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State Senate District 38, LA

125,751 Population
798.3 square miles 157.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39 ±0.8 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Louisiana: 37.6 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$36,137 ±$1,628 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $32,981 ±$265
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $41,261 ±$112
$61,870 ±$2,629 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $57,852 ±$468
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $75,149 ±$152

15.2% ±1.8% (18,903  ±2,238) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 18.7% 842,038 (±0.3% / ±13,427)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,521,584 (±0.1% / ±259,207)

21.1 minutes ±0.5 (1,085,320  ±45,833) 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

49,074 ±1,128 Number of households
  • Louisiana: 1,765,264 ±5,601
  • United States: 125,736,350 ±198,714
2.6 ±0.1 (124,928  ±2,830) 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

5.3% ±1.4% (1,578  ±435) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Louisiana: 5.6% 60,415 (±0.2% / ±2,599)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,404 (±0% / ±23,722)

Housing

56,300 ±1,035 Number of housing units
  • Louisiana: 2,080,371 ±430
  • United States: 140,943,620 ±3,164

$187,300 ±$6,063 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Louisiana: $198,300 ±$1,310
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $281,900 ±$221

10.5% ±1.2% (13,076  ±1,504.3) 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

90.2% ±2.1% (77,144  ±2,448) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Louisiana: 86.7% 2,706,792 (±0.5% / ±14,010.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.1% 202,001,292 (±0.1% / ±266,504)
29% ±1.6% (24,790  ±1,437.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 26.1% 815,569 (±0.3% / ±8,004.1)
  • about 80 percent 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

2.5% ±0.5% (3,167  ±678) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 4.2% 196,671
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 13.7% 45,281,072

8.2% ±0.7% (7,831  ±720) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Louisiana: 6.5% 228,359 (±0.1% / ±3,332)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.6% 17,038,808 (±0% / ±48,952)
7,831 Total veterans ±720 6,932 Male ±682 899 Female ±220

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