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Congressional District 2, LA

756,483 Population
1,271.3 square miles 595.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.5 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 38 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$27,086 ±$796 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $30,117 ±$463
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $38,332 ±$79
$43,680 ±$2,104 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $52,087 ±$750
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $69,717 ±$134

24% ±1.9% (176,473  ±14,221) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 19.6% 883,236 (±0.7% / ±30,108)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,393,176 (±0.1% / ±243,679)

24.6 minutes ±0.9 (6,649,845  ±335,516) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Louisiana: 25.5 45,267,840 (±0.5 / ±1,048,957)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 25.6 3,247,967,500 (±0 / ±6,621,416)

Families

305,215 ±4,841 Number of households
  • Louisiana: 1,783,924 ±7,696
  • United States: 127,544,730 ±97,632
2.4 ±0 (738,638  ±15,162) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,502,299 (±0)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,132,900

6.2% ±1.1% (11,264  ±2,069) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 5.5% 59,760 (±0.5% / ±4,989)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,922,188 (±0.1% / ±46,069)

Housing

360,549 ±4,622 Number of housing units
  • Louisiana: 2,093,387 ±356
  • United States: 142,148,050 ±4,219

$187,200 ±$5,156 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Louisiana: $192,800 ±$3,009
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $281,400 ±$452

12.7% ±1.3% (94,811  ±9,584) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 12.8% 583,900 (±0.5% / ±23,024)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,911,615 (±0.1% / ±181,549)

Social

85% ±1.7% (450,283  ±11,883.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 86.7% 2,701,889 (±0.9% / ±28,997.2)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.4% 203,920,983 (±0.1% / ±264,625.2)
26.7% ±1.1% (141,337  ±6,465) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 26.5% 824,369 (±0.5% / ±16,408.7)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 35% 79,903,463 (±0.1% / ±166,943.4)

9.7% ±1.1% (71,054  ±7,809.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2021 5-year data
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 7.7% 335,216 (±0.1% / ±5,601.3)
  • about half the rate in United States: 21.7% 67,203,430 (±0.1% / ±183,279.2)

6.8% ±0.6% (51,028  ±4,974) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 4.3% 199,915 (±0.2% / ±9,492)
  • about half the rate in United States: 13.6% 45,270,104 (±0% / ±140,397)

5.7% ±0.6% (33,009  ±3,621) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 6.3% 221,316 (±0.2% / ±8,461)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,501,502 (±0% / ±78,614)
33,009 Total veterans ±3,621 30,378 Male ±3,232 2,631 Female ±1,120

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