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| POPULATION, 2000 |
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United States |
Louisiana |
Vernon |
| Total |
281,421,906 |
4,468,976 |
52,531 |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000, Sample File 3 (SF3), Tables: P6. Race
and P8. Sex by Age, |
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| http://factfinder.census.gov <keyword: data sets> |
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| INCOME and POVERTY |
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| Per Capita Personal Income1 |
United States |
Louisiana |
Vernon |
| 2,000 |
29,847 |
23,078 |
20,085 |
| 2,001 |
30,527 |
24,685 |
21,636 |
| 2,002 |
30,906 |
25,565 |
23,168 |
| 2,003 |
31,472 |
26,312 |
24,888 |
| Rank for 20032 |
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43 |
17 |
| Median Household Income,
20023 |
43,057 |
33,536 |
33,739 |
| % All Ages In Poverty,
2002 |
12.1 |
18.1 |
13.3 |
| % Ages 0 to 17 Years |
16.7 |
26.6 |
18.7 |
| % Ages 5-17 in Families |
15.3 |
23.9 |
18.6 |
| 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. |
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| 2 State ranking is a national rank. Parish ranking is a
state rank. |
| 3 Inflation-Adjusted
Dollars |
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| Source:
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, BEARFACTS
1993-2003, Louisiana, |
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| Parish and State data, U.S.
Bureau of the Census, Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates |
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| http://www.census.gov/ |
<key words: People, Poverty>. |
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| 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
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| Poverty Estimates Program;
Updated: December 9, 2004; |
http://www.census.gov/ |
| <key words: People,
Poverty>. |
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| NET DOMESTIC MIGRATION4 |
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| Total Population Change |
United States |
Louisiana |
Vernon |
| 1991 |
not applicable |
-25,551 |
-712 |
| 1992 |
-7,665 |
45 |
| 1993 |
-19,923 |
-41 |
| 1994 |
-8,822 |
-114 |
| 1995 |
-8,263 |
59 |
| 1996 |
-15,705 |
-15 |
| 1997 |
-17,005 |
-53 |
| 1998 |
-17,720 |
-206 |
| 1999 |
-19,050 |
-96 |
| 2000 |
* |
* |
| 2001 |
-39,558 |
-194 |
| 2002 |
-17,611 |
-140 |
| 2003 |
-10,605 |
-45 |
| *Data
not available for 2000 |
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| 4Decade years represent April 1. Census data, not the
mid-year estimates |
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| Source:
Real Estate Center at Texas A & M University, U.S. Bureau of the Census |
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| http://recenter.tamu.edu/data/pops/pops22.htm |
<key words: Data, Migration, Louisiana,
County>. |
| UNEMPLOYMENT RATE |
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United States |
Louisiana |
Vernon |
| 1997 |
5.0 |
6.1 |
6.8 |
| 1998 |
4.6 |
5.7 |
6.5 |
| 1999 |
4.3 |
5.1 |
6.0 |
| 2000 |
4.0 |
5.5 |
5.6 |
| 2001 |
4.8 |
5.9 |
6.1 |
| 2002 |
5.8 |
6.1 |
6.5 |
| 2003 |
6.0 |
6.6 |
6.5 |
| 2004 |
5.4 |
5.7 |
5.1 |
| 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, |
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| http://www.ers.usda.gov/ |
<key words: Unemployment and Median
Household Income, Louisiana>. |
| SELECTED PARISH
CHARACTERISTICS, 2000 |
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United States |
Louisiana |
Vernon |
| Total Housing Units |
115,904,641 |
1,896,748 |
21,030 |
| % Occupied |
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88.2 |
86.8 |
| % Heated by gas |
51.2 |
46.9 |
21.4 |
| % Heated by Electricity |
30.3 |
46.8 |
56.0 |
| % with No Telephone
Service |
2.4 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
| % Without Vehicle |
10.3 |
11.9 |
7.7 |
| % with One Vehicle |
34.2 |
37.0 |
38.1 |
| % with Two Vehicles |
38.4 |
38.0 |
40.3 |
| Median Monthly Cost
(dollars) |
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| Mortgage |
1,088 |
816 |
703 |
| Rent |
602 |
466 |
411 |
| Transportation to Work,
Workers 16 and Over |
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| % Drove Alone |
75.7 |
78.1 |
73.2 |
| % Carpooled |
12.2 |
13.6 |
17.4 |
| % Public Transportation |
4.7 |
2.4 |
0.5 |
| Mean Travel Time to Work
(minutes) |
25.5 |
25.7 |
24.0 |
| 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. |
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| HOMELESS NEEDS
ASSESSMENT SURVEY, 2004 |
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United States |
Louisiana |
Vernon |
| Number of Shelters, 20045 |
not available |
155 |
1 |
| # Responding to Survey |
151 |
1 |
| Daily Capacity — Responding
Shelters |
5,045 |
30 |
| # Served In 12 Month
Period (unduplicated) |
45,165 |
111 |
| Adults — 18 Years and
Older |
38,401 |
66 |
| Youth — 5 to 17 Years |
4,139 |
40 |
| Children — Under 5 |
2,625 |
5 |
| 5Bossier and Caddo Parishes data not reported separately |
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| Source:
Louisiana Interagency Council for the Homeless, Needs Assessment Survey 2004 |
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