2024 ACS PUMS
Louisiana Census Data
A demographic, economic, and housing profile of Louisiana, built from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample. Louisiana is home to 4,597,740 people across 35 PUMAs, with a median household income of $60,915 and a median age of 39.2.
4,597,740
Population
$60,915
Median HH income
27.8%
Bachelor's+
$200,000
Median home value
Louisiana at a glance, vs. the U.S.
Every figure below is a weighted estimate from the 2024 ACS PUMS. The U.S. column is the population-weighted national average for comparison.
| Statistic | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $60,915 | $83,310 |
| Median family income | $80,205 | $102,685 |
| Mean wage (workers) | $55,471 | $66,223 |
| Median personal income (15+) | $26,701 | $35,074 |
| Poverty rate | 18.7% | 12.1% |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2% | 4.6% |
| Labor force participation (16+) | 59.9% | 64.0% |
| Mean hours worked / week | 39.1 | 37.9 |
| Mean Interest, dividends, and net rental income | $1,726 | $2,830 |
| Mean Selected monthly owner costs as a percentage of household income | 23.0% | 24.1% |
| Mean All other income | $742 | $705 |
| Mean Public assistance income | $24 | $45 |
| Mean Total person's earnings | $34,336 | $44,138 |
| Mean Income-to-poverty ratio | 276 | 318.7 |
| Mean Retirement income | $3,302 | $3,754 |
| Mean Self-employment income | $2,043 | $2,518 |
| Mean Supplementary Security Income | $362 | $282 |
| Mean Social Security income | $3,575 | $3,799 |
| Statistic | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 27.8% | 36.9% |
| High school diploma or higher | 88.0% | 89.9% |
| Statistic | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Management | 9.6% | 10.9% |
| Business operations | 2.6% | 3.8% |
| Financial specialists | 1.6% | 2.0% |
| Computer & math | 1.8% | 3.6% |
| Architecture & engineering | 1.9% | 2.2% |
| Science | 1.0% | 1.1% |
| Community & social service | 1.6% | 1.7% |
| Legal | 1.4% | 1.1% |
| Education instruction | 6.5% | 6.3% |
| Arts, design & media | 1.7% | 2.2% |
| Healthcare practitioners | 6.9% | 6.1% |
| Healthcare support | 3.7% | 3.4% |
| Protective service | 2.6% | 2.1% |
| Food prep & serving | 6.3% | 5.7% |
| Building & grounds cleaning | 3.6% | 3.5% |
| Personal care | 2.6% | 2.7% |
| Sales | 9.4% | 9.1% |
| Office & admin support | 10.0% | 10.3% |
| Farming, fishing & forestry | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| Construction | 5.8% | 4.6% |
| Extraction | 0.4% | 0.1% |
| Installation & repair | 3.7% | 2.9% |
| Production | 5.2% | 5.1% |
| Transportation & moving | 8.5% | 7.8% |
| Military | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Agriculture & forestry (industry) | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Mining & oil/gas (industry) | 1.9% | 0.4% |
| Utilities (industry) | 1.4% | 0.8% |
| Construction (industry) | 8.3% | 6.7% |
| Manufacturing (industry) | 7.0% | 9.2% |
| Wholesale trade (industry) | 2.0% | 1.8% |
| Retail trade (industry) | 11.3% | 11.0% |
| Transportation & warehousing (industry) | 4.8% | 5.0% |
| Information (industry) | 1.3% | 1.8% |
| Finance & insurance (industry) | 4.7% | 6.2% |
| Professional & technical (industry) | 10.3% | 12.5% |
| Educational services (industry) | 9.5% | 9.4% |
| Health care (industry) | 12.6% | 11.3% |
| Social assistance (industry) | 2.2% | 2.3% |
| Arts & entertainment (industry) | 10.3% | 9.7% |
| Other services (industry) | 4.7% | 4.8% |
| Public administration (industry) | 5.2% | 4.6% |
| Armed forces (industry) | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Statistic | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Uninsured | 8.2% | 8.4% |
| Private insurance | 57.4% | 66.7% |
| Public insurance | 46.6% | 37.0% |
| With a disability | 17.0% | 14.1% |
| Statistic | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Mean commute time | 26 min | 27 min |
| Drove to work | 87.4% | 78.5% |
| Public transit to work | 1.0% | 3.7% |
| Worked from home | 8.0% | 13.3% |
| Mean Weeks worked | 28.6 | 30.9 |
| Statistic | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $200,000 | $390,221 |
| Median gross rent | $1,050 | $1,507 |
| Rent as % of income | 32.0% | 30.6% |
| Homeownership rate | 68.2% | 65.1% |
| Average household size | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 2.9 |
| Median rooms | 6 | 5.6 |
| Median year built | 1980 | 1976 |
| Vehicles per household | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| No vehicle | 8.4% | 8.5% |
| Single-family detached | 68.5% | 62.1% |
| Broadband internet | 95.5% | 95.0% |
| Median Condominium and/or homeowners association fee | $0 | $0 |
| Median Electricity cost | $180 | $155 |
| Median Fuel cost | $230 | $620 |
| Median Gas cost | $50 | $71 |
| Mean Age of the householder | 52.4 | 52.5 |
| Median Mobile home costs | $0 | $1,348 |
| Median First mortgage payment | $1,200 | $1,568 |
| Mean Number of own children in household | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Mean Number of related children in household | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Median Monthly rent | $850 | $1,323 |
| Median Selected monthly owner costs | $963 | $1,505 |
| Median Total payment on all second and junior mortgages and home equity loans | $420 | $471 |
| Median Property taxes | $775 | $3,490 |
| Median Water cost | $440 | $577 |
| Statistic | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,597,740 | 340,110,990 |
| Average age | 39.2 | 39.8 |
| Married (15+) | 44.0% | 47.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7.8% | 20.0% |
| Black | 30.1% | 11.7% |
| Asian | 1.7% | 6.2% |
| Mean Fire/hazard/flood insurance | $2,343 | $1,682 |
| Mean Number of persons in family | 1.9 | 2 |
Louisiana's 35 PUMAs
A PUMA (Public Use Microdata Area) is a Census geography of roughly 100,000+ people — the finest level at which PUMS microdata is released. Explore Louisiana's 35 PUMAs on the map below — recolor it by any measure, and click an area to open its full profile.
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Population
90,439 – 104,986
104,986 – 115,092
115,092 – 122,284
122,284 – 145,133
145,133 – 158,486
158,486 – 185,143
All PUMAs in Louisiana
Capital Region Planning Commission 7--Tangipahoa & Washington Parishes185,143Kisatchie Delta Regional Planning & Development District 2--Rapides & Vernon Parishes171,690Coordinating & Development Corporation 4--Northwest Louisiana166,157Coordinating & Development Corporation 3--Bossier & Webster Parishes166,046Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes162,337North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish158,486Regional Planning Commission 1--St. Tammany Parish (Northwest)157,826Imperial Calcasieu Regional Planning & Development District 2 (South)153,522Capital Region Planning Commission 8--Baton Rouge City (South)153,060South Central Planning & Development Commission 3--Terrebonne & St. Mary Parishes150,620Imperial Calcasieu Regional Planning & Development District 1 (North)149,331Regional Planning Commission 4--Jefferson Parish (Central)145,133Regional Planning Commission 6--New Orleans City (Northeast)140,133North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 2--Northeast Louisiana136,042Capital Region Planning Commission 5--Ascension Parish133,468Acadiana Regional Development District 4--Lafayette Parish (South)132,434Regional Planning Commission 5--Jefferson Parish (West Bank)124,722Acadiana Regional Development District 3--Lafayette Parish (North)122,284Regional Planning Commission 9--St. Bernard, Jefferson (South) & Plaquemines Parishes121,921Coordinating & Development Corporation 2--Shreveport City (South)120,893Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast)120,009Acadiana Regional Development District 5--Iberia & St. Martin Parishes118,341Regional Planning Commission 8--New Orleans City (South)118,075Kisatchie Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1115,092South Central Planning & Development Commission 2--Lafourche & Assumption Parishes115,059Acadiana Regional Development District 2--Acadia & Vermilion Parishes114,772Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West)113,579Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes112,460South Central Planning & Development Commission 1--River Parishes109,062Capital Region Planning Commission 4--East Baton Rouge Parish (North)104,986Capital Region Planning Commission 2--East Baton Rouge Parish (South)104,335Coordinating & Development Corporation 1--Shreveport City (North)104,210Regional Planning Commission 7--New Orleans City (Central)103,825Regional Planning Commission 3--Jefferson Parish (North)102,248Capital Region Planning Commission 3--Baton Rouge City (North)90,439
Louisiana Census data — FAQ
What is the population of Louisiana?+
According to the 2024 American Community Survey (ACS), Louisiana has a population of 4,597,740 people, represented across 35 PUMAs (Public Use Microdata Areas).
What is the median household income in Louisiana?+
The median household income in Louisiana is $60,915 based on the 2024 ACS PUMS, compared with a U.S. figure of $83,310.
How educated is Louisiana?+
27.8% of Louisiana residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, versus 36.9% nationally, per the 2024 ACS.
Where does this Louisiana data come from?+
These figures are derived from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 ACS Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) — a de-identified, statistically weighted sample of individual records. PUMSdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with the Census Bureau.
New — housing construction: Building permits in Louisiana — monthly residential permits for every county, metro area, and city, single-family vs. multifamily, from the Census Building Permits Survey.