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State Senate District 5, LA

121,606 Population
23.9 square miles 5,083.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38 ±0.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 38 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$41,594 ±$1,582 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $35,038 ±$248
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$56,690 ±$3,977 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $60,756 ±$408
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

24.4% ±1.6% (28,556  ±2,068) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 848,967 (±0.3% / ±13,955)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20.5 minutes ±0.3 (962,760  ±43,309) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 25.7 46,906,036 (±0.2 / ±362,947)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

52,335 ±1,267 Number of households
  • Louisiana: 1,804,780 ±5,143
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0 (116,378  ±3,339) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,488,126
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.2% ±1.3% (1,648  ±403) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 5.7% 61,378 (±0.2% / ±2,325)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

68,271 ±1,037 Number of housing units
  • Louisiana: 2,108,902 ±333
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$378,000 ±$13,539 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Louisiana: $216,500 ±$1,367
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

15.2% ±1.4% (18,262  ±1,762.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Louisiana: 11.4% 520,360 (±0.2% / ±10,157.4)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

88% ±1.3% (77,943  ±2,243.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 87.3% 2,711,692 (±0.5% / ±14,180.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
43.4% ±1.1% (38,398  ±1,381.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 27% 840,382 (±0.3% / ±8,276.4)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

8.6% ±1% (10,453  ±1,273) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 4.9% 224,537
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3.5% ±0.5% (3,496  ±467) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 6.1% 212,834 (±0.1% / ±3,526)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
3,496 Total veterans ±467 3,136 Male ±450 360 Female ±155

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