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Census Tract 2, Tensas, LA

861 Population
380.8 square miles 2.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

53.6 ±9.2 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Newellton: 45.5 † ±11.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Tensas Parish: 47.5 ±1.8

Economics

$28,279 ±$5,833 Per capita income
  • nearly double the amount in Newellton: $14,572 † ±$2,523
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Tensas Parish: $20,390 † ±$2,628
$65,408 ±$20,394 Median household income
  • more than double the amount in Newellton: $25,190 ±$2,194
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Tensas Parish: $36,615 † ±$4,366

19.5% ±12.8% (168  ±116) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Newellton: 46.9% † 468 (±13.4% / ±166)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Tensas Parish: 34.4% † 1,262 (±4.9% / ±178)

55.3 minutes ±14.6 (14,490  ±5,824) Mean travel time to work
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Newellton: 32.1 † 9,115 (±11.2 / ±4,393)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Tensas Parish: 32.5 † 30,760 (±4.6 / ±6,437)

Families

411 ±74 Number of households
  • Newellton: 462 † ±87
  • Tensas Parish: 1,578 ±115
2.1 ±0.3 (861  ±185) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Newellton: 2.2 997 (±0.2 / ±209)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Tensas Parish: 2.3 3,674 (±0.2 / ±15)

24.2% ±22.7% (24  ±28) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Newellton: 8.7% † 16 (±9.7% / ±19)
  • more than double the rate in Tensas Parish: 9.2% † 64 (±6.5% / ±45)

Housing

640 ±77 Number of housing units
  • Newellton: 600 † ±102
  • Tensas Parish: 2,792 ±20

$104,100 ±$10,367 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about double the amount in Newellton: $52,800 † ±$33,478
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Tensas Parish: $86,300 ±$7,290

1.5% ±2.4% (13  ±20.6) Moved since previous year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Newellton: 5.7% † 56 (±4.5% / ±45.3)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Tensas Parish: 7.4% † 289 (±3.8% / ±147.9)

Social

84.2% ±11% (581  ±120.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Newellton: 76.3% 526 (±7% / ±117.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in Tensas Parish: 80.5% † 2,283 (±8.4% / ±244.8)
14.9% ±7.7% (103  ±55.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than double the rate in Newellton: 5.7% † 39 (±5.1% / ±36.3)
  • about the same as the rate in Tensas Parish: 14.6% † 413 (±3.9% / ±110.5)

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

0.2% ±0.5% (2  ±4) Foreign-born population
  • Newellton: 0%
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Tensas Parish: 0.9% 36

7.9% ±5.6% (59  ±43) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Newellton: 4.6% † 34 (±3.3% / ±25)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Tensas Parish: 5.1% † 156 (±2% / ±61)
59 Total veterans ±43 52 Male ±38 7 Female ±11

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