Catahoula, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

594

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

60.6

6.69% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

31.8%

68.1% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$44,539

6.68% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$151,600

Economy

The economy of Catahoula, LA employs 256 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Catahoula, LA were Educational Services (60 people), Manufacturing (59 people), and Construction (47 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($31,250) and Educational Services ($26,563).

Employment

Occupations

256

2024 Value

± 139

32%

1 Year growth

± 65.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Catahoula, LA grew at a rate of 32%, from 194 employees to 256 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Catahoula, LA, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (77 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (35 people), and Transportation Occupations (33 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Catahoula, 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

256

2024 Value

± 139

32%

1 Year growth

± 65.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Catahoula, LA grew at a rate of 32%, from 194 employees to 256 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Catahoula, LA, are Educational Services (60 people), Manufacturing (59 people), and Construction (47 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Catahoula, LA, though some of these residents may live in Catahoula, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,914

Median earning men ± $16,376

$25,036

Median earning women ± $38,627

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 ($27,188).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Catahoula, LA was $151,600 in 2024, which is 0.456 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $135,700 to $151,600, a 11.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Catahoula, LA is 100%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Catahoula, LA have an average commute time of 38.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Catahoula, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$151,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$95,736

$253

Median Property Taxes

±$95

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

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

Rent vs Own

100%

Homeownership

2024

66.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 100% of the housing units in Catahoula, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage stayed from the previous year's rate of 100%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Catahoula, 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.

$44,539

Median Household Income

± $12,120

253

Number of Households

± 95

In 2024, the median household income of the 253 households in Catahoula, LA grew to $44,539 from the previous year's value of $41,750.

The following chart displays the households in Catahoula, 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 $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Catahoula, 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 (90.2%)
Worked At Home (4.69%)
Carpooled (3.13%)

In 2024, 90.2% of workers in Catahoula, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (4.69%) and those who carpooled to work (3.13%).

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

38.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Catahoula, LA have a longer commute time (38.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 9.02% of the workforce in Catahoula, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

31.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Catahoula, LA (189 out of 594 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 65 - 74, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 75+.

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

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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