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State Senate District 18, LA

121,734 Population
368.3 square miles 330.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.2 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 38 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$44,610 ±$1,744 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $35,038 ±$248
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$97,789 ±$5,929 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Louisiana: $60,756 ±$408
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.3% ±1.2% (10,051  ±1,487) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 848,967 (±0.3% / ±13,955)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

30.2 minutes ±1.2 (1,683,445  ±84,944) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 25.7 46,906,036 (±0.2 / ±362,947)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

44,719 ±976 Number of households
  • Louisiana: 1,804,780 ±5,143
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.1 (121,649  ±2,127) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,488,126
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.5% ±1.2% (1,932  ±366) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 5.7% 61,378 (±0.2% / ±2,325)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

49,124 ±1,038 Number of housing units
  • Louisiana: 2,108,902 ±333
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$287,400 ±$7,915 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Louisiana: $216,500 ±$1,367
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.5% ±1.4% (10,224  ±1,638.2) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Louisiana: 11.4% 520,360 (±0.2% / ±10,157.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

90.1% ±2.8% (72,180  ±2,612.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than 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)
30.1% ±1.8% (24,094  ±1,501.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 27% 840,382 (±0.3% / ±8,276.4)
  • about 80 percent of 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

4.7% ±0.7% (5,714  ±844) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in Louisiana: 4.9% 224,537
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.4% ±0.9% (5,692  ±825) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Louisiana: 6.1% 212,834 (±0.1% / ±3,526)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
5,692 Total veterans ±825 4,895 Male ±809 797 Female ±364

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