Brownfields, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

4,261

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

40.4

6.32% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

24.3%

12.7% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$65,929

29.8% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$207,200

Population & Diversity

Brownfields, LA is home to a population of 4.26k people, from which 99.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.352% of Brownfields, LA residents were born outside of the country (15 people).

In 2024, there were 4.06 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.07k people) in Brownfields, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 757 White (Non-Hispanic) and 213 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2024 Citizenship

99.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.6% of Brownfields, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Brownfields, LA was 99.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Brownfields, LA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.07k ± 755
White (Non-Hispanic)
757 ± 267
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
213 ± 184

1.76%

Hispanic Population

75 people

1.76% of the people in Brownfields, LA are hispanic (75 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Brownfields, 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

0.352%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

15 people

0.209%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

11 people

As of 2024, 0.352% of Brownfields, LA residents (15 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 Brownfields, LA was 0.209%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
57 ± 48
Gulf War (1990s)
32 ± 40
Gulf War (2001-)
11 ± 27

Brownfields, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.78 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Brownfields, LA employs 1.79k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Brownfields, LA were Health Care & Social Assistance (328 people), Construction (257 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (232 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($73,750), Manufacturing ($61,270), and Construction ($61,098).

Employment

Occupations

1.79k

2024 Value

± 387

−25.2%

1 Year decline

± 39.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brownfields, LA declined at a rate of −25.2%, from 2.39k employees to 1.79k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Brownfields, LA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (318 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (218 people), and Management Occupations (171 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Brownfields, 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

1.79k

2024 Value

± 387

−25.2%

1 Year decline

± 39.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brownfields, LA declined at a rate of −25.2%, from 2.39k employees to 1.79k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Brownfields, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (328 people), Construction (257 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (232 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Brownfields, LA, though some of these residents may live in Brownfields, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$57,949

Median earning men ± $12,603

$27,576

Median earning women ± $10,424

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($100,606), Manufacturing ($61,270), and Construction ($61,098).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($74,038), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,795), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($36,302).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Brownfields, LA was $207,200 in 2024, which is 0.623 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $181,400 to $207,200, a 14.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Brownfields, LA is 74.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Brownfields, LA have an average commute time of 26.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Brownfields, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$207,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$20,677

$1,295

Median Property Taxes

±$285

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

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

Rent vs Own

74.4%

Homeownership

2024

57.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 74.4% of the housing units in Brownfields, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Brownfields, 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.

$65,929

Median Household Income

± $25,977

1.74k

Number of Households

± 357

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.74k households in Brownfields, LA grew to $65,929 from the previous year's value of $50,809.

The following chart displays the households in Brownfields, 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

The closest comparable wage GINI for Brownfields, 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 (82.5%)
Carpooled (14.6%)
Worked At Home (2.66%)

In 2024, 82.5% of workers in Brownfields, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.6%) and those who worked at home (2.66%).

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

26.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Brownfields, LA have a longer commute time (26.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.03% of the workforce in Brownfields, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

24.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Brownfields, LA (1.01k out of 4.17k 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 35 - 44, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Brownfields, LA is Black, followed by Two Or More 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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