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Union Parish, Louisiana (LA)

County population in 2022: 20,820 (17% urban, 83% rural); it was 22,803 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 3,380
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,757
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 7,193
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,007 (it was 1,664 in 2000)
% of renters here:

19%
State:

33%

Land area: 878 sq. mi.

Water area: 27.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 24 people per square mile   (low).

March 2022 cost of living index in Union Parish: 80.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.4%), Retail trade (14.3%), Manufacturing (12.7%), Construction (11.0%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 84%
  • Government: 9%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%
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  • Races in Union Parish, LA (2022)
    • 14,24668.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 4,85223.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 1,1275.4%Hispanic or Latino
    • 4272.1%Two or more races
    • 290.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 60.03%Asian alone
    • 60.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

43.2 years
Louisiana median age:

38.2 years
Males: 10,324  (49.6%)
Females: 10,496  (50.4%)
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Average household size:
Union Parish:

2.0 people
Louisiana:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $45,086 ($29,061 in 1999)
This county:

$45,086
Louisiana:

$55,416

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $475 (lower quartile is $284, upper quartile is $592)
This county:

$475
State:

$779


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $123,748 (it was $53,000 in 2000)
Union:

$123,748
Louisiana:

$209,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $56,129 - $234,829
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,140
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $337

Institutionalized population: 415

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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 4
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 33
  • Burglaries: 23
  • Thefts: 75
  • Auto thefts: 6

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

  • Murders: 3
  • Rapes: 4
  • Robberies: 2
  • Assaults: 37
  • Burglaries: 43
  • Thefts: 137
  • Auto thefts: 14
Union Parish, LA map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 2 buildings, average cost: $90,000
  • 2021: 2 buildings, average cost: $90,000
  • 2020: 2 buildings, average cost: $233,100
  • 2019: 4 buildings, average cost: $250,000
  • 2018: 4 buildings, average cost: $250,000
  • 2017: 140 buildings, average cost: $231,800
  • 2016: 35 buildings, average cost: $174,600
  • 2015: 29 buildings, average cost: $167,600
  • 2014: 22 buildings, average cost: $167,600
  • 2013: 23 buildings, average cost: $167,600
  • 2012: 25 buildings, average cost: $177,400
  • 2011: 20 buildings, average cost: $177,400
  • 2010: 18 buildings, average cost: $162,800
  • 2009: 23 buildings, average cost: $174,200
  • 2008: 26 buildings, average cost: $162,000
  • 2007: 37 buildings, average cost: $163,600
  • 2006: 165 buildings, average cost: $144,100
  • 2005: 297 buildings, average cost: $136,400
  • 2004: 268 buildings, average cost: $135,800
  • 2003: 7 buildings, average cost: $105,000
  • 2002: 126 buildings, average cost: $120,800
  • 2001: 7 buildings, average cost: $82,100
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $51,300
  • 1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $28,600
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $70,000
Number of permits per 10,000 Union, LA residents
Average permit cost in Union, LA

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $650 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $307 (0.4%)

Distribution of median household income in Union, LA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Union, LA in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Union, LA in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 26.7%
Union Parish:

26.7%
Louisiana:

18.6%
(20.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 45.5% for Black residents, 39.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 8.7% for other race residents, 37.8% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 43.2 years old
(Males: 41.4 years old, Females: 45.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.7 years old, Black residents: 37.2 years old, American Indian residents: 30.5 years old, Asian residents: 35.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23.8 years old, Other race residents: 27.4 years old)

Area name: Monroe, LA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Union Parish is $416 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $517 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $686 a month.

Cities in this county include: Farmerville, Bernice, Marion, Junction City, Spearsville, Lillie, Downsville.

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

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Neighboring counties: Kemper County, Mississippi , Emanuel County, Georgia , Sharkey County, Mississippi , Union County, Arkansas , Houston County, Georgia , Rockwall County, Texas , Terry County, Texas .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

4.4%
Louisiana:

3.8%

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

Current college students: 670
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 430 (24.5% naturalized citizens)

Union Parish:

2.1%
Whole state:

4.2%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 2582010 or later
  • 1022000 to 2009
  • 421990 to 1999
  • 391980 to 1989
  • 561970 to 1979
  • 31Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.3%

Union Parish marital status for males Union Parish marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 6,214
  • One, attached: 10
  • Two: 102
  • 3 or 4: 210
  • 5 to 9: 170
  • 10 to 19: 76
  • 20 to 49: 67
  • 50 or more: 12
  • Mobile homes: 3,746
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 44

Housing units in Union Parish with a mortgage: 2,198 (119 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 100 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1

Here:

66.7% with mortgage
State:

98.3% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Union Parish

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant13,39565
Mainline Protestant6727
Catholic4381
Other2022
Black Protestant1224
None7,892-
Union 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
Union Parish:

3.08 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.56 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
This county:

1.32 / 10,000 pop.
Louisiana:

1.29 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 16
Union Parish:

7.04 / 10,000 pop.
Louisiana:

4.49 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 6
This county:

2.64 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.92 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Union Parish:

12.0%
Louisiana:

10.9%

Adult obesity rate:
Union Parish:

32.0%
State:

29.2%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

14.9%
State:

13.7%

Agriculture in Union Parish:

Average size of farms: 144 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $239,568
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $63.60
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 99.33%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $161,032
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 17.43%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $45,042
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 97.02%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 27.07
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.47%
Vegetables: 82 harvested acres

Earthquake activity:

Union Parish-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Louisiana state average. It is 325% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/17/2012 at 08:12:00, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 130.8 miles away from Union Parish center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 313.4 miles away from the county center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 359.7 miles away from the county center
On 1/21/1982 at 00:33:54, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 163.7 miles away from the county center
On 5/4/2001 at 06:42:12, a magnitude 4.7 (4.2 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 166.2 miles away from Union Parish center
On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 228.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), 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 Severe Storms And Tornadoes, Incident Period: April 24, 2019 - June 25, 2019, FEMA Id: 4439, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
  • Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 08, 2016 to April 08, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4263: March 13, 2016, FEMA Id: 4263, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Louisiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: October 29, 2009 to November 03, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1863: December 10, 2009, FEMA Id: 1863, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, 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 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 Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to November 01, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1607: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1607, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Louisiana Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to November 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3260: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3260, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Union Parish (19) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 7, Storms: 7, Floods: 5, Tornadoes: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Freezes: 2, Ice Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Union

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 3,706 (73.3%)
  • Carpooled: 717 (14.2%)
  • Bus: 24 (0.5%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 9 (0.2%)
  • Ferryboat: 72 (1.4%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 30 (0.6%)
  • Walked: 76 (1.5%)
  • Worked at home: 305 (6.0%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (28%)
  • Retail trade (15%)
  • Manufacturing (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (31%)
  • Retail trade (17%)
  • Manufacturing (9%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)

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


  • Construction and extraction occupations (15%)
  • Management occupations (13%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (10%)
  • Transportation occupations (10%)
  • Production occupations (9%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (23%)
  • Sales and related occupations (19%)
  • Management occupations (10%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (8%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (7%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (5%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (88%)
  • Honduras (2%)
  • Peru (2%)
  • Germany (2%)
  • Vietnam (1%)
  • Dominican Republic (1%)
  • United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (0%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Union Parish


  • English (20%)
  • American (18%)
  • Irish (5%)
  • German (3%)
  • Scottish (1%)
  • European (1%)
  • African (0%)

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

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

  • 340 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 67 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 8 people in hospitals with patients who have no usual home elsewhere

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

  • 287 people in nursing homes
  • 130 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 12 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
  • 11 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 3 people in other group homes
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $54,380.

5.54% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($47,806 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.54%
Louisiana average:

6.53%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.20% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($36,392 average AGI)
1.35% relocated from other states ($11,414 average AGI)
Union Parish:

1.35%
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 Ouachita Parish, LA  2.38% ($50,211 average AGI)
from Lincoln Parish, LA  0.50% ($33,649)
from Union County, AR  0.41% ($53,200)


5.99% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($41,553 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.99%
Louisiana average:

7.33%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.27% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($31,056 average AGI)
1.72% relocated to other states ($10,499 average AGI)
Union Parish:

1.72%
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 Ouachita Parish, LA  1.99% ($54,143 average AGI)
to Lincoln Parish, LA  0.85% ($38,048)
to Union County, AR  0.39% ($42,828)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.2

Births per 1000 population in Union Parish

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Union Parish

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.6

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Union Parish
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 9.2%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.6%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Union Parish
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Union Parish
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Union Parish
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Union Parish
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Union Parish
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Union Parish

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 4,087 (3,347 aged, 740 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 902 (16%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

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

  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (499)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (386)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (208)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (195)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (142)
  • Congestive heart failure (129)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (105)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (79)
  • Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (60)
  • Unspecified dementia (48)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 13.1
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6,596
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 223
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 36,892

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,463
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 969
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 9

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 14
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 35

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

Household type by relationship:

Households: 20,820
  • Male householders: 3,892 (1,069 living alone), Female householders: 4,517 (1,772 living alone)
  • 3,970 spouses (3,955 opposite-sex spouses), 241 unmarried partners, (208 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,064 children (5,483 natural, 269 adopted, 318 stepchildren), 434 grandchildren, 202 brothers or sisters, 248 parents, 0 foster children, 516 other relatives, 226 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 526

Size of family households: 2,910 2-persons, 1,146 3-persons, 800 4-persons, 312 5-persons, 122 6-persons, 108 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,837 1-person, 143 2-persons, 24 3-persons.

2,122 married couples with children.
1,781 single-parent households (116 men, 1,665 women).

97.6% of residents of Union speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 31% speak English not well, 19% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (97% speak English very well, 3% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $138,639,000 ($6,056 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,055,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $54,806,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $39,931,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $364,000
Federal grants: $34,147,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,239,000 ($1,616,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,151,000 ($828,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,010,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,444,000
Federal Government insurance: $20,638,000

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

Births: 1,688
Here:

74 per 1000 residents
State:

78 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,326
Here:

58 per 1000 residents
State:

49 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +86
Here:

+4 per 1000 residents
State:

+4 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -316
Here -14 per 1000 residents
State -20 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Union Parish

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.93 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.9
State:

6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.5
State:

4.4

Year house built in Union Parish, Louisiana
  • Year house built in Union Parish, Louisiana
  • 742020 or later
  • 9942010 to 2019
  • 1,9512000 to 2009
  • 1,7501990 to 1999
  • 1,9921980 to 1989
  • 1,4961970 to 1979
  • 1,0841960 to 1969
  • 6391950 to 1959
  • 3681940 to 1949
  • 1201939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Union Parish, Louisiana
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Union Parish, Louisiana
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Union Parish, Louisiana
  • 01 room
  • 782 rooms
  • 1813 rooms
  • 7324 rooms
  • 1,6415 rooms
  • 1,5416 rooms
  • 1,3627 rooms
  • 3958 rooms
  • 6319+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union Parish, Louisiana
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union Parish, Louisiana
  • 841 room
  • 572 rooms
  • 2043 rooms
  • 6004 rooms
  • 3905 rooms
  • 3276 rooms
  • 707 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 1789+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Union Parish, Louisiana
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Union Parish, Louisiana
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Union Parish, Louisiana
  • 0no bedroom
  • 2511 bedroom
  • 1,1972 bedrooms
  • 3,9313 bedrooms
  • 9524 bedrooms
  • 2125+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union Parish, Louisiana
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union Parish, Louisiana
  • 82no bedroom
  • 2441 bedroom
  • 7212 bedrooms
  • 6253 bedrooms
  • 1994 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Union Parish, Louisiana in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Union Parish in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Union Parish in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 240no vehicle
  • 1,8211 vehicle
  • 2,8082 vehicles
  • 1,2373 vehicles
  • 2854 vehicles
  • 1575+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Union Parish in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Union Parish in renter-occupied apartments
  • 295no vehicle
  • 1,0151 vehicle
  • 3412 vehicles
  • 1333 vehicles
  • 1044 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

93.5% of Union Parish residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Louisiana.

Union Parish:

93.5%
State average:

88.3%

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

  • This state: 16,047
  • Other state: 4,274
  • Northeast: 171
  • Midwest: 497
  • South: 3,153
  • West: 451
Year householders moved into unit in Union Parish, LA
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Union Parish
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 63.8%Electricity
  • 26.5%Utility gas
  • 8.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.7%Wood
  • 0.4%No fuel used
  • 0.4%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 72.9%Electricity
  • 20.1%Utility gas
  • 7.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 173
Here:

9.3%
Louisiana:

19.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 77
Here:

6.4%
Louisiana:

18.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 111
Here:

17.7%
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

Union Parish government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Charges - Hospital Public: $9,656,000
    Other: $230,000
    Other: $222,000
    Sewerage: $34,000
    Hospital Public: $29,000
    Air Transportation: $18,000
    Air Transportation: $2,000
  • Construction - Judicial and Legal Services: $1,035,000
    Water Utilities: $289,000
    Local Fire Protection: $190,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $10,428,000
    Hospitals: $9,215,000
    Police Protection: $3,733,000
    Police Protection: $3,621,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,139,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,990,000
    Regular Highways: $2,000,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,400,000
    Regular Highways: $750,000
    Financial Administration: $742,000
    Local Fire Protection: $284,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $186,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $121,000
    Water Utilities: $81,000
    Local Fire Protection: $79,000
    General Public Buildings: $63,000
    Air Transportation: $34,000
    Sewerage: $27,000
    Air Transportation: $22,000
    Corrections - Other: $12,000
    Corrections - Other: $12,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $549,000
    Housing and Community Development: $515,000
    Sewerage: $6,000
    Other: $4,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $87,000
    Interest on Debt: $39,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $19,056,000
    Hospitals: $14,940,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $279,000
    Other: $111,000
    Health and Hospitals: $60,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,324,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,211,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $709,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $613,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $400,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $300,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $113,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $100,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $96,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $68,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $68,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $291,000
    General Revenue - Other: $106,000
    Interest Earnings: $65,000
    Interest Earnings: $27,000
    Rents: $22,000
    Rents: $13,000
    Sale of Property: $5,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $5,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $732,000
    Hospitals: $495,000
    Police Protection: $414,000
    Local Fire Protection: $140,000
    Local Fire Protection: $113,000
    Police Protection: $36,000
    Financial Administration: $24,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $15,934,000
    Cash and Securities: $10,494,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $426,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $68,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $68,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $890,000
    Cash and Securities: $613,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $19,056,000
    Health and Hospitals: $15,634,000
    Other: $731,000
    General Local Government Support: $653,000
    General Local Government Support: $533,000
    Highways: $415,000
    Other: $308,000
    Highways: $305,000
  • Tax - Property: $5,603,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,830,000
    Property: $4,290,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,227,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $168,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $25,000
    Other License: $22,000
    Other License: $16,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $12,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $12,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $6,952,000
    : $5,551,000

Union Parish government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Charges - Hospital Public: $9,656,000
    Other: $230,000
    Other: $222,000
    Sewerage: $34,000
    Hospital Public: $29,000
    Air Transportation: $18,000
    Air Transportation: $2,000
  • Construction - Judicial and Legal Services: $1,035,000
    Water Utilities: $289,000
    Local Fire Protection: $190,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $10,428,000
    Hospitals: $9,215,000
    Police Protection: $3,733,000
    Police Protection: $3,621,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,139,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,990,000
    Regular Highways: $2,000,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,400,000
    Regular Highways: $750,000
    Financial Administration: $742,000
    Local Fire Protection: $284,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $186,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $121,000
    Water Utilities: $81,000
    Local Fire Protection: $79,000
    General Public Buildings: $63,000
    Air Transportation: $34,000
    Sewerage: $27,000
    Air Transportation: $22,000
    Corrections - Other: $12,000
    Corrections - Other: $12,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $549,000
    Housing and Community Development: $515,000
    Sewerage: $6,000
    Other: $4,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $87,000
    Interest on Debt: $39,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $19,056,000
    Hospitals: $14,940,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $279,000
    Other: $111,000
    Health and Hospitals: $60,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,324,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,211,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $709,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $613,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $400,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $300,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $113,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $100,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $96,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $68,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $68,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $291,000
    General Revenue - Other: $106,000
    Interest Earnings: $65,000
    Interest Earnings: $27,000
    Rents: $22,000
    Rents: $13,000
    Sale of Property: $5,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $5,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $732,000
    Hospitals: $495,000
    Police Protection: $414,000
    Local Fire Protection: $140,000
    Local Fire Protection: $113,000
    Police Protection: $36,000
    Financial Administration: $24,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $15,934,000
    Cash and Securities: $10,494,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $426,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $68,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $68,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $890,000
    Cash and Securities: $613,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $19,056,000
    Health and Hospitals: $15,634,000
    Other: $731,000
    General Local Government Support: $653,000
    General Local Government Support: $533,000
    Highways: $415,000
    Other: $308,000
    Highways: $305,000
  • Tax - Property: $5,603,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,830,000
    Property: $4,290,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,227,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $168,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $25,000
    Other License: $22,000
    Other License: $16,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $12,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $12,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $6,952,000
    : $5,551,000

Union Parish government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Charges - Hospital Public: $9,656,000
    Other: $230,000
    Other: $222,000
    Sewerage: $34,000
    Hospital Public: $29,000
    Air Transportation: $18,000
    Air Transportation: $2,000
  • Construction - Judicial and Legal Services: $1,035,000
    Water Utilities: $289,000
    Local Fire Protection: $190,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $10,428,000
    Hospitals: $9,215,000
    Police Protection: $3,733,000
    Police Protection: $3,621,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,139,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,990,000
    Regular Highways: $2,000,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,400,000
    Regular Highways: $750,000
    Financial Administration: $742,000
    Local Fire Protection: $284,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $186,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $121,000
    Water Utilities: $81,000
    Local Fire Protection: $79,000
    General Public Buildings: $63,000
    Air Transportation: $34,000
    Sewerage: $27,000
    Air Transportation: $22,000
    Corrections - Other: $12,000
    Corrections - Other: $12,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $549,000
    Housing and Community Development: $515,000
    Sewerage: $6,000
    Other: $4,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $87,000
    Interest on Debt: $39,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $19,056,000
    Hospitals: $14,940,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $279,000
    Other: $111,000
    Health and Hospitals: $60,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,324,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,211,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $709,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $613,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $400,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $300,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $113,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $100,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $96,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $68,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $68,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $291,000
    General Revenue - Other: $106,000
    Interest Earnings: $65,000
    Interest Earnings: $27,000
    Rents: $22,000
    Rents: $13,000
    Sale of Property: $5,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $5,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $732,000
    Hospitals: $495,000
    Police Protection: $414,000
    Local Fire Protection: $140,000
    Local Fire Protection: $113,000
    Police Protection: $36,000
    Financial Administration: $24,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $15,934,000
    Cash and Securities: $10,494,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $426,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $68,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $68,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $890,000
    Cash and Securities: $613,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $19,056,000
    Health and Hospitals: $15,634,000
    Other: $731,000
    General Local Government Support: $653,000
    General Local Government Support: $533,000
    Highways: $415,000
    Other: $308,000
    Highways: $305,000
  • Tax - Property: $5,603,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,830,000
    Property: $4,290,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,227,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $168,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $25,000
    Other License: $22,000
    Other License: $16,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $12,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $12,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $6,952,000
    : $5,551,000

Union Parish government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Charges - Hospital Public: $9,656,000
    Other: $230,000
    Other: $222,000
    Sewerage: $34,000
    Hospital Public: $29,000
    Air Transportation: $18,000
    Air Transportation: $2,000
  • Construction - Judicial and Legal Services: $1,035,000
    Water Utilities: $289,000
    Local Fire Protection: $190,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $10,428,000
    Hospitals: $9,215,000
    Police Protection: $3,733,000
    Police Protection: $3,621,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,139,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,990,000
    Regular Highways: $2,000,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,400,000
    Regular Highways: $750,000
    Financial Administration: $742,000
    Local Fire Protection: $284,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $186,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $121,000
    Water Utilities: $81,000
    Local Fire Protection: $79,000
    General Public Buildings: $63,000
    Air Transportation: $34,000
    Sewerage: $27,000
    Air Transportation: $22,000
    Corrections - Other: $12,000
    Corrections - Other: $12,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $549,000
    Housing and Community Development: $515,000
    Sewerage: $6,000
    Other: $4,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $87,000
    Interest on Debt: $39,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $19,056,000
    Hospitals: $14,940,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $279,000
    Other: $111,000
    Health and Hospitals: $60,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,324,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,211,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $709,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $613,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $400,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $300,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $113,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $100,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $96,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $68,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $68,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $291,000
    General Revenue - Other: $106,000
    Interest Earnings: $65,000
    Interest Earnings: $27,000
    Rents: $22,000
    Rents: $13,000
    Sale of Property: $5,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $5,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $732,000
    Hospitals: $495,000
    Police Protection: $414,000
    Local Fire Protection: $140,000
    Local Fire Protection: $113,000
    Police Protection: $36,000
    Financial Administration: $24,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $15,934,000
    Cash and Securities: $10,494,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $426,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $68,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $68,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $890,000
    Cash and Securities: $613,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $19,056,000
    Health and Hospitals: $15,634,000
    Other: $731,000
    General Local Government Support: $653,000
    General Local Government Support: $533,000
    Highways: $415,000
    Other: $308,000
    Highways: $305,000
  • Tax - Property: $5,603,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,830,000
    Property: $4,290,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,227,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $168,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $25,000
    Other License: $22,000
    Other License: $16,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $12,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $12,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $6,952,000
    : $5,551,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 853
  • Number of aged recipients: 146
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 707
  • Number of recipients under 18: 152
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 456
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 245
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 353
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 343
Most common first names in Union Parish, LA among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John21675.9 years
James20371.6 years
Mary14678.0 years
William13077.0 years
Willie10977.4 years
Robert8673.0 years
George7975.0 years
Joe5373.4 years
Annie4880.0 years
Thomas4873.4 years
Most common last names in Union Parish, LA among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith12676.8 years
Williams11174.9 years
Jones8976.5 years
Johnson7576.4 years
Taylor7477.4 years
Brown6875.5 years
Davis6775.1 years
Green5378.7 years
Albritton5274.6 years
Andrews4975.3 years
Businesses in Union Parish, LA
NameCountNameCount
AT&T1Popeyes1
AutoZone1SONIC Drive-In2
Chevrolet1Subway2
FedEx1Taco Bell1
Ford1U-Haul1
KFC1UPS1
Lane Furniture1Walmart1
McDonald's1