Plaquemines Parish, LA

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2023 Population

23,070

1.01% 1-year decline

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

36.8

1.1% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

13.4%

9.08% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$82,874

6.25% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$275,800

8.88% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

10,206

3.44% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Plaquemines Parish, LA had a population of 23.1k people with a median age of 36.8 and a median household income of $82,874. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Plaquemines Parish, LA declined from 23,305 to 23,070, a −1.01% decrease and its median household income grew from $77,996 to $82,874, a 6.25% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Plaquemines Parish, LA are White (Non-Hispanic) (60.2%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (20.9%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.09%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (4.02%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (4.01%).

None of the households in Plaquemines Parish, 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.

97.5% of the residents in Plaquemines Parish, LA are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Plaquemines Parish, LA was $275,800, and the homeownership rate was 73.9%.

Most people in Plaquemines Parish, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Plaquemines Parish, LA was 2 cars per household.

Plaquemines Parish, LA borders Jefferson Parish, LA, Orleans Parish, LA, and St. Bernard Parish, LA.

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Population & Diversity

Plaquemines Parish, LA is home to a population of 23.1k people, from which 97.5% are citizens. As of 2023, 5.95% of Plaquemines Parish, LA residents were born outside of the country (1.37k people).

In 2023, there were 2.88 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (13.9k people) in Plaquemines Parish, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.82k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 943 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.5%

2023 Citizenship

98%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 97.5% of Plaquemines Parish, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Plaquemines Parish, LA was 98%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Plaquemines Parish, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
13.9k ± 194
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
4.82k ± 215
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
943 ± 358

9.51%

Hispanic Population

2.19k people

9.51% of the people in Plaquemines Parish, LA are hispanic (2.19k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Plaquemines Parish, LA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County 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

5.95%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.37k people

5.2%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

1.21k people

As of 2023, 5.95% of Plaquemines Parish, LA residents (1.37k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Plaquemines Parish, LA was 5.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
353 ± 172
Vietnam
296 ± 120
Gulf War (1990s)
240 ± 153

Plaquemines Parish, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.19 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Plaquemines Parish, LA employs 10.2k people. The largest industries in Plaquemines Parish, LA are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,236 people), Educational Services (876 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (787 people), and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing ($96,488), Utilities ($88,203), and Wholesale Trade ($80,570).

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

10.2k

2023 Value

± 885

−3.44%

1 Year decline

± 12.8%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Plaquemines Parish, LA declined at a rate of −3.44%, from 10.6k employees to 10.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Plaquemines Parish, LA, are Management Occupations (1,147 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,114 people), and Transportation Occupations (637 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Plaquemines Parish, 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

10.2k

2023 Value

± 885

−3.44%

1 Year decline

± 12.8%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Plaquemines Parish, LA declined at a rate of −3.44%, from 10.6k employees to 10.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Plaquemines Parish, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,236 people), Educational Services (876 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (787 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Plaquemines Parish, LA, though some of these residents may live in Plaquemines Parish, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$58,986

Median earning men ± $7,940

$31,962

Median earning women ± $4,118

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Manufacturing ($97,083), Wholesale Trade ($81,360), and Construction ($81,080).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Manufacturing ($51,574), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,625), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,682).

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

38
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
38
Construction
36
Transportation and Warehousing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$131k
Manufacturing
$103k
Transportation and Warehousing
$59.1k
Wholesale Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Plaquemines County, LA went to Donald J. Trump with 67.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (31%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.935%).

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

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (67.3%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (31%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.935%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Plaquemines County, LA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

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, 1.03% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.811% 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 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.2M), Some college (811k), and Secondary Education (604k).

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 Plaquemines Parish, LA was $275,800 in 2023, which is 0.909 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $253,300 to $275,800, a 8.88% increase. The homeownership rate in Plaquemines Parish, LA is 73.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Plaquemines Parish, LA have an average commute time of 27.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Plaquemines Parish, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Plaquemines Parish, LA is $82,874. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Plaquemines Parish, LA was Census Tract 504 with a value of $87,558, followed by Census Tract 503 and Census Tract 501, with respective values of $61,250 and $51,875.

In 2023, 13.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Plaquemines Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.04%.

Housing

Property

$275,800

Median Property Value 2023

±$26,054

$6,057

Median Property Taxes

±$610

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

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

Rent vs Own

73.9%

Homeownership

2023

69.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 73.9% of the housing units in Plaquemines Parish, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 71.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Plaquemines Parish, 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 504
Census Tract 503
Census Tract 501

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Plaquemines Parish, LA was Census Tract 504 with a value of $87,558, followed by Census Tract 503 and Census Tract 501, with respective values of $61,250 and $51,875.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Plaquemines Parish, 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.

$82,874

Median Household Income

± $4,444

8.2k

Number of Households

± 711

In 2023, the median household income of the 8.2k households in Plaquemines Parish, LA grew to $82,874 from the previous year's value of $77,996.

The following chart displays the households in Plaquemines Parish, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Plaquemines Parish, 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 (82.8%)
Carpooled (10.4%)
Worked At Home (3.09%)

In 2023, 82.8% of workers in Plaquemines Parish, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.4%) and those who worked at home (3.09%).

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

27.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Plaquemines Parish, LA have a longer commute time (27.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.44% of the workforce in Plaquemines Parish, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 13.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Plaquemines Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.04%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

13.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Plaquemines Parish, LA (3.02k out of 22.6k 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 Males 45 - 54, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Plaquemines Parish, LA is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

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.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 19.4% of the children was living in poverty in Plaquemines Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.3%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children 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

94.3% of the population of Plaquemines Parish, LA has health coverage, with 40.8% on employee plans, 18.9% on Medicaid, 10.7% on Medicare, 17.6% on non-group plans, and 6.34% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Plaquemines Parish, LA see 4623 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.345% decrease from the previous year (4639 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3884 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 598 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.8% were men and 49.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

4,623 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Plaquemines Parish, LA

Primary care physicians in Plaquemines Parish, LA see an average of 4,623 patients per year. This represents a 0.345% decrease from the previous year (4,639 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.8% under 18 years, 19.4% between 18 and 34 years, 38.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.8% were men and 49.2% were women.

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

Uninsured People

5.68%

Uninsured

40.8%

Employer Coverage

18.9%

Medicaid

10.7%

Medicare

17.6%

Non-Group

6.34%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Plaquemines Parish, LA grew by 0.755% from 5.64% to 5.68%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 54.2 in Plaquemines Parish, LA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Plaquemines Parish, LA.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 37.1% in Plaquemines Parish, LA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Plaquemines Parish, LA.