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Louisiana

4,611,961 residents · 64 counties · 489 cities · 43,204 sq mi · 1,388 census tracts
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Louisiana is home to 4,611,961 people. About 27% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $216,500, having more than doubled since 2000. 5% of residents were born outside the United States. 18.9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Households take in $60,756 at the median, 26% less than the US figure.

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Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
4,611,961
+3%since 2000
from 4,468,976 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Population density
107 / sq mi
+5%since 2009
from 102 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
38.0
+12%since 2000
from 34.0 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
43,204 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
4.2M4.3M4.4M4.6M4.7M19902000201020202024Louisiana
20244.6M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.2%(285,042)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.4%(295,350)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.8%(314,487)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.6%(303,381)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.6%(306,265)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.3%(611,260)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.3%(613,966)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.5%(529,268)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.6%(580,538)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.2%(471,351)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.8%(221,679)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.7%(79,374)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$60,756
+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $32,566 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$35,038
+107%since 2000
from $16,912 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
41.6%
+15.7 ptssince 2009
from 25.9% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
18.9%
−0.7 ptssince 2000
from 19.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.495
+4%since 2010
from 0.475 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade8.4%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade7.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance5.9%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services5.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical4.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration3.7%
US avg: 4.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing3.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Manufacturing2.2%
US avg: 0.4%
Arts, entertainment, food1.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1.1%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction0.9%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$216,500
+53%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $77,500 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,064
+25%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $466 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
67.4%
−0.6 ptssince 2000
from 67.9% in 2000
32.6% rent
Vacancy rate
14.4%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 14.0% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.49 people
−5%since 2009
from 2.61 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
20.3%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 21.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
47.7%
+4.5 ptssince 2009
from 43.3% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.6
+24%since 2009
from 2.9 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic62.5%(2,794,391)
Black32.3%(1,443,390)
Hispanic / Latino2.4%(107,738)
Asian1.2%(54,256)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic55.7%(2,570,539)
Black30.5%(1,407,844)
Hispanic / Latino7.2%(332,716)
Asian1.7%(78,910)
Other4.8%(221,952)
Diversity Score
74
+14%since 2009
from 64 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Central American2.5%(114,409)
Mexican2.2%(99,275)
Honduran1.6%(74,329)
Puerto Rican0.4%(18,190)
Cuban0.3%(15,680)
South American0.3%(13,887)
Guatemalan0.3%(12,902)
Spaniard0.3%(11,848)
Nicaraguan0.2%(10,643)
Salvadoran0.2%(10,264)
Dominican0.2%(8,462)
Colombian0.1%(5,174)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Costa Rican0.1%(2,616)
Venezuelan0.1%(2,310)
Ecuadorian0%(1,975)
Panamanian0%(1,652)
Peruvian0%(1,623)
Chilean0%(1,116)
Argentine0%(808)
Bolivian0%(471)
Paraguayan0%(152)
Uruguayan0%(121)
Asian origin
Vietnamese0.6%(27,669)
Asian Indian0.3%(12,687)
Chinese0.3%(11,537)
Filipino0.2%(8,608)
Pakistani0.1%(3,338)
Korean0.1%(2,651)
Japanese0%(2,028)
Laotian0%(1,909)
Nepalese0%(1,324)
Thai0%(1,024)
Cambodian0%(761)
+ 10 more asian origin groups with data
Burmese0%(617)
Taiwanese0%(579)
Indonesian0%(440)
Sri Lankan0%(144)
Malaysian0%(115)
Mien0%(111)
Hmong0%(93)
Mongolian0%(81)
Kazakh0%(77)
Uzbek0%(61)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(1,412)
Chamorro0%(1,012)
Guamanian0%(147)
Fijian0%(122)
Tongan0%(40)
Ancestry
French9.6%(440,472)
American7.4%(342,287)
English7.3%(335,682)
German6.9%(317,717)
Irish6.6%(302,335)
Italian4.3%(197,755)
French Canadian1.8%(82,864)
Scottish1.1%(48,487)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(26,862)
Arab0.5%(22,405)
Polish0.4%(20,149)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.4%(16,293)
West Indian0.3%(14,980)
Welsh0.2%(10,944)
British0.2%(10,797)
Norwegian0.2%(10,682)
Swedish0.2%(9,756)
Lebanese0.2%(7,112)
Russian0.1%(6,533)
Greek0.1%(5,350)
Haitian0.1%(5,333)
Hungarian0.1%(5,082)
Czech0.1%(4,263)
Nigerian0.1%(4,240)
Jamaican0.1%(3,872)
Portuguese0.1%(3,648)
Canadian0.1%(3,425)
Palestinian0.1%(3,398)
Croatian0.1%(3,317)
Brazilian0.1%(3,184)
Swiss0.1%(2,943)
Belgian0.1%(2,852)
Danish0.1%(2,776)
Egyptian0.1%(2,338)
Iranian0.1%(2,337)
Ukrainian0.1%(2,330)
Austrian0.1%(2,308)
Lithuanian0%(1,989)
Romanian0%(1,958)
Israeli0%(1,805)
Syrian0%(1,638)
Turkish0%(1,429)
Jordanian0%(1,396)
Finnish0%(1,323)
Slovak0%(1,117)
Ethiopian0%(1,108)
Moroccan0%(876)
Guyanese0%(744)
Ghanaian0%(692)
Kenyan0%(658)
Australian0%(653)
Armenian0%(519)
Slovene0%(494)
Serbian0%(451)
Iraqi0%(355)
Bulgarian0%(315)
Latvian0%(242)
Somali0%(174)
Barbadian0%(162)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
27.0%
+8.3 ptssince 2000
from 18.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
87.3%
+12.5 ptssince 2000
from 74.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
10.1%
+3.6 ptssince 2000
from 6.5% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.7 min
+49%since 2000
from 17.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
78.6%
−2.7 ptssince 2009
from 81.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.7%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 11.2% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.9%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 1.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
8.1%
+5.7 ptssince 2009
from 2.4% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.8%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
8.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 8.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.3%
−1.7 ptssince 2011
from 8.0% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
59.3%
−2.4 ptssince 2011
from 61.7% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
70.2%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 68.8% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 13.7% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
38.9%
+8.4 ptssince 2009
from 30.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.9%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 48.6% in 2009
Female
51.1%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 51.4% in 2009
Foreign born
4.9%
+1.7 ptssince 2009
from 3.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.1%
−3.8 ptssince 2009
from 9.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
16.3%
+1.3 ptssince 2012
from 15.0% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
7.8%
−9.3 ptssince 2013
from 17.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
86.6%
+16.4 ptssince 2017
from 70.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
93.3%
+5.2 ptssince 2020
from 88.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.6%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 87.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
91.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2016
from 91.7% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
4.7%
+1.0 ptssince 2016
from 3.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married39.2%(705,010)
Married47.4%(854,155)
Widowed3%(53,997)
Divorced10.4%(186,984)
Women 15+
Never married33.9%(649,437)
Married43.8%(839,657)
Widowed9.4%(180,888)
Divorced12.9%(246,954)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
7.8%
−9.3 ptssince 2013
from 17.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
47.4%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 49.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.6%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 12.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.1%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 18.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
31.3%
+3.6 ptssince 2020
from 27.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.3%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 2.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
57.7%
−2.5 ptssince 2020
from 60.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
46.5%
+4.0 ptssince 2020
from 42.5% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)26.6%(56,626)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.9%(55,066)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.7%(69,599)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.4%(9,346)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(1,747)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 212,834 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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Section 02

Largest cities

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1.New Orleans362,154
2.Baton Rouge222,795
3.Shreveport175,902
4.Metairie139,729
5.Lafayette123,311
6.Lake Charles82,676
7.Kenner65,136
8.Bossier City63,259
9.Monroe46,860
10.Alexandria42,938
11.Prairieville35,238
12.Marrero32,540
13.Houma31,735
14.Central30,313
15.Laplace28,343
16.Slidell28,341
17.New Iberia26,533
18.Terrytown24,726
19.Hammond24,032
20.Chalmette22,616
21.Ruston22,397
22.Bayou Cane21,253
23.Harvey20,915
24.Zachary20,621
25.Sulphur20,492
26.Youngsville19,980
27.Shenandoah17,998
28.Gretna17,360
29.Natchitoches17,146
30.Estelle16,341
31.Broussard15,799
32.Thibodaux15,573
33.Opelousas15,098
34.Pineville13,967
35.Luling13,960
36.Gonzales13,930
37.River Ridge13,312
38.Claiborne13,308
39.Carencro13,224
40.Mandeville12,918
41.Moss Bluff12,482
42.West Monroe12,478
43.Gardere12,223
44.Bayou Blue12,218
45.Baker12,136
Section 03

Metropolitan & micropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas (10)
1.New Orleans970,849
2.Baton Rouge888,699
3.Lafayette423,758
4.Shreveport383,474
5.Slidell279,108
6.Lake Charles244,655
7.Monroe222,390
8.Houma199,668
9.Alexandria147,952
10.Hammond141,346
Micropolitan areas (8)
1.Opelousas80,765
2.New Iberia66,846
3.Ruston48,360
4.Morgan City46,552
5.Bogalusa44,937
6.DeRidder36,673
7.Natchitoches36,089
8.Minden34,948

Metropolitan areas are built around an urban core of 50,000 or more people; micropolitan areas around a core of 10,000 to 50,000. A statistical area can cross state lines, so each is listed under its primary state.

Frequently asked

How many people live in Louisiana?

Louisiana has about 4,611,961 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Louisiana?

The typical household in Louisiana earns about $60,756 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Louisiana expensive?

In Louisiana, the median home is worth about $216,500, and the typical rent is about $1,064 a month.

How educated are people in Louisiana?

About 27.0% of adults age 25 and over in Louisiana hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Louisiana?

About 18.9% of people in Louisiana live below the federal poverty line.

Has Louisiana grown since 1990?

Yes, Louisiana has grown since 1990. The population has added about 391,988 residents, a change of about 9 percent over that period.

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All 64 counties
East Baton Rouge ParishJefferson ParishOrleans ParishSt. Tammany ParishLafayette ParishCaddo ParishCalcasieu ParishOuachita ParishLivingston ParishTangipahoa ParishAscension ParishBossier ParishRapides ParishTerrebonne ParishLafourche ParishSt. Landry ParishIberia ParishVermilion ParishAcadia ParishSt. Martin ParishSt. Charles ParishLincoln ParishSt. Mary ParishSt. Bernard ParishVernon ParishWashington ParishSt. John the Baptist ParishAvoyelles ParishBeauregard ParishNatchitoches ParishWebster ParishEvangeline ParishJefferson Davis ParishIberville ParishWest Baton Rouge ParishDe Soto ParishMorehouse ParishAllen ParishPlaquemines ParishGrant ParishSabine ParishUnion ParishAssumption ParishRichland ParishPointe Coupee ParishFranklin ParishSt. James ParishEast Feliciana ParishConcordia ParishJackson ParishLaSalle ParishWest Feliciana ParishWinn ParishClaiborne ParishBienville ParishSt. Helena ParishCaldwell ParishWest Carroll ParishMadison ParishCatahoula ParishRed River ParishEast Carroll ParishCameron ParishTensas Parish

DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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