Census Reporter Logo Census Reporter

Congressional District 5, LA

754,781 Population
14,762.3 square miles 51.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

Find data for this place

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.

Demographics

38.9 ±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

$28,071 ±$960 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $34,102 ±$426
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$48,546 ±$2,020 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

23.3% ±1.4% (165,363  ±9,976) 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)

26.3 minutes ±1 (7,130,115  ±331,241) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as 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

296,763 ±4,290 Number of households
  • Louisiana: 1,833,915 ±8,374
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (709,821  ±6,315) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 2.4 † 4,450,122 (±,302.9 / ±-555,555,600)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

6% ±1.2% (10,206  ±2,083) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 5.6% 59,199 (±0.5% / ±5,096)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

352,979 ±2,667 Number of housing units
  • Louisiana: 2,124,930 ±297
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$168,300 ±$5,449 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $215,600 ±$3,099
  • about half the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

13.4% ±1.2% (100,204  ±8,703.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 11.1% 499,723 (±0.5% / ±21,179.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

85% ±2.1% (435,553  ±11,667.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than 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)
20.7% ±1.1% (105,952  ±5,824.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Louisiana: 27% 837,518 (±0.5% / ±16,435.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

3.8% ±0.4% (27,643  ±2,911) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about half the rate in Louisiana: 7.6% 330,876 (±0.1% / ±5,013.5)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 21.7% 67,860,570 (±0.1% / ±,196,548.1)

2.6% ±0.3% (19,223  ±2,432) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Louisiana: 4.9% † 222,672 (±,591.4% / ±11,789)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

5.7% ±0.6% (32,914  ±3,183) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 5.8% 203,031 (±0.2% / ±7,608)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
32,914 Total veterans ±3,183 30,205 Male ±2,916 2,709 Female ±964

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.