Fort Polk South, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

7,869

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

0.437% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

14%

22.4% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$63,800

1.61% 1-year growth

2017 Median Property Value

$89,600

Population & Diversity

Fort Polk South, LA is home to a population of 7.87k people, from which 96.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 6.53% of Fort Polk South, LA residents were born outside of the country (514 people).

In 2024, there were 3.11 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.95k people) in Fort Polk South, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.27k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 794 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.9%

2024 Citizenship

97.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.9% of Fort Polk South, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fort Polk South, LA was 97.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fort Polk South, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.95k ± 540
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.27k ± 269
White (Hispanic)
794 ± 312

20.8%

Hispanic Population

1.64k people

20.8% of the people in Fort Polk South, LA are hispanic (1.64k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fort Polk South, 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

6.53%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

514 people

6.44%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

519 people

As of 2024, 6.53% of Fort Polk South, LA residents (514 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 Fort Polk South, LA was 6.44%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
388 ± 186
Gulf War (1990s)
14 ± 34

Fort Polk South, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 27.7 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Fort Polk South, LA.

Economy

The economy of Fort Polk South, LA employs 1.31k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fort Polk South, LA were Retail Trade (271 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (187 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (170 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($78,417), Construction ($78,125), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($57,303).

Employment

Occupations

1.31k

2024 Value

± 257

0.383%

1 Year growth

± 28.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Polk South, LA grew at a rate of 0.383%, from 1.3k employees to 1.31k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fort Polk South, LA, are Management Occupations (157 people), Sales & Related Occupations (138 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (109 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fort Polk South, 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

1.31k

2024 Value

± 257

0.383%

1 Year growth

± 28.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Polk South, LA grew at a rate of 0.383%, from 1.3k employees to 1.31k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fort Polk South, LA, are Retail Trade (271 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (187 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (170 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fort Polk South, LA, though some of these residents may live in Fort Polk South, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$41,625

Median earning men ± $27,247

$24,865

Median earning women ± $7,076

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($78,125), Retail Trade ($60,040), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($55,789).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($55,833), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($39,958), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($30,608).

Housing & Living

People in Fort Polk South, LA have an average commute time of 11.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fort Polk South, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$89,600

Median Property Value 2017

±$13,046

$31

Median Property Taxes

±$77

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 Fort Polk South, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $1,500 - $2k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Fort Polk South, 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.

$63,800

Median Household Income

± $8,849

2.24k

Number of Households

± 338

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.24k households in Fort Polk South, LA grew to $63,800 from the previous year's value of $62,790.

The following chart displays the households in Fort Polk South, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fort Polk South, 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 (62.3%)
Worked At Home (17.5%)
Walked (10.9%)

In 2024, 62.3% of workers in Fort Polk South, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (17.5%) and those who walked to work (10.9%).

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

11.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fort Polk South, LA have a shorter commute time (11.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.145% of the workforce in Fort Polk South, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fort Polk South, LA (932 out of 6.68k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fort Polk South, 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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