Pointe Coupee Parish, LA

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2023 Population

20,438

1.04% 1-year decline

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

43.2

0.461% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

17.8%

7.04% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$59,351

11.9% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$174,500

1.16% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

8,382

2.08% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Pointe Coupee Parish, LA had a population of 20.4k people with a median age of 43.2 and a median household income of $59,351. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Pointe Coupee Parish, LA declined from 20,652 to 20,438, a −1.04% decrease and its median household income grew from $53,045 to $59,351, a 11.9% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA are White (Non-Hispanic) (59.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (32.3%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.27%), White (Hispanic) (1.57%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.13%).

None of the households in Pointe Coupee 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.

99.5% of the residents in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA was $174,500, and the homeownership rate was 77.5%.

Most people in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA was 2 cars per household.

Pointe Coupee Parish, LA borders Avoyelles Parish, LA, Concordia Parish, LA, Iberville Parish, LA, St. Landry Parish, LA, St. Martin Parish, LA, West Baton Rouge Parish, LA, and West Feliciana Parish, LA.

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Population & Diversity

Pointe Coupee Parish, LA is home to a population of 20.4k people, from which 99.5% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.33% of Pointe Coupee Parish, LA residents were born outside of the country (272 people).

In 2023, there were 1.85 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12.2k people) in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.6k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 873 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%

2023 Citizenship

99.5%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.5% of Pointe Coupee Parish, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
12.2k ± 86
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
6.6k ± 444
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
873 ± 456

3.31%

Hispanic Population

676 people

3.31% of the people in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA are hispanic (676 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Pointe Coupee 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

1.33%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

272 people

1.67%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

344 people

As of 2023, 1.33% of Pointe Coupee Parish, LA residents (272 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 Pointe Coupee Parish, LA was 1.67%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
315 ± 128
Gulf War (2001-)
117 ± 69
Korea
102 ± 68

Pointe Coupee Parish, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.69 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Pointe Coupee Parish, LA employs 8.38k people. The largest industries in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA are Manufacturing (1,067 people), Educational Services (932 people), and Construction (884 people), and the highest paying industries are Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($105,250), Utilities ($100,729), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($86,042).

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

8.38k

2023 Value

± 797

2.08%

1 Year growth

± 12.7%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA grew at a rate of 2.08%, from 8.21k employees to 8.38k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,018 people), Management Occupations (812 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (713 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pointe Coupee 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

8.38k

2023 Value

± 797

2.08%

1 Year growth

± 12.7%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA grew at a rate of 2.08%, from 8.21k employees to 8.38k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA, are Manufacturing (1,067 people), Educational Services (932 people), and Construction (884 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pointe Coupee Parish, LA, though some of these residents may live in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,923

Median earning men ± $12,777

$35,741

Median earning women ± $4,249

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($104,219), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($96,661), and Public Administration ($75,536).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Construction ($58,546), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($45,331), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,583).

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

28
Retail Trade
25
Accommodation and Food Services
24
Construction

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

$31.8k
Utilities
$30.7k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$26.1k
Retail 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 Pointe Coupee County, LA went to Donald J. Trump with 60.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (37.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.76%).

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 (60.6%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (37.9%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.76%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Pointe Coupee 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 Pointe Coupee Parish, LA was $174,500 in 2023, which is 0.575 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $172,500 to $174,500, a 1.16% increase. The homeownership rate in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA is 77.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA have an average commute time of 26.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA is $59,351. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA was Census Tract 9521 with a value of $67,635, followed by Census Tract 9524 and Census Tract 9519, with respective values of $66,667 and $51,709.

In 2023, 16.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 1.82%.

Housing

Property

$174,500

Median Property Value 2023

±$18,524

$6,353

Median Property Taxes

±$587

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 Pointe Coupee Parish, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

77.5%

Homeownership

2023

67.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 77.5% of the housing units in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 77.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Pointe Coupee 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 9521
Census Tract 9524
Census Tract 9519

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA was Census Tract 9521 with a value of $67,635, followed by Census Tract 9524 and Census Tract 9519, with respective values of $66,667 and $51,709.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Pointe Coupee 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.

$59,351

Median Household Income

± $9,604

8.2k

Number of Households

± 722

In 2023, the median household income of the 8.2k households in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA grew to $59,351 from the previous year's value of $53,045.

The following chart displays the households in Pointe Coupee 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pointe Coupee 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 (88.6%)
Carpooled (3.96%)
Other (2.91%)

In 2023, 88.6% of workers in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (3.96%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (2.91%).

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

26.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA have a longer commute time (26.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.459% of the workforce in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 16.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 1.82%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

17.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA (3.6k out of 20.2k 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 75+, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 6 - 11.

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

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, 27.3% of the children was living in poverty in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 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

92.9% of the population of Pointe Coupee Parish, LA has health coverage, with 33.4% on employee plans, 25.6% on Medicaid, 17.8% on Medicare, 15.5% on non-group plans, and 0.567% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA see 3588 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.939% decrease from the previous year (3622 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2908 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 814 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,588 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA

Primary care physicians in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA see an average of 3,588 patients per year. This represents a 0.939% decrease from the previous year (3,622 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.9% under 18 years, 18.8% between 18 and 34 years, 37.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

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

Uninsured People

7.11%

Uninsured

33.4%

Employer Coverage

25.6%

Medicaid

17.8%

Medicare

15.5%

Non-Group

0.567%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA declined by 18.4% from 8.71% to 7.11%.

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