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Congressional District 4, LA

761,461 Population
13,209.7 square miles 57.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.5 ±0.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 38.2 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$28,441 ±$819 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $32,171 ±$366
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$48,618 ±$2,002 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $55,416 ±$800
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

22.2% ±1.2% (163,851  ±9,009) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 18.6% 829,565 (±0.5% / ±23,622)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

25.4 minutes ±0.7 (7,449,345  ±272,876) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 25.6 47,477,896 (±0.3 / ±713,182)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

309,400 ±4,492 Number of households
  • Louisiana: 1,816,902 ±10,634
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.4 ±0 (736,941  ±1,754) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,466,263
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

6% ±1% (10,138  ±1,703) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Louisiana: 5.8% 61,980 (±0.5% / ±5,188)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

364,472 ±1,123 Number of housing units
  • Louisiana: 2,113,178 ±174
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$159,400 ±$3,650 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Louisiana: $209,200 ±$2,324
  • about half the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

11.8% ±1.1% (88,215  ±8,241.1) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 11.7% 531,059 (±0.5% / ±20,847.2)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

87% ±2% (443,136  ±10,353.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 87.3% 2,702,838 (±0.9% / ±27,647.8)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
21.2% ±1% (107,851  ±5,298.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 27.1% 840,106 (±0.5% / ±15,508.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

5.3% ±0.3% (38,180  ±1,825.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Louisiana: 7.6% 330,876 (±0.1% / ±5,013.5)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 21.7% 67,860,570 (±0.1% / ±,196,548.1)

2.6% ±0.3% (20,003  ±2,163) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 4.2% 192,895
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

7.3% ±0.6% (41,583  ±3,390) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 6% 211,067 (±0.2% / ±7,616)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
41,583 Total veterans ±3,390 36,210 Male ±3,129 5,373 Female ±1,147

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