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Louisiana demographics

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Louisiana.

Population: 4,657,305
Median age: 37.4
Median household income: 53,571

Louisiana population: 4,657,305

Population

20214,657,305
20204,664,616
20194,664,362
20184,663,616
20174,663,461
20164,645,670
20154,625,253
20144,601,049
20134,567,968
20124,529,605
20114,484,596
20104,429,940
20094,411,546

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Census data for Louisiana

Demographic and housing estimates in Louisiana

Total population
Total population4,657,305
Male2,283,561
Female2,373,744
Population by age
Total population4,657,305
Under 5 years297,359
5 to 9 years300,857
10 to 14 years318,473
15 to 19 years301,053
20 to 24 years305,708
25 to 34 years647,235
35 to 44 years601,213
45 to 54 years555,655
55 to 59 years309,070
60 to 64 years298,236
65 to 74 years443,472
75 to 84 years200,049
85 years and over78,925
Median age (years)37.4
Under 18 years1,101,083
16 years and over3,679,521
18 years and over3,556,222
21 years and over3,370,570
62 years and over895,121
65 years and over722,446
Population by race
Total population4,657,305
One race4,479,664
   White2,805,875
   Black or African American1,486,002
   American Indian and Alaska Native25,550
   Asian80,438
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander2,172
   Some other race79,627
Two or more races177,641
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population3,455,661
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population1,666,355
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population1,789,306

Social characteristics in Louisiana

Households by type
Total households1,748,688
Family households (families)754,049
Married-couple family110,133
Male householder, no wife present, family331,004
Female householder, no husband present, family243,482
Nonfamily households553,502
Average household size516,799
Average family size2.59

Economic characteristics in Louisiana

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households1,748,688
Less than $10,000151,146
$10,000 to $14,999100,353
$15,000 to $24,999190,928
$25,000 to $34,999173,571
$35,000 to $49,999210,056
$50,000 to $74,999282,298
$75,000 to $99,999198,838
$100,000 to $149,999240,151
$150,000 to $199,999102,229
$200,000 or more99,118
Median household income (dollars)53,571

Housing characteristics in Louisiana

Housing occupancy
Total housing units2,066,323
Occupied housing units1,748,688
Vacant housing units317,635
Units in structure
Total housing units2,066,323
1-unit, detached1,358,526
1-unit, attached58,086
2 units81,248
3 or 4 units82,203
5 to 9 units64,244
10 to 19 units56,081
20 or more units102,280
Mobile home260,107
Boat, RV, van, etc.3,548
Year structure built
Total housing units2,066,323
Built 2014 or later4,641
Built 2010 to 2013188,045
Built 2000 to 2009294,877
Built 1990 to 1999260,282
Built 1980 to 1989299,071
Built 1970 to 1979364,705
Built 1960 to 1969250,210
Built 1950 to 1959186,695
Built 1940 to 194983,283
Built 1939 or earlier134,514
Rooms
Total housing units2,066,323
1 room30,398
2 rooms42,284
3 rooms155,959
4 rooms346,835
5 rooms492,241
6 rooms404,732
7 rooms253,568
8 rooms165,358
9 rooms or more174,948
Median rooms5.4
Bedrooms
Total housing units2,066,323
No bedroom33,721
1 bedroom179,338
2 bedrooms491,843
3 bedrooms992,064
4 bedrooms320,427
5 or more bedrooms48,930
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units1,748,688
Owner-occupied1,165,858
Renter-occupied582,830
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.66
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.45
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units1,748,688
Moved in 2017 or later161,261
Moved in 2015 to 2016481,678
Moved in 2010 to 2014285,313
Moved in 2000 to 2009368,375
Moved in 1990 to 1999202,066
Moved in 1989 and earlier249,995
Value
Owner-occupied units1,165,858
Less than $50,000126,827
$50,000 to $99,999161,840
$100,000 to $149,999174,273
$150,000 to $199,999217,539
$200,000 to $299,999257,286
$300,000 to $499,999162,161
$500,000 to $999,99953,929
$1,000,000 or more12,003
Median (dollars)174,000
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units1,165,858
Housing units with a mortgage612,388
Housing units without a mortgage553,470
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent523,309
Less than $50062,215
$500 to $999247,179
$1,000 to $1,499159,453
$1,500 to $1,99939,746
$2,000 to $2,49910,279
$2,500 to $2,9992,229
$3,000 or more2,208
Median (dollars)923
No rent paid59,521

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