Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA

Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)

2024 Population

113,730

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.9

0.798% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

26.1%

9.97% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$44,025

1.78% 1-year decline

Health

92.5% of the population of Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA has health coverage, with 32.2% on employee plans, 35.7% on Medicaid, 12.9% on Medicare, 10.8% on non-group plans, and 0.954% 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, 48.9% were men and 51.1% 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 28% under 18 years, 19.3% between 18 and 34 years, 36.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

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

Uninsured People

7.54%

Uninsured

32.2%

Employer Coverage

35.7%

Medicaid

12.9%

Medicare

10.8%

Non-Group

0.954%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA declined by 0.491% from 7.58% to 7.54%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA employs 39.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA were Construction (3,445 people), Elementary & secondary schools (2,716 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (2,507 people), and the highest paying industries were Health & personal care, except pharmacies & drug, retailers ($167,736), Oil & gas extraction ($119,751), and Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals ($109,061).

Males in Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA have an average income that is 1.44 times higher than the average income of females, which is $44,614. The income inequality in Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.436, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

19,189

Women

48.3%

20,509

Men

51.7%

The workforce of Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA in 2024 was 39,698 people, with 48.3% woman, and 51.7% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA.

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

Occupations

39.7k

2024 Value

−2.11%

1 Year decline

± −2.11%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA declined at a rate of −2.11%, from 40.6k employees to 39.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA, are Personal care aides (1,282 people), Cashiers (1,249 people), and Registered nurses (1,167 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes 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

39.7k

2024 Value

−2.11%

1 Year decline

± −2.11%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA declined at a rate of −2.11%, from 40.6k employees to 39.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA, are Construction (3,445 people), Elementary & secondary schools (2,716 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (2,507 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA, though some of these residents may live in Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,721

Median earning men ± $1,964

$30,196

Median earning women ± $2,040

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($63,944), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,375), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($59,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($41,775), Public Administration ($41,250), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($36,210).

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 Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 1 male students and 52 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA are White (26 and 70.3%) and Black or African American (11 and 29.7%).

The largest universities in Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA by number of degrees awarded are Louisiana Academy of Beauty (19 and 51.4%) and Opelousas School of Cosmetology (18 and 48.6%).

The most popular majors in Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA are General Cosmetology (36 and 97.3%) and Cosmetology, Barber, & Nail Instructor (1 and 2.7%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 53 students enrolled in Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA, 1.89% men and 98.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 25 records, of which 100% were women and 0% men.

Completions

Concentrations

General Cosmetology

Most Common

36 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA was General Cosmetology with 36 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Louisiana Academy of Beauty
19 degrees awarded
Opelousas School of Cosmetology
18 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Louisiana Academy of Beauty with 19 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 0 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA, which is 0 times less than the 37 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 26 degrees mean that there were 2.36 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 11 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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2024, 2.15% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.19% 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 Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA in 2024 were High School or Equivalent (33.2k), Secondary Education (18.6k), and Some college (16.5k).

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 Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA was $138,300 in 2024, which is 0.416 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $135,600 to $138,300, a 1.99% increase. The homeownership rate in Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA is 69%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA have an average commute time of 31.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$138,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$9,217

$30,872

Median Property Taxes

±$1,297

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 Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

69%

Homeownership

2024

66.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69% of the housing units in Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes 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.

$44,025

Median Household Income

± $2,086

44.7k

Number of Households

± 1,672

In 2024, the median household income of the 44.7k households in Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA declined from $44,025 from the previous year's value of $44,823.

The following chart displays the households in Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes 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

0.436

2024 Wage GINI in Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA

0.43

2023 Wage GINI in Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA

In 2024, the income inequality in Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA was 0.436 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.42% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (79.1%)
Carpooled (10.1%)
Worked At Home (6.24%)

In 2024, 79.1% of workers in Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.1%) and those who worked at home (6.24%).

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

31.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA have a longer commute time (31.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.69% of the workforce in Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes 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 Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

26.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA (28.9k out of 111k 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 Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, 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.

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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