Grambling, LA

Census Place

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2024 Population

5,287

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

21.2

0.474% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

52.4%

10.4% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$17,670

29.5% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$181,700

3.24% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

1,563

2.56% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Grambling, 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.

97.9% of the residents in Grambling, LA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Grambling, LA are Grambling State University (788 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Grambling, LA was $181,700, and the homeownership rate was 31.2%.

Most people in Grambling, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Grambling, LA was 2 cars per household.

United States Louisiana Lincoln Parish, LA Ruston, LA Coordinating & Development Corporation 4--Northwest Louisiana PUMA, LA

Population & Diversity

Grambling, LA is home to a population of 5.29k people, from which 97.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.1% of Grambling, LA residents were born outside of the country (164 people).

In 2024, there were 9.85 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.37k people) in Grambling, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 444 White (Non-Hispanic) and 213 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.9%

2024 Citizenship

99.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.9% of Grambling, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Grambling, LA was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Grambling, LA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
4.37k ± 379
White (Non-Hispanic)
444 ± 201
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic)
213 ± 243

4.6%

Hispanic Population

243 people

4.6% of the people in Grambling, LA are hispanic (243 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Grambling, 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
46,145 ± 5,248 people
Mexico
26,336 ± 3,973 people
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.

Foreign-Born Population

3.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

164 people

1.53%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

81 people

As of 2024, 3.1% of Grambling, LA residents (164 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 Grambling, LA was 1.53%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
112 ± 98
Gulf War (2001-)
26 ± 33
Gulf War (1990s)
8 ± 24

Grambling, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.31 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Grambling, LA.

Economy

The economy of Grambling, LA employs 1.56k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Grambling, LA were Educational Services (824 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (183 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (103 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($29,598), Manufacturing ($22,679), and Accommodation & Food Services ($16,544).

Employment

Occupations

1.56k

2024 Value

± 379

−2.56%

1 Year decline

± 36.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Grambling, LA declined at a rate of −2.56%, from 1.6k employees to 1.56k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Grambling, LA, are Personal Care & Service Occupations (314 people), Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (231 people), and Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations (138 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Grambling, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.56k

2024 Value

± 379

−2.56%

1 Year decline

± 36.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Grambling, LA declined at a rate of −2.56%, from 1.6k employees to 1.56k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Grambling, LA, are Educational Services (824 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (183 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (103 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Grambling, LA, though some of these residents may live in Grambling, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$11,149

Median earning men ± $4,746

$15,663

Median earning women ± $2,780

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($22,266), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($10,244), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($4,815).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($16,454), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($11,458), and Retail Trade ($6,691).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

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.

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Grambling, LA. Showing the available data for Louisiana.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (60.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (38.2%)
Democratic Party
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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Louisiana

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Louisiana.

Bill Cassidy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Kennedy

Senator from Louisiana

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.

Education

In 2023, universities in Grambling, LA awarded 788 degrees. The student population of Grambling, LA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,724 male students and 3,390 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Grambling, LA are Black or African American (687 and 94.1%), White (13 and 1.78%), Two or More Races (12 and 1.64%), and Unknown (9 and 1.23%).

The largest universities in Grambling, LA by number of degrees awarded are Grambling State University (788 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Grambling, LA are Criminal Justice - Safety Studies (126 and 16%), General Biological Sciences (78 and 9.9%), and Social Work (48 and 6.09%).

The median tuition cost in Grambling, LA for a public four year colleges is $5,140 for in-state students and $5,140 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Grambling, LA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 23.7%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 15.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 5,114 (33.7% men and 66.3% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 5,114 students enrolled in Grambling, LA, 33.7% men and 66.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 4,750 records, of which 66.6% were women and 33.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Criminal Justice - Safety Studies
109 degrees awarded
General Biological Sciences
78 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
47 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Grambling, LA was Criminal Justice - Safety Studies with 109 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Grambling State University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

788 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Grambling State University with 788 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 236 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Grambling, LA, which is 0.428 times less than the 552 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 687 degrees mean that there were 52.8 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 13 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

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($5,140) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($2,543) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,800) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Grambling, LA was $181,700 in 2024, which is 0.546 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $176,000 to $181,700, a 3.24% increase. The homeownership rate in Grambling, LA is 31.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Grambling, LA have an average commute time of 20.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Grambling, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$181,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$35,644

$509

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

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

Rent vs Own

31.2%

Homeownership

2024

73.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 31.2% of the housing units in Grambling, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 33.6%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$17,670

Median Household Income

± $10,828

1.63k

Number of Households

± 468

In 2023, the median household income of the 1.63k households in Grambling, LA declined from $17,670 from the previous year's value of $25,050.

The following chart displays the households in Grambling, 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Grambling, 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.

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 2024

Drove Alone (56.8%)
Worked At Home (24.6%)
Carpooled (9.59%)

In 2024, 56.8% of workers in Grambling, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (24.6%) and those who carpooled to work (9.59%).

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

20.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Grambling, LA have a shorter commute time (20.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.57% of the workforce in Grambling, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

52.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Grambling, LA (1.86k out of 3.54k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 18 - 24.

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

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

96.5% of the population of Grambling, LA has health coverage, with 38.9% on employee plans, 40.1% on Medicaid, 3.99% on Medicare, 12.8% on non-group plans, and 0.719% 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, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.4% under 18 years, 48.2% between 18 and 34 years, 13.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

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

Uninsured People

3.54%

Uninsured

38.9%

Employer Coverage

40.1%

Medicaid

3.99%

Medicare

12.8%

Non-Group

0.719%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Grambling, LA grew by 24.2% from 2.85% to 3.54%.

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

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