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State House District 18, LA

46,400 Population
1,240 square miles 37.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.6 ±1 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 38 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$35,039 ±$2,085 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Louisiana: $35,038 ±$248
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$71,458 ±$4,692 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $60,756 ±$408
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

16.4% ±2.7% (6,831  ±1,159) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 848,967 (±0.3% / ±13,955)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

29.7 minutes ±1.7 (509,690  ±38,876) 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

16,316 ±492 Number of households
  • Louisiana: 1,804,780 ±5,143
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.1 (41,848  ±1,127) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,488,126
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

10.3% ±3.7% (899  ±322) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in Louisiana: 5.7% 61,378 (±0.2% / ±2,325)
  • about double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

20,864 ±465 Number of housing units
  • Louisiana: 2,108,902 ±333
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$212,200 ±$10,432 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Louisiana: $216,500 ±$1,367
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

5.8% ±1.3% (2,650  ±621.7) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Louisiana: 11.4% 520,360 (±0.2% / ±10,157.4)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

84.3% ±3.3% (27,621  ±1,259.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Louisiana: 87.3% 2,711,692 (±0.5% / ±14,180.6)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
20.4% ±1.8% (6,677  ±607) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Louisiana: 27% 840,382 (±0.3% / ±8,276.4)
  • about three-fifths 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

1.2% ±0.4% (565  ±204) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Louisiana: 4.9% 224,537
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.5% ±0.9% (2,006  ±339) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 6.1% 212,834 (±0.1% / ±3,526)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
2,006 Total veterans ±339 1,900 Male ±328 106 Female ±56

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