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Congressional District 2, LA

736,254 Population
1,271 square miles 579.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.6 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 38.7 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$34,706 ±$1,298 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Louisiana: $35,440 ±$571
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$58,115 ±$1,973 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Louisiana: $60,986 ±$803
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

19.1% ±1.6% (137,864  ±11,478) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 18.7% 835,267 (±0.6% / ±28,512)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

26.3 minutes ±0.9 (8,060,075  ±386,572) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 26.2 49,209,404 (±0.3 / ±747,344)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

304,686 ±5,381 Number of households
  • Louisiana: 1,848,965 ±8,172
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (719,722  ±11,863) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 2.4 4,474,016
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.2% ±1.3% (11,095  ±2,381) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent 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

357,768 ±5,218 Number of housing units
  • Louisiana: 2,138,882 ±318
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$239,700 ±$5,865 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $223,200 ±$2,575
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.6% ±1.2% (76,919  ±8,967.9) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as 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

86.7% ±2% (452,605  ±12,258) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 88.2% 2,749,670 (±0.9% / ±28,980.7)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
27.9% ±1.2% (145,766  ±6,568.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 27.8% 867,511 (±0.5% / ±16,543.3)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

12.4% ±1% (89,081  ±7,323.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 8.5% 366,868 (±0.1% / ±5,689.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

8.1% ±0.8% (59,394  ±5,847) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 5.2% 239,225
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.9% ±0.5% (28,281  ±3,001) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 6% 211,934 (±0.2% / ±7,249)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
28,281 Total veterans ±3,001 23,606 Male ±2,661 4,675 Female ±1,334

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