Napoleonville, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

511

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

28.9

18.4% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

55%

12.9% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$19,189

20.3% 1-year decline

2020 Median Property Value

$68,300

Population & Diversity

Napoleonville, LA is home to a population of 511 people, from which 100% are citizens.

In 2024, there were 3.68 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (320 people) in Napoleonville, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 87 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 68 White (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 Napoleonville, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Napoleonville, LA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Napoleonville, LA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
320 ± 166
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
87 ± 107
White (Non-Hispanic)
68 ± 55

7.05%

Hispanic Population

36 people

7.05% of the people in Napoleonville, LA are hispanic (36 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Napoleonville, 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.

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

3 ± 21

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

Economy

The economy of Napoleonville, LA employs 118 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Napoleonville, LA were Construction (30 people), Public Administration (28 people), and Educational Services (18 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($70,313) and Construction ($55,909).

Employment

Occupations

118

2024 Value

± 107

34.1%

1 Year growth

± 110%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Napoleonville, LA grew at a rate of 34.1%, from 88 employees to 118 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Napoleonville, LA, are Management Occupations (32 people), Fire Fighting & Prevention, & Other Protective Service Workers Including Supervisors (24 people), and Law Enforcement Workers Including Supervisors (16 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Napoleonville, 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

118

2024 Value

± 107

34.1%

1 Year growth

± 110%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Napoleonville, LA grew at a rate of 34.1%, from 88 employees to 118 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Napoleonville, LA, are Construction (30 people), Public Administration (28 people), and Educational Services (18 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Napoleonville, LA, though some of these residents may live in Napoleonville, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,667

Median earning men ± $31,788

$19,583

Median earning women ± $26,175

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

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($70,313).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Napoleonville, LA was $68,300 in 2020, which is 0.205 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $74,600 to $68,300, a 8.45% decrease. The homeownership rate in Napoleonville, LA is 49.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Napoleonville, LA have an average commute time of 39 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Napoleonville, LA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$68,300

Median Property Value 2020

±$33,407

$101

Median Property Taxes

±$76

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

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

Rent vs Own

49.5%

Homeownership

2024

42.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 49.5% of the housing units in Napoleonville, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 54.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Napoleonville, 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.

$19,189

Median Household Income

± $5,859

204

Number of Households

± 90

In 2022, the median household income of the 204 households in Napoleonville, LA declined from $19,189 from the previous year's value of $24,083.

The following chart displays the households in Napoleonville, 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 - $15k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Napoleonville, 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 (88.1%)
Worked At Home (7.63%)
Walked (4.24%)

In 2024, 88.1% of workers in Napoleonville, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (7.63%) and those who walked to work (4.24%).

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

39 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Napoleonville, LA have a longer commute time (39 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Napoleonville, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

55% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Napoleonville, LA (281 out of 511 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Napoleonville, LA is Black, followed by Two Or More and White.

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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