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State Senate District 20, LA

117,274 Population
1,517.3 square miles 77.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.7 ±0.9 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Louisiana: 38 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$34,059 ±$1,560 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Louisiana: $35,038 ±$248
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$66,846 ±$3,638 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $60,756 ±$408
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

15.6% ±1.5% (18,054  ±1,805) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 848,967 (±0.3% / ±13,955)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.5 minutes ±1 (1,189,680  ±63,003) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 25.7 46,906,036 (±0.2 / ±362,947)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

46,120 ±1,027 Number of households
  • Louisiana: 1,804,780 ±5,143
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.1 (115,923  ±2,473) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,488,126
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

9.4% ±1.7% (2,432  ±445) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 5.7% 61,378 (±0.2% / ±2,325)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

52,221 ±1,010 Number of housing units
  • Louisiana: 2,108,902 ±333
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$190,100 ±$7,305 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $216,500 ±$1,367
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.1% ±1.4% (10,475  ±1,572.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 11.4% 520,360 (±0.2% / ±10,157.4)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

83.6% ±2% (66,924  ±2,086.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Louisiana: 87.3% 2,711,692 (±0.5% / ±14,180.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
19.1% ±1.2% (15,281  ±987) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Louisiana: 27% 840,382 (±0.3% / ±8,276.4)
  • about half 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

3.2% ±0.6% (3,712  ±745) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Louisiana: 4.9% 224,537
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.1% ±0.6% (4,521  ±523) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 6.1% 212,834 (±0.1% / ±3,526)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
4,521 Total veterans ±523 4,087 Male ±504 434 Female ±154

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