Luling, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

13,960

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.9

4.45% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

13.6%

17.7% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$76,539

6.97% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$273,800

Population & Diversity

Luling, LA is home to a population of 14k people, from which 98.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.83% of Luling, LA residents were born outside of the country (256 people).

In 2024, there were 3.26 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.19k people) in Luling, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.82k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 738 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.6%

2024 Citizenship

99.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.6% of Luling, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Luling, LA was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Luling, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
9.19k ± 920
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.82k ± 621
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
738 ± 360

4.74%

Hispanic Population

662 people

4.74% of the people in Luling, LA are hispanic (662 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Luling, 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

1.83%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

256 people

2.17%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

301 people

As of 2024, 1.83% of Luling, LA residents (256 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 Luling, LA was 2.17%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
191 ± 161
Gulf War (1990s)
168 ± 116
Vietnam
141 ± 118

Luling, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.14 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Luling, LA employs 6.67k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Luling, LA were Manufacturing (986 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (954 people), and Educational Services (791 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($110,990), Wholesale Trade ($77,750), and Construction ($77,237).

Employment

Occupations

6.67k

2024 Value

± 773

0.618%

1 Year growth

± 16.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Luling, LA grew at a rate of 0.618%, from 6.63k employees to 6.67k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Luling, LA, are Sales & Related Occupations (743 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (648 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (621 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Luling, 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

6.67k

2024 Value

± 773

0.618%

1 Year growth

± 16.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Luling, LA grew at a rate of 0.618%, from 6.63k employees to 6.67k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Luling, LA, are Manufacturing (986 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (954 people), and Educational Services (791 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Luling, LA, though some of these residents may live in Luling, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$59,365

Median earning men ± $11,106

$44,748

Median earning women ± $3,691

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($102,537), Manufacturing ($79,150), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($67,974).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($62,949), Public Administration ($45,893), and Construction ($43,375).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Luling, LA was $273,800 in 2024, which is 0.823 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $268,400 to $273,800, a 2.01% increase. The homeownership rate in Luling, LA is 87%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Luling, LA have an average commute time of 23.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Luling, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$273,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$21,101

$4,611

Median Property Taxes

±$616

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 Luling, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

87%

Homeownership

2024

68.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 87% of the housing units in Luling, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 87.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Luling, 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.

$76,539

Median Household Income

± $13,637

5.3k

Number of Households

± 657

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.3k households in Luling, LA declined from $76,539 from the previous year's value of $82,273.

The following chart displays the households in Luling, 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 $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Luling, 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 (84.5%)
Worked At Home (10.2%)
Carpooled (3.88%)

In 2024, 84.5% of workers in Luling, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.2%) and those who carpooled to work (3.88%).

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

23.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Luling, LA have a shorter commute time (23.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.318% of the workforce in Luling, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Luling, LA (1.89k out of 13.9k 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 6 - 11, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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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