Population: 4,611,961
Households: 1,804,780
Average household size: 2.49
Median age: 38 years
Median household income: $60,756
Housing units: 2,108,902

Population comparison

2020 Census4,657,757

2024 estimate4,611,961

Change−1.0%

Population: 4,611,961
Median age: 38 years
Male: 2,256,573
Female: 2,355,388

Median age by sex

Male median age: 37 years
Female median age: 39.1 years

Age by sexPopulation distribution

145,181Under 5139,861

408,1255–17389,683

213,08118–24208,594

302,20625–34309,054

303,88735–44310,079

260,14945–54269,119

279,46855–64301,070

344,47665+427,928

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5–17

Male

5–9: 151,838
10–14: 159,408
15–17: 96,879

Female

5–9: 143,512
10–14: 155,079
15–17: 91,092

18–24

Male

18–19: 59,936
20: 31,178
21: 31,177
22–24: 90,790

Female

18–19: 55,474
20: 34,486
21: 32,265
22–24: 86,369

25–34

Male

25–29: 147,626
30–34: 154,580

Female

25–29: 147,483
30–34: 161,571

35–44

Male

35–39: 154,841
40–44: 149,046

Female

35–39: 159,950
40–44: 150,129

45–54

Male

45–49: 129,314
50–54: 130,835

Female

45–49: 133,632
50–54: 135,487

55–64

Male

55–59: 137,737
60–61: 58,839
62–64: 82,892

Female

55–59: 144,549
60–61: 64,913
62–64: 91,608

65+

Male

65–66: 50,952
67–69: 69,903
70–74: 98,714
75–79: 62,019
80–84: 33,927
85+: 28,961

Female

65–66: 55,643
67–69: 82,476
70–74: 113,663
75–79: 78,111
80–84: 47,622
85+: 50,413

RaceMutually exclusive counts

White alone: 2,625,85256.9%
Black alone: 1,417,85130.7%
Two or more races: 341,1707.4%
Some other race: 115,6002.5%
Asian alone: 80,0521.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native: 28,3690.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 3,0670.1%

Derived from published counts

Race values
Category	Value
White alone	2,625,852
Black alone	1,417,851
Two or more races	341,170
Some other race	115,600
Asian alone	80,052
American Indian / Alaska Native	28,369
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3,067

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino: 332,716
White, not Hispanic: 2,570,539

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and White, not Hispanic are reported separately from race.

Family households: 1,130,826
Married-couple share: 66.7%
With children: 48.4%

Household sizeShare of households

571,00331.6%

1 person

589,72332.7%

2 people

285,30315.8%

3 people

208,53711.6%

4 people

150,2148.3%

5+ people

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5+ people

5 People: 98,705
6 People: 33,202
7 Plus People: 18,307

Family householdsEach subgroup is compared with its parent

All family households1,130,826

Married-couple families754,23166.7% of family households

With children: 280,42637.2%
Without children: 473,80562.8%

Other families376,59533.3% of family households

Male householder: 96,44425.6%
Female householder: 280,15174.4%

Family households values
Group	Value	Share of parent
All family households	1,130,826	Not applicable
Married-couple families	754,231	66.7%
With children	280,426	37.2%
Without children	473,805	62.8%
Other families	376,595	33.3%
Male householder	96,444	25.6%
Female householder	280,151	74.4%

Median household: $60,756
Median family: $79,407
Per capita: $35,038

Household incomeShare of households

403,39222.4%

Under $25k

364,33420.2%

$25–49k

286,49315.9%

$50–74k

210,65911.7%

$75–99k

267,27314.8%

$100–149k

131,7877.3%

$150–199k

140,8427.8%

$200k+

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Under $25k

Under $10,000: 129,134
$10,000–$14,999: 104,513
$15,000–$19,999: 81,330
$20,000–$24,999: 88,415

$25–49k

$25,000–$29,999: 76,876
$30,000–$34,999: 74,348
$35,000–$39,999: 74,466
$40,000–$44,999: 70,197
$45,000–$49,999: 68,447

$50–74k

$50,000–$59,999: 124,751
$60,000–$74,999: 161,742

$100–149k

$100,000–$124,999: 157,960
$125,000–$149,999: 109,313

Education universe: 3,107,436
High school or higher: 87.3%
Bachelor’s or higher: 27%

Educational attainmentAttainment distribution

139,9644.5%

Less than 9th grade

255,7808.2%

Grades 9–12, no diploma

1,009,51432.5%

High school or equivalent

635,34120.4%

Some college, no degree

226,4557.3%

Associate degree

527,35417.0%

Bachelor’s degree

313,02810.1%

Graduate or professional

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Less than 9th grade

No Schooling: 51,315
Nursery School: 871
Kindergarten: 461
First Grade: 685
Second Grade: 1,391
Third Grade: 4,527
Fourth Grade: 2,888
Fifth Grade: 6,480
Sixth Grade: 19,597
Seventh Grade: 16,200
Eighth Grade: 35,549

Grades 9–12, no diploma

Ninth Grade: 49,659
Tenth Grade: 69,959
Eleventh Grade: 79,345
Twelfth No Diploma: 56,817

High school or equivalent

Regular High School Diploma: 839,101
Ged Or Alternative Credential: 170,413

Some college, no degree

Some College Under 1 Year: 187,949
Some College 1 Or More Years No Degree: 447,392

Graduate or professional

Masters Degree: 216,017
Professional School Degree: 59,524
Doctorate Degree: 37,487

Educational attainment values
Category	Value
Less than 9th grade	139,964
Grades 9–12, no diploma	255,780
High school or equivalent	1,009,514
Some college, no degree	635,341
Associate degree	226,455
Bachelor’s degree	527,354
Graduate or professional	313,028

Marital status by sexMale and Female

53,997180,888

Widowed

186,984246,954

Divorced

35,25245,131

Separated

854,155839,657

Now Married

705,010649,437

Never Married

78,03583,247

Married Spouse Absent

776,120756,410

Married Spouse Present

Marital status by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Widowed	53,997	180,888
Divorced	186,984	246,954
Separated	35,252	45,131
Now Married	854,155	839,657
Never Married	705,010	649,437
Married Spouse Absent	78,035	83,247
Married Spouse Present	776,120	756,410

Median home value: $216,500
Median gross rent: $1,064

Housing tenure

Owner: 1,216,12767.4%
Renter: 588,65332.6%

Housing occupancy

Occupied: 1,804,78085.6%
Vacant: 304,12214.4%

Derived from published counts

Owner financing

Owners with mortgage: 634,523
Owners without mortgage: 581,604

Vacancy reason

For rent50,696

16.7%

For sale15,592

5.1%

Rented, not occupied8,413

2.8%

Sold, not occupied9,779

3.2%

Seasonal47,342

15.6%

Migrant workers1,086

0.4%

Other171,214

56.3%

Structure type

Detached1,377,991

65.3%

Attached59,424

2.8%

2–4 units166,408

7.9%

5–19 units128,947

6.1%

20+ units106,844

5.1%

Mobile or other269,288

12.8%

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2–4 units

Structure 2 Units: 80,115
Structure 3–4 Units: 86,293

5–19 units

Structure 5–9 Units: 69,710
Structure 10–19 Units: 59,237

20+ units

Structure 20–49 Units: 45,863
Structure 50 Plus Units: 60,981

Mobile or other

Structure Mobile Home: 264,776
Structure Boat Rv Van Other: 4,512

Year builtHousing units by period

384,61618.2%

Before 1960

591,85928.1%

1960–79

542,41225.7%

1980–99

551,52726.2%

2000–19

38,4881.8%

2020+

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Before 1960

1939 Earlier: 129,432
1940–1949: 78,768
1950–1959: 176,416

1960–79

1960–1969: 234,751
1970–1979: 357,108

1980–99

1980–1989: 305,351
1990–1999: 237,061

2000–19

2000–2009: 300,992
2010–2019: 250,535

Move-in periodOwner and Renter

Before 1990

201,853

13,830

1990s

164,512

13,049

2000s

262,283

43,600

2010s

420,825

264,722

2020–22

146,045

201,456

2023+

20,609

51,996

Home valueOwner-occupied homes

245,14020.2%

Under $100k

480,18139.5%

$100–249k

384,52131.6%

$250–499k

65,9885.4%

$500–749k

22,1351.8%

$750–999k

10,4910.9%

$1–1.49m

7,6710.6%

$1.5m+

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Under $100k

Under 10000: 27,142
10000–14999: 15,734
15000–19999: 12,573
20000–24999: 14,472
25000–29999: 10,017
30000–34999: 13,715
35000–39999: 6,846
40000–49999: 19,132
50000–59999: 22,143
60000–69999: 22,816
70000–79999: 21,941
80000–89999: 30,316
90000–99999: 28,293

$100–249k

100000–124999: 72,856
125000–149999: 55,985
150000–174999: 98,083
175000–199999: 78,235
200000–249999: 175,022

$250–499k

250000–299999: 129,703
300000–399999: 167,642
400000–499999: 87,176

$1.5m+

1500000–1999999: 2,933
2000000+: 4,738

Gross rentRenter-occupied homes

Under $50049,303

9.3%

$500–999186,096

35.1%

$1,000–1,499192,787

36.3%

$1,500–1,99973,010

13.8%

$2,000–2,49919,589

3.7%

$2,500–2,9994,846

0.9%

$3,000+4,897

0.9%

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Under $500

Under 100: 744
100–149: 939
150–199: 2,258
200–249: 4,330
250–299: 9,479
300–349: 8,911
350–399: 7,856
400–449: 7,127
450–499: 7,659

$500–999

500–549: 9,096
550–599: 10,648
600–649: 13,276
650–699: 14,650
700–749: 17,950
750–799: 21,221
800–899: 46,108
900–999: 53,147

$1,000–1,499

1000–1249: 117,356
1250–1499: 75,431

$3,000+

3000–3499: 1,268
3500+: 3,629

Vehicle availabilityOwner and Renter

No vehicle

45,288

107,200

1 vehicle

365,259

300,073

2 vehicles

526,738

143,455

3 vehicles

196,288

29,505

4 vehicles

60,655

6,365

5+ vehicles

21,899

2,055

Workers age 16+: 1,988,865
Average commute: 25.7 min

Travel mode

Drive alone: 1,562,51778.6%Derived from published counts
Carpool: 173,1918.7%Derived from published counts
Public transit: 17,3300.9%Derived from published counts
Walk or bicycle: 42,9162.2%Derived from published counts
Work from home: 161,2648.1%Derived from published counts
Other: 31,6471.6%Derived from published counts

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Walk or bicycle

Walked: 36,441
Bicycle: 6,475

Other

Other Transportation: 26,055
Motorcycle: 1,420
Taxi Or Ride Hailing: 4,172

Commute timeWorkers by travel time

517,04728.3%

Under 15 min

687,57837.6%

15–29 min

345,60018.9%

30–44 min

130,2607.1%

45–59 min

147,1168.0%

60+ min

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Under 15 min

Under 5: 58,828
5–9: 183,060
10–14: 275,159

15–29 min

15–19: 314,766
20–24: 259,514
25–29: 113,298

30–44 min

30–34: 244,829
35–39: 45,815
40–44: 54,956

60+ min

60–89: 94,054
90+: 53,062

Population age 16+: 3,652,089
Civilian labor force: 2,148,164
Employed: 2,013,003
Unemployed: 135,161
Unemployment rate: 6.3%
Poverty universe: 4,485,706
Persons below poverty: 848,967
Gini index: 0.5
White-collar workers: 1,184,466
Blue-collar workers: 470,700

Occupation by sexMale and Female

Service Occupations

144,923

212,914

Sales Office Occupations

130,703

270,729

Management Business Science Arts

336,464

446,570

Production Transportation Material Moving

211,602

44,512

Natural Resources Construction Maintenance

205,570

9,016

Occupation by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Service Occupations	144,923	212,914
Sales Office Occupations	130,703	270,729
Management Business Science Arts	336,464	446,570
Production Transportation Material Moving	211,602	44,512
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance	205,570	9,016

Employment and commuting

Resident workers: 1,754,448
Workplace jobs: 1,768,189
Internal commuters: 1,693,171
Inbound commuters: 75,018
Outbound commuters: 61,277
Net worker inflow: 13,741

Coverage status

Insured: 4,161,64392.2%Derived from published counts
Uninsured: 353,9847.8%

Uninsured by ageResidents without coverage

52,04514.7%

Under 19

127,55136.0%

Age 19–34

169,64047.9%

Age 35–64

4,7481.3%

Age 65+

Nativity

Native born: 4,387,42495.1%
Foreign born: 224,5374.9%

Citizenship

Naturalized citizen: 90,569
Not a citizen: 133,968

Residential mobility

Same house: 4,038,359
Within same county: 282,881
From another county: 142,067
From another state: 75,004
From abroad: 20,408

Source vintages

Demographics: 2024 ACS 5-year
Historical baseline: 2020 Census
Employment: 2023 LODES

Report quality

Status: complete
kind: published geography
estimated: false

Historical housing baseline

2020 housing units: 2,073,200

The 2020 Census is used only as a historical population and housing baseline. It is not an annual population series and no intermediate years are inferred.

Named-geography values are published ACS estimates; margins of error are retained alongside direct values where supplied.

Geography	Population	Median income	Median age	Owner occupied
Louisiana	4,611,961	$60,756	38 years	67.4%
United States	334,922,500	$80,734	38.9 years	65.2%

Category	Male	Female
Under 5	145,181	139,861
5–17	408,125	389,683
18–24	213,081	208,594
25–34	302,206	309,054
35–44	303,887	310,079
45–54	260,149	269,119
55–64	279,468	301,070
65+	344,476	427,928

Category	Value
1 person	571,003
2 people	589,723
3 people	285,303
4 people	208,537
5+ people	150,214

Category	Value
Under $25k	403,392
$25–49k	364,334
$50–74k	286,493
$75–99k	210,659
$100–149k	267,273
$150–199k	131,787
$200k+	140,842

Category	Value
For rent	50,696
For sale	15,592
Rented, not occupied	8,413
Sold, not occupied	9,779
Seasonal	47,342
Migrant workers	1,086
Other	171,214

Category	Value
Detached	1,377,991
Attached	59,424
2–4 units	166,408
5–19 units	128,947
20+ units	106,844
Mobile or other	269,288

Category	Value
Before 1960	384,616
1960–79	591,859
1980–99	542,412
2000–19	551,527
2020+	38,488

Category	Owner	Renter
Before 1990	201,853	13,830
1990s	164,512	13,049
2000s	262,283	43,600
2010s	420,825	264,722
2020–22	146,045	201,456
2023+	20,609	51,996

Category	Value
Under $100k	245,140
$100–249k	480,181
$250–499k	384,521
$500–749k	65,988
$750–999k	22,135
$1–1.49m	10,491
$1.5m+	7,671

Category	Value
Under $500	49,303
$500–999	186,096
$1,000–1,499	192,787
$1,500–1,999	73,010
$2,000–2,499	19,589
$2,500–2,999	4,846
$3,000+	4,897

Category	Owner	Renter
No vehicle	45,288	107,200
1 vehicle	365,259	300,073
2 vehicles	526,738	143,455
3 vehicles	196,288	29,505
4 vehicles	60,655	6,365
5+ vehicles	21,899	2,055

Housing occupancy values
Category	Value
Occupied	1,804,780
Vacant	304,122

Travel mode values
Category	Value
Drive alone	1,562,517
Carpool	173,191
Public transit	17,330
Walk or bicycle	42,916
Work from home	161,264
Other	31,647

Coverage status values
Category	Value
Insured	4,161,643
Uninsured	353,984

Nativity values
Category	Value
Native born	4,387,424
Foreign born	224,537

Category	Value
Under 15 min	517,047
15–29 min	687,578
30–44 min	345,600
45–59 min	130,260
60+ min	147,116

Category	Value
Under 19	52,045
Age 19–34	127,551
Age 35–64	169,640
Age 65+	4,748

5–17

18–24

25–34

35–44

45–54

55–64

65+

Ethnicity

5+ people

Under $25k

$25–49k

$50–74k

$100–149k

Less than 9th grade

Grades 9–12, no diploma

High school or equivalent

Some college, no degree

Graduate or professional

Owner financing

2–4 units

5–19 units

20+ units

Mobile or other

Before 1960

1960–79

1980–99

2000–19

Under $100k

$100–249k

$250–499k

$1.5m+

Under $500

$500–999

$1,000–1,499

$3,000+

Walk or bicycle

Other

Under 15 min

15–29 min

30–44 min

60+ min

Employment and commuting

Citizenship

Residential mobility

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