Choctaw, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

268

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

49.2

0.204% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

11.9%

6% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$58,889

24.3% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$56,900

Economy

The economy of Choctaw, LA employs 120 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Choctaw, LA were Manufacturing (37 people), Educational Services (26 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (17 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($58,162) and Educational Services ($20,500).

Employment

Occupations

120

2024 Value

± 110

−35.1%

1 Year decline

± 173%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Choctaw, LA declined at a rate of −35.1%, from 185 employees to 120 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Choctaw, LA, are Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations (25 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (21 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (17 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Choctaw, 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

120

2024 Value

± 110

−35.1%

1 Year decline

± 173%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Choctaw, LA declined at a rate of −35.1%, from 185 employees to 120 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Choctaw, LA, are Manufacturing (37 people), Educational Services (26 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (17 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Choctaw, LA, though some of these residents may live in Choctaw, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$37,105

Median earning men ± $64,725

$40,000

Median earning women ± $59,364

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 ($58,162).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Choctaw, LA was $56,900 in 2023, which is 0.171 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $102,700 to $56,900, a 44.6% decrease. The homeownership rate in Choctaw, LA is 76.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Choctaw, LA have an average commute time of 38.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Choctaw, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$56,900

Median Property Value 2023

±$56,598

$90

Median Property Taxes

±$69

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

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$58,889

Median Household Income

± $38,733

118

Number of Households

± 74

In 2024, the median household income of the 118 households in Choctaw, LA declined from $58,889 from the previous year's value of $77,813.

The following chart displays the households in Choctaw, 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 $125k - $150k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Choctaw, 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 (57.5%)
Carpooled (42.5%)

In 2024, 57.5% of workers in Choctaw, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (42.5%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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

38.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Choctaw, LA have a longer commute time (38.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Choctaw, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Choctaw, LA (32 out of 268 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 Females 75+, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Males 35 - 44.

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