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Census Tract 1, Tensas, LA

1,605 Population
139.5 square miles 11.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

56.1 ±6.3 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Newellton: 45.5 † ±11.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Tensas Parish: 47.5 ±1.8

Economics

$18,904 ±$2,924 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Newellton: $14,572 † ±$2,523
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Tensas Parish: $20,390 † ±$2,628
$35,184 ±$9,238 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Newellton: $25,190 ±$2,194
  • a little less than the amount in Tensas Parish: $36,615 † ±$4,366

27.7% ±9.5% (445  ±161) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Newellton: 46.9% † 468 (±13.4% / ±166)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Tensas Parish: 34.4% † 1,262 (±4.9% / ±178)

25.1 minutes ±4.4 (9,820  ±3,448) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Newellton: 32.1 † 9,115 (±11.2 / ±4,393)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Tensas Parish: 32.5 † 30,760 (±4.6 / ±6,437)

Families

686 ±92 Number of households
  • Newellton: 462 † ±87
  • Tensas Parish: 1,578 ±115
2.3 ±0.4 (1,605  ±188) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Newellton: 2.2 997 (±0.2 / ±209)
  • about the same as the figure in Tensas Parish: 2.3 3,674 (±0.2 / ±15)

17.5% ±17.1% (40  ±41) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about double the rate in Newellton: 8.7% † 16 (±9.7% / ±19)
  • nearly double the rate in Tensas Parish: 9.2% † 64 (±6.5% / ±45)

Housing

1,292 ±89 Number of housing units
  • Newellton: 600 † ±102
  • Tensas Parish: 2,792 ±20

$95,400 ±$38,789 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • nearly double the amount in Newellton: $52,800 † ±$33,478
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Tensas Parish: $86,300 ±$7,290

5.1% ±4.1% (81  ±66.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Newellton: 5.7% † 56 (±4.5% / ±45.3)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Tensas Parish: 7.4% † 289 (±3.8% / ±147.9)

Social

80.3% ±10.6% (923  ±165.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Newellton: 76.3% 526 (±7% / ±117.1)
  • about the same as the rate in Tensas Parish: 80.5% † 2,283 (±8.4% / ±244.8)
16.5% ±6% (190  ±72.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than double the rate in Newellton: 5.7% † 39 (±5.1% / ±36.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Tensas Parish: 14.6% † 413 (±3.9% / ±110.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

4.1% ±2.7% (48  ±32) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Newellton: 4.6% † 34 (±3.3% / ±25)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Tensas Parish: 5.1% † 156 (±2% / ±61)
48 Total veterans ±32 30 Male ±23 18 Female ±20

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