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Louisiana

Ranked #49 out of 50 of the Best places to Live with a Gross State Product of $151,993,000,000.00


Louisiana Facts VS. USA :

Population, 2006 estimate 4,287,768 299,398,484
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 -4.1% 6.4%
Population, 2000 4,468,976 281,421,906
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 7.0% 6.8%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 25.4% 24.6%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 12.2% 12.4%
Female persons, percent, 2006 51.4% 50.7%
White persons, percent, 2006 (a) 65.4% 80.1%
Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) 31.7% 12.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) 0.6% 1.0%
Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) 1.4% 4.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) Z 0.2%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 0.9% 1.6%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) 2.9% 14.8%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 62.8% 66.4%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 59.0% 54.1%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 2.6% 11.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 9.2% 17.9%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 74.8% 80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 18.7% 24.4%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 880,047 49,746,248
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 25.7 25.5
Housing units, 2006 1,830,073 126,316,181
Homeownership rate, 2000 67.9% 66.2%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 18.7% 26.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $85,000 $119,600
Households, 2000 1,656,053 105,480,101
Persons per household, 2000 2.62 2.59
Median household income, 2004 $35,216 $44,334
Per capita money income, 1999 $16,912 $21,587
Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 19.2% 12.7%
Business QuickFacts Louisiana USA
Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 102,7901 7,499,702
Private nonfarm employment, 2005 1,617,5071 116,317,003
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 1.6%1 2.0%
Nonemployer establishments, 2005 269,814 20,392,068
Total number of firms, 2002 328,756 22,974,655
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 12.2% 5.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 0.8% 0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 2.5% 4.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 S 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 2.3% 6.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 26.4% 28.2%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 89,540,799 3,916,136,712
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 47,192,153 4,634,755,112
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 41,885,192 3,056,421,997
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $9,356 $10,615
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 7,411,702 449,498,718
Building permits, 2006 28,671 1,838,903
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 32,954,0591 2,143,781,7272
Geography QuickFacts Louisiana USA
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 43,561.85 3,537,438.44
Persons per square mile, 2000 102.6 79.6
FIPS Code 22