Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Louisiana
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 4,468,976 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 4,468,976 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 107,738 2.4%
Male 2,162,903 48.4%     Mexican 32,267 0.7%
Female 2,306,073 51.6%     Puerto Rican 7,670 0.2%
          Cuban 8,448 0.2%
Under 5 years 317,392 7.1%     Other Hispanic or Latino 59,353 1.3%
5 to 9 years 336,780 7.5%   Not Hispanic or Latino 4,361,238 97.6%
10 to 14 years 347,912 7.8%     White alone 2,794,391 62.5%
15 to 19 years 365,945 8.2%        
20 to 24 years 325,571 7.3%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 601,162 13.5%       Total population 4,468,976 100.0%
35 to 44 years 691,966 15.5%   In households 4,333,011 97.0%
45 to 54 years 586,271 13.1%     Householder 1,656,053 37.1%
55 to 59 years 208,761 4.7%     Spouse 809,498 18.1%
60 to 64 years 170,287 3.8%     Child 1,404,630 31.4%
65 to 74 years 282,925 6.3%       Own child under 18 years 1,049,117 23.5%
75 to 84 years 175,328 3.9%     Other relatives 281,756 6.3%
85 years and over 58,676 1.3%       Under 18 years 144,550 3.2%
          Nonrelatives 181,074 4.1%
Median age (years) 34.0 (X)       Unmarried partner 83,563 1.9%
        In group quarters 135,965 3.0%
18 years and over 3,249,177 72.7%     Institutionalized population 90,002 2.0%
  Male 1,539,808 34.5%     Noninstitutionalized population 45,963 1.0%
  Female 1,709,369 38.2%        
21 years and over 3,029,001 67.8%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 615,399 13.8%       Total households 1,656,053 100.0%
65 years and over 516,929 11.6%   Family households (families) 1,156,438 69.8%
  Male 208,288 4.7%       With own children under 18 years 572,053 34.5%
  Female 308,641 6.9%     Married couple family 809,498 48.9%
            With own children under 18 years 374,158 22.6%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 275,075 16.6%
One race 4,420,711 98.9%       With own children under 18 years 161,546 9.8%
  White 2,856,161 63.9%   Nonfamily households 499,615 30.2%
  Black or African American 1,451,944 32.5%     Householder living alone 419,200 25.3%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 25,477 0.6%       Householder 65 years and over 148,840 9.0%
  Asian 54,758 1.2%        
    Asian Indian 8,280 0.2%   Households with individuals under 18 years 649,314 39.2%
    Chinese 7,474 0.2%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 372,354 22.5%
    Filipino 4,504 0.1%        
    Japanese 1,519 0.0%   Average household size 2.62 (X)
    Korean 2,876 0.1%   Average family size 3.16 (X)
    Vietnamese 24,358 0.5%        
    Other Asian1 5,747 0.1%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1,240 0.0%       Total housing units 1,847,181 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 373 0.0%   Occupied housing units 1,656,053 89.7%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 342 0.0%   Vacant housing units 191,128 10.3%
    Samoan 253 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 39,578 2.1%
    Other Pacific Islander2 272 0.0%        
  Some other race 31,131 0.7%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6% (X)
Two or more races 48,265 1.1%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.3% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 2,894,983 64.8%       Occupied housing units 1,656,053 100.0%
Black or African American 1,468,317 32.9%   Owner-occupied housing units 1,125,135 67.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 42,878 1.0%   Renter-occupied housing units 530,918 32.1%
Asian 64,350 1.4%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3,237 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.70 (X)
Some other race 47,775 1.1%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.44 (X)
Date: September 6, 2005
- Represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable.
1Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000.