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REGIONAL DEMOGRAPHICS (10 PARISHES)
|
|
Population
|
Historical
|
Estimated |
Projected |
| Age Groups: |
1990
|
%
|
2000
|
%
|
2010
|
%
|
2015
|
%
|
|
Under - 19
|
243,433
|
32.2%
|
237,895
|
30.4%
|
221,738
|
27.8%
|
221,604
|
27.3%
|
|
20 - 34
|
174,129
|
23.0%
|
159,208
|
20.4%
|
175,654
|
22.0%
|
176,880
|
21.8%
|
|
35 - 54
|
174,713
|
23.1%
|
211,933
|
27.1%
|
195,677
|
24.5%
|
189,845
|
23.4%
|
|
55 - 74
|
120,652
|
16.0%
|
123,942
|
15.9%
|
151,736
|
19.0%
|
166,296
|
20.5%
|
|
75 - Older
|
43,137
|
5.7%
|
48,562
|
6.2%
|
53,286
|
6.7%
|
56,084
|
6.9%
|
|
Total
|
756,047
|
100.0%
|
781,540
|
100.0%
|
798,050
|
100.0%
|
810,667
|
100.0%
|
|
Median Age
|
31.6
|
|
34.6
|
|
35.2
|
|
35.6
|
|
|
Households
|
Historical
|
Estimated
|
Projected
|
|
|
1990
|
%
|
2000
|
%
|
2010
|
%
|
2015
|
%
|
|
Number
|
273,676
|
|
296,846
|
|
313,813
|
|
327,349
|
|
|
Median Household Income
|
$20,864
|
|
$30,866
|
|
$37,310
|
|
$40,245
|
|
|
Average Household Income
|
$28,018
|
|
$42,446
|
|
$54,100
|
|
$58,427
|
|
|
Household Income Distribution
|
|
Under - $34,999
|
196,852
|
71.9%
|
163,980
|
55.2%
|
149,064
|
47.5%
|
146,258
|
44.7%
|
|
$35,000 - $49,999
|
38,810
|
14.2%
|
46,450
|
15.6%
|
44,610
|
14.2%
|
45,124
|
13.8%
|
|
$50,000 - $74,999
|
25,756
|
9.4%
|
46,412
|
15.6%
|
52,030
|
16.6%
|
55,382
|
16.9%
|
|
$75,000 - Above
|
12,153
|
4.4%
|
40,004
|
13.5%
|
68,109
|
21.7%
|
80,585
|
24.6%
|
|
Average Household Size
|
2.7
|
|
2.5
|
|
2.5
|
|
2.4
|
|
|
Workforce Education Attainment
|
Historical
|
Estimated
|
Projected
|
|
(25+ Years of Age)
|
1990
|
%
|
2000
|
%
|
2010
|
%
|
2015
|
%
|
|
Under Grade 9
|
56,677
|
12.5%
|
30,117
|
6.3%
|
26,670
|
5.2%
|
23,140
|
4.3%
|
|
Grade 9 - 12
|
78,355
|
17.3%
|
76,677
|
16.1%
|
62,591
|
12.2%
|
56,869
|
10.7%
|
|
High School
|
146,019
|
32.2%
|
160,946
|
33.7%
|
189,331
|
36.8%
|
205,413
|
38.5%
|
|
Some College-No Degree
|
86,160
|
19.0%
|
102,777
|
21.5%
|
104,967
|
20.4%
|
106,018
|
19.9%
|
|
Associate Degrees
|
14,308
|
3.2%
|
17,051
|
3.6%
|
29,239
|
5.7%
|
36,230
|
6.8%
|
|
Bachelor Degree
|
47,554
|
10.5%
|
57,959
|
12.1%
|
67,240
|
13.1%
|
71,639
|
13.4%
|
|
Graduate Degree
|
25,043
|
5.5%
|
31,914
|
6.7%
|
34,132
|
6.6%
|
34,232
|
6.4%
|
|
Age 25+ Population
|
454,180
|
100.0%
|
477,441
|
100.0%
|
514,170
|
100.0%
|
533,541
|
100.0%
|
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| Source: US Census Bureau; DemographicsNow.com |
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