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Congressional District 1, LA

770,713 Population
3,675.9 square miles 209.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.4 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Louisiana: 38.7 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$41,350 ±$1,321 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $34,102 ±$426
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$72,467 ±$2,386 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $58,229 ±$1,143
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

12.4% ±1.3% (93,845  ±9,916) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 840,146 (±0.6% / ±27,162)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

26.9 minutes ±0.7 (8,995,495  ±336,960) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Louisiana: 25.7 47,593,008 (±0.2 / ±648,548)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

308,455 ±5,397 Number of households
  • Louisiana: 1,833,915 ±8,374
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0.1 (757,357  ±11,507) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 2.4 4,450,122
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5% ±1% (8,823  ±1,721) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 5.6% 59,199 (±0.5% / ±5,096)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

340,827 ±4,319 Number of housing units
  • Louisiana: 2,124,930 ±297
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$274,700 ±$5,895 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $215,600 ±$3,099
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10% ±1% (76,019  ±7,859) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 11.1% 499,723 (±0.5% / ±21,179.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

89.6% ±2% (478,949  ±12,535.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 87.8% 2,724,676 (±0.9% / ±28,705.9)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
34.6% ±1.3% (185,245  ±7,624.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Louisiana: 27% 837,518 (±0.5% / ±16,435.4)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

11.8% ±0.9% (84,886  ±6,251.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Louisiana: 8.3% 360,422 (±0.1% / ±5,400.8)
  • about half the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±,206,858.2)

7.7% ±0.8% (59,523  ±5,857) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 4.9% 222,672
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

5.6% ±0.6% (33,065  ±3,784) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Louisiana: 5.8% 203,031 (±0.2% / ±7,608)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
33,065 Total veterans ±3,784 29,785 Male ±3,439 3,280 Female ±1,108

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