Empire, LA Demographic Data
Empire, LA Summary
Empire is located in Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana
- Population: 896
- Area: 7.62 sq. miles
- Land Area: 5.22 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.40 sq. miles
- Population Density: 117.66 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 3.28 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Empire, LA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
453
49%
50.8
Male
473
51%
49.2
Total Population
926
323,128,000
Empire, LA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
64
6.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
43
4.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
58
6.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
68
7.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
56
6.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
49
5.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
74
8.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
127
13.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
129
13.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
88
9.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
142
15.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
23
2.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
5
0.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
743
80.2%
77.2
Female
345
46.4%
51.3
Male
398
53.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
693
74.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
199
21.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
170
18.4%
15.2
Female
81
47.6%
55.8
Male
89
52.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
49
0.0%
0.0
Empire, LA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
905
97.7%
96.8
White
497
53.7%
72.6
Black or African American
238
25.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
133
14.4%
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
28
3.0%
0.6
Other Asian
105
11.3%
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
37
4.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
21
2.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
37
4.0%
17.8
Mexican
37
4.0%
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
889
96.0%
82.2
Empire, LA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
89
14.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
113
17.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
265
41.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
109
17.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
29
4.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
22
3.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
10
1.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
202
31.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
435
68.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
32
5.1%
31.2
Empire, LA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
223
29.3%
33.7%
Now Married
343
45.1%
47.5
Divorced
141
18.5%
11.0%
Separated
20
2.6%
2.0
Widowed
34
4.5
5.8%
Empire, LA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
723
83.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
139
16.1%
21.6%
Spanish
36
4.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
8
0.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
95
11.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Empire, LA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
89
22.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
33
8.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
86
21.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
69
17.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
17
4.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
66
16.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
22
5.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
15
3.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
5
1.2%
6.4
Median household income
22,813
57,617
Per capita income
15,035
31,128
Empire, LA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
92
28.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
39
12.3%
9.8
Construction
10
3.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
31
9.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
6
1.9%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
41
12.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
0
0.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
0
0.0%
11.4
Public administration
11
3.5%
4.6
Retail trade
51
16.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
37
11.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
60
18.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
57
17.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
85
26.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
57
17.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
59
18.6%
18.1%
Empire, LA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
311
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
231
74.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
61
19.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
16
5.1%
2.7
Other means
3
1.0%
1.8
Worked at home
0
0.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.5
26.6
Empire, LA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
35
8.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
115
28.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
184
45.8%
37.1
3 or more
68
16.9%
21.0
Empire, LA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
402
91.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
358
89.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
44
10.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
39
8.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
4.0
0.0%
2.5
Empire, LA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
441
1 room
4
0.9%
2.4
2 rooms
18
4.1%
2.7
3 rooms
10
2.3%
9.1
4 rooms
90
20.4%
16.5
5 rooms
138
31.3%
19.8
6 rooms
81
18.4%
17.8
7 rooms
22
5.0%
12.0
8 rooms
55
12.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
23
5.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Empire, LA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
441
1-unit, detached
124
28.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
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
308
69.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
9
2.0%
0.1
Empire, LA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
0
0.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
0
0.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
34
7.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
8
1.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
10
2.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
37
8.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
32
7.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
268
60.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
52
11.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Empire, LA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
7
1.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
9
2.2%
4.7
Electricity
386
96.0%
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
Empire, LA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
92
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
7
7.6%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
15
16.3%
20.1%
$500 to $999
35
38.0%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
35
38.0%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
18
21.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
7
8.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
59
70.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
8
0.0%
0.0%
Empire, LA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
28
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$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%
$1,000 to $1,499
9
32.1%
28.3%
$500 to $999
19
67.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
16
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
838
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%
9
32.1%
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%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
19
67.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
16
0.0%
0.0%
Empire, LA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
358
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
166
46.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
55
15.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
34
9.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
15
4.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
49
13.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
29
8.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
10
2.8%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
56,200
205,000