Garyville, LA

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,119
US Senator
Bill Cassidy
Republican Party
US Senator
John Kennedy
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
42.4
0.469% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
18.6%
18.1% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$88,060
1.27% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$171,600
18.8% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
784
13.6% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Garyville, 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.

100% of the residents in Garyville, LA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Garyville, LA was $171,600, and the homeownership rate was 89.2%.

Most people in Garyville, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Garyville, LA was 2 cars per household.

United StatesLouisianaSt. John the Baptist Parish, LANew Orleans-Metairie, LASouth Central Planning & Development Commission 1--River Parishes PUMA, LA

Population & Diversity

Garyville, LA is home to a population of 2.12k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0% of Garyville, LA residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2024, there were 1.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.09k people) in Garyville, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 906 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 120 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

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

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Garyville, LA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.09k ± 401
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    906 ± 302
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    120 ± 108

In 2024, there were 1.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.09k people) in Garyville, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 906 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 120 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Garyville, 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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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    37 ± 39
  2. World War II
    18 ± 21
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    15 ± 25

Garyville, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 2.06 times greater than any other conflict.

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

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Economy

The economy of Garyville, LA employs 784 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Garyville, LA were Health Care & Social Assistance (169 people), Construction (117 people), and Manufacturing (108 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($183,319), Educational Services ($52,829), and Manufacturing ($52,012).

Employment

Occupations

784
2024 Value
± 218
−13.6%
1 Year decline
± 45.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Garyville, LA declined at a rate of −13.6%, from 907 employees to 784 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Garyville, LA, are Management Occupations (124 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (123 people), and Material Moving Occupations (72 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Garyville, LA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Louisiana.

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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

784
2024 Value
± 218
−13.6%
1 Year decline
± 45.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Garyville, LA declined at a rate of −13.6%, from 907 employees to 784 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Garyville, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (169 people), Construction (117 people), and Manufacturing (108 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Garyville, LA, though some of these residents may live in Garyville, 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

$51,719
Median earning men ± $29,922
$39,365
Median earning women ± $11,823

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($183,319), Manufacturing ($77,125), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($43,849).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($50,139), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($39,125), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($38,864).

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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 Garyville, 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

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Louisiana.
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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Housing & Living

The median property value in Garyville, LA was $171,600 in 2024, which is 0.516 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $144,400 to $171,600, a 18.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Garyville, LA is 89.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Garyville, LA have an average commute time of 25.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Garyville, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$171,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$32,953
$666
Median Property Taxes
±$187

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

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

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Rent vs Own

89.2%
Homeownership
2024
64.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 89.2% of the housing units in Garyville, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 90.6%.

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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.
$88,060
Median Household Income
± $36,834
747
Number of Households
± 199

In 2024, the median household income of the 747 households in Garyville, LA grew to $88,060 from the previous year's value of $86,958.

The following chart displays the households in Garyville, 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 $10k - $15k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Garyville, 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 (91.6%)
  2. Carpooled (6.79%)
  3. Worked At Home (1.6%)

In 2024, 91.6% of workers in Garyville, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.79%) and those who worked at home (1.6%).

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

25.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Garyville, LA have a shorter commute time (25.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.25% of the workforce in Garyville, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Garyville, LA (394 out of 2.11k 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 35 - 44, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Garyville, LA is White, followed by Black 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.

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Health

94% of the population of Garyville, LA has health coverage, with 39.9% on employee plans, 31.9% on Medicaid, 13.7% on Medicare, 8.31% on non-group plans, and 0.236% 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, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21% under 18 years, 14.2% between 18 and 34 years, 47.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

5.99%
Uninsured
39.9%
Employer Coverage
31.9%
Medicaid
13.7%
Medicare
8.31%
Non-Group
0.236%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Garyville, LA declined by 22.8% from 7.76% to 5.99%.

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

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