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People QuickFacts |
Louisiana |
USA |
![Population definition and source info](/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, 2001 estimate |
4,465,430 |
284,796,887 |
![Population percent change, April 1, 2000-July 1 definition and source info](/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population percent change, April 1, 2000-July 1, 2001 |
-0.1% |
1.2% |
![Population definition and source info](/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, 2000 |
4,468,976 |
281,421,906 |
![Population, percent change definition and source info](/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
5.9% |
13.1% |
![Persons under 5 years old, percent definition and source info](/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
7.1% |
6.8% |
![Persons under 18 years old, percent definition and source info](/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
27.3% |
25.7% |
![Persons 65 years old and over, percent definition and source info](/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
11.6% |
12.4% |
![Female persons, percent definition and source info](/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Female persons, percent, 2000 |
51.6% |
50.9% |
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![White persons, percent definition and source info](/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
63.9% |
75.1% |
![Black or African American persons, percent definition and source info](/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
32.5% |
12.3% |
![American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent definition and source info](/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.6% |
0.9% |
![Asian persons, percent definition and source info](/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.2% |
3.6% |
![Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent definition and source info](/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z |
0.1% |
![Persons reporting some other race, percent definition and source info](/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.7% |
5.5% |
![Persons reporting two or more races, percent definition and source info](/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
1.1% |
2.4% |
![Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent definition and source info](/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
2.4% |
12.5% |
![White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent definition and source info](/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
62.5% |
69.1% |
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![Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct age 5+ definition and source info](/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct age 5+, 2000 |
59.0% |
54.1% |
![Foreign born persons, percent definition and source info](/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
2.6% |
11.1% |
![Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+ definition and source info](/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
9.2% |
17.9% |
![High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+ definition and source info](/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
74.8% |
80.4% |
![Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+ definition and source info](/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
18.7% |
24.4% |
![Persons with a disability, age 5+ definition and source info](/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
880,047 |
49,746,248 |
![Mean travel time to work, workers age 16+ (minutes) definition and source info](/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Mean travel time to work, workers age 16+ (minutes), 2000 |
25.7 |
25.5 |
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![Housing units definition and source info](/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Housing units, 2000 |
1,847,181 |
115,904,641 |
![Homeownership rate definition and source info](/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Homeownership rate, 2000 |
67.9% |
66.2% |
![Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent definition and source info](/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
18.7% |
26.4% |
![Median value of owner-occupied housing units definition and source info](/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$85,000 |
$119,600 |
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![Households definition and source info](/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Households, 2000 |
1,656,053 |
105,480,101 |
![Persons per household definition and source info](/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons per household, 2000 |
2.62 |
2.59 |
![Median household money income definition and source info](/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Median household money income, 1999 |
$32,566 |
$41,994 |
![Per capita money income definition and source info](/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Per capita money income, 1999 |
$16,912 |
$21,587 |
![Persons below poverty, percent definition and source info](/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
19.6% |
12.4% |