Erwinville, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,420

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

28.7

1.06% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

53.1%

8.53% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$52,120

2024 Median Property Value

$189,500

Population & Diversity

Erwinville, LA is home to a population of 2.42k people, from which 100% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.992% of Erwinville, LA residents were born outside of the country (24 people).

In 2024, there were 1.46 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.38k people) in Erwinville, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 946 White (Non-Hispanic) and 69 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

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

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Erwinville, LA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.38k ± 743
White (Non-Hispanic)
946 ± 364
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
69 ± 123

2.85%

Hispanic Population

69 people

2.85% of the people in Erwinville, LA are hispanic (69 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Erwinville, 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

0.992%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

24 people

0.194%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

5 people

As of 2024, 0.992% of Erwinville, LA residents (24 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 Erwinville, LA was 0.194%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

45 ± 65

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

Economy

The economy of Erwinville, LA employs 714 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Erwinville, LA were Retail Trade (131 people), Construction (125 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (121 people), and the highest paying industries were Other Services Except Public Administration ($153,106), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($107,708), and Manufacturing ($90,000).

Employment

Occupations

714

2024 Value

± 242

−1.24%

1 Year decline

± 49.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Erwinville, LA declined at a rate of −1.24%, from 723 employees to 714 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Erwinville, LA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (131 people), Legal Occupations (99 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (98 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Erwinville, 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

714

2024 Value

± 242

−1.24%

1 Year decline

± 49.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Erwinville, LA declined at a rate of −1.24%, from 723 employees to 714 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Erwinville, LA, are Retail Trade (131 people), Construction (125 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (121 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Erwinville, LA, though some of these residents may live in Erwinville, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,800

Median earning men ± $18,246

$48,365

Median earning women ± $22,836

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($90,000), Construction ($59,881), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($49,533).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($48,813) and Retail Trade ($35,913).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Erwinville, LA was $189,500 in 2024, which is 0.57 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $183,400 to $189,500, a 3.33% increase. The homeownership rate in Erwinville, LA is 76.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

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

Housing

Property

$189,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$45,937

$551

Median Property Taxes

±$186

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

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

Rent vs Own

76.8%

Homeownership

2024

70.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 76.8% of the housing units in Erwinville, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 83.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Erwinville, 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.

$52,120

Median Household Income

± $39,182

717

Number of Households

± 231

The following chart displays the households in Erwinville, 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 Erwinville, 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 (80.7%)
Carpooled (12.8%)
Worked At Home (6.48%)

In 2024, 80.7% of workers in Erwinville, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.8%) and those who worked at home (6.48%).

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 Erwinville, LA have a longer commute time (27.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.01% of the workforce in Erwinville, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

53.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Erwinville, LA (1.29k out of 2.42k 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 12 - 14, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Erwinville, 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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