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State House District 21, LA

42,008 Population
1,964.2 square miles 21.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.3 ±0.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 38 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$21,795 ±$1,291 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Louisiana: $35,038 ±$248
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$37,028 ±$2,488 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Louisiana: $60,756 ±$408
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

33.3% ±2.7% (12,410  ±1,050) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 848,967 (±0.3% / ±13,955)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20.2 minutes ±1.3 (240,425  ±21,849) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 25.7 46,906,036 (±0.2 / ±362,947)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

15,491 ±616 Number of households
  • Louisiana: 1,804,780 ±5,143
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.1 (37,258  ±996) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,488,126
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

10.1% ±3.5% (884  ±307) 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)
  • about double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

21,371 ±419 Number of housing units
  • Louisiana: 2,108,902 ±333
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$95,700 ±$7,345 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Louisiana: $216,500 ±$1,367
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

12.8% ±1.7% (5,320  ±711.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 11.4% 520,360 (±0.2% / ±10,157.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

78% ±3% (22,067  ±966.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of 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)
15% ±1.6% (4,242  ±448.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Louisiana: 27% 840,382 (±0.3% / ±8,276.4)
  • about two-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% (520  ±170) 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

4.9% ±0.8% (1,577  ±257) 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)
1,577 Total veterans ±257 1,490 Male ±242 87 Female ±49

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