Statewide Claims to Fame

Ascension Parish is 1st in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Income per household

Ascension Parish is 1st in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Ascension Parish is 3rd in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Income per capita

Ascension Parish is 3rd in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in People per household

Ascension Parish is 3rd in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Ascension Parish is 5th in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Home ownership rate

Ascension Parish is 5th in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Ascension Parish is 6th in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Home median value

Ascension Parish is 6th in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Ascension Parish is 7th in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Building permits (last year)

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Ascension Parish Rank Louisiana US
Current population (2012) 112,286 13th 4,601,893 313,914,040
Size in square miles 290.0 58th 43,203.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 369.7 5th 104.9 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Ascension Parish Rank Louisiana US
Residents younger than 5 7.5% 6th 6.8% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 28.1% 1st 24.3% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 9.5% 63rd 12.9% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Ascension Parish Rank Louisiana US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 87.4% 3rd 81.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 22.8% 9th 21.1% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Ascension Parish Rank Louisiana US
Race - White 74.6% 14th 63.7% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 22.7% 46th 32.4% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.4% 44th 0.7% 1.2%
Race - Asian 1.2% 16th 1.7% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 17th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.1% 44th 1.4% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 4.9% 11th 4.5% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 70.3% 15th 59.9% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Ascension Parish Rank Louisiana US
Female residents 50.7% 35th 51.1% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 2.9% 18th 3.7% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Ascension Parish Rank Louisiana US
Housing units 41,702 14th 1,978,848 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 6.4% 41st 18.1% 25.9%
Households 36,546 14th 1,675,097 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 82.4% 5th 67.9% 66.1%
Home median value $166,800 6th $135,400 $186,200
People per household 2.9 3rd 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 871 7th 13,018 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Ascension Parish Rank Louisiana US
Income per capita $27,756 3rd $23,853 $27,915
Income per household $66,173 1st $44,086 $52,762
Income below poverty line 11.1% 60th 18.4% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Ascension Parish Rank Louisiana US
Non-farm private establishments 1,986 13th 103,216 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 31,087 13th 1,617,229 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 8,540 14th 375,808 27,092,908
Retail sales $1,317,978 13th $56,543,203 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $13,219 13th $12,921 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $116,260 13th $9,729,869 $613,795,732

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