Boutte, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,027

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.5

1.58% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

11.1%

24.2% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$68,220

13.6% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$231,200

Population & Diversity

Boutte, LA is home to a population of 2.03k people, from which 100% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.68% of Boutte, LA residents were born outside of the country (34 people).

In 2024, there were 1.55 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.02k people) in Boutte, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 659 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 156 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

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

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Boutte, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.02k ± 369
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
659 ± 352
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
156 ± 134

9.52%

Hispanic Population

193 people

9.52% of the people in Boutte, LA are hispanic (193 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Boutte, 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

1.68%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

34 people

2.23%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

51 people

As of 2024, 1.68% of Boutte, LA residents (34 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 Boutte, LA was 2.23%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Gulf War (1990s)

Most Common Service Period

16 ± 33

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

Economy

The economy of Boutte, LA employs 734 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Boutte, LA were Health Care & Social Assistance (184 people), Retail Trade (132 people), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (79 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($120,714), Other Services Except Public Administration ($81,310), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($60,785).

Employment

Occupations

734

2024 Value

± 243

−30.1%

1 Year decline

± 61.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Boutte, LA declined at a rate of −30.1%, from 1.05k employees to 734 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Boutte, LA, are Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (115 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (107 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (83 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Boutte, 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

734

2024 Value

± 243

−30.1%

1 Year decline

± 61.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Boutte, LA declined at a rate of −30.1%, from 1.05k employees to 734 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Boutte, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (184 people), Retail Trade (132 people), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (79 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Boutte, LA, though some of these residents may live in Boutte, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,027

Median earning men ± $15,703

$33,813

Median earning women ± $25,906

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($120,714), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($67,538), and Construction ($59,511).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($81,310) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($51,164).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Boutte, LA was $231,200 in 2024, which is 0.695 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $240,400 to $231,200, a 3.83% decrease. The homeownership rate in Boutte, LA is 71.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Boutte, LA have an average commute time of 27.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Boutte, LA is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$231,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$36,210

$579

Median Property Taxes

±$226

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

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

Rent vs Own

71.9%

Homeownership

2024

80.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 71.9% of the housing units in Boutte, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 71.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Boutte, 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.

$68,220

Median Household Income

± $44,333

805

Number of Households

± 277

In 2024, the median household income of the 805 households in Boutte, LA declined from $68,220 from the previous year's value of $78,971.

The following chart displays the households in Boutte, 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 range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Boutte, 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 (85.4%)
Carpooled (6.81%)
Walked (3.95%)

In 2024, 85.4% of workers in Boutte, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.81%) and those who walked to work (3.95%).

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

27.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Boutte, LA have a longer commute time (27.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Boutte, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Boutte, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Boutte, LA have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Boutte, LA (226 out of 2.03k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 75+, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Boutte, 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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