Claiborne, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

13,308

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

36.2

4.93% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

11.3%

0.229% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$72,420

4.69% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$219,200

Population & Diversity

Claiborne, LA is home to a population of 13.3k people, from which 97.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.94% of Claiborne, LA residents were born outside of the country (524 people).

In 2024, there were 11.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.5k people) in Claiborne, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 988 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 324 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.3%

2024 Citizenship

97.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.3% of Claiborne, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Claiborne, LA was 97.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Claiborne, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
11.5k ± 1.52k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
988 ± 517
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
324 ± 176

2.58%

Hispanic Population

344 people

2.58% of the people in Claiborne, LA are hispanic (344 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Claiborne, 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

3.94%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

524 people

3.77%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

477 people

As of 2024, 3.94% of Claiborne, LA residents (524 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 Claiborne, LA was 3.77%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
224 ± 98
Gulf War (2001-)
142 ± 93
Gulf War (1990s)
43 ± 40

Claiborne, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.58 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Claiborne, LA employs 6.86k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Claiborne, LA were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,334 people), Construction (718 people), and Retail Trade (679 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($85,594), Utilities ($84,700), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($82,950).

Employment

Occupations

6.86k

2024 Value

± 888

7.54%

1 Year growth

± 17.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Claiborne, LA grew at a rate of 7.54%, from 6.38k employees to 6.86k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Claiborne, LA, are Sales & Related Occupations (652 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (641 people), and Management Occupations (640 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Claiborne, 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

6.86k

2024 Value

± 888

7.54%

1 Year growth

± 17.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Claiborne, LA grew at a rate of 7.54%, from 6.38k employees to 6.86k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Claiborne, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,334 people), Construction (718 people), and Retail Trade (679 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Claiborne, LA, though some of these residents may live in Claiborne, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$58,192

Median earning men ± $9,366

$43,709

Median earning women ± $3,598

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($86,344), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($78,750), and Construction ($71,016).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($70,022), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($66,481), and Manufacturing ($54,833).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Claiborne, LA was $219,200 in 2024, which is 0.659 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $214,100 to $219,200, a 2.38% increase. The homeownership rate in Claiborne, LA is 69%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Claiborne, LA have an average commute time of 19.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Claiborne, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$219,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$15,050

$3,642

Median Property Taxes

±$578

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

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

Rent vs Own

69%

Homeownership

2024

67.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69% of the housing units in Claiborne, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 63%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Claiborne, 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.

$72,420

Median Household Income

± $10,271

5.28k

Number of Households

± 720

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.28k households in Claiborne, LA grew to $72,420 from the previous year's value of $69,173.

The following chart displays the households in Claiborne, 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 Claiborne, 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 (81.7%)
Worked At Home (9.77%)
Carpooled (7.01%)

In 2024, 81.7% of workers in Claiborne, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.77%) and those who carpooled to work (7.01%).

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

19.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Claiborne, LA have a shorter commute time (19.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.438% of the workforce in Claiborne, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Claiborne, LA (1.5k out of 13.3k 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 65 - 74, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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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