Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home

County:

Beauregard Parish

State:

Louisiana

FIPS Code:

22011

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

542,234

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

5.53

% Water:

0.5

Mean Jan. Temp:

51

Mean July Temp:

82

Topography:

Flat Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

22,888

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

29,692

29.7%

20.4%

9.3%

1990:

30,083

1.3%

-7.7%

9.0%

2000:

32,986

9.6%

2.7%

6.9%

2005:

34,562

4.8%

3.0%

1.7%

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

27,513

83.4%

0-to-19:

9,970

30.2%

Black:

4,229

12.8%

20-to-39:

8,835

26.8%

Hispanic:

468

1.4%

40-to-59:

8,760

26.6%

American Indian:

209

0.6%

60-plus:

5,421

16.4%

Other:

567

1.7%

Median Age:

35.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

28.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

75.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

13.8%

Median Family Income:

$37,886

Families Below Poverty Line:

13.0%

Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home