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Louisiana

4,573,749 Population
43,216.6 square miles 105.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.7 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$34,102 ±$426 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$58,229 ±$1,143 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

18.9% ±0.6% (840,146  ±27,162) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

25.7 minutes ±0.2 (47,593,008  ±648,548) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

1,833,915 ±8,374 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 (4,450,122  ±) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.6% ±0.5% (59,199  ±5,096) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

2,124,930 ±297 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$215,600 ±$3,099 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.1% ±0.5% (499,723  ±21,179.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

87.8% ±0.9% (2,724,676  ±28,705.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
27% ±0.5% (837,518  ±16,435.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

8.7% ±0.3% (374,691  ±12,479.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

4.9% (222,672  ±11,789) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

5.8% ±0.2% (203,031  ±7,608) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
203,031 Total veterans ±7,608 182,135 Male ±6,875 20,896 Female ±2,782

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