Louisiana Demographics

Louisiana is 3rd out of 51 other states in Income below poverty line

Louisiana is 3rd out of 51 other states in Race - Black or African American

Louisiana is 12th out of 51 other states in Residents younger than 5

Louisiana is 15th out of 51 other states in People per household

Louisiana is 15th out of 51 other states in Residents younger than 18

Louisiana is 18th out of 51 other states in Female residents

Louisiana is 21st out of 51 other states in Building permits (last year)

Louisiana is 23rd out of 51 other states in Non-farm private employees

Louisiana is 23rd out of 51 other states in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Louisiana is 24th out of 51 other states in Non-farm private establishments

Size Demographics
	Louisiana	Rank	US
Current population (2012)	4,601,893	25th	313,914,040
Size in square miles	43,203.9	33rd	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	104.9	25th	87.4

Education Demographics
	Louisiana	Rank	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	81.6%	48th	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	21.1%	47th	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Louisiana	Rank	US
Race - White	63.7%	46th	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	32.4%	3rd	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.7%	25th	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.7%	36th	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	33rd	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.4%	50th	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	39th	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	59.9%	38th	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Louisiana	Rank	US
Female residents	51.1%	18th	50.8%
Foreign born residents	3.7%	42nd	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Louisiana	Rank	US
Housing units	1,978,848	25th	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	18.1%	37th	25.9%
Households	1,675,097	26th	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	67.9%	32nd	66.1%
Home median value	$135,400	38th	$186,200
People per household	2.6	15th	2.6
Building permits (last year)	13,018	21st	829,658

Business Demographics
	Louisiana	Rank	US
Non-farm private establishments	103,216	24th	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	1,617,229	23rd	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	375,808	24th	27,092,908
Retail sales	$56,543,203	24th	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$12,921	31st	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$9,729,869	23rd	$613,795,732