Point Place, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

476

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

56.3

32.5% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

4.62%

202% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$37,429

2024 Median Property Value

$253,600

Population & Diversity

Point Place, LA is home to a population of 476 people, from which 100% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.63% of Point Place, LA residents were born outside of the country (3 people).

In 2024, there were 4.68 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (360 people) in Point Place, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 77 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 12 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (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 Point Place, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Point Place, LA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Point Place, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
360 ± 154
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
77 ± 51
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
12 ± 9

2.73%

Hispanic Population

13 people

2.73% of the people in Point Place, LA are hispanic (13 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Point 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

0.63%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

3 people

0.849%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

5 people

As of 2024, 0.63% of Point Place, LA residents (3 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 Point Place, LA was 0.849%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
9 ± 21
Gulf War (1990s)
2 ± 15

Point Place, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.5 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Point Place, LA employs 162 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Point Place, LA were Educational Services (34 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (23 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (19 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($92,083), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($63,917), and Educational Services ($63,167).

Employment

Occupations

162

2024 Value

± 94

−19.4%

1 Year decline

± 98.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Point Place, LA declined at a rate of −19.4%, from 201 employees to 162 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Point Place, LA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (29 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (25 people), and Management Occupations (17 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Point 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

162

2024 Value

± 94

−19.4%

1 Year decline

± 98.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Point Place, LA declined at a rate of −19.4%, from 201 employees to 162 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Point Place, LA, are Educational Services (34 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (23 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (19 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Point Place, LA, though some of these residents may live in Point Place, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$71,786

Median earning men ± $51,000

$41,842

Median earning women ± $10,717

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($114,167).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($62,917) and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($40,329).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Point Place, LA was $253,600 in 2024, which is 0.762 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $303,100 to $253,600, a 16.3% decrease. The homeownership rate in Point Place, LA is 87.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Point Place, LA have an average commute time of 27.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Point Place, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$253,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$132,701

$202

Median Property Taxes

±$94

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 Point Place, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

87.4%

Homeownership

2024

59.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 87.4% of the housing units in Point Place, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 87.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Point 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.

$37,429

Median Household Income

± $27,097

231

Number of Households

± 97

The following chart displays the households in Point 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 $35k - $40k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Point 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 (63.6%)
Carpooled (31.5%)
Public Transit (2.47%)

In 2024, 63.6% of workers in Point Place, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (31.5%) and those who used public transit to get to work (2.47%).

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

27.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Point Place, LA have a longer commute time (27.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.56% of the workforce in Point Place, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Point 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 Point Place, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Point Place, LA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.62% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Point Place, LA (22 out of 476 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Point Place, LA is White, followed by Hispanic 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

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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