Port Barre, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,275

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

0.719% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

21.9%

34.2% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$41,278

3.68% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$75,700

Population & Diversity

Port Barre, LA is home to a population of 2.28k people, from which 99.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.352% of Port Barre, LA residents were born outside of the country (8 people).

In 2024, there were 1.12 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.06k people) in Port Barre, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 940 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 122 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.8%

2024 Citizenship

99.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.8% of Port Barre, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Port Barre, LA was 99.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Port Barre, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.06k ± 337
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
940 ± 628
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
122 ± 173

6.15%

Hispanic Population

140 people

6.15% of the people in Port Barre, LA are hispanic (140 people).

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

0.352%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

8 people

0.305%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

7 people

As of 2024, 0.352% of Port Barre, LA residents (8 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 Barre, LA was 0.305%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
29 ± 33
Gulf War (2001-)
13 ± 25
Vietnam
13 ± 25

Port Barre, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 2.23 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Port Barre, LA employs 868 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Port Barre, LA were Health Care & Social Assistance (221 people), Construction (151 people), and Retail Trade (121 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($148,250), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($148,250), and Transportation & Warehousing ($61,250).

Employment

Occupations

868

2024 Value

± 233

−4.09%

1 Year decline

± 39.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Port Barre, LA declined at a rate of −4.09%, from 905 employees to 868 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Port Barre, LA, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (186 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (144 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (94 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Port Barre, 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

868

2024 Value

± 233

−4.09%

1 Year decline

± 39.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Port Barre, LA declined at a rate of −4.09%, from 905 employees to 868 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Port Barre, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (221 people), Construction (151 people), and Retail Trade (121 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Port Barre, LA, though some of these residents may live in Port Barre, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$38,889

Median earning men ± $10,124

$24,008

Median earning women ± $4,496

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($148,250), Retail Trade ($43,696), and Construction ($36,771).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,354) and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($18,472).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Port Barre, LA was $75,700 in 2024, which is 0.228 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $76,500 to $75,700, a 1.05% decrease. The homeownership rate in Port Barre, LA is 61.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Port Barre, LA have an average commute time of 23.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Port Barre, LA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$75,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$20,073

$523

Median Property Taxes

±$168

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

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

Rent vs Own

61.8%

Homeownership

2024

59.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 61.8% of the housing units in Port Barre, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 56.7%.

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

$41,278

Median Household Income

± $11,879

846

Number of Households

± 201

In 2024, the median household income of the 846 households in Port Barre, LA declined from $41,278 from the previous year's value of $42,853.

The following chart displays the households in Port Barre, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Port Barre, 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 (79.5%)
Carpooled (16.4%)
Worked At Home (4.07%)

In 2024, 79.5% of workers in Port Barre, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (16.4%) and those who worked at home (4.07%).

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

23.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Port Barre, LA have a shorter commute time (23.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Port Barre, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Port Barre, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Port Barre, LA have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Port Barre, LA (497 out of 2.27k 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 55 - 64, followed by Males 12 - 14 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Port Barre, LA is White, followed by Two Or More 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.

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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