Bienville Parish, LA Demographic Data
Bienville Parish, LA Summary
Bienville Parish is located in Louisiana
- Population: 14,312
- Area: 822.07 sq. miles
- Land Area: 811.27 sq. miles
- Water Area: 10.80 sq. miles
- Population Density: 17.40 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 237.86 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Bienville Parish, LA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
7,212
52%
50.8
Male
6,712
48%
49.2
Total Population
13,924
323,128,000
Bienville Parish, LA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
850
6.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
731
5.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,065
7.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
887
6.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
794
5.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,585
11.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,468
10.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,964
14.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
956
6.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
980
7.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,412
10.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
850
6.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
382
2.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
10,737
77.1%
77.2
Female
5,606
52.2%
51.3
Male
5,131
47.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
10,232
73.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,238
23.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,644
19.0%
15.2
Female
1,536
58.1%
55.8
Male
1,108
41.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Bienville Parish, LA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
13,736
98.6%
96.8
White
7,740
55.6%
72.6
Black or African American
5,765
41.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
14
0.1%
0.8
Asian
2
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
1
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
1
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
215
1.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
188
1.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
246
1.8%
17.8
Mexican
166
1.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
5
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
75
0.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
13,678
98.2%
82.2
Bienville Parish, LA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
449
4.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,189
12.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,993
41.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,247
23.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
475
4.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
803
8.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
441
4.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,638
17.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
7,959
82.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,244
13.0%
31.2
Bienville Parish, LA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,457
30.7%
33.7%
Now Married
5,158
45.7%
47.5
Divorced
1,236
11.0%
11.0%
Separated
314
2.8%
2.0
Widowed
1,113
9.9
5.8%
Bienville Parish, LA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
12,837
98.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
237
1.8%
21.6%
Spanish
160
1.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
77
0.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Bienville Parish, LA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
773
13.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
584
10.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
798
13.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
686
12.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
737
12.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
886
15.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
639
11.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
430
7.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
113
2.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
92
1.6%
6.4
Median household income
35,722
57,617
Per capita income
22,123
31,128
Bienville Parish, LA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
521
10.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
214
4.1%
9.8
Construction
314
6.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,309
25.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
157
3.0%
6.6
Information
131
2.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
757
14.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
282
5.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
194
3.7%
11.4
Public administration
355
6.8%
4.6
Retail trade
518
9.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
328
6.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
130
2.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
747
14.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,655
31.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,144
22.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
929
17.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
735
14.1%
18.1%
Bienville Parish, LA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,104
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,322
84.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
481
9.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
19
0.4%
5.1
Walked
68
1.3%
2.7
Other means
49
1.0%
1.8
Worked at home
165
3.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
31.8
26.6
Bienville Parish, LA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
600
10.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,872
32.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,940
33.8%
37.1
3 or more
1,326
23.1%
21.0
Bienville Parish, LA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
5,738
74.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,102
71.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,636
28.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,993
25.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Bienville Parish, LA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,731
1 room
101
1.3%
2.4
2 rooms
89
1.2%
2.7
3 rooms
354
4.6%
9.1
4 rooms
1,430
18.5%
16.5
5 rooms
2,484
32.1%
19.8
6 rooms
1,522
19.7%
17.8
7 rooms
926
12.0%
12.0
8 rooms
512
6.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
313
4.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Bienville Parish, LA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,731
1-unit, detached
4,807
62.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
19
0.2%
5.9
2-units
144
1.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
184
2.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
77
1.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
36
0.5%
4.4
20 or more units
29
0.4%
9.0
Mobile home
2,429
31.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
6
0.1%
0.1
Bienville Parish, LA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
565
7.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
390
5.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
985
12.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
976
12.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,733
22.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,232
15.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
922
11.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
660
8.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
262
3.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
6
0.1%
1.4%
Bienville Parish, LA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,865
32.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
503
8.8%
4.7
Electricity
3,199
55.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
171
3.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Bienville Parish, LA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,572
47295100.0
$2,000 to $2,499
7
0.4%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
12
0.8%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
45
2.9%
10.3%
Less than $500
104
6.6%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
140
8.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
423
26.9%
28.8%
$500 to $999
841
53.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
901
57.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
192
12.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
118
7.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
113
7.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
234
15.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
14
0.0%
0.0%
Bienville Parish, LA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,140
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
2
0.2%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
25
2.2%
28.3%
$500 to $999
491
43.1%
41.0%
Less than $500
622
54.6%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
496
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
479
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
131
12.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
116
10.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
185
17.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
129
11.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
80
7.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
443
40.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
552
0.0%
0.0%
Bienville Parish, LA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,102
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,345
32.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,264
30.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
595
14.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
533
13.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
247
6.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
56
1.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
15
0.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
47
1.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
78,300
205,000
