Cameron Parish, LA Demographic Data
Cameron Parish, LA Summary
Cameron Parish is located in Louisiana
- Population: 6,934
- Area: 1,936.67 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1,284.89 sq. miles
- Water Area: 651.78 sq. miles
- Population Density: 3.58 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 0.00 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Cameron Parish, LA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,449
51%
50.8
Male
3,290
49%
49.2
Total Population
6,739
323,128,000
Cameron Parish, LA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
355
5.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
478
7.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
434
6.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
457
6.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
461
6.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
668
9.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
811
12.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
994
14.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
609
9.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
442
6.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
618
9.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
327
4.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
85
1.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
5,172
76.7%
77.2
Female
2,638
51.0%
51.3
Male
2,534
49.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,941
73.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,277
18.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,030
15.3%
15.2
Female
527
51.2%
55.8
Male
503
48.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Cameron Parish, LA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
6,732
99.9%
96.8
White
6,424
95.3%
72.6
Black or African American
107
1.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
35
0.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
33
0.5%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
2
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
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
166
2.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
7
0.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
342
5.1%
17.8
Mexican
216
3.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
25
0.4%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
101
1.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
6,397
94.9%
82.2
Cameron Parish, LA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
313
6.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
440
9.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,673
36.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
800
17.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
557
12.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
572
12.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
199
4.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
753
16.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,801
83.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
771
17.0%
31.2
Cameron Parish, LA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,102
20.1%
33.7%
Now Married
3,610
66.0%
47.5
Divorced
445
8.1%
11.0%
Separated
84
1.5%
2.0
Widowed
231
4.2
5.8%
Cameron Parish, LA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
5,813
91.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
571
8.9%
21.6%
Spanish
203
3.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
333
5.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
35
0.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Cameron Parish, LA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
93
3.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
79
3.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
290
10.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
266
10.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
275
10.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
494
18.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
399
15.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
470
17.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
150
5.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
137
5.2%
6.4
Median household income
65,679
57,617
Per capita income
31,007
31,128
Cameron Parish, LA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
381
11.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
193
5.9%
9.8
Construction
323
9.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
643
19.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
90
2.8%
6.6
Information
115
3.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
297
9.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
89
2.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
232
7.1%
11.4
Public administration
175
5.4%
4.6
Retail trade
340
10.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
284
8.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
102
3.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
725
22.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
911
27.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
436
13.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
682
20.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
510
15.6%
18.1%
Cameron Parish, LA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,219
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,651
82.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
373
11.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
2
0.1%
5.1
Walked
44
1.4%
2.7
Other means
84
2.6%
1.8
Worked at home
65
2.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
33.9
26.6
Cameron Parish, LA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
24
0.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
600
22.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,289
48.6%
37.1
3 or more
740
27.9%
21.0
Cameron Parish, LA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,653
72.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,385
89.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
268
10.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
988
27.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
13
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.5
Cameron Parish, LA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,641
1 room
25
0.7%
2.4
2 rooms
65
1.8%
2.7
3 rooms
213
5.9%
9.1
4 rooms
557
15.3%
16.5
5 rooms
1,334
36.6%
19.8
6 rooms
565
15.5%
17.8
7 rooms
411
11.3%
12.0
8 rooms
204
5.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
267
7.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Cameron Parish, LA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,641
1-unit, detached
2,309
63.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
37
1.0%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
21
0.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
5
0.1%
9.0
Mobile home
1,208
33.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
61
1.7%
0.1
Cameron Parish, LA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
132
3.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
192
5.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
237
6.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
127
3.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
296
8.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
327
9.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
536
14.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,594
43.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
181
5.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
19
0.5%
1.4%
Cameron Parish, LA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
403
15.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
162
6.1%
4.7
Electricity
2,057
77.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
26
1.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
5
0.2%
1.1
Cameron Parish, LA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,030
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
7
0.7%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
33
3.2%
11.8%
Less than $500
89
8.6%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
106
10.3%
20.1%
$500 to $999
396
38.4%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
399
38.7%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
755
73.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
86
8.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
63
6.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
16
1.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
110
10.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Cameron Parish, LA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
163
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
Less than $500
25
15.3%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
26
16.0%
11.9%
$500 to $999
112
68.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
105
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
766
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
15
9.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
41
25.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
17
10.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
32
19.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
8
4.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
50
30.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
105
0.0%
0.0%
Cameron Parish, LA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,385
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
563
23.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
684
28.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
293
12.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
336
14.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
321
13.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
163
6.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
18
0.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
7
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
94,800
205,000