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Hester, LA

654 Population
3.5 square miles 189 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.3 ±6.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 39.2 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 38 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$42,652 ±$6,945 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: $38,238 ±$466
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $35,038 ±$248
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$138,879 ±$58,393 Median household income
  • more than double the amount in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: $62,655 ±$1,185
  • more than double the amount in Louisiana: $60,756 ±$408
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

N/A Persons below poverty line

29.2 minutes ±25.2 (8,235  ±3,977) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 24.4 9,715,445 (±0.3 / ±142,938)
  • about 10 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

234 ±118 Number of households
  • the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 398,564 ±2,112
  • Louisiana: 1,804,780 ±5,143
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±2 (654  ±317) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 2.4 962,257 (±0 / ±296)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,488,126
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

16.9% ±22.2% (21  ±31) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 5.7% 13,426 (±0.5% / ±1,093)
  • more than double the rate in Louisiana: 5.7% 61,378 (±0.2% / ±2,325)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

250 ±114 Number of housing units
  • the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 465,148 ±180
  • Louisiana: 2,108,902 ±333
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$194,000 ±$65,519 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: $260,200 ±$2,739
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $216,500 ±$1,367
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

N/A Moved since previous year

Social

100% ±62.2% (412  ±161.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 87.6% 602,898 (±0.9% / ±6,303.3)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 87.3% 2,711,692 (±0.5% / ±14,180.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
13.4% ±11.3% (55  ±53.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 33.4% 230,169 (±0.6% / ±3,773.6)
  • about half the rate in Louisiana: 27% 840,382 (±0.3% / ±8,276.4)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

6% ±6.6% (25  ±30) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 5% 38,442 (±0.2% / ±1,527)
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 6.1% 212,834 (±0.1% / ±3,526)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
25 Total veterans ±30 25 Male ±30 N/A Female ±14

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