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People QuickFacts |
Vernon Parish |
Louisiana |
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Population, 2009 estimate |
46,616 | 4,492,076 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 |
-11.2% | 0.5% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
52,525 | 4,468,972 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2009 |
8.7% | 7.1% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2009 |
27.1% | 25.0% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2009 |
10.5% | 12.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2009 |
49.2% | 51.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2009 (a) |
79.1% | 64.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2009 (a) |
13.0% | 32.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2009 (a) |
1.5% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2009 (a) |
2.1% | 1.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2009 (a) |
0.4% | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2009 |
4.0% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2009 (b) |
9.0% | 3.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2009 |
71.4% | 61.5% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
44.6% | 59.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
4.1% | 2.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
9.0% | 9.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
80.1% | 74.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
13.5% | 18.7% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
8,343 | 880,047 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
24.0 | 25.7 |
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Housing units, 2009 |
22,442 | 1,963,354 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
56.7% | 67.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
21.1% | 18.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$66,900 | $85,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
18,260 | 1,656,053 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.69 | 2.62 |
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Median household income, 2008 |
$41,284 | $43,635 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$14,036 | $16,912 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008 |
15.4% | 17.6% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Vernon Parish |
Louisiana |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2008 |
664 | 104,0071 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2008 |
8,244 | 1,655,1511 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2008 |
11.5% | 3.9%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2008 |
1,936 | 311,347 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
2,216 | 328,756 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
16.1% | 12.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
5.7% | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 2.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 2.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
35.8% | 26.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
NA | 89,540,799 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 47,192,153 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
242,193 | 41,885,192 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$4,728 | $9,356 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
28,010 | 7,411,702 |
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Building permits, 2009 |
28 | 12,513 |
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Federal spending, 2008 |
635,163 | 44,496,1841 |