Denham Springs, LA

Census Place

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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
6%
4.38% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$71,569
7.56% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$188,200
0.265% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
4,119
0.463% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Denham Springs, LA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

89.7% of the residents in Denham Springs, LA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Denham Springs, LA are Denham Springs Beauty School (27 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Denham Springs, LA was $188,200, and the homeownership rate was 74.1%.

Most people in Denham Springs, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Denham Springs, LA was 2 cars per household.

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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.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Denham Springs, LA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    6.85k ± 674
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    935 ± 321
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    551 ± 336
12.4%
Hispanic Population
1.15k 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.

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.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Louisiana.
Most Common Origin
  1. Honduras
    46,145 ± 5,248 people
  2. Mexico
    26,336 ± 3,973 people
  3. Vietnam
    16,621 ± 3,160 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Louisiana was Honduras, the natal country of 46,145 Louisiana residents, followed by Mexico with 26,336 and Vietnam with 16,621.

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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.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    271 ± 205
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    100 ± 82
  3. 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.

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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, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($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.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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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).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
1.78%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.94M people employed in Louisiana. This represents a 1.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Louisiana.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 60.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.2%), followed by Other (0.547%).

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing the state of Louisiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Denham Springs, LA. Showing the available data for Louisiana.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (60.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (38.2%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Other (0.547%)
    Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 60.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.2%), followed by Other (0.547%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Louisiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Louisiana

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Bill Cassidy
Senator from Louisiana2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015
John Kennedy
Senator from Louisiana3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing Louisiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Louisiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Denham Springs, LA awarded 27 degrees. The student population of Denham Springs, LA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 2 male students and 70 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Denham Springs, LA are White (26 and 96.3%) and Asian (1 and 3.7%).

The largest universities in Denham Springs, LA by number of degrees awarded are Denham Springs Beauty School (27 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Denham Springs, LA are General Cosmetology (27 and 100%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 72 students enrolled in Denham Springs, LA, 2.78% men and 97.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 65 records, of which 96.9% were women and 3.08% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

General Cosmetology
Most Common
27 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Denham Springs, LA was General Cosmetology with 27 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.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Denham Springs Beauty School
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
27 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Denham Springs Beauty School with 27 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 0 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Denham Springs, LA, which is 0 times less than the 27 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 26 degrees mean that there were 26 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 1 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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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.

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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%.

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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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Denham Springs, LA is from Louisiana.
0.465
2023 Wage GINI in Louisiana
0.466
2022 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2023, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.465 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.123% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Louisiana in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (80.3%)
  2. Carpooled (11%)
  3. 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Health

79.8% of the population of Denham Springs, LA has health coverage, with 29.7% on employee plans, 16.5% on Medicaid, 17.1% on Medicare, 15% on non-group plans, and 1.64% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Louisiana see 1,441 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,441 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1692 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 283 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.4% were men and 48.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.8% under 18 years, 19.2% between 18 and 34 years, 35.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.4% were men and 48.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

20.2%
Uninsured
29.7%
Employer Coverage
16.5%
Medicaid
17.1%
Medicare
15%
Non-Group
1.64%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Denham Springs, LA grew by 7.53% from 18.7% to 20.2%.

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