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Capital Region Planning Commission 5--Ascension Parish PUMA, LA

133,534 Population
290 square miles 460.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.1 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Louisiana: 38.7 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$46,626 ±$2,932 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Louisiana: $35,440 ±$571
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$94,351 ±$11,147 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Louisiana: $60,986 ±$803
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

8.1% ±2.3% (10,701  ±2,997) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 18.7% 835,267 (±0.6% / ±28,512)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

30.2 minutes ±1.4 (1,764,395  ±98,166) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 25.7 46,906,036 (±0.2 / ±362,947)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

49,461 ±1,234 Number of households
  • Louisiana: 1,848,965 ±8,172
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.7 ±0.1 (132,787  ±81) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 2.4 4,474,016
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.1% ±2.7% (2,066  ±914) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little 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

53,851 ±43 Number of housing units
  • Louisiana: 2,138,882 ±318
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$293,400 ±$11,637 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Louisiana: $223,200 ±$2,575
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.3% ±3.8% (13,529  ±5,011.5) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Louisiana: 10.6% 480,382 (±0.5% / ±22,340.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.2% ±5.6% (82,488  ±5,194.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Louisiana: 88.2% 2,749,670 (±0.9% / ±28,980.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
34.4% ±3.5% (30,452  ±3,123) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 27.8% 867,511 (±0.5% / ±16,543.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

8.3% ±0.9% (10,063  ±1,109.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 8.5% 366,868 (±0.1% / ±5,689.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

3.8% (5,039  ±2,207) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Louisiana: 5.2% 239,225
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.3% ±1.4% (5,208  ±1,367) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 6% 211,934 (±0.2% / ±7,249)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,208 Total veterans ±1,367 4,914 Male ±1,362 294 Female ±247

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