Kaplan is a city of 4,238 people in Louisiana. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 9% of adults. 35.3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $156,200, having more than tripled since 2000. That trails the Louisiana median by roughly 34%. 2% of residents were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $40,109, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
9% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 104%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Kaplan
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants70.7% → 58.5%(−12.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree5.0% → 8.9%(+3.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share83.1% → 74.3%(−8.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Kaplan's population equals 7.4% of Vermilion Parish's. Its number of people who work from home equals 2.9% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 3.5% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)67.4%(205)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.9%(88)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 304 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Kaplan, decade by decade
Kaplan population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
4,535
$34,815
$81,602
5.0%
36.0
2000
5,177
$41,051
$76,692
12.3%
34.4
2010
4,600
$51,074
$105,735
7.4%
39.3
2020
4,352
$38,840
$93,691
9.3%
46.5
2024
4,238
$40,109
$156,200
8.9%
51.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
