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Plaquemines Parish, LA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: New Orleans-Metairie, LA
Designated Market Area: New Orleans, LA-MS
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Working Class Country

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2022 population: 22,516   ( 526 from 2010 , 999 from 2020)
Land area: 780.2 square miles
Population density: 28.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:13,922 61.83% 10.9%
Black:4,81621.39% 3.0%
Indian:3301.47% 2.9%
Asian:1,0084.48% 35.3%
2+ races:5522.45% 10.0%
Hispanic:1,8888.39% 76.9%
Total non-White:8,59438.17% 15.7%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:526 11.2
Deaths:53911.5
Net Migration: -1,044-22.2
Net Immigration: 250.5
Change in White population:-1,695 -7.4
Change in Non-White pop.:1,169 5.1




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
23,042
15,61767.78%
4,67520.29%
3401.48%
7453.23%
5022.18%
1,0674.63%
7,42532.22%

2000
26,757
18,41268.81%
6,22723.27%
5492.05%
6992.61%
3461.29%
4331.62%
8,34531.19%

1990
25,575
17,86469.85%
5,91523.13%
4041.58%
5101.99%
n/a
8823.45%
7,71130.15%

1980
26,049
19,57175.13%
5,39120.70%
3001.15%
1250.48%
n/a
5742.20%
6,47824.87%

1970
25,225
18,45473.16%
5,65622.42%
2591.03%
680.27%
n/a
5282.09%
6,771 26.84%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
3,289 12.3
1,8436.9
-7,192-26.9
-52-0.2
-2,795 -10.4
-920 -3.4
1990's
NumberRate
4,142 16.2
1,8957.4
-1,884-7.4
1380.5
548 2.1
634 2.5
1980's
NumberRate
5,308 20.4
1,862 7.1
-3,694 -14.2
n/a
-1,707 -6.6
1,233 4.7
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-3,422 -13.6
n/a
1,117 4.4
-293 -1.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Plaquemines Parish, LA
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
36.4
5,833 25.9%
16,683 74.1%
3,111 13.8%
8,172
2.80
6,224 76.2%
4,850 77.9%
662 10.6%
1,948 23.8%

2010
NumberPercent
36.3
6,329 27.5%
16,713 72.5%
2,577 11.2%
8,077
2.82
6,075 75.2%
4,400 72.4%
593 9.8%
2,002 24.8%

2000
NumberPercent
33.8
7,837 29.3%
18,920 70.7%
2,651 9.9%
9,001
2.89
6,986 77.6%
5,429 77.7%
622 8.9%
2,015 22.4%

1990
NumberPercent
29.5
8,021 31.4%
17,554 68.6%
1,985 7.8%
8,222
3.04
6,564 79.8%
5,344 81.4%
437 6.7%
1,658 20.2%

1980
NumberPercent
25.5
9,160 35.2%
16,889 64.8%
1,688 6.5%
7,749
3.27
6,453 83.3%
5,680 88.0%
336 5.2%
1,296 16.7%

2022 Housing Data for Plaquemines Parish, LA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units9,560 
Median Value$253,300 
Occupied8,17285.5%
Vacant1,38814.5%
Owned5,86671.8%
Rented2,30628.2%
Median Rent$1,559 
Single-Family Units5,77460.4%
    Detached5,01552.5%
    Attached7597.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units2903.0%
Mobile Homes2,65927.8%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Plaquemines Parish, LA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0005446.7%
$10,000 to $14,9993584.4%
$15,000 to $19,9991812.2%
$20,000 to $24,9993904.8%
$25,000 to $29,9993844.7%
$30,000 to $34,9993464.2%
$35,000 to $39,9991702.1%
$40,000 to $44,9992493.0%
$45,000 to $49,9992513.1%
$50,000 to $59,9993173.9%
$60,000 to $74,9996437.9%
$75,000 to $99,9991,38617.0%
$100,000 to $124,9991,00412.3%
$125,000 to $149,9994265.2%
$150,000 to $199,99991911.2%
$200,000 or more6047.4%
Median Household Income77,996 
Per Capita Income35,413 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state115 
Compared to U.S.98 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI3994.9%
Public Assistance2032.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps1,33116.3%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed9,47067.9%
Unemployed4623.3%
In Armed Forces5624.0%
Total Labor Force10,49475.2%
Not in Labor Force3,45624.8%
Real Unemployment Rate 28.1%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector4,0942,61461.0%
Non-Profit28446937.7%
Self-Employed70841063.3%
Local Government31569831.1%
State Government12424134.0%
Federal Government37923062.2%
Total Private + Self4,8023,02461.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,1021,63840.2%
Total5,9044,66255.9%
Pct. Govt.18.8%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts1,60215.2%
Sales and Office Occupations1,96418.6%
Professional, Technical2,12320.1%
Service Occupations1,86317.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing3423.2%
All others3,01828.6%
White Collar 53.8%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance1,27512.1%
Construction9408.9%
Public administration8948.5%
Educational services8367.9%
Other services7727.3%
Transportation and warehousing7266.9%
Accommodation and food services7216.8%
Manufacturing6366.0%
Professional, scientific, technical6035.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.5285.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation4834.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting4814.6%
Retail trade4784.5%
Finance and insurance3173.0%
Wholesale trade3133.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction2212.1%
Utilities1531.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing990.9%
Information940.9%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Plaquemines Parish, LA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican9023.87%
Puerto Rican4051.74%
Cuban1050.45%
Dominican880.38%
Total Central American2270.97%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan00.00%
Honduran320.14%
Nicaraguan390.17%
Panamanian670.29%
Salvadoran890.38%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American90.04%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan90.04%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic1490.64%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Vietnamese4952.12%
Cambodian2921.25%
Korean540.23%
Thai510.22%
Taiwanese380.16%
Filipino170.07%
Japanese80.03%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English19,59589.4%
Spanish6943.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun6182.8%
Vietnamese4532.1%
Other Asian3001.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic950.4%
Other610.3%
Chinese380.2%
Other Indo-European270.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
French3,51615.1%
German2,45710.5%
Irish2,0959.0%
American1,8658.0%
Italian1,8047.7%
English1,0404.5%
Croatian7233.1%
Scottish5802.5%
French Canadian3851.7%
European2881.2%
African2711.2%
Scotch-Irish2210.9%
Ugandan2080.9%
Scandinavian1220.5%
Eastern European1180.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen22,84998.0%
Not a citizen4562.0%
Native22,04294.6%
Foreign-born1,2635.4%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Plaquemines Parish, LA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,152 7.4%978 6.3%4,912 31.6%5,544 35.7%2,016 13.0%937 6.0%
  Average years of education: 12.6
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,152 7.4%
9-12 Years 978 6.3%
H.S. Grad or GED 4,912 31.6%
Some College 5,544 35.7%
Bach. Degree 2,016 13.0%
Grad Degree 937 6.0%
Average years of education: 12.6

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Plaquemines Parish, LA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 10,140 9,513 627 6.2% 6.2%
1991 10,287 9,566 721 7.0% 7.2%
1992 10,523 9,398 1,125 10.7% 7.8%
1993 10,280 9,276 1,004 9.8% 7.4%
1994 10,508 9,478 1,030 9.8% 7.7%
1995 10,527 9,673 854 8.1% 6.9%
1996 10,569 9,909 660 6.2% 6.5%
1997 10,868 10,284 584 5.4% 5.9%
1998 11,091 10,487 604 5.4% 5.5%
1999 11,107 10,470 637 5.7% 5.0%
2000 10,981 10,360 621 5.7% 5.2%
2001 10,995 10,393 602 5.5% 5.6%
2002 10,955 10,283 672 6.1% 6.0%
2003 11,129 10,477 652 5.9% 6.3%
2004 11,504 10,893 611 5.3% 5.7%
2005 0 0 0 ?% 6.8%
2006 0 0 0 ?% 4.0%
2007 8,999 8,660 339 3.8% 4.1%
2008 8,395 8,020 375 4.5% 4.7%
2009 7,986 7,469 517 6.5% 6.8%
2010 10,031 9,458 573 5.7% 7.5%
2011 10,130 9,522 608 6.0% 7.4%
2012 10,179 9,602 577 5.7% 6.7%
2013 10,065 9,516 549 5.5% 6.4%
2014 10,195 9,626 569 5.6% 6.3%
2015 10,286 9,714 572 5.6% 6.3%
2016 10,197 9,651 546 5.4% 6.1%
2017 10,026 9,559 467 4.7% 5.1%
2018 10,099 9,636 463 4.6% 4.8%
2019 10,095 9,673 422 4.2% 4.7%
2020 9,649 8,971 678 7.0% 8.3%
2021 9,587 9,156 431 4.5% 5.6%
2022 9,805 9,489 316 3.2% 3.7%
2023 9,762 9,443 319 3.3% 3.7%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com