Tallulah, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

5,969

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

31.9

0.313% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

41.7%

7.83% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$33,419

2.44% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$79,300

Population & Diversity

Tallulah, LA is home to a population of 5.97k people, from which 99.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.02% of Tallulah, LA residents were born outside of the country (61 people).

In 2024, there were 6.22 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.94k people) in Tallulah, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 794 White (Non-Hispanic) and 117 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%

2024 Citizenship

99.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.1% of Tallulah, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Tallulah, LA was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Tallulah, LA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
4.94k ± 151
White (Non-Hispanic)
794 ± 168
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
117 ± 47

1.59%

Hispanic Population

95 people

1.59% of the people in Tallulah, LA are hispanic (95 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Tallulah, 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

1.02%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

61 people

1.05%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

64 people

As of 2024, 1.02% of Tallulah, LA residents (61 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 Tallulah, LA was 1.05%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
186 ± 86
Gulf War (1990s)
11 ± 29
Korea
4 ± 21

Tallulah, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 16.9 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Tallulah, LA employs 1.83k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Tallulah, LA were Health Care & Social Assistance (530 people), Manufacturing (250 people), and Educational Services (207 people), and the highest paying industries were Other Services Except Public Administration ($61,019), Transportation & Warehousing ($53,125), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($49,250).

Employment

Occupations

1.83k

2024 Value

± 317

2.75%

1 Year growth

± 23.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tallulah, LA grew at a rate of 2.75%, from 1.78k employees to 1.83k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Tallulah, LA, are Healthcare Support Occupations (347 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (207 people), and Production Occupations (120 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Tallulah, 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

1.83k

2024 Value

± 317

2.75%

1 Year growth

± 23.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tallulah, LA grew at a rate of 2.75%, from 1.78k employees to 1.83k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Tallulah, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (530 people), Manufacturing (250 people), and Educational Services (207 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Tallulah, LA, though some of these residents may live in Tallulah, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$27,602

Median earning men ± $6,588

$29,406

Median earning women ± $7,643

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($73,295), Other Services Except Public Administration ($61,435), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($35,257).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($41,115), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($30,127), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($18,750).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Tallulah, LA was $79,300 in 2024, which is 0.238 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $83,900 to $79,300, a 5.48% decrease. The homeownership rate in Tallulah, LA is 39.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Tallulah, LA have an average commute time of 15.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Tallulah, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$79,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$24,854

$752

Median Property Taxes

±$159

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

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

Rent vs Own

39.6%

Homeownership

2024

68.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 39.6% of the housing units in Tallulah, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 42.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Tallulah, 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.

$33,419

Median Household Income

± $3,174

1.9k

Number of Households

± 272

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.9k households in Tallulah, LA grew to $33,419 from the previous year's value of $32,624.

The following chart displays the households in Tallulah, 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 - $15k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Tallulah, 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 (85%)
Carpooled (9.59%)
Taxi (2.17%)

In 2024, 85% of workers in Tallulah, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.59%) and those who used a taxi to get to work (2.17%).

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

15.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Tallulah, LA have a shorter commute time (15.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Tallulah, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

41.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Tallulah, LA (2.2k out of 5.27k 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 Males < 5, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Tallulah, 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.

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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