Elmwood, LA

Census Place

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2024 Population
6,077
US Senator
Bill Cassidy
Republican Party
US Senator
John Kennedy
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
33
0.901% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
7.68%
32.6% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$89,430
7.4% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$188,100
0.106% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
4,350
10.5% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Elmwood, 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.

88.8% of the residents in Elmwood, LA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Elmwood, LA are Unitech Training Academy-New Orleans (131 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Elmwood, LA was $188,100, and the homeownership rate was 12.7%.

Most people in Elmwood, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Elmwood, LA was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

Elmwood, LA is home to a population of 6.08k people, from which 88.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 21.2% of Elmwood, LA residents were born outside of the country (1.29k people).

In 2024, there were 1.65 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.62k people) in Elmwood, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.59k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 701 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

88.8%
2024 Citizenship
89%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 88.8% of Elmwood, LA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Elmwood, LA was 89%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Elmwood, LA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.62k ± 611
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    1.59k ± 525
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    701 ± 442
14.7%
Hispanic Population
891 people

In 2024, there were 1.65 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.62k people) in Elmwood, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.59k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 701 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

14.7% of the people in Elmwood, LA are hispanic (891 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Elmwood, LA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Honduras
    46,145 ± 5,248 people
  2. Mexico
    26,336 ± 3,973 people
  3. Vietnam
    16,621 ± 3,160 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Louisiana was Honduras, the natal country of 46,145 Louisiana residents, followed by Mexico with 26,336 and Vietnam with 16,621.

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Foreign-Born Population

21.2%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.29k people
20.2%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.22k people

As of 2024, 21.2% of Elmwood, LA residents (1.29k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Elmwood, LA was 20.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    171 ± 165
  2. Vietnam
    63 ± 75
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    36 ± 60

Elmwood, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.71 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Elmwood, LA employs 4.35k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Elmwood, LA were Health Care & Social Assistance (867 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (627 people), and Educational Services (610 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($136,516), Information ($93,378), and Public Administration ($86,917).

Employment

Occupations

4.35k
2024 Value
± 884
10.5%
1 Year growth
± 24.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Elmwood, LA grew at a rate of 10.5%, from 3.94k employees to 4.35k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Elmwood, LA, are Management Occupations (613 people), Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (565 people), and Architecture & Engineering Occupations (472 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Elmwood, LA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Louisiana.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

4.35k
2024 Value
± 884
10.5%
1 Year growth
± 24.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Elmwood, LA grew at a rate of 10.5%, from 3.94k employees to 4.35k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Elmwood, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (867 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (627 people), and Educational Services (610 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Elmwood, LA, though some of these residents may live in Elmwood, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$63,661
Median earning men ± $15,664
$53,340
Median earning women ± $16,328

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($95,431), Information ($93,378), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($71,601).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($76,403), Public Administration ($68,235), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($56,217).

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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.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 60.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.2%), followed by Other (0.547%).

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing the state of Louisiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Elmwood, LA. Showing the available data for Louisiana.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (60.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (38.2%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Other (0.547%)
    Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 60.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.2%), followed by Other (0.547%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Louisiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Louisiana

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Bill Cassidy
Senator from Louisiana2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015
John Kennedy
Senator from Louisiana3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing Louisiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Louisiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Elmwood, LA awarded 131 degrees. The student population of Elmwood, LA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 3 male students and 62 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Elmwood, LA are Black or African American (96 and 73.3%), White (29 and 22.1%), Unknown (5 and 3.82%), and Hispanic or Latino (1 and 0.763%).

The largest universities in Elmwood, LA by number of degrees awarded are Unitech Training Academy-New Orleans (131 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Elmwood, LA are Blood Bank Technology Specialist (41 and 31.3%), Dental Assisting (38 and 29%), and Medical Assistant (26 and 19.8%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 65 students enrolled in Elmwood, LA, 4.62% men and 95.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 53 records, of which 98.1% were women and 1.89% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Blood Bank Technology Specialist
    41 degrees awarded
  2. Medical Assistant
    26 degrees awarded
  3. Pharmacy Technician
    14 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Elmwood, LA was Blood Bank Technology Specialist with 41 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Elmwood, LA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Unitech Training Academy-New Orleans
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
131 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Unitech Training Academy-New Orleans with 131 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 10 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Elmwood, LA, which is 0.0826 times less than the 121 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 96 degrees mean that there were 3.31 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 29 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Elmwood, LA was $188,100 in 2024, which is 0.565 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $188,300 to $188,100, a 0.106% decrease. The homeownership rate in Elmwood, LA is 12.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Elmwood, LA have an average commute time of 17.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Elmwood, LA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$188,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$23,111
$495
Median Property Taxes
±$178

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 Elmwood, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

12.7%
Homeownership
2024
65.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 12.7% of the housing units in Elmwood, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 13.5%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$89,430
Median Household Income
± $12,819
3.9k
Number of Households
± 830

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.9k households in Elmwood, LA grew to $89,430 from the previous year's value of $83,268.

The following chart displays the households in Elmwood, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Elmwood, LA is from Louisiana.
0.465
2023 Wage GINI in Louisiana
0.466
2022 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2023, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.465 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.123% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Louisiana in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (71.7%)
  2. Worked At Home (10.5%)
  3. Carpooled (10.4%)

In 2024, 71.7% of workers in Elmwood, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.5%) and those who carpooled to work (10.4%).

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.

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Commute Time

17.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Elmwood, LA have a shorter commute time (17.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Elmwood, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Elmwood, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Elmwood, LA have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.68% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Elmwood, LA (467 out of 6.08k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Elmwood, LA is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

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.

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Health

96.9% of the population of Elmwood, LA has health coverage, with 61.5% on employee plans, 12.7% on Medicaid, 11.3% on Medicare, 8.27% on non-group plans, and 3.2% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Louisiana see 1,441 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,441 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1692 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 283 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.2% were men and 48.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 9.52% under 18 years, 49.9% between 18 and 34 years, 26.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.2% were men and 48.8% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

3.05%
Uninsured
61.5%
Employer Coverage
12.7%
Medicaid
11.3%
Medicare
8.27%
Non-Group
3.2%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Elmwood, LA declined by 35.8% from 4.76% to 3.05%.

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

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