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State Senate District 21, LA

118,068 Population
1,548 square miles 76.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.4 ±0.8 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

$30,309 ±$1,315 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $32,981 ±$265
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $41,261 ±$112
$55,393 ±$2,254 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

18.3% ±1.3% (21,188  ±1,566) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 18.7% 842,038 (±0.3% / ±13,427)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,521,584 (±0.1% / ±259,207)

25.7 minutes ±0.8 (1,238,180  ±59,056) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 26 48,590,976 (±0.2 / ±384,117)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.7 3,689,928,200 (±0 / ±7,200,288)

Families

45,433 ±1,171 Number of households
  • Louisiana: 1,765,264 ±5,601
  • United States: 125,736,350 ±198,714
2.6 ±0.1 (116,090  ±2,369) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 2.6 4,516,413
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 322,994,300

5.5% ±1.2% (1,491  ±324) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 5.6% 60,415 (±0.2% / ±2,599)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,404 (±0% / ±23,722)

Housing

52,811 ±913 Number of housing units
  • Louisiana: 2,080,371 ±430
  • United States: 140,943,620 ±3,164

$154,300 ±$4,650 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $198,300 ±$1,310
  • about half the amount in United States: $281,900 ±$221

10.5% ±1.1% (12,203  ±1,343) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 12.1% 554,115 (±0.2% / ±11,044.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 13.1% 42,965,005 (±0% / ±,138,498.5)

Social

82.8% ±2.1% (66,099  ±2,172.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Louisiana: 86.7% 2,706,792 (±0.5% / ±14,010.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.1% 202,001,292 (±0.1% / ±266,504)
14.8% ±1.2% (11,794  ±,965.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 26.1% 815,569 (±0.3% / ±8,004.1)
  • about two-fifths of 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

3.5% ±0.5% (4,091  ±626) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 4.2% 196,671
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 13.7% 45,281,072

6.6% ±0.6% (5,955  ±591) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 6.5% 228,359 (±0.1% / ±3,332)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.6% 17,038,808 (±0% / ±48,952)
5,955 Total veterans ±591 5,475 Male ±543 480 Female ±189

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