East Carroll Parish, Louisiana Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

East Carroll Parish is 13th out of 3,143 other counties in Income below poverty line

East Carroll Parish is 25th out of 3,143 other counties in Race - Black or African American

East Carroll Parish is 1st in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Income below poverty line

East Carroll Parish is 1st in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Race - Black or African American

East Carroll Parish is 20th in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Size Demographics
	East Carroll Parish	Rank	Louisiana	US
Current population (2012)	7,526	62nd	4,601,893	313,914,040
Size in square miles	420.7	50th	43,203.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	18.4	59th	104.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	East Carroll Parish	Rank	Louisiana	US
Residents younger than 5	6.7%	32nd	6.8%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.8%	27th	24.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	13.0%	42nd	12.9%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	East Carroll Parish	Rank	Louisiana	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	67.5%	64th	81.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	9.7%	60th	21.1%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	East Carroll Parish	Rank	Louisiana	US
Race - White	30.1%	64th	63.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	68.1%	1st	32.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	47th	0.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.6%	29th	1.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	32nd	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.0%	46th	1.4%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	39th	4.5%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	28.9%	64th	59.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	East Carroll Parish	Rank	Louisiana	US
Female residents	46.0%	60th	51.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	0.4%	59th	3.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	East Carroll Parish	Rank	Louisiana	US
Housing units	2,862	64th	1,978,848	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	10.4%	20th	18.1%	25.9%
Households	2,525	62nd	1,675,097	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	57.5%	61st	67.9%	66.1%
Home median value	$45,800	64th	$135,400	$186,200
People per household	2.7	22nd	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	0	59th	13,018	829,658

Income Demographics
	East Carroll Parish	Rank	Louisiana	US
Income per capita	$20,767	33rd	$23,853	$27,915
Income per household	$25,267	64th	$44,086	$52,762
Income below poverty line	40.8%	1st	18.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	East Carroll Parish	Rank	Louisiana	US
Non-farm private establishments	130	61st	103,216	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	1,249	62nd	1,617,229	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	284	64th	375,808	27,092,908
Retail sales	$34,009	63rd	$56,543,203	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$4,117	59th	$12,921	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$2,074	59th	$9,729,869	$613,795,732