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Lafayette city, Louisiana; Lake Charles city, Louisiana; Shreveport city, Louisiana; Baton Rouge city, Louisiana; New Orleans city, Louisiana; Louisiana

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Lafayette city, Louisiana
Lake Charles city, Louisiana
Shreveport city, Louisiana
Baton Rouge city, Louisiana
New Orleans city, Louisiana
Louisiana
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
4,573,749
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
4,573,749
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
121,389
79,113
180,153
221,453
369,749
4,588,023
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
4,657,785
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
121,398
84,936
187,587
226,916
383,998
4,657,785
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
-1.8%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
0.0%
-6.9%
-4.0%
-2.4%
-3.7%
-1.5%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 121,374 84,872 187,593 227,470 383,997 4,657,757
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 120,623 71,993 199,311 229,493 343,829 4,533,372
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.7%
6.6%
6.4%
6.3%
5.6%
6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent
21.2%
22.4%
23.8%
20.4%
19.6%
23.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
16.7%
16.4%
17.1%
14.3%
15.9%
17.0%
Female persons, percent
51.1%
51.0%
52.9%
52.2%
52.8%
51.0%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
61.0%
45.4%
37.1%
37.2%
32.4%
62.5%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
29.2%
45.8%
56.6%
52.5%
57.0%
32.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.8%
Asian alone, percent(a)
2.4%
2.6%
1.6%
3.8%
2.8%
1.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
6.3%
5.2%
3.4%
4.0%
5.3%
1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
5.2%
3.9%
2.9%
4.4%
5.7%
5.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
59.5%
44.3%
36.2%
35.8%
30.8%
57.8%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 5,873 5,704 10,755 7,849 15,089 228,359
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 5.8% 4.3% 2.4% 6.3% 5.6% 4.2%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) X X X X X 2,113,216
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 56.3% 57.6% 53.8% 47.9% 49.3% 67.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $234,900 $191,200 $168,900 $217,700 $281,500 $198,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,500 $1,329 $1,358 $1,540 $1,948 $1,481
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $495 $379 $429 $452 $611 $396
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,022 $1,007 $945 $1,010 $1,162 $996
Building permits, 2022 X X X X X 16,270
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 51,472 32,187 75,184 87,486 155,669 1,765,264
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.28 2.48 2.41 2.45 2.35 2.56
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 82.8% 85.5% 86.6% 79.5% 86.8% 87.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 9.1% 6.3% 3.9% 8.3% 8.4% 7.6%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 93.0% 90.3% 89.7% 91.9% 91.4% 91.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 89.9% 81.3% 78.8% 86.5% 81.5% 83.0%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 90.8% 89.7% 87.5% 87.5% 88.7% 86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 40.0% 27.5% 26.6% 36.4% 40.7% 26.1%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 8.6% 10.9% 11.9% 12.4% 10.0% 11.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
9.6%
10.1%
9.0%
11.6%
9.9%
8.3%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 62.7% 59.0% 57.2% 62.1% 60.8% 58.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 57.6% 56.3% 55.2% 58.8% 58.6% 55.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 898,566 955,203 753,504 1,180,674 3,768,728 14,553,042
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 2,794,417 1,211,784 4,126,841 3,331,536 3,804,309 34,618,006
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 642,751 190,476 491,178 359,807 1,430,140 14,583,333
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 3,594,458 2,119,991 3,386,100 4,601,541 3,499,095 65,000,819
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $28,393 $27,334 $17,621 $20,502 $8,930 $13,908
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 20.4 18.0 19.2 21.5 23.4 26.0
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $58,850 $54,761 $45,967 $50,155 $51,116 $57,852
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $37,651 $34,341 $32,291 $33,910 $37,013 $32,981
Persons in poverty, percent
19.2%
22.6%
23.4%
24.0%
22.9%
18.6%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 X X X X X 107,464
Total employment, 2021 X X X X X 1,592,665
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) X X X X X 83,163,134
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 X X X X X -6.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 X X X X X 417,564
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 5,485 2,369 4,109 5,998 8,137 77,699
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,087 1,309 2,332 3,585 4,269 45,650
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 835 347 538 858 1,707 13,170
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 413 302 385 807 1,253 8,642
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 4,364 1,685 3,020 4,275 5,645 62,693
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 346 183 312 362 449 5,128
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 4,307 1,750 3,036 4,537 6,346 64,349
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 2,174.2 1,859.2 1,740.2 2,635.3 2,265.6 107.8
Population per square mile, 2010 2,450.1 1,711.8 1,891.4 2,982.5 2,029.4 104.9
Land area in square miles, 2020 55.82 45.65 107.80 86.32 169.49 43,210.23
Land area in square miles, 2010 49.23 42.06 105.38 76.95 169.42 43,203.90
FIPS Code 2240735 2241155 2270000 2205000 2255000 22
Value Notes

Methodology differences may exist between data sources, and so estimates from different sources are not comparable.

Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. Click the Quick Info icon to the left of each row in TABLE view to learn about sampling error.

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QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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