GRADE B-
Ascension Parish, Louisiana
| Economy Score out of 100 |
| Ascension Parish, Louisiana |
|
66.5
|
| State Avg. |
|
50.7
|
| National Avg. |
|
59.3
|
Economy Stats
| Economy |
Ascension Parish |
LA |
National |
| Unemployment rate |
2.5% |
3.2% |
3.1% |
| Median household income |
$71,592 |
$43,232 |
$57,865 |
| Population below the poverty line (%) |
9.8% |
19.6% |
12.8% |
| Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile |
4.6 |
5.8 |
5.0 |
| Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. |
2.6 |
4.0 |
3.4 |
| Households spending <30% of income on housing |
80.3% |
69.0% |
68.2% |
| High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) |
89.9% |
85.4% |
90.1% |
| Education Score out of 100 |
| Ascension Parish, LA |
|
63.4
|
| State Avg. |
|
49.8
|
| National Avg. |
|
53.9
|
Education Stats
| Education |
Ascension Parish |
LA |
National |
| Preschool enrollment |
64.6% |
45.1% |
40.2% |
| On-time H.S. graduation |
89.0% |
82.0% |
83.5% |
| Associates Degree or Higher (%) |
37.5% |
33.2% |
43.8% |
| Health Score out of 100 |
| Ascension Parish, LA |
|
42.5
|
| State Avg. |
|
24.1
|
| National Avg. |
|
43.2
|
Health Stats
| Health |
Ascension Parish |
LA |
National |
| Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) |
9.1% |
11.3% |
8.5% |
| Health Insurance Coverage |
6.5% |
9.0% |
10.2% |
| Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) |
49.8 |
70.5 |
45.8 |
|
Population |
| Ascension Parish |
128,502 |
| LA |
4,627,047 |
| National |
332,048,977 |
Business Skills (underlying data provided by Monster)
Skills Demand data has not been collected for this county.
Skills Supply data has not been collected for this county.
News Themes and Sentiment
Economy Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.
Education Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.
Health Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.