Prien, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

7,119

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

36.3

2.16% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

6.35%

14.2% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$87,292

4.39% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$278,000

Population & Diversity

Prien, LA is home to a population of 7.12k people, from which 98.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.42% of Prien, LA residents were born outside of the country (386 people).

In 2024, there were 7.95 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.68k people) in Prien, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 714 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 234 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.2%

2024 Citizenship

98.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.2% of Prien, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Prien, LA was 98.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Prien, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.68k ± 931
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
714 ± 702
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
234 ± 186

6.45%

Hispanic Population

459 people

6.45% of the people in Prien, LA are hispanic (459 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Prien, 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

5.42%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

386 people

4.89%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

403 people

As of 2024, 5.42% of Prien, LA residents (386 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 Prien, LA was 4.89%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
55 ± 63
Vietnam
40 ± 51
Gulf War (1990s)
27 ± 57

Prien, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.38 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Prien, LA employs 3.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Prien, LA were Health Care & Social Assistance (598 people), Educational Services (532 people), and Construction (526 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($179,904), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($179,615), and Manufacturing ($164,279).

Employment

Occupations

3.6k

2024 Value

± 626

−4.54%

1 Year decline

± 25.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Prien, LA declined at a rate of −4.54%, from 3.77k employees to 3.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Prien, LA, are Management Occupations (623 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (521 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (407 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Prien, 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

3.6k

2024 Value

± 626

−4.54%

1 Year decline

± 25.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Prien, LA declined at a rate of −4.54%, from 3.77k employees to 3.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Prien, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (598 people), Educational Services (532 people), and Construction (526 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Prien, LA, though some of these residents may live in Prien, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$77,385

Median earning men ± $45,929

$54,973

Median earning women ± $8,275

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($202,179), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($179,615), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($105,857).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($107,404), Manufacturing ($83,175), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($73,611).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Prien, LA was $278,000 in 2024, which is 0.836 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $278,400 to $278,000, a 0.144% decrease. The homeownership rate in Prien, LA is 85.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Prien, LA have an average commute time of 17 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Prien, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$278,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$26,764

$2,273

Median Property Taxes

±$462

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

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

Rent vs Own

85.3%

Homeownership

2024

65%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 85.3% of the housing units in Prien, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 84.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Prien, 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.

$87,292

Median Household Income

± $16,194

2.67k

Number of Households

± 510

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.67k households in Prien, LA declined from $87,292 from the previous year's value of $91,300.

The following chart displays the households in Prien, 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 Prien, 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 (84.6%)
Carpooled (8.16%)
Worked At Home (6.67%)

In 2024, 84.6% of workers in Prien, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.16%) and those who worked at home (6.67%).

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

17 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Prien, LA have a shorter commute time (17 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.828% of the workforce in Prien, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.35% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Prien, LA (451 out of 7.1k 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 Males 25 - 34, followed by Males < 5 and then Females 18 - 24.

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

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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