Church Point, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

4,096

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

41.4

3.5% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

24%

4.75% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$46,087

4.74% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$96,700

Population & Diversity

Church Point, LA is home to a population of 4.1k people, from which 94.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 7.79% of Church Point, LA residents were born outside of the country (319 people).

In 2024, there were 1.16 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.91k people) in Church Point, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.65k White (Non-Hispanic) and 345 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.6%

2024 Citizenship

96.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.6% of Church Point, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Church Point, LA was 96.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Church Point, LA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.91k ± 373
White (Non-Hispanic)
1.65k ± 479
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
345 ± 298

9.38%

Hispanic Population

384 people

9.38% of the people in Church Point, LA are hispanic (384 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Church Point, 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

7.79%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

319 people

3.63%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

150 people

As of 2024, 7.79% of Church Point, LA residents (319 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 Church Point, LA was 3.63%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
57 ± 70
Vietnam
54 ± 54
Gulf War (1990s)
13 ± 29

Church Point, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.06 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Church Point, LA employs 1.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Church Point, LA were Health Care & Social Assistance (329 people), Retail Trade (242 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (232 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($64,808), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($64,808), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($47,768).

Employment

Occupations

1.7k

2024 Value

± 409

−14.1%

1 Year decline

± 36.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Church Point, LA declined at a rate of −14.1%, from 1.97k employees to 1.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Church Point, LA, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (280 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (178 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (177 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Church Point, 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

1.7k

2024 Value

± 409

−14.1%

1 Year decline

± 36.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Church Point, LA declined at a rate of −14.1%, from 1.97k employees to 1.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Church Point, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (329 people), Retail Trade (242 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (232 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Church Point, LA, though some of these residents may live in Church Point, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,933

Median earning men ± $24,315

$31,680

Median earning women ± $5,433

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($106,250), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($64,808), and Retail Trade ($53,810).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($81,071), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,412), and Retail Trade ($31,324).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Church Point, LA was $96,700 in 2024, which is 0.291 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $121,400 to $96,700, a 20.3% decrease. The homeownership rate in Church Point, LA is 51.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Church Point, LA have an average commute time of 21.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Church Point, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$96,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$45,963

$754

Median Property Taxes

±$244

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

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

Rent vs Own

51.6%

Homeownership

2024

77.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 51.6% of the housing units in Church Point, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 51.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Church Point, 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.

$46,087

Median Household Income

± $12,125

1.46k

Number of Households

± 348

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.46k households in Church Point, LA grew to $46,087 from the previous year's value of $44,000.

The following chart displays the households in Church Point, 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 Church Point, 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 (60.5%)
Worked At Home (15.3%)
Carpooled (13.1%)

In 2024, 60.5% of workers in Church Point, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.3%) and those who carpooled to work (13.1%).

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

21.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Church Point, LA have a shorter commute time (21.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Church Point, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

24% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Church Point, LA (958 out of 4k 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 Males 18 - 24 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Church Point, LA is Black, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

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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