Bonita, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

164

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

53.6

16.8% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

39%

22.4% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$25,694

10.6% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$60,600

Population & Diversity

Bonita, LA is home to a population of 164 people, from which 98.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.22% of Bonita, LA residents were born outside of the country (2 people).

In 2024, there were 1.7 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (102 people) in Bonita, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 60 White (Non-Hispanic) and 2 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.8%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.8% of Bonita, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Bonita, LA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bonita, LA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
102 ± 63
White (Non-Hispanic)
60 ± 48
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
2 ± 6

1.22%

Hispanic Population

2 people

1.22% of the people in Bonita, LA are hispanic (2 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Bonita, 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

1.22%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2 people

As of 2024, 1.22% of Bonita, LA residents (2 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 Bonita, LA was 0%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Gulf War (2001-)

Most Common Service Period

10 ± 23

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

Economy

The economy of Bonita, LA employs 68 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Bonita, LA were Health Care & Social Assistance (14 people), Transportation & Warehousing (10 people), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (9 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($18,750) and Health Care & Social Assistance ($17,917).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 93

−39.8%

1 Year decline

± 267%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bonita, LA declined at a rate of −39.8%, from 113 employees to 68 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bonita, LA, are Healthcare Support Occupations (12 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (9 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (9 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bonita, 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

2024 Value

± 93

−39.8%

1 Year decline

± 267%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bonita, LA declined at a rate of −39.8%, from 113 employees to 68 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bonita, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (14 people), Transportation & Warehousing (10 people), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (9 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bonita, LA, though some of these residents may live in Bonita, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$20,208

Median earning men ± $8,465

$18,523

Median earning women ± $3,898

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($18,333).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Bonita, LA was $60,600 in 2023, which is 0.182 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $51,300 to $60,600, a 18.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Bonita, LA is 36.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Bonita, LA have an average commute time of 29.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bonita, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$60,600

Median Property Value 2023

±$52,694

$28

Median Property Taxes

±$43

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

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$25,694

Median Household Income

± $11,603

Number of Households

± 50

In 2024, the median household income of the 77 households in Bonita, LA declined from $25,694 from the previous year's value of $28,750.

The following chart displays the households in Bonita, 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 - $15k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bonita, 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 (85.3%)
Carpooled (8.82%)
Worked At Home (5.88%)

In 2024, 85.3% of workers in Bonita, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.82%) and those who worked at home (5.88%).

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

29.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bonita, LA have a longer commute time (29.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.13% of the workforce in Bonita, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

39% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bonita, LA (62 out of 159 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 Males 55 - 64, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bonita, LA is Black, followed by White and Native American.

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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