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State Senate District 5, LA

125,410 Population
23.9 square miles 5,242.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.7 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 37.6 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$38,370 ±$1,455 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $32,981 ±$265
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $41,261 ±$112
$54,203 ±$2,713 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Louisiana: $57,852 ±$468
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $75,149 ±$152

23.5% ±1.7% (28,299  ±2,118) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 18.7% 842,038 (±0.3% / ±13,427)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,521,584 (±0.1% / ±259,207)

21.7 minutes ±0.5 (1,115,280  ±52,272) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 26 48,590,976 (±0.2 / ±384,117)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.7 3,689,928,200 (±0 / ±7,200,288)

Families

52,058 ±1,343 Number of households
  • Louisiana: 1,765,264 ±5,601
  • United States: 125,736,350 ±198,714
2.3 ±0.1 (119,767  ±2,945) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 2.6 4,516,413
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.6 322,994,300

5% ±0.9% (1,631  ±312) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 5.6% 60,415 (±0.2% / ±2,599)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,404 (±0% / ±23,722)

Housing

67,331 ±1,086 Number of housing units
  • Louisiana: 2,080,371 ±430
  • United States: 140,943,620 ±3,164

$337,600 ±$16,571 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Louisiana: $198,300 ±$1,310
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $281,900 ±$221

16.1% ±1.1% (19,913  ±1,427.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Louisiana: 12.1% 554,115 (±0.2% / ±11,044.8)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.1% 42,965,005 (±0% / ±,138,498.5)

Social

86.1% ±1.2% (78,616  ±2,183.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 86.7% 2,706,792 (±0.5% / ±14,010.4)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.1% 202,001,292 (±0.1% / ±266,504)
41.7% ±1.2% (38,100  ±1,393.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 26.1% 815,569 (±0.3% / ±8,004.1)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 34.3% 77,751,346 (±0.1% / ±,166,366.8)

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

6.5% ±0.8% (8,110  ±1,042) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 4.2% 196,671
  • about half the rate in United States: 13.7% 45,281,072

4.3% ±0.5% (4,397  ±549) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Louisiana: 6.5% 228,359 (±0.1% / ±3,332)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.6% 17,038,808 (±0% / ±48,952)
4,397 Total veterans ±549 3,750 Male ±466 647 Female ±212

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