Ascension Parish County
Population: 76,627 County
Houses: 29,172 Land
area: 291.5 sq. mi. Water
area: 11.4 sq. mi. Industries
providing employment: Manufacturing (18.2%), Educational,health
and social services (16.7%), Construction (13.2%), Retail trade
(11.9%). Races in Ascension Parish:
- White Non-Hispanic (76.2%)
- Black (20.3%)
- Hispanic (2.5%)
- Other race (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted
in other races) |