Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Parish town
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 2,694 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 2,694 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 14 0.5%
Male 1,344 49.9%     Mexican 4 0.1%
Female 1,350 50.1%     Puerto Rican 2 0.1%
          Cuban 0 0.0%
Under 5 years 178 6.6%     Other Hispanic or Latino 8 0.3%
5 to 9 years 236 8.8%   Not Hispanic or Latino 2,680 99.5%
10 to 14 years 244 9.1%     White alone 2,645 98.2%
15 to 19 years 222 8.2%        
20 to 24 years 118 4.4%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 337 12.5%       Total population 2,694 100.0%
35 to 44 years 510 18.9%   In households 2,694 100.0%
45 to 54 years 340 12.6%     Householder 955 35.4%
55 to 59 years 147 5.5%     Spouse 590 21.9%
60 to 64 years 109 4.0%     Child 887 32.9%
65 to 74 years 158 5.9%       Own child under 18 years 709 26.3%
75 to 84 years 77 2.9%     Other relatives 110 4.1%
85 years and over 18 0.7%       Under 18 years 52 1.9%
          Nonrelatives 152 5.6%
Median age (years) 35.2 (X)       Unmarried partner 74 2.7%
        In group quarters 0 0.0%
18 years and over 1,890 70.2%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 942 35.0%     Noninstitutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Female 948 35.2%        
21 years and over 1,788 66.4%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 309 11.5%       Total households 955 100.0%
65 years and over 253 9.4%   Family households (families) 741 77.6%
  Male 112 4.2%       With own children under 18 years 375 39.3%
  Female 141 5.2%     Married couple family 590 61.8%
            With own children under 18 years 287 30.1%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 90 9.4%
One race 2,680 99.5%       With own children under 18 years 53 5.5%
  White 2,657 98.6%   Nonfamily households 214 22.4%
  Black or African American 10 0.4%     Householder living alone 167 17.5%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 10 0.4%       Householder 65 years and over 70 7.3%
  Asian 2 0.1%        
    Asian Indian 2 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 415 43.5%
    Chinese 0 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 190 19.9%
    Filipino 0 0.0%        
    Japanese 0 0.0%   Average household size 2.82 (X)
    Korean 0 0.0%   Average family size 3.14 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 0 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 1,034 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 955 92.4%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 79 7.6%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 18 1.7%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 1 0.0%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.9% (X)
Two or more races 14 0.5%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.6% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 2,671 99.1%       Occupied housing units 955 100.0%
Black or African American 14 0.5%   Owner-occupied housing units 813 85.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 17 0.6%   Renter-occupied housing units 142 14.9%
Asian 2 0.1%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.85 (X)
Some other race 4 0.1%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.67 (X)
Date: May 22, 2003
- Represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable.
1Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3In combination with one or more of the 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.