Montpelier, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

206

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

6.4% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

39.3%

0.319% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$33,173

31.1% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$112,500

Economy

The economy of Montpelier, LA employs 112 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Montpelier, LA were Health Care & Social Assistance (32 people), Wholesale Trade (18 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (15 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($41,875), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($35,250), and Transportation & Warehousing ($33,646).

Employment

Occupations

112

2024 Value

± 96

−20.6%

1 Year decline

± 137%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Montpelier, LA declined at a rate of −20.6%, from 141 employees to 112 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Montpelier, LA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (21 people), Management Occupations (14 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (12 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Montpelier, 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

112

2024 Value

± 96

−20.6%

1 Year decline

± 137%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Montpelier, LA declined at a rate of −20.6%, from 141 employees to 112 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Montpelier, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (32 people), Wholesale Trade (18 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (15 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Montpelier, LA, though some of these residents may live in Montpelier, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$33,125

Median earning men ± $12,708

$26,786

Median earning women ± $14,118

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($42,292).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($26,786).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Montpelier, LA was $112,500 in 2024, which is 0.338 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $107,300 to $112,500, a 4.85% increase. The homeownership rate in Montpelier, LA is 69.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Montpelier, LA have an average commute time of 45.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Montpelier, LA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$112,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$72,716

$67

Median Property Taxes

±$53

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

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

Rent vs Own

69.8%

Homeownership

2024

49.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69.8% of the housing units in Montpelier, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 64.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Montpelier, 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.

$33,173

Median Household Income

± $21,450

Number of Households

± 59

In 2023, the median household income of the 96 households in Montpelier, LA declined from $33,173 from the previous year's value of $48,125.

The following chart displays the households in Montpelier, 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 Montpelier, 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 (96.4%)
Other (1.79%)
Worked At Home (1.79%)

In 2024, 96.4% of workers in Montpelier, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who used some unspecified means to get work (1.79%) and those who worked at home (1.79%).

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

45.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Montpelier, LA have a longer commute time (45.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 13.6% of the workforce in Montpelier, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

39.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Montpelier, LA (81 out of 206 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 35 - 44, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 55 - 64.

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