2022 population: 775,396
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 457,568 | 59.01% | |
Black: | 265,671 | 34.26% | |
Indian: | 2,180 | 0.28% | |
Asian: | 6,146 | 0.79% | |
2+ races: | 20,048 | 2.59% | |
Hispanic: | 21,860 | 2.82% | |
Total non-White: | 317,828 | 40.99% |
Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 346,420 | |
Median Value | $152,500 | |
Occupied | 281,328 | 81.2% |
Vacant | 65,092 | 18.8% |
Owned | 186,926 | 66.4% |
Rented | 94,402 | 33.6% |
Median Rent | $841 | |
Single-Family Units | 235,164 | 67.9% |
Detached | 231,189 | 66.7% |
Attached | 3,975 | 1.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 18,651 | 5.4% |
Mobile Homes | 68,415 | 19.7% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 24,104 | 8.6% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 21,698 | 7.7% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 16,983 | 6.0% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 17,130 | 6.1% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 15,008 | 5.3% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 15,346 | 5.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 11,465 | 4.1% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 11,172 | 4.0% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 11,816 | 4.2% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 19,862 | 7.1% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 24,348 | 8.7% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 28,302 | 10.1% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 20,504 | 7.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 14,723 | 5.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 15,571 | 5.5% |
$200,000 or more | 13,296 | 4.7% |
Median Household Income | 48,061 | |
Per Capita Income | 27,404 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 24,024 | 8.5% |
Public Assistance | 6,688 | 2.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 58,838 | 20.9% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 277,331 | 58.5% |
Unemployed | 21,683 | 4.6% |
In Armed Forces | 1,046 | 0.2% |
Total Labor Force | 300,060 | 63.3% |
Not in Labor Force | 174,016 | 36.7% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 41.3% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 106,374 | 92,819 | 53.4% |
Non-Profit | 5,607 | 12,686 | 30.7% |
Self-Employed | 19,442 | 9,807 | 66.5% |
Local Government | 10,804 | 15,127 | 41.7% |
State Government | 9,258 | 16,842 | 35.5% |
Federal Government | 3,098 | 4,324 | 41.7% |
Total Private + Self | 125,816 | 102,626 | 55.1% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 28,767 | 48,979 | 37.0% |
Total | 154,583 | 151,605 | 50.5% |
Pct. Govt. | 19.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 35,488 | 11.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 61,141 | 19.9% |
Professional, Technical | 66,820 | 21.8% |
Service Occupations | 65,125 | 21.2% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 2,964 | 1.0% |
All others | 78,147 | 25.5% |
White Collar | 53.3% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Retail trade | 35,371 | 11.5% |
Educational services and health care | 32,069 | 10.5% |
Construction | 23,480 | 7.7% |
Manufacturing | 22,361 | 7.3% |
Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 22,318 | 7.3% |
Public administration | 20,803 | 6.8% |
Other services | 13,996 | 4.6% |
Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 12,915 | 4.2% |
Professional, scientific, management | 11,935 | 3.9% |
Finance, insurance and real estate | 9,978 | 3.3% |
Wholesale trade | 7,087 | 2.3% |
Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 6,714 | 2.2% |
Information | 4,707 | 1.5% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 11,110 | 1.43% |
Puerto Rican | 1,694 | 0.22% |
Cuban | 1,029 | 0.13% |
Dominican | 300 | 0.04% |
Total Central American | 2,837 | 0.37% |
Costa Rican | 129 | 0.02% |
Guatemalan | 370 | 0.05% |
Honduran | 1,231 | 0.16% |
Nicaraguan | 270 | 0.03% |
Panamanian | 173 | 0.02% |
Salvadoran | 640 | 0.08% |
Other Central American | 24 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 676 | 0.09% |
Argentinean | 89 | 0.01% |
Colombian | 362 | 0.05% |
Ecuadorian | 90 | 0.01% |
Peruvian | 28 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 107 | 0.01% |
Other Hispanic | 4,214 | 0.54% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 1,339 | 0.17% |
Vietnamese | 1,086 | 0.14% |
Chinese | 1,041 | 0.13% |
Filipino | 726 | 0.09% |
Korean | 253 | 0.03% |
Laotian | 250 | 0.03% |
Japanese | 180 | 0.02% |
Cambodian | 148 | 0.02% |
Thai | 124 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 699,867 | 96.2% |
Spanish | 13,852 | 1.9% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 5,671 | 0.8% |
Other Indo-European | 1,926 | 0.3% |
Arabic | 1,423 | 0.2% |
Other Asian | 1,122 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 892 | 0.1% |
Chinese | 751 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 737 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 76,557 | 9.9% |
English | 56,750 | 7.3% |
Irish | 55,901 | 7.2% |
French | 48,137 | 6.2% |
German | 35,526 | 4.6% |
Italian | 23,588 | 3.0% |
Scottish | 8,203 | 1.1% |
European | 6,731 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 5,768 | 0.7% |
French Canadian | 4,533 | 0.6% |
Cajun | 2,670 | 0.3% |
African | 2,397 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 2,370 | 0.3% |
British | 2,338 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 2,193 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 767,670 | 99.0% |
Not a citizen | 7,726 | 1.0% |
Native | 761,330 | 98.2% |
Foreign-born | 14,066 | 1.8% |
Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
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< 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
26,752 | 5.2% | 56,340 | 10.9% | 193,057 | 37.4% | 136,591 | 26.5% | 66,426 | 12.9% | 36,508 | 7.1% |
Average years of education: 12.7 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 26,752 | 5.2% |
9-12 Years | 56,340 | 10.9% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 193,057 | 37.4% |
Some College | 136,591 | 26.5% |
Bach. Degree | 66,426 | 12.9% |
Grad Degree | 36,508 | 7.1% |
Average years of education: 12.7 |
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NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.
Date | District | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | |||||
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2022-11-08 | LA05 | Julia Letlow* (R) | 151,080 | 67.6% | Omar Dantzler (D) | 35,149 | 15.7% | 37,324 | 16.7% | 223,553 |
Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
2021-03-20 sp | LA05 | Julia Letlow (R) | 67,203 | 64.9% | Candy Christophe (D) | 28,255 | 27.3% | 8,158 | 7.9% | 103,616 |
2020-12-05 | LA05 | Luke Letlow (R) | 49,183 | 62.0% | Lance Harris (R) | 30,124 | 38.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 79,307 |
2018-11-06 | LA05 | Ralph Abraham* (R) | 149,018 | 66.5% | Jessee Fleenor (D) | 67,118 | 30.0% | 7,810 | 3.5% | 223,946 |
2016-11-08 | LA05 | Ralph Abraham* (R) | 208,545 | 81.6% | Billy Burkette (R) | 47,117 | 18.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 255,662 |
2014-12-06 | LA05 | Ralph Abraham (R) | 134,616 | 64.2% | Jamie Mayo (D) | 75,006 | 35.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 209,622 |
2013-11-16 sp | LA05 | Vance McAllister (R) | 54,450 | 59.6% | Neil Riser (R) | 36,840 | 40.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 91,290 |
2012-11-06 | LA05 | Rodney Alexander* (R) | 202,536 | 77.8% | Ron Ceasar (I) | 37,486 | 14.4% | 20,194 | 7.8% | 260,216 |
Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
2010-11-02 | LA05 | Rodney Alexander* (R) | 122,033 | 78.6% | Tom Gibbs (I) | 33,279 | 21.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 155,312 |
2008-11-04 | LA05 | Rodney Alexander* (R) | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | |||
2006-11-07 | LA05 | Rodney Alexander* (R) | 78,211 | 68.3% | Gloria Hearn (D) | 33,233 | 29.0% | 3,138 | 2.7% | 114,582 |
2004-11-02 | LA05 | Rodney Alexander* (R) | 141,495 | 59.4% | Tisa Blakes (D) | 58,591 | 24.6% | 37,971 | 16.0% | 238,057 |
2002-12-07 | LA05 | Rodney Alexander (D) | 86,718 | 50.3% | Lee Fletcher (R) | 85,744 | 49.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 172,462 |
Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 2% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
2000-11-07 | LA05 | John Cooksey* (R) | 123,975 | 69.1% | Roger Beall (D) | 42,977 | 23.9% | 12,521 | 7.0% | 179,473 |
1998-11-03 | LA05 | John Cooksey* (R) | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | |||
1996-11-05 | LA05 | John Cooksey (R) | 135,990 | 58.3% | Francis Thompson (D) | 97,363 | 41.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 233,353 |
1990-10-06 | LA05 | Jerry Huckaby* (D) | 128,117 | 73.7% | Carl Batey (D) | 24,050 | 13.8% | 21,707 | 12.5% | 173,874 |
1988-10-01 | LA05 | Jerry Huckaby* (D) | 51,113 | 71.1% | Jack Wright (D) | 14,343 | 20.0% | 6,403 | 8.9% | 71,859 |
1986-09-27 | LA05 | Jerry Huckaby* (D) | 96,200 | 68.5% | Thomas Brady (D) | 32,284 | 23.0% | 11,966 | 8.5% | 140,450 |
1984-11-06 | LA05 | Jerry Huckaby* (D) | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | |||
1982-11-02 | LA05 | Jerry Huckaby* (D) | 71,571 | 83.7% | Donald Greene (D) | 6,081 | 7.1% | 7,853 | 9.2% | 85,505 |
Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
1980-09-13 | LA05 | Jerry Huckaby* (D) | 93,519 | 88.8% | L.D. Knox (D) | 11,748 | 11.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 105,267 |
1978-09-16 | LA05 | Jerry Huckaby* (D) | 66,276 | 52.1% | Jim Brown (D) | 38,969 | 30.6% | 22,049 | 17.3% | 127,294 |
1976-11-02 | LA05 | Jerry Huckaby (D) | 83,696 | 52.5% | Frank Spooner (R) | 75,574 | 47.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 159,270 |
1974-11-04 | LA05 | Otto Passman* (D) | 43,068 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 43,068 | |||
1972-11-07 | LA05 | Otto Passman* (D) | 64,027 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 64,027 | |||
Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
1970-11-03 | LA05 | Otto Passman* (D) | 31,087 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 31,087 | |||
1968-11-05 | LA05 | Otto Passman* (D) | 34,901 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 34,901 | |||
1966-11-08 | LA05 | Otto Passman* (D) | 38,660 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 38,660 | |||
1964-11-03 | LA05 | Otto Passman* (D) | 24,544 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 24,544 | |||
1962-11-06 | LA05 | Otto Passman* (D) | 24,609 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 24,609 | |||
1960-11-08 | LA05 | Otto Passman* (D) | 22,181 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 22,181 | |||
1958-11-04 | LA05 | Otto Passman* (D) | 14,900 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 14,900 | |||
1956-11-06 | LA05 | Otto Passman* (D) | 18,210 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 18,210 | |||
1954-11-02 | LA05 | Otto Passman* (D) | 21,831 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 21,831 | |||
1952-11-04 | LA05 | Otto Passman* (D) | 32,743 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 32,743 | |||
1950-11-07 | LA05 | Otto Passman* (D) | 22,478 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 22,478 | |||
1948-11-02 | LA05 | Otto Passman* (D) | 34,362 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 34,362 | |||
1946-11-05 | LA05 | Otto Passman (D) | 6,049 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 6,049 | |||
1944-11-07 | LA05 | Charles McKenzie* (D) | 25,462 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 25,462 | |||
1942-11-03 | LA05 | Charles McKenzie (D) | 7,949 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 7,949 | |||
1940-11-05 | LA05 | Newt Mills* (D) | 33,462 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 33,462 | |||
1938-11-08 | LA05 | Newt Mills* (D) | 11,644 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 11,644 | |||
1936-11-03 | LA05 | Newt Mills (D) | 29,144 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 29,144 |
Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
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2020 redist | Donald Trump* (R) | 224,650 | 64.1% | Joe Biden (D) | 120,707 | 34.4% | 5,153 | 1.5% | 350,510 | 6 | 17 | 16.32% | |
2020 | 59% | Donald Trump* (R) | 215,066 | 64.5% | Joe Biden (D) | 113,685 | 34.1% | 4,843 | 1.5% | 333,594 | 6 | 18 | 15.53% |
2016 | 57% | Donald Trump (R) | 205,258 | 63.5% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 110,259 | 34.1% | 7,892 | 2.4% | 323,409 | 5 | 18 | 15.94% |
2012 | 57% | Mitt Romney (R) | 201,058 | 61.0% | Barack Obama* (D) | 124,054 | 37.7% | 4,371 | 1.3% | 329,483 | 3 | 14 | 16.52% |
2008 | 61% | John McCain (R) | 177,344 | 61.8% | Barack Obama (D) | 106,026 | 36.9% | 3,718 | 1.3% | 287,088 | 3 | 16 | 14.64% |
2004 | 58% | George W. Bush* (R) | 168,484 | 61.9% | John Kerry (D) | 100,511 | 36.9% | 3,410 | 1.3% | 272,405 | 5 | 11 | 14.02% |
2000 | 54% | George W. Bush (R) | 141,167 | 58.9% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 91,518 | 38.2% | 6,865 | 2.9% | 239,550 | 6 | 11 | 13.57% |
1996 | 61% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 132,407 | 49.2% | Robert Dole (R) | 113,846 | 42.3% | 22,994 | 8.5% | 269,247 | 2 | 2 | 15.09% |
1988 | 49% | George Bush (R) | 122,014 | 63.4% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 70,397 | 36.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 192,411 | 9 | 10 | 11.82% |
1984 | 57% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 140,228 | 67.0% | Walter Mondale (D) | 69,083 | 33.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 209,311 | 6 | 8 | 12.26% |
1980 | 60% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 107,171 | 56.3% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 81,524 | 42.8% | 1,628 | 0.9% | 190,323 | 5 | 6 | 12.29% |
1976 | 53% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 84,131 | 50.9% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 81,204 | 49.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 165,335 | 5 | 3 | 12.93% |
1972 | 47% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 97,039 | 73.4% | George McGovern (D) | 35,213 | 26.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 132,252 | 8 | 13 | 12.58% |
1968 | n/a | George Wallace (AIP) | 71,049 | 56.2% | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 29,968 | 23.7% | 25,343 | 20.1% | 126,360 | -3 | -23 | 11.51% |
1964 | n/a | Barry Goldwater (R) | 82.9% | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 17.1% | 0.0% | 26 | 44 | n/a | ||||
1960 | 32% | Richard Nixon (R) | 27,397 | 45.8% | Write-ins (I) | 16,772 | 28.0% | 15,629 | 26.1% | 59,798 | 17 | -4 | 7.40% |
1956 | 28% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 20,916 | 41.5% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 15,032 | 29.8% | 14,480 | 28.7% | 50,428 | -12 | -16 | 8.17% |
1952 | 35% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 33,085 | 53.9% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 28,316 | 46.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 61,401 | -1 | -9 | 9.42% |
Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
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2021 | 770,753 | 58.1% | 33.7% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 3.9% | 2.8% |
2020 | 734,377 | 59.5% | 35.1% | 0.8% | 1.9% | 2.7% | |
2012 | 765,180 | 59.9% | 35.9% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 1.6% | 1.8% |
2010 | 644,296 | 61.3% | 34.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 1.9% |
2002 | 638,517 | 63.4% | 33.7% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 1.3% |
2000 | 610,387 | 64.6% | 32.6% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 1.2% |
1990 | 507,120 | 67.4% | 31.8% | ||||
1982 | 527,220 | 67.5% | 31.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.0% | |
1980 | 507,333 | 32.0% | 1.0% | ||||
1972 | 455,205 | 35.0% | |||||
1970 | 415,192 | 38.0% | |||||
1960 | 345,013 | ||||||
1950 | 323,891 |
Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
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2023 | 488,751 | 179,316 | 36.7% | 186,267 | 38.1% | 123,168 | 25.2% | Dem +6,951 | Dem +1.4% | 90% |
2022 | 492,987 | 177,716 | 36.0% | 192,698 | 39.1% | 122,573 | 24.9% | Dem +14,982 | Dem +3.0% | 91% |