Crescent, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

376

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

121% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

1.33%

NaNy% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$83,056

96% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$215,200

Economy

The economy of Crescent, LA employs 120 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Crescent, LA were Educational Services (60 people), Public Administration (17 people), and Retail Trade (13 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($27,083) and Educational Services ($27,083).

Employment

Occupations

120

2024 Value

± 115

−64.7%

1 Year decline

± 326%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Crescent, LA declined at a rate of −64.7%, from 340 employees to 120 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Crescent, LA, are Health Technologists & Technicians (23 people), Management Occupations (20 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (17 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Crescent, 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

± 115

−64.7%

1 Year decline

± 326%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Crescent, LA declined at a rate of −64.7%, from 340 employees to 120 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Crescent, LA, are Educational Services (60 people), Public Administration (17 people), and Retail Trade (13 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Crescent, LA, though some of these residents may live in Crescent, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$100,294

Median earning men ± $145,561

$30,217

Median earning women ± $36,570

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 ($30,435).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Crescent, LA was $215,200 in 2024, which is 0.647 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $53,300 to $215,200, a 304% increase. The homeownership rate in Crescent, LA is 76.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Crescent, LA have an average commute time of 17.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Crescent, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$215,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$82,254

$118

Median Property Taxes

±$80

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

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Crescent, 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.

$83,056

Median Household Income

± $73,998

154

Number of Households

± 94

In 2024, the median household income of the 154 households in Crescent, LA grew to $83,056 from the previous year's value of $42,371.

The following chart displays the households in Crescent, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Crescent, 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 (73.3%)
Walked (26.7%)

In 2024, 73.3% of workers in Crescent, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (26.7%) and those who carpooled 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

17.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Crescent, LA have a shorter commute time (17.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Crescent, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

1.33% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Crescent, LA (5 out of 376 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 Males 65 - 74, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Crescent, LA is Black, followed by White 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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