Lockport Heights, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

1,481

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

34.8

4.19% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

7.49%

43.7% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$125,654

37.7% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$322,700

Population & Diversity

Lockport Heights, LA is home to a population of 1.48k people, from which 99.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.54% of Lockport Heights, LA residents were born outside of the country (8 people).

In 2024, there were 89.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.43k people) in Lockport Heights, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 16 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 16 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%

2024 Citizenship

99.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.5% of Lockport Heights, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lockport Heights, LA was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lockport Heights, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.43k ± 471
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
16 ± 20
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
16 ± 25

0.743%

Hispanic Population

11 people

0.743% of the people in Lockport Heights, LA are hispanic (11 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lockport Heights, 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

0.54%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

8 people

0.625%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

9 people

As of 2024, 0.54% of Lockport Heights, LA residents (8 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 Lockport Heights, LA was 0.625%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Economy

The economy of Lockport Heights, LA employs 858 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lockport Heights, LA were Health Care & Social Assistance (180 people), Educational Services (138 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (86 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($132,717), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($79,196), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($76,786).

Employment

Occupations

858

2024 Value

± 249

11.6%

1 Year growth

± 38.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lockport Heights, LA grew at a rate of 11.6%, from 769 employees to 858 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lockport Heights, LA, are Management Occupations (108 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (102 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (90 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lockport Heights, 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

858

2024 Value

± 249

11.6%

1 Year growth

± 38.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lockport Heights, LA grew at a rate of 11.6%, from 769 employees to 858 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lockport Heights, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (180 people), Educational Services (138 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (86 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lockport Heights, LA, though some of these residents may live in Lockport Heights, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$57,402

Median earning men ± $15,936

$42,586

Median earning women ± $23,565

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($78,214), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($55,556), and Construction ($55,417).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($37,423) and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($13,819).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lockport Heights, LA was $322,700 in 2024, which is 0.97 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $322,900 to $322,700, a 0.0619% decrease. The homeownership rate in Lockport Heights, LA is 87.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lockport Heights, LA have an average commute time of 28.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lockport Heights, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$322,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$38,840

$455

Median Property Taxes

±$159

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

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

Rent vs Own

87.5%

Homeownership

2024

65.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 87.5% of the housing units in Lockport Heights, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 75%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lockport Heights, 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.

$125,654

Median Household Income

± $49,144

520

Number of Households

± 171

In 2024, the median household income of the 520 households in Lockport Heights, LA grew to $125,654 from the previous year's value of $91,250.

The following chart displays the households in Lockport Heights, 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 $125k - $150k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lockport Heights, 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 (84%)
Carpooled (10.3%)
Worked At Home (5.71%)

In 2024, 84% of workers in Lockport Heights, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.3%) and those who worked at home (5.71%).

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

28.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lockport Heights, LA have a longer commute time (28.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.33% of the workforce in Lockport Heights, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.49% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lockport Heights, LA (111 out of 1.48k 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 Males 25 - 34, followed by Males 75+ and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lockport Heights, 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

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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