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DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Geographic Area: Ouachita Parish, Louisiana

NOTE: For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf1u.htm.

Subject	Number	Percent

Total population	147,250	100.0

SEX AND AGE
Male	69,460	47.2
Female	77,790	52.8

Under 5 years	10,621	7.2
5 to 9 years	11,350	7.7
10 to 14 years	11,983	8.1
15 to 19 years	12,551	8.5
20 to 24 years	12,291	8.3
25 to 34 years	19,885	13.5
35 to 44 years	21,178	14.4
45 to 54 years	17,961	12.2
55 to 59 years	6,514	4.4
60 to 64 years	5,484	3.7
65 to 74 years	9,524	6.5
75 to 84 years	5,943	4.0
85 years and over	1,965	1.3

Median age (years)	32.3	(X)

18 years and over	106,117	72.1
Male	48,612	33.0
Female	57,505	39.1
21 years and over	98,049	66.6
62 years and over	20,676	14.0
65 years and over	17,432	11.8
Male	6,749	4.6
Female	10,683	7.3

RACE
One race	146,267	99.3
White	94,947	64.5
Black or African American	49,526	33.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	337	0.2
Asian	940	0.6
Asian Indian	234	0.2
Chinese	166	0.1
Filipino	92	0.1
Japanese	24	0.0
Korean	66	0.0
Vietnamese	254	0.2
Other Asian ¹	104	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	37	0.0
Native Hawaiian	14	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	5	0.0
Samoan	16	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	2	0.0
Some other race	480	0.3
Two or more races	983	0.7

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	95,763	65.0
Black or African American	49,842	33.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	741	0.5
Asian	1,136	0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	75	0.1
Some other race	755	0.5

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	147,250	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1,747	1.2
Mexican	923	0.6
Puerto Rican	63	0.0
Cuban	60	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	701	0.5
Not Hispanic or Latino	145,503	98.8
White alone	94,013	63.8

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	147,250	100.0
In households	142,285	96.6
Householder	55,216	37.5
Spouse	26,319	17.9
Child	46,249	31.4
Own child under 18 years	35,374	24.0
Other relatives	8,828	6.0
Under 18 years	4,643	3.2
Nonrelatives	5,673	3.9
Unmarried partner	2,585	1.8
In group quarters	4,965	3.4
Institutionalized population	2,467	1.7
Noninstitutionalized population	2,498	1.7

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	55,216	100.0
Family households (families)	38,319	69.4
With own children under 18 years	18,860	34.2
Married-couple family	26,319	47.7
With own children under 18 years	11,685	21.2
Female householder, no husband present	9,897	17.9
With own children under 18 years	6,095	11.0
Nonfamily households	16,897	30.6
Householder living alone	14,219	25.8
Householder 65 years and over	5,158	9.3

Households with individuals under 18 years	21,421	38.8
Households with individuals 65 years and over	12,497	22.6

Average household size	2.58	(X)
Average family size	3.12	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	60,154	100.0
Occupied housing units	55,216	91.8
Vacant housing units	4,938	8.2
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	395	0.7

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.4	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	9.0	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	55,216	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	35,411	64.1
Renter-occupied housing units	19,805	35.9

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.62	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.50	(X)

Subject	Number	Percent

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.