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Congressional District 2, LA

742,904 Population
1,271 square miles 584.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39 ±0.7 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

$33,137 ±$1,223 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Louisiana: $34,102 ±$426
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$48,717 ±$2,466 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $58,229 ±$1,143
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

23.5% ±1.6% (170,660  ±12,270) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 840,146 (±0.6% / ±27,162)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

24.7 minutes ±0.4 (7,137,725  ±287,330) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Louisiana: 25.7 47,593,008 (±0.2 / ±648,548)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

305,373 ±6,381 Number of households
  • Louisiana: 1,833,915 ±8,374
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0.1 (725,514  ±14,344) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 2.4 4,450,122
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.3% ±1.4% (9,595  ±2,507) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than 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

370,544 ±5,311 Number of housing units
  • Louisiana: 2,124,930 ±297
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$227,700 ±$6,639 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Louisiana: $215,600 ±$3,099
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.4% ±1.3% (83,909  ±9,837.8) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Louisiana: 11.1% 499,723 (±0.5% / ±21,179.9)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

86.1% ±2% (446,385  ±12,873.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 87.8% 2,724,676 (±0.9% / ±28,705.9)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
29% ±1.2% (150,145  ±6,658.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 27% 837,518 (±0.5% / ±16,435.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

11.3% ±1% (80,944  ±6,825) 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)

6.8% ±0.7% (50,401  ±5,518) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Louisiana: 4.9% 222,672
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

4.8% ±0.5% (27,541  ±3,125) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 5.8% 203,031 (±0.2% / ±7,608)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
27,541 Total veterans ±3,125 24,454 Male ±2,824 3,087 Female ±975

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