Tensas Parish, LA Demographic Data
Tensas Parish, LA Summary
Tensas Parish is located in Louisiana
- Population: 5,189
- Area: 641.19 sq. miles
- Land Area: 602.78 sq. miles
- Water Area: 38.41 sq. miles
- Population Density: 8.09 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 65.62 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Tensas Parish, LA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,458
51%
50.8
Male
2,335
49%
49.2
Total Population
4,793
323,128,000
Tensas Parish, LA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
334
7.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
366
7.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
299
6.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
317
6.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
218
4.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
494
10.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
481
10.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
569
11.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
441
9.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
311
6.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
581
12.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
273
5.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
109
2.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
3,586
74.8%
77.2
Female
1,901
53.0%
51.3
Male
1,685
47.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,444
71.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,177
24.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
963
20.1%
15.2
Female
551
57.2%
55.8
Male
412
42.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Tensas Parish, LA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
4,781
99.7%
96.8
White
2,096
43.7%
72.6
Black or African American
2,669
55.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
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
16
0.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
12
0.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
83
1.7%
17.8
Mexican
67
1.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
2
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
5
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
9
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
4,710
98.3%
82.2
Tensas Parish, LA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
166
5.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
594
18.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,504
46.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
598
18.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
101
3.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
218
6.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
78
2.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
760
23.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,499
76.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
296
9.1%
31.2
Tensas Parish, LA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,493
39.4%
33.7%
Now Married
1,352
35.6%
47.5
Divorced
451
11.9%
11.0%
Separated
128
3.4%
2.0
Widowed
370
9.8
5.8%
Tensas Parish, LA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,351
97.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
108
2.4%
21.6%
Spanish
81
1.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
27
0.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Tensas Parish, LA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
338
17.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
259
13.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
431
22.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
240
12.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
225
11.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
201
10.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
93
4.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
122
6.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
15
0.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
17
0.9%
6.4
Median household income
22,385
57,617
Per capita income
16,171
31,128
Tensas Parish, LA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
393
23.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
62
3.7%
9.8
Construction
67
4.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
477
28.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
20
1.2%
6.6
Information
9
0.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
45
2.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
54
3.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
41
2.4%
11.4
Public administration
175
10.4%
4.6
Retail trade
178
10.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
104
6.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
56
3.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
357
21.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
423
25.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
204
12.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
264
15.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
433
25.8%
18.1%
Tensas Parish, LA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,658
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,482
89.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
68
4.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
8
0.5%
5.1
Walked
39
2.4%
2.7
Other means
27
1.6%
1.8
Worked at home
34
2.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.8
26.6
Tensas Parish, LA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
326
16.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
765
39.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
715
36.8%
37.1
3 or more
135
7.0%
21.0
Tensas Parish, LA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,941
57.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,173
60.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
768
39.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,436
42.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Tensas Parish, LA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,377
1 room
25
0.7%
2.4
2 rooms
21
0.6%
2.7
3 rooms
129
3.8%
9.1
4 rooms
357
10.6%
16.5
5 rooms
1,222
36.2%
19.8
6 rooms
1,117
33.1%
17.8
7 rooms
264
7.8%
12.0
8 rooms
91
2.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
151
4.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Tensas Parish, LA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,377
1-unit, detached
2,718
80.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
19
0.6%
5.9
2-units
13
0.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
24
0.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
28
0.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
17
0.5%
4.4
20 or more units
13
0.4%
9.0
Mobile home
545
16.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Tensas Parish, LA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
136
4.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
179
5.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
572
16.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
529
15.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
654
19.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
628
18.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
381
11.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
252
7.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
46
1.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Tensas Parish, LA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
814
41.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
280
14.4%
4.7
Electricity
804
41.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
38
2.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
5
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Tensas Parish, LA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
337
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
16
4.7%
20.1%
Less than $500
31
9.2%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
64
19.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
226
67.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
154
45.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
24
7.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
65
19.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
11
3.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
83
24.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Tensas Parish, LA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
343
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%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$500 to $999
141
41.1%
41.0%
Less than $500
202
58.9%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
425
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
436
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
19
6.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
52
16.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
18
5.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
38
12.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
13
4.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
175
55.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
453
0.0%
0.0%
Tensas Parish, LA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,173
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
480
40.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
341
29.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
139
11.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
82
7.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
64
5.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
61
5.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
6
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
57,200
205,000