Minden, LA Demographic Data
Minden, LA Summary
Minden is located in Webster Parish in Louisiana
- Population: 13,062
- Area: 15.14 sq. miles
- Land Area: 14.97 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.17 sq. miles
- Population Density: 863.03 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 247.05 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Minden, LA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
6,653
52%
50.8
Male
6,137
48%
49.2
Total Population
12,790
323,128,000
Minden, LA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
785
6.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
876
6.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
827
6.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
999
7.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
878
6.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,615
12.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,476
11.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,782
13.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
580
4.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
738
5.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,072
8.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
777
6.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
385
3.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
9,690
75.8%
77.2
Female
5,148
53.1%
51.3
Male
4,542
46.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
9,141
71.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,528
19.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,234
17.5%
15.2
Female
1,396
62.5%
55.8
Male
838
37.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Minden, LA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
12,724
99.5%
96.8
White
5,800
45.3%
72.6
Black or African American
6,720
52.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
115
0.9%
0.8
Asian
49
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
24
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
8
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
17
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
25
0.2%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
25
0.2%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
15
0.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
66
0.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
110
0.9%
17.8
Mexican
40
0.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
42
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
28
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
12,680
99.1%
82.2
Minden, LA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
406
4.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
992
11.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,599
42.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,610
19.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
399
4.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
961
11.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
458
5.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,398
16.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
7,027
83.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,419
16.8%
31.2
Minden, LA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,989
38.7%
33.7%
Now Married
3,844
37.3%
47.5
Divorced
1,167
11.3%
11.0%
Separated
316
3.1%
2.0
Widowed
986
9.6
5.8%
Minden, LA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
11,914
99.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
91
0.8%
21.6%
Spanish
67
0.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
7
0.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
17
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Minden, LA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
681
14.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
606
12.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
836
17.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
537
11.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
752
15.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
607
12.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
341
7.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
278
5.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
88
1.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
70
1.5%
6.4
Median household income
30,014
57,617
Per capita income
17,796
31,128
Minden, LA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
154
3.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
589
12.4%
9.8
Construction
467
9.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,252
26.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
161
3.4%
6.6
Information
58
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
420
8.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
270
5.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
193
4.0%
11.4
Public administration
284
6.0%
4.6
Retail trade
562
11.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
285
6.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
71
1.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
528
11.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,256
26.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
818
17.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,063
22.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,101
23.1%
18.1%
Minden, LA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,712
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,210
89.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
294
6.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
31
0.7%
5.1
Walked
103
2.2%
2.7
Other means
36
0.8%
1.8
Worked at home
38
0.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.3
26.6
Minden, LA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
581
12.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,828
38.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,445
30.1%
37.1
3 or more
942
19.6%
21.0
Minden, LA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
4,796
83.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,813
58.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,983
41.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
961
16.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Minden, LA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,757
1 room
55
1.0%
2.4
2 rooms
68
1.2%
2.7
3 rooms
355
6.2%
9.1
4 rooms
791
13.7%
16.5
5 rooms
1,528
26.5%
19.8
6 rooms
1,409
24.5%
17.8
7 rooms
717
12.5%
12.0
8 rooms
348
6.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
486
8.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Minden, LA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,757
1-unit, detached
4,503
78.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
42
0.7%
5.9
2-units
109
1.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
165
2.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
254
4.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
39
0.7%
4.4
20 or more units
195
3.4%
9.0
Mobile home
441
7.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
9
0.2%
0.1
Minden, LA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
345
6.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
326
5.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
970
16.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,715
29.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,125
19.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
590
10.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
329
5.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
298
5.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
59
1.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Minden, LA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,181
66.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
20
0.4%
4.7
Electricity
1,585
33.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
6
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
4
0.1%
1.1
Minden, LA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,238
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
40
3.2%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
58
4.7%
11.8%
Less than $500
68
5.5%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
80
6.5%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
128
10.3%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
366
29.6%
28.8%
$500 to $999
498
40.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
566
45.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
113
9.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
144
11.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
147
11.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
268
21.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Minden, LA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,788
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
45
2.5%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
208
11.6%
28.3%
Less than $500
500
28.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,035
57.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
195
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
701
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
115
6.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
318
17.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
154
8.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
197
11.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
162
9.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
826
46.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
211
0.0%
0.0%
Minden, LA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,813
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
630
22.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,001
35.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
344
12.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
331
11.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
285
10.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
174
6.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
48
1.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
85,500
205,000