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State Senate District 8, LA

119,707 Population
571.1 square miles 209.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.8 ±0.7 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Louisiana: 37.8 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$31,789 ±$1,098 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $34,211 ±$247
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$64,050 ±$3,967 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $60,023 ±$491
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

18.7% ±1.8% (22,204  ±2,226) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 848,769 (±0.3% / ±14,766)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

25.5 minutes ±0.6 (1,298,400  ±63,753) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 25.8 47,566,968 (±0.2 / ±402,285)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

46,241 ±1,203 Number of households
  • Louisiana: 1,783,168 ±5,717
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.6 ±0 (118,944  ±3,216) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 † 4,497,152 (±,311.6 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 † 324,275,230 (±4.4 / ±-555,555,600)

4% ±1.1% (1,103  ±303) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Louisiana: 5.6% 60,096 (±0.2% / ±2,274)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

52,245 ±1,152 Number of housing units
  • Louisiana: 2,094,002 ±454
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$204,700 ±$7,384 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Louisiana: $208,700 ±$1,365
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

10.2% ±1.3% (12,107  ±1,529.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 11.9% 543,392 (±0.2% / ±10,090.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±,144,000.6)

Social

82.4% ±1.8% (66,827  ±2,314.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Louisiana: 86.9% 2,702,854 (±0.5% / ±14,218.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±,279,113.6)
19.8% ±1.3% (16,078  ±1,101.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Louisiana: 26.6% 825,794 (±0.3% / ±7,861)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±,180,792.5)

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

10.5% ±1.2% (12,535  ±1,442) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Louisiana: 4.7% † 218,450 (±,568.3% / ±4,299)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 13.9% † 46,108,900 (±23.2% / ±137,918)

6.4% ±0.7% (5,762  ±645) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Louisiana: 6.2% 217,225 (±0.1% / ±3,492)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
5,762 Total veterans ±645 4,992 Male ±549 770 Female ±291

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