Edgefield, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

203

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

48.5

8.26% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

21.2%

74.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$53,125

7.61% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$108,300

Economy

The economy of Edgefield, LA employs 128 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Edgefield, LA were Educational Services (31 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (21 people), and Public Administration (19 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($65,000), Retail Trade ($50,000), and Educational Services ($46,750).

Employment

Occupations

128

2024 Value

± 100

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Edgefield, LA stayed at a rate of 0%, from 128 employees to 128 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Edgefield, LA, are Healthcare Support Occupations (18 people), Law Enforcement Workers Including Supervisors (17 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (15 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Edgefield, 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

128

2024 Value

± 100

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Edgefield, LA stayed at a rate of 0%, from 128 employees to 128 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Edgefield, LA, are Educational Services (31 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (21 people), and Public Administration (19 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Edgefield, LA, though some of these residents may live in Edgefield, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$36,544

Median earning men ± $16,976

$13,750

Median earning women ± $25,772

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($56,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($46,000).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Edgefield, LA was $108,300 in 2024, which is 0.326 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $118,800 to $108,300, a 8.84% decrease. The homeownership rate in Edgefield, LA is 76%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Edgefield, LA have an average commute time of 21.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Edgefield, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$108,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$38,479

$76

Median Property Taxes

±$53

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

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

Rent vs Own

76%

Homeownership

2024

59.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 76% of the housing units in Edgefield, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 84.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Edgefield, 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.

$53,125

Median Household Income

± $26,499

100

Number of Households

± 57

In 2024, the median household income of the 100 households in Edgefield, LA declined from $53,125 from the previous year's value of $57,500.

The following chart displays the households in Edgefield, 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 $35k - $40k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Edgefield, 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 (95.3%)
Other (2.36%)
Motorcycle (1.57%)

In 2024, 95.3% of workers in Edgefield, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who used some unspecified means to get work (2.36%) and those who used a motorcycle to get to work (1.57%).

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

21.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Edgefield, LA have a shorter commute time (21.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.59% of the workforce in Edgefield, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Edgefield, LA (43 out of 203 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 Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 6 - 11.

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

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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