Lawtell, LA

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2024 Population
1,171
US Senator
Bill Cassidy
Republican Party
US Senator
John Kennedy
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
49.8
7.61% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
22.3%
20.5% 1-year increase
2023 Median Household Income
$49,274
7.46% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$24,300
2024 Employed Population
402
3.83% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Lawtell, 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 Lawtell, LA are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Lawtell, LA was $24,300, and the homeownership rate was 84.3%.

Most people in Lawtell, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Lawtell, LA was 1 car per household.

United StatesLouisianaSt. Landry Parish, LAOpelousas, LAAcadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA

Population & Diversity

Lawtell, LA is home to a population of 1.17k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0% of Lawtell, LA residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2024, there were 1.61 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (682 people) in Lawtell, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 423 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 33 Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander (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 Lawtell, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lawtell, 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 Lawtell, LA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    682 ± 339
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    423 ± 368
  3. Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic)
    33 ± 53

In 2024, there were 1.61 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (682 people) in Lawtell, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 423 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 33 Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lawtell, 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
    48,818 ± 5,396 people
  2. Mexico
    27,788 ± 4,080 people
  3. 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.

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Military

Veterans

Vietnam
Most Common Service Period
46 ± 74

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Economy

The economy of Lawtell, LA employs 402 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lawtell, LA were Health Care & Social Assistance (125 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (52 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (42 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($85,096) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($34,531).

Employment

Occupations

402
2024 Value
± 221
−3.83%
1 Year decline
± 80%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lawtell, LA declined at a rate of −3.83%, from 418 employees to 402 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lawtell, LA, are Health Technologists & Technicians (65 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (60 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (57 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lawtell, LA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

402
2024 Value
± 221
−3.83%
1 Year decline
± 80%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lawtell, LA declined at a rate of −3.83%, from 418 employees to 402 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lawtell, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (125 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (52 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (42 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lawtell, LA, though some of these residents may live in Lawtell, 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

$57,955
Median earning men ± $73,778
$16,705
Median earning women ± $31,299

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($34,531).

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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 Lawtell, 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

People in Lawtell, LA have an average commute time of 22.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lawtell, LA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$24,300
Median Property Value 2023
±$17,495
$490
Median Property Taxes
±$203

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

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

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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.
$49,274
Median Household Income
± $35,607
581
Number of Households
± 240

In 2023, the median household income of the 581 households in Lawtell, LA grew to $49,274 from the previous year's value of $45,855.

The following chart displays the households in Lawtell, 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 range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lawtell, 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (60%)
  2. Carpooled (22.4%)
  3. Other (9.45%)

In 2024, 60% of workers in Lawtell, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (22.4%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (9.45%).

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

22.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lawtell, LA have a shorter commute time (22.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Lawtell, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

22.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lawtell, LA (254 out of 1.14k 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 12 - 14, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males < 5.

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

94.8% of the population of Lawtell, LA has health coverage, with 29.5% on employee plans, 34.4% on Medicaid, 18.2% on Medicare, 8.8% on non-group plans, and 3.93% 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, 53.3% were men and 46.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.6% under 18 years, 10.9% between 18 and 34 years, 30.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 33.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.3% were men and 46.7% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

5.21%
Uninsured
29.5%
Employer Coverage
34.4%
Medicaid
18.2%
Medicare
8.8%
Non-Group
3.93%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lawtell, LA declined by 31.2% from 7.57% to 5.21%.

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

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