Pearl River, LA

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2023 Population

2,614

1.16% 1-year growth

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

34.9

14% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

15.7%

87% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$60,521

1.37% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$229,200

5.77% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

1,295

5.13% 1-year decline

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Pearl River, LA are White (Non-Hispanic) (89.9%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.48%), White (Hispanic) (2.6%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.33%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.68%).

None of the households in Pearl River, LA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Pearl River, LA are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Pearl River, LA was $229,200, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Pearl River, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Pearl River, LA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Pearl River, LA is home to a population of 2.61k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2023, 0.306% of Pearl River, LA residents were born outside of the country (8 people).

In 2023, there were 25.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.35k people) in Pearl River, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 91 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 68 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

100%

2022 Citizenship

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pearl River, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.35k ± 128
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
91 ± 75.7
White (Hispanic)
68 ± 54

4.28%

Hispanic Population

112 people

4.28% of the people in Pearl River, LA are hispanic (112 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Pearl River, 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
36,279 ± 4,658 people
Mexico
23,092 ± 3,722 people
Vietnam
18,064 ± 3,293 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Louisiana was Honduras, the natal country of 36,279 Louisiana residents, followed by Mexico with 23,092 and Vietnam with 18,064.

Foreign-Born Population

0.306%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

8 people

0.193%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

5 people

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

Economy

The economy of Pearl River, LA employs 1.3k people. The largest industries in Pearl River, LA are Construction (195 people), Retail Trade (137 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (137 people), and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing ($150,938), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($123,250), and Manufacturing ($101,042).

Males in Louisiana have an average income that is 1.52 times higher than the average income of females, which is $49,789. The income inequality in Louisiana (measured using the Gini index) is 0.466, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

1.3k

2023 Value

± 246

−5.13%

1 Year decline

± 28.6%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pearl River, LA, are Management Occupations (201 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (134 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (124 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pearl River, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.3k

2023 Value

± 246

−5.13%

1 Year decline

± 28.6%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pearl River, LA, are Construction (195 people), Retail Trade (137 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (137 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pearl River, LA, though some of these residents may live in Pearl River, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.94M people employed in Louisiana. This represents a 1.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Louisiana.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 60.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.2%), followed by Other (0.547%).

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing the state of Louisiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Pearl River, LA. Showing the available data for Louisiana.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (60.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (38.2%)
Democratic Party
Other (0.547%)
Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 60.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.2%), followed by Other (0.547%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Louisiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Louisiana

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Bill Cassidy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Kennedy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing Louisiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Louisiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Louisiana

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Louisiana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, InfinityM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while InfinityM% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in false were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Pearl River, LA was $229,200 in 2023, which is 0.755 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $216,700 to $229,200, a 5.77% increase. The homeownership rate in Pearl River, LA is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Pearl River, LA have an average commute time of 32.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pearl River, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$229,200

Median Property Value 2023

±$25,882

$737

Median Property Taxes

±$179

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 Pearl River, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

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

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

63.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Pearl River, LA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 407.06
Census Tract 407.05

The following map shows all of the places in Pearl River, LA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$60,521

Median Household Income

± $18,261

961

Number of Households

± 203

The following chart displays the households in Pearl River, 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 $20k - $25k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pearl River, LA is from Louisiana.

0.466

2022 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.467

2021 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2022, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.313% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2023

Drove Alone (73.9%)
Carpooled (19.8%)
Worked At Home (4.65%)

In 2023, 73.9% of workers in Pearl River, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (19.8%) and those who worked at home (4.65%).

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

32.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pearl River, LA have a longer commute time (32.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.82% of the workforce in Pearl River, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pearl River, LA (409 out of 2.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 5.

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

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

91.7% of the population of Pearl River, LA has health coverage, with 38.4% on employee plans, 24.7% on Medicaid, 11.6% on Medicare, 15.7% on non-group plans, and 1.34% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in St. Tammany Parish, LA see 1261 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.238% increase from the previous year (1258 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1203 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 385 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,261 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in St. Tammany Parish, LA

Primary care physicians in St. Tammany Parish, LA see an average of 1,261 patients per year. This represents a 0.238% increase from the previous year (1,258 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in St. Tammany Parish, LA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.7% were men and 46.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

8.26%

Uninsured

38.4%

Employer Coverage

24.7%

Medicaid

11.6%

Medicare

15.7%

Non-Group

1.34%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Pearl River, LA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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