Oak Hills Place, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

9,038

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

44.9

1.54% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

7.25%

15% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$92,306

5.29% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$437,900

Population & Diversity

Oak Hills Place, LA is home to a population of 9.04k people, from which 98.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 7.78% of Oak Hills Place, LA residents were born outside of the country (703 people).

In 2024, there were 4.18 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.28k people) in Oak Hills Place, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.5k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 458 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.7%

2024 Citizenship

97.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.7% of Oak Hills Place, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Oak Hills Place, LA was 97.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Oak Hills Place, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.28k ± 1.05k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.5k ± 637
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
458 ± 275

Hispanic Population

452 people

5% of the people in Oak Hills Place, LA are hispanic (452 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Oak Hills Place, 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

7.78%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

703 people

6.78%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

568 people

As of 2024, 7.78% of Oak Hills Place, LA residents (703 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 Oak Hills Place, LA was 6.78%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
174 ± 98
Gulf War (2001-)
22 ± 46
Korea
9 ± 25

Oak Hills Place, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 7.91 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Oak Hills Place, LA.

Economy

The economy of Oak Hills Place, LA employs 4.08k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Oak Hills Place, LA were Health Care & Social Assistance (580 people), Educational Services (538 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (505 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($233,906), Manufacturing ($102,361), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($82,250).

Employment

Occupations

4.08k

2024 Value

± 599

4.85%

1 Year growth

± 20.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oak Hills Place, LA grew at a rate of 4.85%, from 3.89k employees to 4.08k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Oak Hills Place, LA, are Management Occupations (783 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (391 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (326 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Oak Hills Place, 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

4.08k

2024 Value

± 599

4.85%

1 Year growth

± 20.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oak Hills Place, LA grew at a rate of 4.85%, from 3.89k employees to 4.08k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Oak Hills Place, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (580 people), Educational Services (538 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (505 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Oak Hills Place, LA, though some of these residents may live in Oak Hills Place, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$63,775

Median earning men ± $11,080

$49,331

Median earning women ± $6,906

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($148,750), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($134,250), and Retail Trade ($130,568).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($86,625), Manufacturing ($79,398), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($50,779).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Oak Hills Place, LA was $437,900 in 2024, which is 1.32 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $411,800 to $437,900, a 6.34% increase. The homeownership rate in Oak Hills Place, LA is 63.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Oak Hills Place, LA have an average commute time of 21.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Oak Hills Place, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$437,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$31,835

$2,458

Median Property Taxes

±$393

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 Oak Hills Place, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

63.4%

Homeownership

2024

69.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 63.4% of the housing units in Oak Hills Place, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 71%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Oak Hills Place, 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.

$92,306

Median Household Income

± $16,020

3.88k

Number of Households

± 586

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.88k households in Oak Hills Place, LA declined from $92,306 from the previous year's value of $97,466.

The following chart displays the households in Oak Hills Place, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Oak Hills Place, 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 (86.3%)
Worked At Home (6.75%)
Carpooled (5.87%)

In 2024, 86.3% of workers in Oak Hills Place, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (6.75%) and those who carpooled to work (5.87%).

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

21.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Oak Hills Place, LA have a shorter commute time (21.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.7% of the workforce in Oak Hills Place, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.25% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Oak Hills Place, LA (655 out of 9.03k 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 18 - 24, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 16 - 17.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Oak Hills Place, 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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