Iota, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

1,481

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

30.3

0.331% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

32%

11.1% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$40,833

4.48% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$157,500

Population & Diversity

Iota, LA is home to a population of 1.48k people, from which 100% are citizens.

In 2024, there were 21.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.38k people) in Iota, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 65 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 18 Two Races Including Other (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 Iota, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Iota, LA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Iota, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.38k ± 486
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
65 ± 91
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
18 ± 23

0.878%

Hispanic Population

13 people

0.878% of the people in Iota, LA are hispanic (13 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Iota, 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.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
9 ± 23
Gulf War (2001-)
8 ± 24

Iota, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.13 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Iota, LA employs 608 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Iota, LA were Accommodation & Food Services (75 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (71 people), and Educational Services (63 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($103,438), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($93,500), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($91,146).

Employment

Occupations

608

2024 Value

± 174

8.19%

1 Year growth

± 37.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Iota, LA grew at a rate of 8.19%, from 562 employees to 608 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Iota, LA, are Management Occupations (82 people), Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (70 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (56 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Iota, 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

608

2024 Value

± 174

8.19%

1 Year growth

± 37.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Iota, LA grew at a rate of 8.19%, from 562 employees to 608 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Iota, LA, are Accommodation & Food Services (75 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (71 people), and Educational Services (63 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Iota, LA, though some of these residents may live in Iota, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$32,109

Median earning men ± $18,063

$32,500

Median earning women ± $20,884

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($105,714), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($90,250), and Manufacturing ($60,781).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($91,875), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($34,531), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($25,521).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Iota, LA was $157,500 in 2024, which is 0.473 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $161,400 to $157,500, a 2.42% decrease. The homeownership rate in Iota, LA is 58.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Iota, LA have an average commute time of 39.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Iota, LA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$157,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$42,810

$301

Median Property Taxes

±$103

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 Iota, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

58.6%

Homeownership

2024

68.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 58.6% of the housing units in Iota, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 54.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Iota, 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.

$40,833

Median Household Income

± $20,017

514

Number of Households

± 137

In 2024, the median household income of the 514 households in Iota, LA declined from $40,833 from the previous year's value of $42,750.

The following chart displays the households in Iota, 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Iota, 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 (78.1%)
Worked At Home (13.3%)
Carpooled (7.07%)

In 2024, 78.1% of workers in Iota, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.3%) and those who carpooled to work (7.07%).

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

39.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Iota, LA have a longer commute time (39.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.83% of the workforce in Iota, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Iota, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Iota, LA have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

32% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Iota, LA (472 out of 1.48k 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 6 - 11, followed by Males 12 - 14 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Iota, LA is White, followed by Hispanic 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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