Maurice, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,584

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

33.6

2.75% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

11.8%

46.7% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$90,833

8% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$241,000

Population & Diversity

Maurice, LA is home to a population of 2.58k people, from which 96% are citizens.

As of 2024, 7.82% of Maurice, LA residents were born outside of the country (202 people).

In 2024, there were 7.92 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.93k people) in Maurice, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 244 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 172 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96%

2024 Citizenship

99.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96% of Maurice, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Maurice, LA was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Maurice, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.93k ± 204
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
244 ± 153
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
172 ± 112

5.11%

Hispanic Population

132 people

5.11% of the people in Maurice, LA are hispanic (132 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Maurice, 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

7.82%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

202 people

5.12%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

122 people

As of 2024, 7.82% of Maurice, LA residents (202 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 Maurice, LA was 5.12%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
39 ± 41
Gulf War (1990s)
35 ± 31
Vietnam
11 ± 21

Maurice, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.11 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Maurice, LA employs 1.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Maurice, LA were Accommodation & Food Services (192 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (164 people), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (163 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($97,969), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($91,771), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($90,938).

Employment

Occupations

1.2k

2024 Value

± 210

16%

1 Year growth

± 21.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Maurice, LA grew at a rate of 16%, from 1.03k employees to 1.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Maurice, LA, are Management Occupations (226 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (141 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (107 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Maurice, 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

1.2k

2024 Value

± 210

16%

1 Year growth

± 21.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Maurice, LA grew at a rate of 16%, from 1.03k employees to 1.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Maurice, LA, are Accommodation & Food Services (192 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (164 people), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (163 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Maurice, LA, though some of these residents may live in Maurice, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,962

Median earning men ± $2,646

$44,524

Median earning women ± $10,803

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($97,969), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($91,771), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($81,413).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($90,000), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($53,333), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($50,417).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Maurice, LA was $241,000 in 2024, which is 0.724 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $243,600 to $241,000, a 1.07% decrease. The homeownership rate in Maurice, LA is 91.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Maurice, LA have an average commute time of 26.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Maurice, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$241,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$14,186

$850

Median Property Taxes

±$172

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

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

Rent vs Own

91.4%

Homeownership

2024

68.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 91.4% of the housing units in Maurice, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 86.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Maurice, 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.

$90,833

Median Household Income

± $29,160

930

Number of Households

± 172

In 2024, the median household income of the 930 households in Maurice, LA grew to $90,833 from the previous year's value of $84,107.

The following chart displays the households in Maurice, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Maurice, 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 (66.2%)
Carpooled (22.5%)
Worked At Home (8.9%)

In 2024, 66.2% of workers in Maurice, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (22.5%) and those who worked at home (8.9%).

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

26.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Maurice, LA have a longer commute time (26.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.73% of the workforce in Maurice, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Maurice, LA (291 out of 2.47k 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 Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 6 - 11.

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