Fort Polk South, LA

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2023 Population

8,056

3.25% 1-year decline

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

22.9

2.23% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

18%

1.87% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$62,790

8.12% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

1,304

9.03% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Fort Polk South, LA had a population of 8.06k people with a median age of 22.9 and a median household income of $62,790. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Fort Polk South, LA declined from 8,327 to 8,056, a −3.25% decrease and its median household income grew from $58,077 to $62,790, a 8.12% increase.

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None of the households in Fort Polk South, 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.

Most people in Fort Polk South, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 11.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Fort Polk South, LA was 2 cars per household.

United States Louisiana Vernon Parish, LA Fort Polk South, LA Kisatchie Delta Regional Planning & Development District 2--Rapides & Vernon Parishes PUMA, LA

Economy

The economy of Fort Polk South, LA employs 1.3k people. The largest industries in Fort Polk South, LA are , and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($57,557), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($56,957), and Educational Services ($41,172).

Males in Louisiana have an average income that is 1.52 times higher than the average income of females, which is $49,789. The income inequality in Louisiana (measured using the Gini index) is 0.466, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

1.3k

2023 Value

± 273

9.03%

1 Year growth

± 27.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Fort Polk South, LA grew at a rate of 9.03%, from 1.2k employees to 1.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fort Polk South, LA, are Management Occupations (179 people), Sales & Related Occupations (141 people), and Computer & Mathematical Occupations (87 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fort Polk South, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.3k

2023 Value

± 273

9.03%

1 Year growth

± 27.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Fort Polk South, LA grew at a rate of 9.03%, from 1.2k employees to 1.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fort Polk South, LA, are . 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

$56,467

Median earning men ± $20,830

$24,701

Median earning women ± $9,719

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Retail Trade ($59,306), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($55,000), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($42,292).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($59,545), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,402), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($27,576).

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.

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (60.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (38.2%)
Democratic Party
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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Louisiana

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Bill Cassidy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Kennedy

Senator from Louisiana

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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Louisiana

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Louisiana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.03% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.811% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.2M), Some college (811k), and Secondary Education (604k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Fort Polk South, LA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$62,790

Median Household Income

± $8,463

2.22k

Number of Households

± 328

In 2023, the median household income of the 2.22k households in Fort Polk South, LA grew to $62,790 from the previous year's value of $58,077.

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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fort Polk South, LA is from Louisiana.

0.466

2022 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.467

2021 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2022, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.313% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2023

Drove Alone (64%)
Worked At Home (14.6%)
Walked (11.7%)

In 2023, 64% of workers in Fort Polk South, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.6%) and those who walked to work (11.7%).

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 similar commute time (11.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (11.2 minutes). Additionally, N/A% 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

18% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fort Polk South, LA (1.21k out of 6.75k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females < 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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Fort Polk South, LA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Vernon Parish, LA see 3193 patients per year on average, which represents a 7.73% increase from the previous year (2964 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2001 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 495 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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3,193 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Vernon Parish, LA

Primary care physicians in Vernon Parish, LA see an average of 3,193 patients per year. This represents a 7.73% increase from the previous year (2,964 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Vernon Parish, LA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 55.3% under 18 years, 25.4% between 18 and 34 years, 17.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 1.59% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 40% were men and 60% were women.

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

Uninsured People

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Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Fort Polk South, LA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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