Ponchatoula, Louisiana Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Ponchatoula is 13th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Female residents

Ponchatoula is 16th in Louisiana out of 61 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Ponchatoula, Louisiana Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Ponchatoula	Rank	Louisiana	US
Current population (2012)	6,712	54th	4,601,893	313,914,040
Size in square miles	4.8	78th	43,203.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,380.6	64th	104.9	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Ponchatoula	Rank	Louisiana	US
Residents younger than 5	7.5%	46th	6.8%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	26.9%	36th	24.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	13.3%	41st	12.9%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Ponchatoula	Rank	Louisiana	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	78.1%	68th	81.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	20.7%	41st	21.1%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Ponchatoula	Rank	Louisiana	US
Race - White	63.3%	52nd	63.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	32.8%	55th	32.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%	91st	0.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.6%	81st	1.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	52nd	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.0%	25th	1.4%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	57th	4.5%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	61.5%	52nd	59.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Ponchatoula	Rank	Louisiana	US
Female residents	54.0%	13th	51.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	0.7%	94th	3.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Ponchatoula	Rank	Louisiana	US
Housing units	2,852	86th	1,978,848	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	11.4%	74th	18.1%	25.9%
Households	2,612	83rd	1,675,097	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	69.4%	42nd	67.9%	66.1%
Home median value	$144,500	45th	$135,400	$186,200
People per household	2.5	76th	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Ponchatoula	Rank	Louisiana	US
Income per capita	$17,782	88th	$23,853	$27,915
Income per household	$33,202	89th	$44,086	$52,762
Income below poverty line	22.3%	35th	18.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Ponchatoula	Rank	Louisiana	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,348	32nd	375,808	27,092,908
Retail sales	$165,902	45th	$56,543,203	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$26,230	16th	$12,921	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$10,944	53rd	$9,729,869	$613,795,732

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