Plaquemines Parish, LA Demographic Data
Plaquemines Parish, LA Summary
Plaquemines Parish is located in Louisiana
- Population: 23,564
- Area: 2,567.20 sq. miles
- Land Area: 779.91 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1,787.29 sq. miles
- Population Density: 9.17 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 0.00 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Plaquemines Parish, LA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
11,999
51%
50.8
Male
11,585
49%
49.2
Total Population
23,584
323,128,000
Plaquemines Parish, LA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,705
7.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,382
5.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,148
9.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,652
7.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,465
6.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,060
13.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,000
12.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,561
15.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,732
7.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,054
4.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,619
6.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
929
3.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
277
1.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
17,295
73.3%
77.2
Female
8,809
50.9%
51.3
Male
8,486
49.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
16,366
69.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,366
14.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,825
12.0%
15.2
Female
1,564
55.4%
55.8
Male
1,261
44.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Plaquemines Parish, LA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
22,896
97.1%
96.8
White
16,385
69.5%
72.6
Black or African American
4,887
20.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
256
1.1%
0.8
Asian
844
3.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
14
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
19
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
13
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
15
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
549
2.3%
0.6
Other Asian
234
1.0%
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
524
2.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
688
2.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,465
6.2%
17.8
Mexican
513
2.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
276
1.2%
1.7
Cuban
114
0.5%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
562
2.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
22,119
93.8%
82.2
Plaquemines Parish, LA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,322
8.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,656
10.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,794
38.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,257
21.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
795
5.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,694
11.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
714
4.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,978
19.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
12,254
80.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,408
15.8%
31.2
Plaquemines Parish, LA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
5,119
27.9%
33.7%
Now Married
9,421
51.3%
47.5
Divorced
2,162
11.8%
11.0%
Separated
500
2.7%
2.0
Widowed
1,147
6.3
5.8%
Plaquemines Parish, LA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
19,976
91.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,903
8.7%
21.6%
Spanish
831
3.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
416
1.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
656
3.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Plaquemines Parish, LA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
802
9.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
535
6.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
915
10.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
983
11.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,068
12.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,668
19.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
855
9.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
986
11.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
549
6.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
283
3.3%
6.4
Median household income
50,251
57,617
Per capita income
25,359
31,128
Plaquemines Parish, LA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,085
10.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
982
9.9%
9.8
Construction
923
9.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,697
17.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
349
3.5%
6.6
Information
86
0.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
814
8.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
667
6.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
750
7.6%
11.4
Public administration
902
9.1%
4.6
Retail trade
695
7.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
732
7.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
237
2.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,003
20.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,982
30.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,181
11.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,874
18.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,879
18.9%
18.1%
Plaquemines Parish, LA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
10,462
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
8,804
84.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,005
9.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
37
0.4%
5.1
Walked
287
2.7%
2.7
Other means
194
1.9%
1.8
Worked at home
135
1.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.1
26.6
Plaquemines Parish, LA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
266
3.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,231
37.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,513
40.6%
37.1
3 or more
1,634
18.9%
21.0
Plaquemines Parish, LA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
8,644
87.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
6,052
70.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,592
30.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,222
12.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Plaquemines Parish, LA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,866
1 room
19
0.2%
2.4
2 rooms
178
1.8%
2.7
3 rooms
528
5.4%
9.1
4 rooms
1,869
18.9%
16.5
5 rooms
2,477
25.1%
19.8
6 rooms
1,847
18.7%
17.8
7 rooms
1,328
13.5%
12.0
8 rooms
639
6.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
981
9.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Plaquemines Parish, LA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,866
1-unit, detached
5,124
51.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
535
5.4%
5.9
2-units
450
4.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
499
5.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
179
1.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
139
1.4%
4.4
20 or more units
85
0.9%
9.0
Mobile home
2,840
28.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
15
0.2%
0.1
Plaquemines Parish, LA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
262
2.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
255
2.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
559
5.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,044
10.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,121
11.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,227
12.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,482
15.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
3,590
36.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
300
3.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
26
0.3%
1.4%
Plaquemines Parish, LA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,859
33.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
118
1.4%
4.7
Electricity
5,661
65.5%
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
6
0.1%
1.1
Plaquemines Parish, LA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,822
47295100.0
Less than $500
56
2.0%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
104
3.7%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
198
7.0%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
442
15.7%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
551
19.5%
11.8%
$500 to $999
733
26.0%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
738
26.2%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,079
38.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
562
20.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
255
9.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
260
9.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
624
22.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
42
0.0%
0.0%
Plaquemines Parish, LA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,313
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
15
0.6%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
60
2.6%
4.4%
Less than $500
213
9.2%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
293
12.7%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
789
34.1%
28.3%
$500 to $999
943
40.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
279
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,000
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
390
17.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
136
5.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
519
22.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
277
12.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
302
13.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
666
29.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
302
0.0%
0.0%
Plaquemines Parish, LA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
6,052
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,423
23.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
980
16.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
559
9.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
662
10.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,078
17.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,209
20.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
102
1.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
39
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
153,700
205,000