Louisiana 6th Congressional District Demographics

LA6 is 8th out of 436 other congressional districts in Current population (2012)

LA6 is 1st in Louisiana out of 6 other congressional districts in Current population (2012)

LA6 is 1st in Louisiana out of 6 other congressional districts in Home ownership rate

LA6 is 1st in Louisiana out of 6 other congressional districts in Income per household

LA6 is 1st in Louisiana out of 6 other congressional districts in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

LA6 is 1st in Louisiana out of 6 other congressional districts in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

LA6 is 2nd in Louisiana out of 6 other congressional districts in Home median value

LA6 is 2nd in Louisiana out of 6 other congressional districts in Income per capita

LA6 is 2nd in Louisiana out of 6 other congressional districts in People per household

LA6 is 2nd in Louisiana out of 6 other congressional districts in Race - White

LA6 is 3rd in Louisiana out of 6 other congressional districts in Foreign born residents

Size Demographics
	6th Congressional District	Rank	Louisiana	US
Current population (2012)	779,349	1st	4,601,893	313,914,040

Age Demographics
	6th Congressional District	Rank	Louisiana	US
Residents younger than 5	6.4%	6th	6.8%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.0%	5th	24.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	11.9%	5th	12.9%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	6th Congressional District	Rank	Louisiana	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	87.2%	1st	81.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	27.8%	1st	21.1%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	6th Congressional District	Rank	Louisiana	US
Race - White	71.1%	2nd	63.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	24.0%	5th	32.4%	13.1%
Race - Asian	1.9%	3rd	1.7%	5.1%
Race - Two or More	1.7%	4th	1.4%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	3rd	4.5%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	68.2%	3rd	59.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	6th Congressional District	Rank	Louisiana	US
Female residents	50.5%	6th	51.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	3.7%	3rd	3.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	6th Congressional District	Rank	Louisiana	US
Housing units	321,413	6th	1,978,848	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	17.7%	3rd	18.1%	25.9%
Households	289,596	3rd	1,675,097	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	70.2%	1st	67.9%	66.1%
Home median value	$167,100	2nd	$135,400	$186,200
People per household	2.5	2nd	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics
	6th Congressional District	Rank	Louisiana	US
Income per capita	$27,762	2nd	$23,853	$27,915
Income per household	$54,575	1st	$44,086	$52,762
Income below poverty line	15.5%	5th	18.4%	14.3%