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The city of Crowley is the parish seat of Acadia Parish, in the US state of Louisiana. The population was 14,225 at the 2000 census. The town is noted for its annual International Rice Festival. Crowley has the nickname of "Rice Capital of America", because at one time it was a major center for rice harvesting and milling. Today, Crowley still has a number of rice mills and rice is the main crop of many local farmers. In addition, in recent years, crawfish farming has become increasingly popular. Crowley is the home of Mastertrak Studios. The studio that is now Mastertrak was founded by J. D. "Jay" Miller in 1955 and has hosted such notable recording artists as Paul Simon and John Fogerty. The studio is known for producing Swamp blues music, as well as segregationist music of the 1960's. The Crowley High School "Fighting Gents" were District 5-3A Champs in the 2006 football season and had a 10-0 perfect season. Crowley is also the home of Notre Dame High School. Notre Dame is...more

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Among the most common occupations in Crowley are Sales and office occupations, 25%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 22%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 19%. Approximately 72 percent of workers in Crowley, Louisiana work for companies, 12 percent work for the government and 6 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Crowley Jobs are for farmworker jobs, farmworkers jobs, assistant store manager jobs, shift manager jobs, assistant manager jobs and retail jobs.

The leading industries in Crowley, Louisiana are Educational, health and social services, 20%; Retail trade, 14%; and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining, 10%. Simply Hired's Crowley job listings indicate that the following industries in Crowley are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Catering Services, Food Service Contractors, Cancer Hospitals and Children's Hospitals.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Crowley, Louisiana is $23,695, and the median income of households in Crowley was $24,495.

Crowley has an unemployment rate of 9.3%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Crowley Trends data, the number of Crowley, Louisiana jobs has increased by 91% since March 2008.

Population of Crowley Total population 14,225 Male 47.22% Female 52.78% Median age 34.9     Crowley Housing Owner-occupied homes 59.0% Median cost of a home $60,700 Median mortgage payment $473 Renter-occupied homes 41.0% Vacant housing 10.3% Median monthly rent $333     Average Income Median for all male full-time $27,684 Median for all female full-time $19,706     Household Income Less than $10,000 20% $10,000 to $14,999 12% $15,000 to $24,999 19% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 12% $75,000 to $99,999 4% $100,000 to $149,999 3% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 17% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 16% High school graduate 37% Some college, no degree 14% Associate's degree 3% Bachelor's degree 8% Graduate degree 4%     Marital Status Never married 26% Currently married 51% Separated 3% Widowed 8% Divorced 11%     Race White 68% Black or African American 31% Asian 0% Other 0%     Crowley Commute Carpool 15.0% Public transportation 0.1% Average travel time 27 minutes

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