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Regional Planning Commission 9--St. Bernard, Jefferson (South) & Plaquemines Parishes PUMA, LA

122,187 Population
1,345.9 square miles 90.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.6 ±1.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 38.7 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$34,169 ±$2,693 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Louisiana: $35,440 ±$571
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$71,952 ±$8,977 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $60,986 ±$803
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

14.4% ±3% (17,465  ±3,780) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Louisiana: 18.7% 835,267 (±0.6% / ±28,512)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

28.3 minutes ±1.8 (1,381,875  ±59,489) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 10 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

45,244 ±2,079 Number of households
  • Louisiana: 1,848,965 ±8,172
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.7 ±0.1 (120,969  ±6,765) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 2.4 4,474,016
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.8% ±3.3% (1,937  ±952) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 5.8% 61,866 (±0.4% / ±4,761)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

50,148 ±2,270 Number of housing units
  • Louisiana: 2,138,882 ±318
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$228,600 ±$11,128 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Louisiana: $223,200 ±$2,575
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

5.9% ±2.2% (7,044  ±2,694.9) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Louisiana: 10.6% 480,382 (±0.5% / ±22,340.5)
  • about half the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

85.5% ±4.4% (71,579  ±5,123.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Louisiana: 88.2% 2,749,670 (±0.9% / ±28,980.7)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
20.7% ±3.3% (17,312  ±2,865.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Louisiana: 27.8% 867,511 (±0.5% / ±16,543.3)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

12.1% ±3.3% (13,699  ±3,795.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Louisiana: 8.5% 366,868 (±0.1% / ±5,689.5)
  • about half the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

9% ±2% (10,952  ±2,516) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 5.2% 239,225
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.4% ±1.3% (4,987  ±1,222) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 6% 211,934 (±0.2% / ±7,249)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
4,987 Total veterans ±1,222 3,723 Male ±969 1,264 Female ±845

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