Louisiana 5th Congressional District Demographics

LA5 is 30th out of 436 other congressional districts in Current population (2012)

LA5 is 36th out of 436 other congressional districts in Race - Black or African American

LA5 is 37th out of 436 other congressional districts in Income below poverty line

LA5 is 1st in Louisiana out of 6 other congressional districts in Residents 65 or older

LA5 is 2nd in Louisiana out of 6 other congressional districts in Income below poverty line

LA5 is 2nd in Louisiana out of 6 other congressional districts in Race - Black or African American

LA5 is 2nd in Louisiana out of 6 other congressional districts in Residents younger than 18

LA5 is 3rd in Louisiana out of 5 other congressional districts in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

LA5 is 3rd in Louisiana out of 6 other congressional districts in People per household

LA5 is 4th in Louisiana out of 6 other congressional districts in Home ownership rate

LA5 is 4th in Louisiana out of 6 other congressional districts in Housing units

LA5 is 4th in Louisiana out of 6 other congressional districts in Race - White

LA5 is 4th in Louisiana out of 6 other congressional districts in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Size Demographics
	5th Congressional District	Rank	Louisiana	US
Current population (2012)	758,851	6th	4,601,893	313,914,040

Age Demographics
	5th Congressional District	Rank	Louisiana	US
Residents younger than 5	6.6%	4th	6.8%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.9%	2nd	24.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.2%	1st	12.9%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	5th Congressional District	Rank	Louisiana	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	79.9%	6th	81.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	17.0%	6th	21.1%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	5th Congressional District	Rank	Louisiana	US
Race - White	62.2%	4th	63.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	35.6%	2nd	32.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	3rd	0.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.6%	6th	1.7%	5.1%
Race - Two or More	0.9%	6th	1.4%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	6th	4.5%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	60.6%	4th	59.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	5th Congressional District	Rank	Louisiana	US
Female residents	50.7%	5th	51.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.3%	6th	3.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	5th Congressional District	Rank	Louisiana	US
Housing units	324,651	4th	1,978,848	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	10.6%	6th	18.1%	25.9%
Households	276,397	6th	1,675,097	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	65.9%	4th	67.9%	66.1%
Home median value	$94,100	6th	$135,400	$186,200
People per household	2.4	3rd	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics
	5th Congressional District	Rank	Louisiana	US
Income per capita	$19,287	6th	$23,853	$27,915
Income per household	$35,421	5th	$44,086	$52,762
Income below poverty line	24.9%	2nd	18.4%	14.3%