Minden Jobs

The small city of Minden is the parish seat of Webster Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located twenty-eight miles east of Shreveport, the seat of Caddo Parish. The population, which has been remarkably stable since 1960, was 13,027 at the 2000 census. Minden is the principal city of the Minden Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden Combined Statistical Area.

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Among the most common occupations in Minden are Management, professional, and related occupations, 22%. Sales and office occupations, 22%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 17%. Approximately 73 percent of workers in Minden, Louisiana work for companies, 14 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Minden Jobs are for truck driver jobs, assistant store manager jobs, senior intelligence analyst jobs, security officer jobs, speech therapy jobs and physical therapy assistant jobs.

The leading industries in Minden, Louisiana are Educational, health and social services, 20%; Manufacturing, 14%; and Retail trade, 12%. Simply Hired's Minden job listings indicate that the following industries in Minden are hiring the most workers: Hotels & Motels, Bed & Breakfast Inns, Resorts, Food Service Contractors and Catering Services.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Minden, Louisiana is $23,800, and the median income of households in Minden was $24,175.

Minden has an unemployment rate of 8.6%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Minden Trends data, the number of Minden, Louisiana jobs has decreased by 3% since March 2008.

Population of Minden Total population 13,027 Male 45.65% Female 54.35% Median age 36.8     Minden Housing Owner-occupied homes 62.5% Median cost of a home $56,100 Median mortgage payment $410 Renter-occupied homes 37.5% Vacant housing 10.9% Median monthly rent $347     Average Income Median for all male full-time $28,401 Median for all female full-time $19,199     Household Income Less than $10,000 22% $10,000 to $14,999 11% $15,000 to $24,999 19% $25,000 to $34,999 14% $35,000 to $49,999 13% $50,000 to $74,999 12% $75,000 to $99,999 3% $100,000 to $149,999 3% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 10% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 19% High school graduate 31% Some college, no degree 19% Associate's degree 4% Bachelor's degree 10% Graduate degree 6%     Marital Status Never married 25% Currently married 47% Separated 3% Widowed 12% Divorced 12%     Race White 47% Black or African American 53% Asian 0% Other 1%     Minden Commute Carpool 18.1% Public transportation 1.0% Average travel time 23 minutes

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