Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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• • 24,24976.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5,25416.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,3824.3%Two or more races
  • 8582.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1090.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 250.08%Some other race alone
  • 20.01%Asian alone

Crime in 2014 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 16
• Thefts: 115
• Auto thefts: 10

Crime in 2013 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 22
• Burglaries: 40
• Thefts: 216
• Auto thefts: 27

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $787 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $258 (0.2%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jefferson Davis Parish is $351 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $421 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $533 a month.

Cities in this county include: Jennings, Welsh, Lake Arthur, Elton, Roanoke, Lacassine, Fenton.

Neighboring counties: Calcasieu Parish , Washington Parish , Fayette County, Texas , Grimes County, Texas , Washington County, Texas .

Current college students: 903
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 225 (34.0% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 382010 or later
• 842000 to 2009
• 441990 to 1999
• 371980 to 1989
• 631970 to 1979
• 41Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 94.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,820
• One, attached: 66
• Two: 301
• 3 or 4: 181
• 5 to 9: 239
• 10 to 19: 129
• 20 or more: 58
• Mobile homes: 2,330
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 108

Housing units in Jefferson Davis Parish with a mortgage: 4,178 (75 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 35 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 137

Religion statistics for Jefferson Davis Parish

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Jefferson Davis Parish:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

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 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 Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 08, 2013 to January 17, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4102: February 22, 2013, FEMA Id: 4102, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Louisiana Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 11, 2008 to November 07, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1792: September 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 1792, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to November 07, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3295: September 11, 2008, FEMA Id: 3295, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: September 01, 2008 to September 11, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1786: September 02, 2008, FEMA Id: 1786, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 27, 2008 to September 11, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3289: August 29, 2008, FEMA Id: 3289, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 13 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.43% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($42,601 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.42% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($35,113 average AGI)
1.01% relocated from other states ($7,487 average AGI)

Jefferson Davis Parish:	1.01%
Louisiana average:	2.12%

from Calcasieu Parish, LA	2.64% ($46,786 average AGI)
from Acadia Parish, LA	0.59% ($31,338)
from Allen Parish, LA	0.56% ($40,885)
from Lafayette Parish, LA	0.36% ($34,425)
from Cameron Parish, LA	0.20% ($28,273)
from Vermilion Parish, LA	0.18% ($46,200)

6.54% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($40,681 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.00% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($30,825 average AGI)
1.54% relocated to other states ($9,855 average AGI)

Jefferson Davis Parish:	1.54%
Louisiana average:	2.97%

to Calcasieu Parish, LA	1.97% ($48,944 average AGI)
to Acadia Parish, LA	0.68% ($29,907)
to Lafayette Parish, LA	0.40% ($35,705)
to Allen Parish, LA	0.38% ($37,119)
to Harris County, TX	0.25% ($23,714)
to Vermilion Parish, LA	0.25% ($37,429)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.2

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Jefferson Davis Parish

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

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

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 5,341 (1,340 living alone), Female householders: 6,685 (2,011 living alone)

• 5,986 spouses (5,968 opposite-sex spouses), 999 unmarried partners, (902 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 10,094 children (9,145 natural, 81 adopted, 831 stepchildren), 1,076 grandchildren, 202 brothers or sisters, 189 parents, 7 foster children, 417 other relatives, 489 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 487

Size of family households: 3,528 2-persons, 1,652 3-persons, 1,589 4-persons, 827 5-persons, 268 6-persons, 269 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,349 1-person, 374 2-persons, 83 3-persons, 11 4-persons.

4,588 married couples with children.
2,167 single-parent households (729 men, 1,438 women).

92.2% of residents of Jefferson Davis speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (91% speak English very well, 9% don't speak English at all).
6.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $186,601,000 ($5,974 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,336,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $71,277,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $42,283,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $23,197,000
Federal grants: $43,044,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,210,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,590,000 ($143,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,270,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,503,000
Federal Government insurance: $77,620,000

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

Here:	-32 per 1000 residents
State:	-20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.79 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana
• 532020 or later
• 1,4752010 to 2019
• 2,0212000 to 2009
• 1,5241990 to 1999
• 1,9311980 to 1989
• 1,8891970 to 1979
• 1,2971960 to 1969
• 1,9181950 to 1959
• 1,0851940 to 1949
• 7961939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana
• 321 room
• 02 rooms
• 2153 rooms
• 9524 rooms
• 2,3995 rooms
• 2,2446 rooms
• 1,5027 rooms
• 7558 rooms
• 1,2919+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana
• 661 room
• 342 rooms
• 3233 rooms
• 7014 rooms
• 7585 rooms
• 5116 rooms
• 1447 rooms
• 298 rooms
• 769+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana
• 33no bedroom
• 2011 bedroom
• 1,4282 bedrooms
• 5,7183 bedrooms
• 1,7334 bedrooms
• 2695+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana
• 102no bedroom
• 3471 bedroom
• 8052 bedrooms
• 1,2293 bedrooms
• 1554 bedrooms
• 65+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson Davis Parish in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 251no vehicle
• 2,7621 vehicle
• 4,0172 vehicles
• 1,4383 vehicles
• 7734 vehicles
• 1525+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson Davis Parish in renter-occupied apartments
• 432no vehicle
• 1,4011 vehicle
• 3772 vehicles
• 3383 vehicles
• 1284 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

89.7% of Jefferson Davis Parish residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 93% lived in Louisiana.

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

• This state: 28,406
• Other state: 3,215
• Northeast: 231
• Midwest: 414
• South: 2,241
• West: 331

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,129
• Number of aged recipients: 124
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,005
• Number of recipients under 18: 178
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 659
• Number of recipients older than 64: 292
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 462
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 463