- State:LouisianaCounty:Avoyelles ParishZips:71333,71320,71339,71333,71323,71331,71362,71341,71355,71369,71327,71350,71322,71351Coordinates:31.076297633151206, -92.00142110824694Area total:865.73 sq. mi., 2242.22 sq. km, 554065.28 acresArea land:832.04 sq. mi., 2154.96 sq. km, 532502.40 acresArea water:33.69 sq. mi., 87.26 sq. km, 21562.88 acresEstablished:1807Capital seat:
Marksville
Address: 312 N Main St
Parish Courthouse
Marksville, LA 71351-2450
Governing Body: Police Jury with 9 board size
Governing Authority: Dillon's Rule
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Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States
- Population:39,693; Population change: -5.66% (2010 - 2020)Population density:48 persons per square mileHousehold income:$31,659Households:13,441Unemployment rate:8.00% per 15,048 county labor force
- Sales taxes:9.00%Income taxes:6.00%GDP:$899.90 M, gross domestic product (GDP)
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Avoyelles Parish's population of Louisiana of 14,569 residents in 1930 has increased 2,51-fold to 36,549 residents after 90 years, according to the official 2020 census. U.S. Bureau of the Census beginning in 1900. Data for 1870-1890 are on a de facto or unspecified basis; data for 1900 and later years are resident totals.
Approximately 49.92% female residents and 50.08% male residents live in as of 2020, 65.62% in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana are married and the remaining 34.38% are single population.
As of 2020, 65.62% in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana are married and the remaining 34.38% are single population.
- Housing units:18,126 residential units of which 83.75% share occupied residential units.
29.9 minutes is the average time that residents in Avoyelles Parish require for a one-way commute to work. A long commute can have different effects on health. A Gallup poll in the US found that in terms of mental health, long haul commuters are up to 12 percent more likely to experience worry, and ten percent less likely to feel well rested. The Gallup poll also found that of people who commute 61–90 minutes each day, a whopping one third complained of neck and back pain, compared to less than a quarter of people who only spend ten minutes getting to work.
77.45% of the working population which commute to work alone in their car, 16.94% of the working population which commutes to work in a carpool, 0.47% of the population that commutes using mass transit, including bus, light rail, subway, and ferry. 1.80% of the population that has their home as their principal place of work.
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Of the total residential buildings in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana 65.78% are owner-occupied homes, another 21.97% are rented apartments, and the remaining 12.25% are vacant.
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The 56.89% of the population in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana who identify themselves as belonging to a religion are distributed among the following most diverse religions.
Since the 1860s, the two main parties have been the Republican Party (here in 2022 = 60.430%) and the Democratic Party (here in 2022 = 37.350%) of those eligible to vote in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.
