Amelia, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

1,712

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

35.5

7.9% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

18%

6.54% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$55,472

15.4% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$87,500

Population & Diversity

Amelia, LA is home to a population of 1.71k people, from which 79.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 32.6% of Amelia, LA residents were born outside of the country (558 people).

In 2024, there were 1.49 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (551 people) in Amelia, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 371 Other (Hispanic) and 284 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

79.8%

2024 Citizenship

71.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 79.8% of Amelia, LA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Amelia, LA was 71.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Amelia, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
551 ± 225
Other (Hispanic)
371 ± 185
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
284 ± 228

48%

Hispanic Population

822 people

48% of the people in Amelia, LA are hispanic (822 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Amelia, 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
48,818 ± 5,396 people
Mexico
27,788 ± 4,080 people
Vietnam
17,351 ± 3,228 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Louisiana was Honduras, the natal country of 48,818 Louisiana residents, followed by Mexico with 27,788 and Vietnam with 17,351.

Foreign-Born Population

32.6%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

558 people

39.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

851 people

As of 2024, 32.6% of Amelia, LA residents (558 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 Amelia, LA was 39.4%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
41 ± 49
Gulf War (1990s)
15 ± 29

Amelia, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.73 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Amelia, LA employs 672 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Amelia, LA were Construction (127 people), Retail Trade (110 people), and Manufacturing (104 people), and the highest paying industries were Other Services Except Public Administration ($83,237), Transportation & Warehousing ($60,592), and Construction ($55,509).

Employment

Occupations

672

2024 Value

± 199

−18%

1 Year decline

± 53.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Amelia, LA declined at a rate of −18%, from 820 employees to 672 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Amelia, LA, are Production Occupations (215 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (85 people), and Management Occupations (63 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Amelia, 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

672

2024 Value

± 199

−18%

1 Year decline

± 53.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Amelia, LA declined at a rate of −18%, from 820 employees to 672 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Amelia, LA, are Construction (127 people), Retail Trade (110 people), and Manufacturing (104 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Amelia, LA, though some of these residents may live in Amelia, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$56,429

Median earning men ± $6,612

$20,909

Median earning women ± $4,839

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($83,397), Manufacturing ($76,667), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,592).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($14,940).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Amelia, LA was $87,500 in 2024, which is 0.263 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $80,400 to $87,500, a 8.83% increase. The homeownership rate in Amelia, LA is 79.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Amelia, LA have an average commute time of 16.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Amelia, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$87,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$26,010

$489

Median Property Taxes

±$140

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 Amelia, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

Rent vs Own

79.8%

Homeownership

2024

75.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 79.8% of the housing units in Amelia, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 65.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Amelia, 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.

$55,472

Median Household Income

± $13,954

613

Number of Households

± 168

In 2024, the median household income of the 613 households in Amelia, LA grew to $55,472 from the previous year's value of $48,060.

The following chart displays the households in Amelia, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.464

2024 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.465

2023 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2024, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.265% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 (89.4%)
Worked At Home (5.51%)
Carpooled (5.06%)

In 2024, 89.4% of workers in Amelia, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (5.51%) and those who carpooled to work (5.06%).

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

16.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Amelia, LA have a shorter commute time (16.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.945% of the workforce in Amelia, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Amelia, LA (308 out of 1.71k 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 < 5, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Amelia, LA is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

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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