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Louisiana

4,590,241 Population
43,212.9 square miles 106.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.2 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$32,171 ±$366 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$55,416 ±$800 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

18.6% ±0.5% (829,565  ±23,622) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

25.6 minutes ±0.3 (47,477,896  ±713,182) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

1,816,902 ±10,634 Number of households
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.5 (4,466,263  ±) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

5.8% ±0.5% (61,980  ±5,188) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

2,113,178 ±174 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$209,200 ±$2,324 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

11.7% ±0.5% (531,059  ±20,847.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

87.3% ±0.9% (2,702,838  ±27,647.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
27.1% ±0.5% (840,106  ±15,508.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

7.7% ±0.3% (330,396  ±12,632.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 22% 69,241,800 (±0.1% / ±,203,206.2)

4.2% (192,895  ±8,028) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

6% ±0.2% (211,067  ±7,616) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
211,067 Total veterans ±7,616 189,573 Male ±7,154 21,494 Female ±2,578

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