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  | POPULATION, 2000 |  |  |  | 
 
  |  | United States | Louisiana | Concordia | 
 
  | Total | 281,421,906 | 4,468,976 | 20,247 | 
 
  | Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Census  2000, Sample File 3 (SF3), Tables: P6. Race
  and P8. Sex by Age, |  | 
 
  | http://factfinder.census.gov <keyword: data sets> |  |  | 
 
  | INCOME and POVERTY |  |  |  | 
 
  | Per Capita Personal
  Income1 | United States | Louisiana | Concordia | 
 
  | 2,000 | 29,847 | 23,078 | 16,050 | 
 
  | 2,001 | 30,527 | 24,685 | 17,457 | 
 
  | 2,002 | 30,906 | 25,565 | 18,346 | 
 
  | 2,003 | 31,472 | 26,312 | 19,698 | 
 
  | Rank for  20032 | -- | 43 | 49 | 
 
  | Median Household Income,
  20023 | 43,057 | 33,536 | 23,180 | 
 
  | % All Ages In Poverty,
  2002 | 12.1 | 18.1 | 24.9 | 
 
  | % Ages 0 to 17 Years | 16.7 | 26.6 | 36.9 | 
 
  | % Ages 5-17 in Families | 15.3 | 23.9 | 34.5 | 
 
  | 1Average dollar earned/person.  State/local area estimates are in current
  dollars (not adjusted for inflation). | 
 
  | Per
  capita personal income was computed using Census Bureau midyear population
  estimates. | 
 
  | Estimates
  for 2000-2002 reflect county population estimates available as of April
  2004. |  | 
 
  | 2 State ranking is a national rank. Parish ranking is a
  state rank. | 
 
  | 3 Inflation-Adjusted
  Dollars |  |  |  | 
 
  | Source:
  U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, BEARFACTS
  1993-2003, Louisiana, |  | 
 
  | Parish and State data, U.S.
  Bureau of the Census, Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates |  | 
 
  | http://www.census.gov/ | <key words: People, Poverty>. |  | 
 
  | United States data, U.S. Bureau of the
  Census, American FactFinder,  2002
  American Community Survey, | 
 
  | Table P070, Median Household
  Income in the  PaSt12 Months | http://factfinder.census.gov/ | 
 
  | U.S. Bureau of the Census,
  Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division, Small Area Income
  & | 
 
  | Poverty Estimates Program;
  Updated: December 9, 2004; | http://www.census.gov/ | 
 
  | <key words: People,
  Poverty>. |  |  |  | 
 
  | NET DOMESTIC MIGRATION4 |  |  |  | 
 
  | Total Population Change | United States | Louisiana | Concordia | 
 
  | 1991 | not applicable | -25,551 | -302 | 
 
  | 1992 | -7,665 | 45 | 
 
  | 1993 | -19,923 | -75 | 
 
  | 1994 | -8,822 | -104 | 
 
  | 1995 | -8,263 | 88 | 
 
  | 1996 | -15,705 | -239 | 
 
  | 1997 | -17,005 | -213 | 
 
  | 1998 | -17,720 | 0 | 
 
  | 1999 | -19,050 | -268 | 
 
  | 2000 | * | * | 
 
  | 2001 | -39,558 | -241 | 
 
  | 2002 | -17,611 | -223 | 
 
  | 2003 | -10,605 | -261 | 
 
  | *Data
  not available for 2000 |  |  |  | 
 
  | 4Decade years represent April 1. Census data, not the
  mid-year estimates |  |  | 
 
  | Source:
  Real Estate Center at Texas A & M University,  U.S. Bureau of the Census |  |  | 
 
  | http://recenter.tamu.edu/data/pops/pops22.htm | <key words: Data, Migration, Louisiana,
  County>. | 
 
  | UNEMPLOYMENT RATE |  |  |  | 
 
  |  | United States | Louisiana | Concordia | 
 
  | 1997 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 12.7 | 
 
  | 1998 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 15.2 | 
 
  | 1999 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 12.9 | 
 
  | 2000 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 11.6 | 
 
  | 2001 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 13.1 | 
 
  | 2002 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 12.1 | 
 
  | 2003 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 13.8 | 
 
  | 2004 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 11.2 | 
 
  | Source:
  U. S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. Data derived from
  U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, | 
 
  | Local Area Unemployment (LAUS),
  Updated December 9, 2004 and Bureau of Census, Small Area Income &
  Poverty | 
 
  | Estimates Program, |  |  |  | 
 
  | http://www.ers.usda.gov/ | <key words: Unemployment and Median
  Household Income, Louisiana>. | 
 
  | SELECTED
  PARISH CHARACTERISTICS, 2000 |  | 
 
  |  | United States | Louisiana | Concordia | 
 
  | Total Housing Units | 115,904,641 | 1,896,748 | 9,148 | 
 
  | % Occupied |  | 88.2 | 82.2 | 
 
  | % Heated by gas | 51.2 | 46.9 | 51.8 | 
 
  | % Heated by Electricity | 30.3 | 46.8 | 28.0 | 
 
  | % with No Telephone
  Service | 2.4 | 4.2 | 6.8 | 
 
  | % Without Vehicle | 10.3 | 11.9 | 13.4 | 
 
  | % with One Vehicle | 34.2 | 37.0 | 39.3 | 
 
  | % with Two Vehicles | 38.4 | 38.0 | 33.4 | 
 
  | Median Monthly Cost
  (dollars) |  |  |  | 
 
  | Mortgage | 1,088 | 816 | 673 | 
 
  | Rent | 602 | 466 | 305 | 
 
  | Transportation to Work,
  Workers 16 and Over |  |  |  | 
 
  | % Drove Alone | 75.7 | 78.1 | 79.9 | 
 
  | % Carpooled | 12.2 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 
 
  | % Public Transportation | 4.7 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 
 
  | Mean Travel Time to Work
  (minutes) | 25.5 | 25.7 | 26.5 | 
 
  | Source: U.S.
  Bureau of the Census; Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3), Table DP-4. Profile
  of Selected Housing Characteristics | 
 
  | Summary File 3 (SF 3), Table QT-P23 Journey
  to Work. |  |  | 
 
  | http://factfinder.census.gov/ |  |  |  | 
 
  | HOMELESS NEEDS
  ASSESSMENT SURVEY, 2004 |  | 
 
  |  | United States | Louisiana | Concordia | 
 
  | Number of Shelters, 20045 | not available | 155 | 0 | 
 
  | # Responding to Survey | 151 | not applicable | 
 
  | Daily Capacity — Responding
  Shelters | 5,045 | 
 
  | # Served In 12 Month
  Period (unduplicated) | 45,165 | 
 
  | Adults — 18 Years and
  Older | 38,401 | 
 
  | Youth — 5 to 17 Years | 4,139 | 
 
  | Children — Under 5 | 2,625 | 
 
  | 5Bossier and Caddo Parishes data not reported separately |  |  |  | 
 
  | Source:
  Louisiana Interagency Council for the Homeless, Needs Assessment Survey 2004 |  | 
 
 
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