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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Louisiana is $24,775, which is lower than the national average of $28,555. Louisiana median household income is $44,991, which has grown by 38.15% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Louisiana residents spend 24.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #41

Louisiana	24,775 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Louisiana	28,948 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Louisiana	37,322 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Louisiana	22,260 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #44

Louisiana	44,991 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Louisiana	63,565 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #11

Louisiana	38.15%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Louisiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	15.85%	$16,812, see rank	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.88%	$15,674, see rank	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.52%	$3,026, see rank	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.02%	$21,306, see rank	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Louisiana	56,755 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Louisiana	75,064 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Louisiana	U.S.
White	$54,727, see rank	$56,900
Black	$28,116, see rank	$35,600
Hispanic	$44,481, see rank	$42,396
Asian	$53,586, see rank	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$41,408, see rank	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$64,119, see rank	$53,370
One Race, Other	$40,149, see rank	$40,300
Two or More Races	$37,307, see rank	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Louisiana	U.S.
less than 25	$22,089, see rank	$25,788
25 to 44	$51,117, see rank	$58,398
45 to 64	$53,475, see rank	$65,027
65 or over	$31,890, see rank	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Louisiana	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,610,029	see rank	248,775,628
Male¹	1,744,860	48.33%, see rank	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,153,597	66.11%, see rank	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	13,043	0.75%, see rank	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,140,554	65.37%, see rank	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,040,684	91.24%, see rank	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	99,870	8.76%, see rank	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	591,263	33.89%, see rank	30.72%
Female¹	1,865,169	51.67%, see rank	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,053,331	56.47%, see rank	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	1,831	0.10%, see rank	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,051,500	56.38%, see rank	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	961,726	91.46%, see rank	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	89,774	8.54%, see rank	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	811,838	43.53%, see rank	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Louisiana	%	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,970,623	100%	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,618,834	82.15%, see rank	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	200,083	10.15%, see rank	9.59%
Public Transportation	26,485	1.34%, see rank	5.06%
Walked	37,557	1.91%, see rank	2.78%
Other Means	41,746	2.12%, see rank	1.79%
Worked at Home	45,918	2.33%, see rank	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Louisiana	24.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Louisiana	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,002,410	-	143,435,233
Male¹	1,040,684	51.97%, see rank	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	282,462	27.14%, see rank	33.12%
Service Occupations²	154,623	14.86%, see rank	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	155,584	14.95%, see rank	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	11,381	1.09%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	148,347	14.25%, see rank	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	211,993	20.37%, see rank	17.94%
Female¹	961,726	48.03%, see rank	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	356,441	37.06%, see rank	40.04%
Service Occupations²	229,546	23.87%, see rank	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	329,585	34.27%, see rank	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,529	0.16%, see rank	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,961	0.41%, see rank	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	37,806	3.93%, see rank	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Louisiana	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,002,410	100%	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	95,270	4.76%, see rank	1.96%
Construction	161,201	8.05%, see rank	6.17%
Manufacturing	160,428	8.01%, see rank	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	52,342	2.61%, see rank	2.75%
Retail Trade	233,981	11.68%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	105,263	5.26%, see rank	4.93%
Information	31,077	1.55%, see rank	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	103,808	5.18%, see rank	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	172,182	8.60%, see rank	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	467,620	23.35%, see rank	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	203,255	10.15%, see rank	9.49%
Public Administration	112,506	5.62%, see rank	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	103,477	5.17%, see rank	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Louisiana	%	U.S.
Population in Poverty	874,638	19.56%, see rank	15.59%
Family in Poverty	171,377	15.12%, see rank	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.