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Congressional District 6, LA

753,643 Population
4,869.8 square miles 154.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.5 ±0.8 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Louisiana: 38.7 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$28,986 ±$1,140 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $35,440 ±$571
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$50,642 ±$2,030 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $60,986 ±$803
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

25.6% ±2.2% (187,913  ±16,572) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Louisiana: 18.7% 835,267 (±0.6% / ±28,512)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

24 minutes ±0.8 (7,162,255  ±345,098) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 26.2 49,209,404 (±0.3 / ±747,344)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

303,747 ±6,584 Number of households
  • Louisiana: 1,848,965 ±8,172
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (733,789  ±13,296) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 2.4 4,474,016
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.2% ±1.2% (11,511  ±2,178) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 5.8% 61,866 (±0.4% / ±4,761)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

357,784 ±6,312 Number of housing units
  • Louisiana: 2,138,882 ±318
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$179,700 ±$9,153 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $223,200 ±$2,575
  • about half the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11.8% ±1.4% (87,800  ±10,272) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 10.6% 480,382 (±0.5% / ±22,340.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

86.6% ±1.9% (425,158  ±11,960.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 88.2% 2,749,670 (±0.9% / ±28,980.7)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
23.8% ±1.3% (116,778  ±6,570.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 27.8% 867,511 (±0.5% / ±16,543.3)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

6.5% ±1% (45,985  ±6,903.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Louisiana: 8.5% 366,868 (±0.1% / ±5,689.5)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

4.6% ±0.6% (34,256  ±4,537) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 5.2% 239,225
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.7% ±0.6% (32,359  ±3,272) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Louisiana: 6% 211,934 (±0.2% / ±7,249)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
32,359 Total veterans ±3,272 27,408 Male ±2,501 4,951 Female ±1,740

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