Kraemer, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

1,065

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

48.1

6.18% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

20.5%

131% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$51,935

21.6% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$145,400

Population & Diversity

Kraemer, LA is home to a population of 1.07k people, from which 100% are citizens.

In 2024, there were 61.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.04k people) in Kraemer, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 17 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 8 American Indian & Alaska Native (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 Kraemer, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Kraemer, LA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kraemer, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.04k ± 451
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
17 ± 22
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
8 ± 16

1.6%

Hispanic Population

17 people

1.6% of the people in Kraemer, LA are hispanic (17 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Kraemer, 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
59 ± 59
Gulf War (1990s)
15 ± 28

Kraemer, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.93 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Kraemer, LA employs 422 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Kraemer, LA were Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (78 people), Transportation & Warehousing (63 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (62 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($89,063), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($55,714), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($48,702).

Employment

Occupations

422

2024 Value

± 192

6.3%

1 Year growth

± 62%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kraemer, LA grew at a rate of 6.3%, from 397 employees to 422 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kraemer, LA, are Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (93 people), Management Occupations (78 people), and Transportation Occupations (63 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kraemer, 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

422

2024 Value

± 192

6.3%

1 Year growth

± 62%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kraemer, LA grew at a rate of 6.3%, from 397 employees to 422 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kraemer, LA, are Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (78 people), Transportation & Warehousing (63 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (62 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kraemer, LA, though some of these residents may live in Kraemer, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$39,375

Median earning men ± $29,145

$21,719

Median earning women ± $26,837

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($89,063), Other Services Except Public Administration ($14,773), and Construction ($12,009).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($55,714).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Kraemer, LA was $145,400 in 2024, which is 0.437 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $148,900 to $145,400, a 2.35% decrease. The homeownership rate in Kraemer, LA is 100%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Kraemer, LA have an average commute time of 28 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kraemer, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$145,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$22,277

$443

Median Property Taxes

±$166

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

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

Rent vs Own

100%

Homeownership

2024

74.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 100% of the housing units in Kraemer, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage stayed from the previous year's rate of 100%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Kraemer, 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.

$51,935

Median Household Income

± $23,124

443

Number of Households

± 161

In 2024, the median household income of the 443 households in Kraemer, LA declined from $51,935 from the previous year's value of $66,250.

The following chart displays the households in Kraemer, 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 Kraemer, 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 (74.2%)
Worked At Home (24.9%)
Public Transit (0.948%)

In 2024, 74.2% of workers in Kraemer, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (24.9%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0.948%).

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

28 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kraemer, LA have a longer commute time (28 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.47% of the workforce in Kraemer, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kraemer, LA (218 out of 1.07k 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 18 - 24, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 18 - 24.

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

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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