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Congressional District 5, LA

763,961 Population
14,762.3 square miles 51.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.1 ±0.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 38.7 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$34,098 ±$983 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Louisiana: $35,440 ±$571
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$59,583 ±$2,483 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Louisiana: $60,986 ±$803
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

18.9% ±1.4% (136,250  ±10,401) 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)

28.5 minutes ±0.8 (8,729,615  ±402,334) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 26.2 49,209,404 (±0.3 / ±747,344)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

300,596 ±5,781 Number of households
  • Louisiana: 1,848,965 ±8,172
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (725,091  ±13,612) 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

5.7% ±1.2% (10,091  ±2,164) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 5.8% 61,866 (±0.4% / ±4,761)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

350,333 ±5,784 Number of housing units
  • Louisiana: 2,138,882 ±318
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$220,100 ±$7,506 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Louisiana: $223,200 ±$2,575
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.2% ±1.1% (92,041  ±8,064.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 10.6% 480,382 (±0.5% / ±22,340.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

88.5% ±1.8% (447,801  ±12,187.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 88.2% 2,749,670 (±0.9% / ±28,980.7)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
26.7% ±1.1% (135,223  ±6,087.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than 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)

5.5% ±1.1% (40,263  ±7,929.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Louisiana: 8.5% 366,868 (±0.1% / ±5,689.5)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

3.1% ±0.5% (23,964  ±4,168) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 5.2% 239,225
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.7% ±0.5% (33,462  ±3,118) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Louisiana: 6% 211,934 (±0.2% / ±7,249)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
33,462 Total veterans ±3,118 31,121 Male ±2,875 2,341 Female ±810

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