Louisiana Profile and Statistics

Louisiana Cities Households By Type

In 2007, Louisiana had 1605203 total households with the average home having 2.63 residents and the average family coming in at 3.22.

Of those homes reported, 31.3% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 19.4% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 34518 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 155579 where the female was the sole head of household.

In Louisiana, 436215 people live alone, and of that, 147239 are 65 and over.

There were 575195 (35.8%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 370539 (23.1%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in Louisiana

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 4217714, 38.1 percent are the main “Householder,” while 17.8 are spouses. There are 1339930 children, and 327859 comprise “other relatives.” 194012 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 78430 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

Louisiana Census Marital Status data

In Louisiana, there are 1646529 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 576258 have never married; 817466 are currently still married, but have separated. 35296 are legally separated, 165926 are divorced and 51583 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (1789191), 29.2% never married, 44.4% are married but separated while 3% are legally still separated. 11.9% are divorced and 11.5% are widowed.

Louisiana Fertility Rates and LA Statistics

Let’s talk babies in Louisiana (LA): In the 2007 report, 63367 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in Louisiana (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 28120 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 46 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 56 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 40 babies, while there were 108 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 15.

Louisiana Grandparents Statistics

There are 114076 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 60281 (52.8%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 65.1% are the grandmothers and 67.9% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 14097 have done it for less than a year; 13376 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 9612 handling things 3 or 4 years and 23196 doing the job 5 or more years.

Louisiana School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (LA)

In Louisiana, 1159395 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 80558 (6.9%) are in nursery or preschool; 63913 (5.5%) are in kindergarten, while 492420 (42.5%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 253089 (21.8%) are slogging through High School, while 269415 (23.2%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 35.3% (975881); 13.3% (368810) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (2766825), 203208 (7.3%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 366397 (13.2%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 975881 (35.3%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 542222 (19.6%) have some college experience but no degree; 122911 (4.4%) reached an Associate’s degree; 368810 (13.3%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 187396 (6.8%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in Louisiana is 3224855. Of that, 326411 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 3940038 (100%) – of that, 730214 (18.5%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (667544), 55289 (8.3%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (2774819), 437820 (15.8%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (497675), 237105 (47.6%) have a disability.

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