Welcome, LA Demographic Data
Welcome, LA Summary
Welcome is located in St. James Parish in Louisiana
- Population: 1,312
- Area: 5.12 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.54 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.59 sq. miles
- Population Density: 256.09 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 6.56 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Welcome, LA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
607
63%
50.8
Male
350
37%
49.2
Total Population
957
323,128,000
Welcome, LA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
108
11.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
111
11.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
111
11.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
88
9.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
62
6.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
140
14.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
76
7.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
103
10.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
51
5.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
37
3.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
38
4.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
24
2.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
8
0.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
569
59.5%
77.2
Female
378
66.4%
51.3
Male
191
33.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
509
53.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
91
9.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
70
7.3%
15.2
Female
39
55.7%
55.8
Male
31
44.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
25
0.0%
0.0
Welcome, LA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
933
97.5%
96.8
White
0
0.0%
72.6
Black or African American
933
97.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
24
2.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
0
0.0%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
957
100.0%
82.2
Welcome, LA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
17
3.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
78
16.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
184
38.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
102
21.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
45
9.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
20
4.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
31
6.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
95
20.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
382
80.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
51
10.7%
31.2
Welcome, LA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
305
48.6%
33.7%
Now Married
216
34.4%
47.5
Divorced
58
9.3%
11.0%
Separated
11
1.8%
2.0
Widowed
37
5.9
5.8%
Welcome, LA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
844
99.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
5
0.6%
21.6%
Spanish
5
0.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Welcome, LA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
48
19.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
31
12.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
10
4.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
36
14.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
14
5.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
33
13.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
31
12.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
38
15.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
11
4.4%
6.4
Median household income
35,625
57,617
Per capita income
17,204
31,128
Welcome, LA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
10
3.1%
9.8
Construction
16
5.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
131
40.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
10
3.1%
6.6
Information
5
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
45
14.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
0
0.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
26
8.1%
11.4
Public administration
29
9.0%
4.6
Retail trade
45
14.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
5
1.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
53
16.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
65
20.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
39
12.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
65
20.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
100
31.1%
18.1%
Welcome, LA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
315
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
258
81.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
17
5.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
20
6.3%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
16
5.1%
1.8
Worked at home
4
1.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
39.7
26.6
Welcome, LA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
37
14.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
68
27.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
87
34.5%
37.1
3 or more
60
23.8%
21.0
Welcome, LA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
252
88.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
182
72.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
70
27.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
33
11.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
13
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
4.9
0.0%
2.5
Welcome, LA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
285
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
27
9.5%
9.1
4 rooms
27
9.5%
16.5
5 rooms
106
37.2%
19.8
6 rooms
53
18.6%
17.8
7 rooms
28
9.8%
12.0
8 rooms
26
9.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
18
6.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Welcome, LA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
285
1-unit, detached
143
50.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
5
1.8%
5.9
2-units
66
23.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
71
24.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Welcome, LA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
42
14.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
0
0.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
15
5.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
63
22.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
58
20.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
64
22.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
25
8.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
18
6.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Welcome, LA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
101
40.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
151
59.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Welcome, LA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
33
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
6
18.2%
20.1%
$500 to $999
7
21.2%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
9
27.3%
28.8%
Less than $500
11
33.3%
1.6%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
21
63.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
3
9.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
9
27.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Welcome, LA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
56
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$500 to $999
0
0.0%
41.0%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
56
100.0%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
14
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
404
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
0
0.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
0
0.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
5
8.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
51
91.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
14
0.0%
0.0%
Welcome, LA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
182
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
43
23.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
70
38.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
13
7.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
33
18.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
17
9.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
6
3.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
82,000
205,000