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Profile of State House District 23, LA

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Approximate PVI: D+39

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2022 population: 43,427

2022 Census data
White:	14,396	33.15%
Black:	22,838	52.59%
Indian:	106	0.24%
Asian:	476	1.10%
2+ races:	1,659	3.82%
Hispanic:	3,546	8.17%

Total non-White:	29,031	66.85%

Age, Family & Household Data for State House District 23, LA

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2022
Number	Percent
35.4
6,849	15.8%
36,578	84.2%
5,764	13.3%

17,767
2.16

6,670	37.5%
3,715	55.7%
1,287	19.3%
11,097	62.5%

2022 Housing Data for State House District 23, LA

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	21,896
Median Value	$308,900

Occupied	17,767	81.1%
Vacant	4,129	18.9%

Owned	6,480	36.5%
Rented	11,287	63.5%
Median Rent	$1,191

Single-Family Units	9,728	44.4%
Detached	6,855	31.3%
Attached	2,873	13.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3,905	17.8%
Mobile Homes	30	0.1%

2022 Income & Employment Data for State House District 23, LA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,133	12.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,300	7.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	856	4.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,297	7.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	650	3.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	989	5.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	563	3.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	609	3.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	753	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,030	5.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,856	10.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,723	9.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,294	7.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	990	5.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	803	4.5%
$200,000 or more	921	5.2%

Median Household Income	47,278
Per Capita Income	31,688

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,255	7.1%
Public Assistance	646	3.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3,275	18.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	18,053	62.0%
Unemployed	1,338	4.6%
In Armed Forces	78	0.3%

Total Labor Force	19,469	66.9%
Not in Labor Force	9,639	33.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		37.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	6,272	6,207	50.3%
Non-Profit	1,006	2,203	31.3%
Self-Employed	1,318	1,149	53.4%

Local Government	417	701	37.3%
State Government	444	721	38.1%
Federal Government	303	260	53.8%

Total Private + Self	7,590	7,356	50.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	2,170	3,885	35.8%
Total	9,760	11,241	46.5%

Pct. Govt.	13.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	2,751	13.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	3,377	16.1%
Professional, Technical	7,461	35.5%
Service Occupations	4,576	21.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	3	0.0%
All others	2,852	13.6%

White Collar		64.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	2,998	14.3%
Accommodation and food services	2,851	13.6%
Health care and social assistance	2,741	13.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,064	9.8%
Retail trade	1,959	9.3%
Construction	1,146	5.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,130	5.4%
Other services	955	4.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	875	4.2%
Public administration	775	3.7%
Information	748	3.6%
Manufacturing	693	3.3%
Transportation and warehousing	604	2.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	423	2.0%
Wholesale trade	421	2.0%
Finance and insurance	338	1.6%
Utilities	177	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	104	0.5%
Management	12	0.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3	0.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for State House District 23, LA

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	626	1.44%
Puerto Rican	130	0.30%
Cuban	220	0.51%
Dominican	92	0.21%

Total Central American	1,824	4.20%
Costa Rican	48	0.11%
Guatemalan	381	0.88%
Honduran	838	1.93%
Nicaraguan	386	0.89%
Panamanian	26	0.06%
Salvadoran	49	0.11%
Other Central American	96	0.22%

Total South American	275	0.63%
Argentinean	33	0.08%
Bolivian	16	0.04%
Chilean	12	0.03%
Colombian	95	0.22%
Ecuadorian	66	0.15%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	46	0.11%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	7	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	379	0.87%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	153	0.35%
Vietnamese	120	0.28%
Indian	70	0.16%
Korean	68	0.16%
Japanese	23	0.05%
Filipino	13	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	37,239	90.1%
Spanish	2,465	6.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun	718	1.7%
Other	215	0.5%
Other Indo-European	203	0.5%
Chinese	145	0.4%
German, other Germanic	136	0.3%
Vietnamese	71	0.2%
Other Asian	52	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
African	5,033	11.6%
German	3,087	7.1%
Irish	2,857	6.6%
French	2,367	5.5%
English	2,152	5.0%
Italian	1,922	4.4%
American	962	2.2%
Scottish	519	1.2%
European	467	1.1%
French Canadian	443	1.0%
Polish	419	1.0%
British	354	0.8%
Dutch	321	0.7%
Jamaican	307	0.7%
Swedish	300	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	41,475	95.5%
Not a citizen	1,952	4.5%

Native	40,650	93.6%
Foreign-born	2,777	6.4%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for State House District 23, LA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years		9-12 Years		H.S. Grad or GED		Some College		Bach. Degree		Grad Degree
1,006	3.2%	3,051	9.6%	6,490	20.5%	7,479	23.6%	7,820	24.7%	5,784	18.3%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,006	3.2%
9-12 Years	3,051	9.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	6,490	20.5%
Some College	7,479	23.6%
Bach. Degree	7,820	24.7%
Grad Degree	5,784	18.3%
Average years of education: 14.0

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

Election Results for State House District 23, LA

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2023-11-18	23	Shawn Mena (D)	2,500	57.9%	Tammy Savoie (D)	1,820	42.1%	0	0.0%	4,320

*: incumbent sp: special election RO: runoff election