Denham Springs, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

9,323

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.7

9.98% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

4.38% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$71,569

7.56% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$188,200

Population & Diversity

Denham Springs, LA is home to a population of 9.32k people, from which 89.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 10.7% of Denham Springs, LA residents were born outside of the country (1k people).

In 2024, there were 7.33 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.85k people) in Denham Springs, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 935 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 551 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

89.7%

2024 Citizenship

91.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 89.7% of Denham Springs, LA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Denham Springs, LA was 91.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Denham Springs, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.85k ± 674
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
935 ± 321
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
551 ± 336

12.4%

Hispanic Population

1.15k people

12.4% of the people in Denham Springs, LA are hispanic (1.15k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Denham Springs, 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

10.7%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1k people

10.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

985 people

As of 2024, 10.7% of Denham Springs, LA residents (1k 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 Denham Springs, LA was 10.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
271 ± 205
Gulf War (1990s)
100 ± 82
Gulf War (2001-)
88 ± 99

Denham Springs, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.71 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Denham Springs, LA employs 4.12k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Denham Springs, LA were Construction (779 people), Retail Trade (456 people), and Educational Services (442 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($101,667), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($101,250), and Finance & Insurance ($98,690).

Employment

Occupations

4.12k

2024 Value

± 597

0.463%

1 Year growth

± 20.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Denham Springs, LA grew at a rate of 0.463%, from 4.1k employees to 4.12k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Denham Springs, LA, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (692 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (538 people), and Management Occupations (483 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Denham Springs, 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

4.12k

2024 Value

± 597

0.463%

1 Year growth

± 20.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Denham Springs, LA grew at a rate of 0.463%, from 4.1k employees to 4.12k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Denham Springs, LA, are Construction (779 people), Retail Trade (456 people), and Educational Services (442 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Denham Springs, LA, though some of these residents may live in Denham Springs, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,323

Median earning men ± $4,684

$35,898

Median earning women ± $4,636

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($107,755), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($101,250), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($98,363).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($100,299), Public Administration ($47,434), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($43,036).

Education

The student population of Denham Springs, LA in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 2 male students and 87 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Denham Springs, LA are White (22 and 84.6%), Hispanic or Latino (3 and 11.5%), and Black or African American (1 and 3.85%).

The largest universities in Denham Springs, LA by number of degrees awarded are Denham Springs Beauty School (26 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Denham Springs, LA are General Cosmetology (26 and 100%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 89 students enrolled in Denham Springs, LA, 2.25% men and 97.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 83 records, of which 97.6% were women and 2.41% men.

Completions

Concentrations

General Cosmetology

Most Common

26 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Denham Springs, LA was General Cosmetology with 26 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Denham Springs, LA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Denham Springs Beauty School

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

26 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Denham Springs Beauty School with 26 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 0 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Denham Springs, LA, which is 0 times less than the 26 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 22 degrees mean that there were 7.33 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 3 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Denham Springs, LA was $188,200 in 2024, which is 0.566 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $188,700 to $188,200, a 0.265% decrease. The homeownership rate in Denham Springs, LA is 74.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Denham Springs, LA have an average commute time of 27.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Denham Springs, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$188,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,986

$2,975

Median Property Taxes

±$557

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

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

Rent vs Own

74.1%

Homeownership

2024

71%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 74.1% of the housing units in Denham Springs, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 72.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Denham Springs, 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.

$71,569

Median Household Income

± $23,481

4.02k

Number of Households

± 651

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.02k households in Denham Springs, LA declined from $71,569 from the previous year's value of $77,418.

The following chart displays the households in Denham Springs, 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 Denham Springs, 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 (80.3%)
Carpooled (11%)
Worked At Home (5.71%)

In 2024, 80.3% of workers in Denham Springs, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11%) and those who worked at home (5.71%).

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

27.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Denham Springs, LA have a longer commute time (27.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.72% of the workforce in Denham Springs, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Denham Springs, LA (548 out of 9.13k 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 35 - 44, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Denham Springs, LA is White, followed by Black and Other.

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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