Port Allen, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

4,942

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

46.5

4.03% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

20.5%

6.98% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$59,474

0.158% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$181,300

Population & Diversity

Port Allen, LA is home to a population of 4.94k people, from which 98.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.59% of Port Allen, LA residents were born outside of the country (128 people).

In 2024, there were 1.03 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.37k people) in Port Allen, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.3k White (Non-Hispanic) and 107 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.4%

2024 Citizenship

98.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.4% of Port Allen, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Port Allen, LA was 98.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Port Allen, LA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.37k ± 496
White (Non-Hispanic)
2.3k ± 479
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
107 ± 155

2.04%

Hispanic Population

101 people

2.04% of the people in Port Allen, LA are hispanic (101 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Port Allen, 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

2.59%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

128 people

1.99%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

98 people

As of 2024, 2.59% of Port Allen, LA residents (128 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 Port Allen, LA was 1.99%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
98 ± 86
Gulf War (2001-)
40 ± 39
Korea
30 ± 39

Port Allen, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.45 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Port Allen, LA.

Economy

The economy of Port Allen, LA employs 2.37k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Port Allen, LA were Health Care & Social Assistance (366 people), Retail Trade (355 people), and Educational Services (319 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($81,917), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($80,643), and Educational Services ($57,135).

Employment

Occupations

2.37k

2024 Value

± 411

−14.2%

1 Year decline

± 27.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Port Allen, LA declined at a rate of −14.2%, from 2.76k employees to 2.37k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Port Allen, LA, are Management Occupations (301 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (205 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (201 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Port Allen, 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

2.37k

2024 Value

± 411

−14.2%

1 Year decline

± 27.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Port Allen, LA declined at a rate of −14.2%, from 2.76k employees to 2.37k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Port Allen, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (366 people), Retail Trade (355 people), and Educational Services (319 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Port Allen, LA, though some of these residents may live in Port Allen, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,435

Median earning men ± $13,171

$42,071

Median earning women ± $10,494

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($81,036), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($63,139), and Public Administration ($62,098).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($85,469), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($81,917), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($55,365).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Port Allen, LA was $181,300 in 2024, which is 0.545 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $167,700 to $181,300, a 8.11% increase. The homeownership rate in Port Allen, LA is 64.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Port Allen, LA have an average commute time of 19.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Port Allen, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$181,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,193

$1,595

Median Property Taxes

±$292

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 Port Allen, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

64.3%

Homeownership

2024

59.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 64.3% of the housing units in Port Allen, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 64.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Port Allen, 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.

$59,474

Median Household Income

± $6,656

2.48k

Number of Households

± 407

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.48k households in Port Allen, LA grew to $59,474 from the previous year's value of $59,380.

The following chart displays the households in Port Allen, 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 Port Allen, 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 (78.4%)
Carpooled (9.21%)
Worked At Home (8.41%)

In 2024, 78.4% of workers in Port Allen, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.21%) and those who worked at home (8.41%).

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

19.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Port Allen, LA have a shorter commute time (19.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.02% of the workforce in Port Allen, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Port Allen, LA (1k out of 4.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Port Allen, LA is Black, followed by White 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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