Statewide Claims to Fame

Tensas Parish is 1st in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Tensas Parish is 3rd in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Income below poverty line

Tensas Parish is 4th in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Tensas Parish is 16th in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Female residents

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Tensas Parish Rank Louisiana US
Current population (2012) 4,954 64th 4,601,893 313,914,040
Size in square miles 602.8 39th 43,203.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 8.7 63rd 104.9 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Tensas Parish Rank Louisiana US
Residents younger than 5 6.0% 55th 6.8% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 24.3% 36th 24.3% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 19.0% 1st 12.9% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Tensas Parish Rank Louisiana US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 74.6% 45th 81.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 11.8% 44th 21.1% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Tensas Parish Rank Louisiana US
Race - White 43.2% 61st 63.7% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 55.6% 4th 32.4% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.1% 64th 0.7% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.2% 58th 1.7% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 51st 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 0.9% 54th 1.4% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 1.4% 55th 4.5% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 42.0% 60th 59.9% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Tensas Parish Rank Louisiana US
Female residents 51.4% 16th 51.1% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 0.5% 55th 3.7% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Tensas Parish Rank Louisiana US
Housing units 3,345 63rd 1,978,848 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 2.5% 62nd 18.1% 25.9%
Households 2,205 64th 1,675,097 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 62.8% 56th 67.9% 66.1%
Home median value $66,600 60th $135,400 $186,200
People per household 2.2 64th 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 6 54th 13,018 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Tensas Parish Rank Louisiana US
Income per capita $16,552 61st $23,853 $27,915
Income per household $28,090 62nd $44,086 $52,762
Income below poverty line 32.4% 3rd 18.4% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Tensas Parish Rank Louisiana US
Non-farm private establishments 92 64th 103,216 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 488 64th 1,617,229 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 382 63rd 375,808 27,092,908
Retail sales $31,767 64th $56,543,203 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $5,498 52nd $12,921 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $528 62nd $9,729,869 $613,795,732

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