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Congressional District 5, LA

767,855 Population
14,452.8 square miles 53.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.7 ±0.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 38.2 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$26,633 ±$817 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $32,171 ±$366
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$46,162 ±$2,000 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $55,416 ±$800
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

23.1% ±1.1% (167,696  ±8,380) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 18.6% 829,565 (±0.5% / ±23,622)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

25.3 minutes ±1 (7,288,260  ±345,813) 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

293,998 ±4,654 Number of households
  • Louisiana: 1,816,902 ±10,634
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.5 ±0 (723,770  ±5,738) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 † 4,466,263 (±305.8 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 † 325,134,660 (±4.3 / ±-555,555,600)

6.5% ±1.4% (11,228  ±2,361) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 5.8% 61,980 (±0.5% / ±5,188)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

352,708 ±2,732 Number of housing units
  • Louisiana: 2,113,178 ±174
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$159,100 ±$5,894 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% ±1% (83,752  ±7,724.4) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Louisiana: 11.7% 531,059 (±0.5% / ±20,847.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±187,841.9)

Social

84.3% ±1.9% (430,424  ±10,706.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than 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)
20.9% ±1% (106,524  ±5,386.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters 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)

4% ±0.6% (27,692  ±3,875.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2021 5-year data
  • about half the rate in Louisiana: 7.7% 335,216 (±0.1% / ±5,601.3)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 21.7% 67,203,430 (±0.1% / ±183,279.2)

2.1% ±0.3% (16,128  ±2,525) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Louisiana: 4.2% † 192,895 (±508.6% / ±8,028)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 13.9% † 46,182,176 (±23.1% / ±149,842)

6% ±0.6% (35,315  ±3,359) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 6% 211,067 (±0.2% / ±7,616)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
35,315 Total veterans ±3,359 32,323 Male ±3,040 2,992 Female ±964

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