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Louisiana Census Data
Population: 4,293,204
Gender
| Louisiana | National |
- Male: 48.6%
- Female: 51.4%
| - Male: 49.1%
- Female: 50.9%
|
Race / Origin
| Louisiana | National |
- White: 64.2%
- Black of African American: 31.6%
- American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 1.4%
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islands: 0.0%
- Hispanic/Latino (of any race): 3.1%
- Two or More Races: 1.3%
| - White: 75.1%
- Black of African American: 12.3%
- American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.9%
- Asian: 3.6%
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islands: 0.1%
- Hispanic/Latino (of any race): 12.5%
- Two or More Races: 2.4%
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Age
| Louisiana | National |
- Median Age: 35.7
- 18 years and over: 74.9%
- 65 years and over: 12.2%
| - Median Age: 35.3
- 18 years and over: 74.3%
- 65 years and over: 12.4%
|
Language Spoken at Home (population 5 years and older)
| Louisiana | National |
- English Only: 85.5%
- Language other than English: 7.6%
- Spanish: 2.7%
| - English Only: 82.1%
- Language other than English: 17.9%
- Spanish: 10.7%
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Employment Status (population 16 years and older)
| Louisiana | National |
- Employed: 118.5%
- Unemployed: 8.1%
| - Employed: 59.7%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
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Income
| Louisiana | National |
- Median Household Income: $40,926
- Per capita Income: $21,934
- Male full-time, year round, workers median income: $41,980
- Female full-time, year round, workers median income: $27,469
- Families below poverty level: 14.6%
- Individuals below poverty level: 18.6%
| - Median Household Income: $41,994
- Per capita Income: $21,587
- Male full-time, year round, workers median income: $37,057
- Female full-time, year round, workers median income: $27,194
- Families below poverty level: 9.2%
- Individuals below poverty level: 12.4%
|
Marital Status (population 15 years and older)
| Louisiana | National |
- Never Married: 26.7%
- Now Married: 1.6%
- Divorced: 7.6%
| - Never Married: 27.1%
- Now Married: 54.4%
- Divorced: 9.7%
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Occupations (employed civilian population 16 years and older)
| Louisiana | National |
- Management and Professional: 35.5%
- Service: 20.3%
- Sales and Office: 30.6%
- Farming, Fishing, and Forestry: 0.6%
- Construction, Extraction, etc.: 15.2%
- Production, Transportation, etc.: 16.2%
| - Management and Professional: 33.6%
- Service: 14.9%
- Sales and Office: 26.7%
- Famring, Fishing, and Forestry: 0.7%
- Construction, Extraction, etc.: 9.4%
- Production, Transportation, etc.: 14.6%
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Class Of Workers
| Louisiana | National |
- Private wage and salary: 91.3%
- Government workers: 18.8%
- Self-employed: 8.0%
| - Private wage and salary: 78.5%
- Government workers: 14.6%
- Self-employed: 6.6%
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Source: 2000 U.S. Census
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