Chalmette, LA

Census Place

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2023 Population

22,447

1.15% 1-year growth

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

34.6

0% 1-year change

2023 Poverty Rate

24.5%

4.34% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$56,875

2.19% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$203,800

5.71% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Chalmette, LA had a population of 22.4k people with a median age of 34.6 and a median household income of $56,875. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Chalmette, LA grew from 22,192 to 22,447, a 1.15% increase and its median household income grew from $55,655 to $56,875, a 2.19% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Chalmette, LA are White (Non-Hispanic) (55.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (26.3%), Two+ (Hispanic) (6.37%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.96%), and White (Hispanic) (3.03%).

None of the households in Chalmette, LA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96% of the residents in Chalmette, LA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Chalmette, LA are Nunez Community College (473 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2023, the median property value in Chalmette, LA was $203,800, and the homeownership rate was 59.9%.

Most people in Chalmette, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Chalmette, LA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Chalmette, LA is home to a population of 22.4k people, from which 96% are citizens. As of 2023, 5.99% of Chalmette, LA residents were born outside of the country (1.35k people).

In 2023, there were 2.11 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12.4k people) in Chalmette, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.9k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.43k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96%

2023 Citizenship

97.2%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 96% of Chalmette, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Chalmette, LA was 97.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Chalmette, LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Chalmette, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
12.4k ± 868
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
5.9k ± 551
Two+ (Hispanic)
1.43k ± 347

11.9%

Hispanic Population

2.68k people

11.9% of the people in Chalmette, LA are hispanic (2.68k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Chalmette, LA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Louisiana.

Most Common Origin

Honduras
36,279 ± 4,658 people
Mexico
23,092 ± 3,722 people
Vietnam
18,064 ± 3,293 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Louisiana was Honduras, the natal country of 36,279 Louisiana residents, followed by Mexico with 23,092 and Vietnam with 18,064.

Foreign-Born Population

5.99%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.35k people

5.18%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

1.15k people

As of 2023, 5.99% of Chalmette, LA residents (1.35k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Chalmette, LA was 5.18%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Chalmette, LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
240 ± 113
Vietnam
171 ± 79
Gulf War (1990s)
119 ± 84

Chalmette, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.4 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Chalmette, LA employs N/A people. The largest industries in Chalmette, LA are Accommodation & Food Services (1,185 people), Retail Trade (1,171 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,122 people), and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing ($101,250), Finance & Insurance ($64,154), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,500).

Males in Louisiana have an average income that is 1.52 times higher than the average income of females, which is $49,789. The income inequality in Louisiana (measured using the Gini index) is 0.466, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

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From N/A to N/A, employment in Chalmette, LA stayed at a rate of NaNk%, from N/A employees to N/A employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Chalmette, LA, are Sales & Related Occupations (1,030 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (966 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (919 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Chalmette, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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From N/A to N/A, employment in Chalmette, LA stayed at a rate of NaNk%, from N/A employees to N/A employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Chalmette, LA, are Accommodation & Food Services (1,185 people), Retail Trade (1,171 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,122 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Chalmette, LA, though some of these residents may live in Chalmette, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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Median earning men ± N/A

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Median earning women ± N/A

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Manufacturing ($120,086), Public Administration ($67,679), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($67,056).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($93,750), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,045), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($44,746).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.94M people employed in Louisiana. This represents a 1.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Louisiana.

Education

In 2022, universities in Chalmette, LA awarded 473 degrees. The student population of Chalmette, LA in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Chalmette, LA are White (237 and 51%), followed by Black or African American (168 and 36.1%), Hispanic or Latino (28 and 6.02%), and Asian (15 and 3.23%).

The largest universities in Chalmette, LA by number of degrees awarded are Nunez Community College (473 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Chalmette, LA are Aeronautical & Aerospace Engineering Technology (70 and 14.8%), Other Industrial Production Technology (62 and 13.1%), and General Studies (45 and 9.51%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 2,393 students enrolled in Chalmette, LA, 36.5% men and 63.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 972 records, of which 71.7% were women and 28.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Other Industrial Production Technology
45 degrees awarded
General Studies
30 degrees awarded
General Business
23 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Chalmette, LA was Other Industrial Production Technology with 45 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Chalmette, LA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Nunez Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

473 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Nunez Community College with 473 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 239 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Chalmette, LA, which is 1.02 times more than the 234 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 237 degrees mean that there were 1.41 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 168 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($3,335) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($920) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,300) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.03% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.811% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.2M), Some college (811k), and Secondary Education (604k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Chalmette, LA was $203,800 in 2023, which is 0.672 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $192,800 to $203,800, a 5.71% increase. The homeownership rate in Chalmette, LA is 59.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%.

People in Chalmette, LA have an average commute time of 28.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Chalmette, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$203,800

Median Property Value 2023

±$11,481

$4,734

Median Property Taxes

±$484

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Chalmette, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Chalmette, LA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

59.9%

Homeownership

2023

69.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 59.9% of the housing units in Chalmette, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 61.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Chalmette, LA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Chalmette, LA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$56,875

Median Household Income

± $6,587

7.9k

Number of Households

± 613

In 2023, the median household income of the 7.9k households in Chalmette, LA grew to $56,875 from the previous year's value of $55,655.

The following chart displays the households in Chalmette, LA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Chalmette, LA is from Louisiana.

0.466

2022 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.467

2021 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2022, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.313% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Louisiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Louisiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (80.6%)
Carpooled (9.15%)
Worked At Home (6.5%)

In 2023, 80.6% of workers in Chalmette, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.15%) and those who worked at home (6.5%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Chalmette, LA have a longer commute time (28.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.79% of the workforce in Chalmette, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Chalmette, LA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Chalmette, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Chalmette, LA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

24.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Chalmette, LA (5.42k out of 22.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Chalmette, LA is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

89% of the population of Chalmette, LA has health coverage, with 31.8% on employee plans, 37.6% on Medicaid, 8.93% on Medicare, 9.27% on non-group plans, and 1.31% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in St. Bernard Parish, LA see 3665 patients per year on average, which represents a 14.7% decrease from the previous year (4295 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2766 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 277 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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3,665 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in St. Bernard Parish, LA

Primary care physicians in St. Bernard Parish, LA see an average of 3,665 patients per year. This represents a 14.7% decrease from the previous year (4,295 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in St. Bernard Parish, LA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.3% under 18 years, 22.6% between 18 and 34 years, 37.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

11%

Uninsured

31.8%

Employer Coverage

37.6%

Medicaid

8.93%

Medicare

9.27%

Non-Group

1.31%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Chalmette, LA grew by 8.49% from 10.1% to 11%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Chalmette, LA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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