Hackberry, LA

Census Place

Add Comparison

2022 Population

988

1.86% 1-year growth

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

52.2

2.43% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

1.44%

76.4% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$98,056

25.7% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$235,700

11.8% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Hackberry, LA had a population of 988 people with a median age of 52.2 and a median household income of $98,056. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Hackberry, LA grew from 970 to 988, a 1.86% increase and its median household income grew from $77,986 to $98,056, a 25.7% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Hackberry, LA are White (Non-Hispanic) (100%), White (Hispanic) (0%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0%), Black or African American (Hispanic) (0%), and American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (0%).

None of the households in Hackberry, 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.

99.1% of the residents in Hackberry, LA are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Hackberry, LA was $235,700, and the homeownership rate was 86.6%.

Most people in Hackberry, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Hackberry, LA was 2 cars per household.

United States Louisiana Cameron Parish, LA Lake Charles, LA Imperial Calcasieu Regional Planning & Development District 2 (South) PUMA, LA

Economy

The economy of Hackberry, LA employs 524 people. The largest industries in Hackberry, LA are Retail Trade (154 people), Manufacturing (61 people), and Construction (54 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($125,577), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($125,288), and Manufacturing ($115,625).

Employment

Occupations

524

2022 Value

± 170

9.39%

1 Year growth

± 44.2%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Hackberry, LA grew at a rate of 9.39%, from 479 employees to 524 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hackberry, LA, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (108 people), Sales & Related Occupations (72 people), and Production Occupations (62 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hackberry, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

View Full Dashboard

Industries

Employment by Industries

524

2022 Value

± 170

9.39%

1 Year growth

± 44.2%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Hackberry, LA grew at a rate of 9.39%, from 479 employees to 524 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hackberry, LA, are Retail Trade (154 people), Manufacturing (61 people), and Construction (54 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hackberry, LA, though some of these residents may live in Hackberry, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,000

Median earning men ± $47,394

$19,400

Median earning women ± $6,436

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($125,288), Manufacturing ($115,625), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($91,023).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Retail Trade ($33,021), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($21,250), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($19,250).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

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 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (39.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.01%).

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

Voting results are not available for Hackberry, LA. Showing the available data for Louisiana.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (58.5%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (39.9%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.01%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (39.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.01%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Louisiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Louisiana

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

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

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

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

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

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

The median property value in Hackberry, LA was $235,700 in 2022, which is 0.836 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $210,800 to $235,700, a 11.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Hackberry, LA is 86.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Hackberry, LA have an average commute time of 17.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hackberry, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$235,700

Median Property Value 2022

±$37,312

$305

Median Property Taxes

±$122

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

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

Rent vs Own

86.6%

Homeownership

2022

66.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 86.6% of the housing units in Hackberry, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 89.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hackberry, LA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

Use the dropdown to filter by race/ethnicity.

Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Hackberry, LA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$98,056

Median Household Income

± $18,356

352

Number of Households

± 128

In 2022, the median household income of the 352 households in Hackberry, LA grew to $98,056 from the previous year's value of $77,986.

The following chart displays the households in Hackberry, 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 Hackberry, 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 2022

Drove Alone (98.1%)
Other (0.954%)
Worked At Home (0.763%)

In 2022, 98.1% of workers in Hackberry, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who used some unspecified means to get work (0.954%) and those who worked at home (0.763%).

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

17.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hackberry, LA have a shorter commute time (17.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0.577% of the workforce in Hackberry, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

1.44% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hackberry, LA (14 out of 974 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 15.

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

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

91.6% of the population of Hackberry, LA has health coverage, with 41.7% on employee plans, 26.5% on Medicaid, 10.4% on Medicare, 12.6% on non-group plans, and 0.405% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.5% under 18 years, 7.89% between 18 and 34 years, 51.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 18% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.7% were men and 47.3% were women.

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

Uninsured People

8.4%

Uninsured

41.7%

Employer Coverage

26.5%

Medicaid

10.4%

Medicare

12.6%

Non-Group

0.405%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hackberry, LA grew by 19.8% from 7.01% to 8.4%.

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

Keep Exploring