Census Reporter

Capital Region Planning Commission 5--Ascension Parish PUMA, LA

125,061 Population
290 square miles 431.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Louisiana: 37.2 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$35,699 ±$1,435 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $29,522 ±$268
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$82,594 ±$3,061 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Louisiana: $50,800 ±$360
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

10% ±1% (12,340  ±1,245) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Louisiana: 18.7% 845,230 (±0.3% / ±12,732)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

31.4 minutes ±1.5 (1,765,165  ±98,500) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 25.8 49,507,695 (±0.2 / ±416,330)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

44,029 ±649 Number of households
  • Louisiana: 1,751,956 ±5,502
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.8 ±0 (124,126  ±193) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 2.6 4,535,225 (±0)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

9% ±1.9% (2,794  ±581) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 5.6% 61,586 (±0.2% / ±2,490)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

48,380 ±86 Number of housing units
  • Louisiana: 2,074,664 ±337
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$224,300 ±$6,225 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Louisiana: $168,100 ±$915
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

10.8% ±1.4% (13,220  ±1,750) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 12.6% 578,384 (±0.2% / ±10,155.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

89.6% ±3.3% (72,900  ±2,708.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Louisiana: 85.9% 2,695,344 (±0.5% / ±14,333.9)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
27.6% ±1.9% (22,442  ±1,572) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 24.9% 780,547 (±0.3% / ±8,695.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

6.3% ±0.7% (7,307  ±751.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 7.8% 338,925 (±0.1% / ±4,726.3)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 21.5% 66,093,076 (±0.1% / ±186,870.8)

3.5% ±0.5% (4,338  ±561) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 4.1% 193,041 (±0.1% / ±3,395)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

6% ±0.8% (5,444  ±689) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 6.8% 239,881 (±0.1% / ±4,882)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
5,444 Total veterans ±689 5,163 Male ±689 281 Female ±146

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