Local Fire Protection: $675,000
    Housing and Community Development: $559,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $498,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $467,000
    Parks and Recreation: $349,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $223,000
    Sewerage: $71,000
    Health - Other: $61,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $118,000
    Other: $55,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $9,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $450,000
    Sewerage: $149,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $539,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $417,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $122,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $441,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $191,000
    Interest Earnings: $190,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $169,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $63,000
    Financial Administration: $15,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $39,901,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $3,415,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $601,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,153,000
    Other: $244,000
    General Local Government Support: $76,000
    Water Utilities: $11,000
  • Tax - Property: $6,168,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,831,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $479,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $358,000
    Other License: $134,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $14,221,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $87,000

Assumption Parish government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Charges - Other: $1,830,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,810,000
    Sewerage: $78,000
    Housing and Community Development: $43,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $3,247,000
    Water Utilities: $378,000
    Regular Highways: $177,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $3,343,000
    Water Utilities: $2,716,000
    General - Other: $2,188,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,708,000
    Regular Highways: $1,493,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,341,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,137,000
    Financial Administration: $1,065,000
    Central Staff Services: $750,000
    Libraries: $727,000
    Local Fire Protection: $675,000
    Housing and Community Development: $559,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $498,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $467,000
    Parks and Recreation: $349,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $223,000
    Sewerage: $71,000
    Health - Other: $61,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $118,000
    Other: $55,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $9,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $450,000
    Sewerage: $149,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $539,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $417,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $122,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $441,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $191,000
    Interest Earnings: $190,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $169,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $63,000
    Financial Administration: $15,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $39,901,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $3,415,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $601,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,153,000
    Other: $244,000
    General Local Government Support: $76,000
    Water Utilities: $11,000
  • Tax - Property: $6,168,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,831,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $479,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $358,000
    Other License: $134,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $14,221,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $87,000

Assumption Parish government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Charges - Other: $1,830,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,810,000
    Sewerage: $78,000
    Housing and Community Development: $43,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $3,247,000
    Water Utilities: $378,000
    Regular Highways: $177,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $3,343,000
    Water Utilities: $2,716,000
    General - Other: $2,188,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,708,000
    Regular Highways: $1,493,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,341,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,137,000
    Financial Administration: $1,065,000
    Central Staff Services: $750,000
    Libraries: $727,000
    Local Fire Protection: $675,000
    Housing and Community Development: $559,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $498,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $467,000
    Parks and Recreation: $349,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $223,000
    Sewerage: $71,000
    Health - Other: $61,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $118,000
    Other: $55,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $9,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $450,000
    Sewerage: $149,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $539,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $417,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $122,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $441,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $191,000
    Interest Earnings: $190,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $169,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $63,000
    Financial Administration: $15,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $39,901,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $3,415,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $601,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,153,000
    Other: $244,000
    General Local Government Support: $76,000
    Water Utilities: $11,000
  • Tax - Property: $6,168,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,831,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $479,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $358,000
    Other License: $134,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $14,221,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $87,000

Assumption Parish government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Charges - Other: $1,830,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,810,000
    Sewerage: $78,000
    Housing and Community Development: $43,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $3,247,000
    Water Utilities: $378,000
    Regular Highways: $177,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $3,343,000
    Water Utilities: $2,716,000
    General - Other: $2,188,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,708,000
    Regular Highways: $1,493,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,341,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,137,000
    Financial Administration: $1,065,000
    Central Staff Services: $750,000
    Libraries: $727,000
    Local Fire Protection: $675,000
    Housing and Community Development: $559,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $498,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $467,000
    Parks and Recreation: $349,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $223,000
    Sewerage: $71,000
    Health - Other: $61,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $118,000
    Other: $55,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $9,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $450,000
    Sewerage: $149,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $539,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $417,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $122,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $441,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $191,000
    Interest Earnings: $190,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $169,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $63,000
    Financial Administration: $15,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $39,901,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $3,415,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $601,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,153,000
    Other: $244,000
    General Local Government Support: $76,000
    Water Utilities: $11,000
  • Tax - Property: $6,168,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,831,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $479,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $358,000
    Other License: $134,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $14,221,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $87,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 1,148
  • Number of aged recipients: 126
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,022
  • Number of recipients under 18: 213
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 671
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 264
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 437
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 507
Most common first names in Assumption Parish, LA among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Joseph11572.3 years
Edward6273.2 years
Mary5775.4 years
John5371.6 years
Henry5276.5 years
Charles5069.9 years
James5068.8 years
Willie4572.2 years
Louis4572.9 years
Marie4479.1 years
Most common last names in Assumption Parish, LA among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Landry21475.1 years
Blanchard17075.4 years
Leblanc10576.2 years
Daigle9576.9 years
Williams9373.0 years
Hebert8876.4 years
Simoneaux8478.0 years
Aucoin8477.7 years
Boudreaux8276.4 years
Breaux7872.2 years

Businesses in Assumption Parish, LA

  • Ace Hardware: 2
  • Chevrolet: 1
  • UPS: 1