North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA

Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)

2024 Population

158,480

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

23.2%

3.63% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$54,688

6.73% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$194,400

6.23% 1-year growth

Health

92.6% of the population of North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA has health coverage, with 37.7% on employee plans, 31% on Medicaid, 11.1% on Medicare, 11.7% on non-group plans, and 1.19% 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, 47.5% were men and 52.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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

1,441 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Louisiana

Primary care physicians in Louisiana see an average of 1,441 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,441 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.3% under 18 years, 21.8% between 18 and 34 years, 36.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.5% were men and 52.5% were women.

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

Uninsured People

7.39%

Uninsured

37.7%

Employer Coverage

31%

Medicaid

11.1%

Medicare

11.7%

Non-Group

1.19%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA declined by 8.5% from 8.08% to 7.39%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA employs 66k people. In 2024, the largest industries in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA were Elementary & secondary schools (4,943 people), Restaurants & Food Services (4,385 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (4,024 people), and the highest paying industries were Offices of optometrists ($204,517), Civic, social, advocacy organizations, & grantmaking & giving services ($153,148), and Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals ($140,731).

Males in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA have an average income that is 1.5 times higher than the average income of females, which is $54,500. The income inequality in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.486, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

33,585

Women

50.9%

32,385

Men

49.1%

The workforce of North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA in 2024 was 65,970 people, with 50.9% woman, and 49.1% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

66k

2024 Value

1.63%

1 Year growth

± 1.63%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA grew at a rate of 1.63%, from 64.9k employees to 66k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA, are Registered nurses (1,994 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (1,782 people), and Customer service representatives (1,727 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, 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

66k

2024 Value

1.63%

1 Year growth

± 1.63%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA grew at a rate of 1.63%, from 64.9k employees to 66k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA, are Elementary & secondary schools (4,943 people), Restaurants & Food Services (4,385 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (4,024 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA, though some of these residents may live in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,940

Median earning men ± $2,544

$36,388

Median earning women ± $1,593

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($77,821), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($72,198), and Information ($67,083).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($67,109), Wholesale Trade ($54,375), and Information ($47,109).

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.

Education

The student population of North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 4,175 male students and 8,225 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA are White (1,918 and 58.7%), Black or African American (1,044 and 31.9%), Hispanic or Latino (116 and 3.55%), and Two or More Races (70 and 2.14%).

The largest universities in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA by number of degrees awarded are University of Louisiana at Monroe (1,634 and 49%), Louisiana Delta Community College (1,368 and 41%), and Unitech Training Academy-West Monroe (139 and 4.16%).

The most popular majors in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA are General Studies (333 and 9.98%), General Psychology (209 and 6.26%), and Registered Nursing (171 and 5.12%).

The median tuition cost for a public four year colleges is $5,788 for in-state students and $5,788 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 84.8%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 35.1%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 12,400 (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 2024 there were 12,400 students enrolled in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA, 33.7% men and 66.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 6,550 records, of which 66.8% were women and 33.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Psychology
160 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
107 degrees awarded
Kinesiology & Exercise Science
85 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA was General Psychology with 160 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

University of Louisiana at Monroe
1,634 degrees awarded
Louisiana Delta Community College
1,368 degrees awarded
Unitech Training Academy-West Monroe
139 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Louisiana at Monroe with 1,634 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 1,153 men were awarded degrees from institutions in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA, which is 0.528 times less than the 2,185 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,918 degrees mean that there were 1.84 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 1,044 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 ($5,788) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($3,402) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($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

Measure

In 2024, 0.867% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.8% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA in 2024 were High School or Equivalent (37.1k), Some college (30.5k), and Secondary Education (20.4k).

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 North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA was $194,400 in 2024, which is 0.584 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $183,000 to $194,400, a 6.23% increase. The homeownership rate in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA is 61%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA have an average commute time of 22.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$194,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$8,085

$37,489

Median Property Taxes

±$1,585

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 North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

61%

Homeownership

2024

68.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 61% of the housing units in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 59.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, 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.

$54,688

Median Household Income

± $2,311

61.5k

Number of Households

± 2,096

In 2024, the median household income of the 61.5k households in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA grew to $54,688 from the previous year's value of $51,241.

The following chart displays the households in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, 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

0.486

2024 Wage GINI in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA

0.493

2023 Wage GINI in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA

In 2024, the income inequality in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA was 0.486 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.49% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78.4%)
Carpooled (9.73%)
Worked At Home (8.34%)

In 2024, 78.4% of workers in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.73%) and those who worked at home (8.34%).

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

22.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA have a shorter commute time (22.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.13% of the workforce in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

23.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA (35.5k out of 153k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1--Ouachita Parish PUMA, LA is Black, followed by White 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

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

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

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