Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA

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2024 Population
158,973
US Senator
Bill Cassidy
Republican Party
US Senator
John Kennedy
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
36.9
0.545% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
14.2%
0.692% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$76,113
1.27% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$224,100
4.82% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
64,275
0.0296% 1-year growth

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5.05% of the households in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, 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.

97.1% of the residents in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA are Denham Springs Beauty School (27 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA was $224,100, and the homeownership rate was 80.6%.

Most people in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34 minutes. The average car ownership in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA is home to a population of 159k people, from which 97.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.71% of Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA residents were born outside of the country (5.89k people).

In 2024, there were 6.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (124k people) in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 18.7k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 4.02k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA are Spanish (5,230 households), French (Incl. Cajun) (551 households), and Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (461 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY
79,343
Women
50.7%
77,097
Men
49.3%

The resident population of United States in 2023 was 156,440 inhabitants, with 49.3% men, and 50.7% women.

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Citizenship

97.1%
2024 Citizenship
97.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.1% of Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA was 97.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    124k ± 635
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    18.7k ± 571
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    4.02k ± 831
6.24%
Hispanic Population
9.92k people

In 2024, there were 6.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (124k people) in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 18.7k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 4.02k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

6.24% of the people in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA are hispanic (9.92k people).

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Global Diversity

Most Common Origin
  1. Honduras
    1,669 ± 998 people
  2. Mexico
    1,142 ± 827 people
  3. Americas, not specified
    463 ± 527 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA was Honduras, the natal country of 1,669 Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA residents, followed by Mexico with 1,142 and Americas, not specified with 463.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.71%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
5.89k people
3.73%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
5.84k people

As of 2024, 3.71% of Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA residents (5.89k 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 Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA was 3.73%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    5,230 households (3.51%)
  2. French (Incl. Cajun)
    551 households (0.37%)
  3. Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
    461 households (0.31%)

5.05% of the households in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22.3%. 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 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA was Spanish. 3.51% of the households in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    3,509 ± 747
  2. Vietnam
    1,871 ± 359
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,702 ± 486

Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.88 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA employs 64.3k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA were Construction (7,486 people), Elementary & secondary schools (4,833 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (4,652 people), and the highest paying industries were Architectural, engineering & related services ($155,560), Agricultural chemical manufacturing ($134,787), and Water transportation ($118,015).

Males in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA have an average income that is 1.49 times higher than the average income of females, which is $51,325. The income inequality in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.415, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure
RACE/ETHNICITY
29,529
Women
45.9%
34,746
Men
54.1%

The workforce of Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA in 2023 was 64,275 people, with 45.9% woman, and 54.1% men.

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Occupations

64.3k
2023 Value
0.0296%
1 Year growth
± 0.0296%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA grew at a rate of 0.0296%, from 64.3k employees to 64.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA, are Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (1,660 people), Firstline supervisors of retail sales workers (1,624 people), and Registered nurses (1,507 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

64.3k
2023 Value
0.0296%
1 Year growth
± 0.0296%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA grew at a rate of 0.0296%, from 64.3k employees to 64.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA, are Construction (7,486 people), Elementary & secondary schools (4,833 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (4,652 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA, though some of these residents may live in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$61,463
Median earning men ± $1,884
$37,032
Median earning women ± $2,733

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($85,302), Manufacturing ($76,703), and Public Administration ($72,745).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($63,673), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($52,609), and Manufacturing ($52,281).

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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%.

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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

Voting results are not available for Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA. Showing the available data for Louisiana.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (60.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (38.2%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Other (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%).

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Louisiana

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Bill Cassidy
Senator from Louisiana2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015
John Kennedy
Senator from Louisiana3
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.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA awarded 27 degrees. The student population of Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 2 male students and 70 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA are White (26 and 96.3%) and Asian (1 and 3.7%).

The largest universities in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA by number of degrees awarded are Denham Springs Beauty School (27 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA are General Cosmetology (27 and 100%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 72 students enrolled in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA, 2.78% men and 97.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 65 records, of which 96.9% were women and 3.08% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

General Cosmetology
Most Common
27 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA was General Cosmetology with 27 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Denham Springs Beauty School
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
27 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Denham Springs Beauty School with 27 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 0 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA, which is 0 times less than the 27 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 26 degrees mean that there were 26 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 1 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2023, 0.899% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.19% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (46.5k), Some college (25.5k), and Secondary Education (20.5k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA was $224,100 in 2024, which is 0.674 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $213,800 to $224,100, a 4.82% increase. The homeownership rate in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA is 80.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA have an average commute time of 34 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$224,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$6,443
$46,561
Median Property Taxes
±$1,997

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 Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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Rent vs Own

80.6%
Homeownership
2024
68.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 80.6% of the housing units in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 80.8%.

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Equity

Household Income

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$76,113
Median Household Income
± $3,966
57.8k
Number of Households
± 2,407

In 2024, the median household income of the 57.8k households in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA grew to $76,113 from the previous year's value of $75,162.

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Wage Distribution

0.415
2023 Wage GINI in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA
0.417
2022 Wage GINI in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA

In 2023, the income inequality in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA was 0.415 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.486% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (82.9%)
  2. Carpooled (8.38%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.91%)

In 2024, 82.9% of workers in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.38%) and those who worked at home (6.91%).

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Commute Time

34 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA have a longer commute time (34 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.07% of the workforce in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA (22.3k out of 157k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

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Health

91.5% of the population of Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA has health coverage, with 45.7% on employee plans, 22.8% on Medicaid, 11% on Medicare, 10.3% on non-group plans, and 1.64% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Louisiana see 1,441 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,441 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1692 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 283 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,441 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Louisiana

Primary care physicians in Louisiana see an average of 1,441 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,441 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.7% under 18 years, 20.5% between 18 and 34 years, 38.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

8.51%
Uninsured
45.7%
Employer Coverage
22.8%
Medicaid
11%
Medicare
10.3%
Non-Group
1.64%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA declined by 4.41% from 8.9% to 8.51%.

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