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Language Spoken At Home in Louisiana
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 4,216,596 | 100% |
English only | 3,850,712 | 91.3% |
Language other than English | 365,884 | 8.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 117,600 | 2.8% |
Spanish | 145,951 | 3.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 62,955 | 1.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 157,914 | 3.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 26,632 | 0.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 51,506 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 25,393 | 0.6% |
Other languages | 10,513 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,620 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Louisiana
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 4,529,605 | 100% |
American | 445,037 | 9.8% |
Arab | 15,721 | 0.3% |
Czech | 5,316 | 0.1% |
Danish | 4,405 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 25,654 | 0.6% |
English | 295,782 | 6.5% |
French (except Basque) | 640,751 | 14.1% |
French Canadian | 113,985 | 2.5% |
German | 374,538 | 8.3% |
Greek | 5,848 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 5,159 | 0.1% |
Irish | 355,379 | 7.8% |
Italian | 223,094 | 4.9% |
Lithuanian | 1,538 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 11,920 | 0.3% |
Polish | 21,581 | 0.5% |
Portuguese | 4,669 | 0.1% |
Russian | 7,557 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 42,765 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 45,184 | 1.0% |
Slovak | 1,101 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 35,121 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 12,832 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 3,076 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 1,818 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 10,747 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 7,465 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Louisiana
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 1,696,499 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 1,130,311 | 66.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 499,974 | 29.5% |
Married-couple family | 764,784 | 45.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 300,560 | 17.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 81,599 | 4.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 39,393 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 283,928 | 16.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 160,021 | 9.4% |
Nonfamily households | 566,188 | 33.4% |
Householder living alone | 479,985 | 28.3% |
65 years and over | 155,190 | 9.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 579,873 | 34.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 403,123 | 23.8% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Louisiana
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 4,402,312 | 100% |
Householder | 1,696,499 | 38.5% |
Spouse | 763,678 | 17.3% |
Child | 1,379,690 | 31.3% |
Other relatives | 345,455 | 7.8% |
Nonrelatives | 216,990 | 4.9% |
Unmarried partner | 92,402 | 2.1% |
Marital Status in Louisiana
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 1,742,444 | 100% |
Never married | 633,702 | 36.4% |
Now married, except separated | 835,711 | 48.0% |
Separated | 39,765 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 49,203 | 2.8% |
Divorced | 184,063 | 10.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 1,860,767 | 100% |
Never married | 567,042 | 30.5% |
Now married, except separated | 801,539 | 43.1% |
Separated | 59,918 | 3.2% |
Widowed | 192,293 | 10.3% |
Divorced | 239,975 | 12.9% |
Fertility in Louisiana
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 66,111 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 31,753 | 48.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 50 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 59 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 34 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 107 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 19 | 0% |
Grandparents in Louisiana
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 123,556 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 68,663 | 55.6% |
Less than 1 year | 14,510 | 11.7% |
1 or 2 years | 15,969 | 12.9% |
3 or 4 years | 11,308 | 9.2% |
5 or more years | 26,876 | 21.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 68,663 | 100% |
Who are female | 44,432 | 64.7% |
Who are married | 45,416 | 66.1% |
School Enrollment in Louisiana
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,186,919 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 85,297 | 7.2% |
Kindergarten | 64,166 | 5.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 505,680 | 42.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 240,040 | 20.2% |
College or graduate school | 291,736 | 24.6% |
Educational Attainment in Louisiana
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 2,940,298 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 188,722 | 6.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 335,236 | 11.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,008,396 | 34.3% |
Some college, no degree | 629,013 | 21.4% |
Associate's degree | 149,016 | 5.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 420,395 | 14.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 209,520 | 7.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 82.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 21.4% |
Veteran Status in Louisiana
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 3,398,253 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 313,006 | 9.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Louisiana
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 4,425,335 | 100% |
With a disability | 662,107 | 15.0% |
Under 18 years | 1,113,067 | 100% |
With a disability | 59,385 | 5.3% |
18 to 64 years | 2,770,754 | 100% |
With a disability | 368,162 | 13.3% |
65 years and over | 541,514 | 100% |
With a disability | 234,560 | 43.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Louisiana
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 4,470,476 | 100% |
Same house | 3,823,393 | 85.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 632,632 | 14.2% |
Same county | 383,612 | 8.6% |
Different county | 249,020 | 5.6% |
Same state | 149,717 | 3.3% |
Different state | 99,303 | 2.2% |
Abroad | 14,451 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Louisiana
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 4,529,605 | 100% |
Native | 4,362,369 | 96.3% |
Born in United States | 4,335,434 | 95.7% |
State of residence | 3,555,107 | 78.5% |
Different state | 780,327 | 17.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 26,935 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 167,236 | 3.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Louisiana
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 167,236 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 68,101 | 40.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 99,135 | 59.3% |
Year of Entry in Louisiana
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 194,171 | 100% |
Native | 26,935 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 676 | 2.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 26,259 | 97.5% |
Foreign born | 167,236 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 7,222 | 4.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 160,014 | 95.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Louisiana
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 167,236 | 100% |
Europe | 15,879 | 9.5% |
Asia | 53,826 | 32.2% |
Africa | 6,461 | 3.9% |
Oceania | 598 | 0.4% |
Latin America | 87,646 | 52.4% |
Northern America | 2,826 | 1.7% |