Lake Arthur, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,585

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.3

0.533% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

23.3%

17.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$53,920

30.5% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$83,600

Population & Diversity

Lake Arthur, LA is home to a population of 2.59k people, from which 100% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.232% of Lake Arthur, LA residents were born outside of the country (6 people).

In 2024, there were 10.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.25k people) in Lake Arthur, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 219 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 38 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

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

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lake Arthur, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.25k ± 192
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
219 ± 167
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
38 ± 44

1.47%

Hispanic Population

38 people

1.47% of the people in Lake Arthur, LA are hispanic (38 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lake Arthur, 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.

Foreign-Born Population

0.232%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

6 people

0.192%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

5 people

As of 2024, 0.232% of Lake Arthur, LA residents (6 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lake Arthur, LA was 0.192%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Lake Arthur, LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
51 ± 79
World War II
27 ± 45
Vietnam
17 ± 25

Lake Arthur, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.89 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Lake Arthur, LA employs 1.16k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lake Arthur, LA were Retail Trade (314 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (169 people), and Manufacturing (104 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($180,313), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($86,750), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($86,444).

Employment

Occupations

1.16k

2024 Value

± 251

9.33%

1 Year growth

± 29%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lake Arthur, LA grew at a rate of 9.33%, from 1.06k employees to 1.16k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lake Arthur, LA, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (263 people), Sales & Related Occupations (223 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (184 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lake Arthur, 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

1.16k

2024 Value

± 251

9.33%

1 Year growth

± 29%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lake Arthur, LA grew at a rate of 9.33%, from 1.06k employees to 1.16k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lake Arthur, LA, are Retail Trade (314 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (169 people), and Manufacturing (104 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lake Arthur, LA, though some of these residents may live in Lake Arthur, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$67,361

Median earning men ± $23,383

$19,219

Median earning women ± $11,613

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Retail Trade ($120,382), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($86,444), and Manufacturing ($75,714).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,664), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($40,500), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($14,231).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lake Arthur, LA was $83,600 in 2024, which is 0.251 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $77,600 to $83,600, a 7.73% increase. The homeownership rate in Lake Arthur, LA is 66.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lake Arthur, LA have an average commute time of 46.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lake Arthur, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$83,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$26,269

$686

Median Property Taxes

±$167

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

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

Rent vs Own

66.3%

Homeownership

2024

56.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 66.3% of the housing units in Lake Arthur, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 73.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lake Arthur, 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.

$53,920

Median Household Income

± $16,539

1.04k

Number of Households

± 231

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.04k households in Lake Arthur, LA grew to $53,920 from the previous year's value of $41,333.

The following chart displays the households in Lake Arthur, 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 Lake Arthur, 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 (82.3%)
Carpooled (9.52%)
Other (4.68%)

In 2024, 82.3% of workers in Lake Arthur, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.52%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (4.68%).

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

46.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lake Arthur, LA have a longer commute time (46.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 14.4% of the workforce in Lake Arthur, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

23.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lake Arthur, LA (602 out of 2.59k 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 55 - 64, followed by Males 75+ and then Females 6 - 11.

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