Coushatta, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

1,938

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

44.4

1.11% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

34.6%

13.5% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$31,250

6.01% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$96,100

Population & Diversity

Coushatta, LA is home to a population of 1.94k people, from which 100% are citizens.

In 2024, there were 3.4 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.4k people) in Coushatta, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 413 White (Non-Hispanic) and 120 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Coushatta, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Coushatta, LA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Coushatta, LA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.4k ± 344
White (Non-Hispanic)
413 ± 137
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
120 ± 93

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Coushatta, 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.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
39 ± 67
Vietnam
26 ± 33
World War II
3 ± 6

Coushatta, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.5 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Coushatta, LA employs 689 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Coushatta, LA were Accommodation & Food Services (176 people), Educational Services (104 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (94 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($55,417), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($55,417), and Manufacturing ($47,656).

Employment

Occupations

689

2024 Value

± 208

12.6%

1 Year growth

± 38.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Coushatta, LA grew at a rate of 12.6%, from 612 employees to 689 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Coushatta, LA, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (123 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (112 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (100 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Coushatta, 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

689

2024 Value

± 208

12.6%

1 Year growth

± 38.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Coushatta, LA grew at a rate of 12.6%, from 612 employees to 689 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Coushatta, LA, are Accommodation & Food Services (176 people), Educational Services (104 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (94 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Coushatta, LA, though some of these residents may live in Coushatta, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$16,895

Median earning men ± $14,510

$24,737

Median earning women ± $4,107

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($47,604) and Retail Trade ($16,607).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($35,119), Public Administration ($29,167), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($24,464).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Coushatta, LA was $96,100 in 2024, which is 0.289 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $91,800 to $96,100, a 4.68% increase. The homeownership rate in Coushatta, LA is 40.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Coushatta, LA have an average commute time of 16.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Coushatta, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$96,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$21,466

$312

Median Property Taxes

±$122

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

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

Rent vs Own

40.7%

Homeownership

2024

71.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 40.7% of the housing units in Coushatta, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 45.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Coushatta, 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.

$31,250

Median Household Income

± $11,687

766

Number of Households

± 185

In 2024, the median household income of the 766 households in Coushatta, LA grew to $31,250 from the previous year's value of $29,477.

The following chart displays the households in Coushatta, 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 $10k - $15k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Coushatta, 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 (87.2%)
Worked At Home (6.17%)
Carpooled (4.52%)

In 2024, 87.2% of workers in Coushatta, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (6.17%) and those who carpooled to work (4.52%).

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

16.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Coushatta, LA have a shorter commute time (16.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Coushatta, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

34.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Coushatta, LA (608 out of 1.76k 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 Males 45 - 54, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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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