Bourg, LA

Census Place

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2023 Population

2,386

18.7% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/ABill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

N/AJohn Kennedy

Republican Party

2023 Median Household Income

$100,043

2.51% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$185,100

6.44% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Bourg, LA had a population of 2.39k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of $100,043. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Bourg, LA grew from 2,010 to 2,386, a 18.7% increase and its median household income grew from $97,594 to $100,043, a 2.51% increase.

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None of the households in Bourg, 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.

In 2023, the median property value in Bourg, LA was $185,100, and the homeownership rate was 86.2%.

Most people in Bourg, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Bourg, LA was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Bourg, LA employs N/A people. The largest industries in Bourg, LA are Health Care & Social Assistance (180 people), Retail Trade (159 people), and Finance & Insurance (134 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bourg, LA, are Sales & Related Occupations (192 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (164 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (140 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bourg, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bourg, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (180 people), Retail Trade (159 people), and Finance & Insurance (134 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bourg, LA, though some of these residents may live in Bourg, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$58,715

Median earning men ± $6,793

$38,229

Median earning women ± $19,579

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($64,133), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($57,011), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($53,625).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,833), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($44,833), and Retail Trade ($43,750).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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

2024 Election Results

N/ADonald J. Trump (60.2%)
Republican Party
N/AKamala Harris (38.2%)
Democratic Party
N/AOther (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

N/ABill Cassidy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

N/AJohn 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.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Louisiana

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Louisiana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

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

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Measure

In 2022, 1.03% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.811% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.2M), Some college (811k), and Secondary Education (604k).

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 Bourg, LA was $185,100 in 2023, which is 0.61 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $173,900 to $185,100, a 6.44% increase. The homeownership rate in Bourg, LA is 86.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%.

People in Bourg, LA have an average commute time of 24.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bourg, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$185,100

Median Property Value 2023

±$43,792

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Median Property Taxes

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

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

Rent vs Own

86.2%

Homeownership

2023

64%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 86.2% of the housing units in Bourg, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 85.3%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Bourg, LA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$100,043

Median Household Income

± $39,985

901

Number of Households

± 243

In 2023, the median household income of the 901 households in Bourg, LA grew to $100,043 from the previous year's value of $97,594.

The following chart displays the households in Bourg, 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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.466

2022 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.467

2021 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2022, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.313% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2023

Drove Alone (79.1%)
Worked At Home (10.1%)
Carpooled (9.92%)

In 2023, 79.1% of workers in Bourg, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.1%) and those who carpooled to work (9.92%).

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

24.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bourg, LA have a shorter commute time (24.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Bourg, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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

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

Uninsured People

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

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