Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Plaquemines Parish is 1st in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Home median value

Plaquemines Parish is 2nd in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Race - Asian

Plaquemines Parish is 2nd in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Plaquemines Parish is 3rd in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Plaquemines Parish is 4th in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Race - Two or More

Plaquemines Parish is 6th in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Income per household

Plaquemines Parish is 6th in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Plaquemines Parish is 6th in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Plaquemines Parish is 9th in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Income per capita

Plaquemines Parish is 9th in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in People per household

Size Demographics
	Plaquemines Parish	Rank	Louisiana	US
Current population (2012)	23,921	40th	4,601,893	313,914,040
Size in square miles	779.9	22nd	43,203.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	29.5	49th	104.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Plaquemines Parish	Rank	Louisiana	US
Residents younger than 5	7.2%	18th	6.8%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	27.1%	3rd	24.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	11.7%	53rd	12.9%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Plaquemines Parish	Rank	Louisiana	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	81.6%	21st	81.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	16.8%	19th	21.1%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Plaquemines Parish	Rank	Louisiana	US
Race - White	71.7%	19th	63.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	20.7%	48th	32.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.7%	6th	0.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	3.5%	2nd	1.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	2nd	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.3%	4th	1.4%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	6th	4.5%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	67.3%	23rd	59.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Plaquemines Parish	Rank	Louisiana	US
Female residents	49.8%	48th	51.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	3.0%	16th	3.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Plaquemines Parish	Rank	Louisiana	US
Housing units	9,771	42nd	1,978,848	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	15.8%	11th	18.1%	25.9%
Households	8,198	43rd	1,675,097	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	71.7%	36th	67.9%	66.1%
Home median value	$203,000	1st	$135,400	$186,200
People per household	2.8	9th	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	42	38th	13,018	829,658

Income Demographics
	Plaquemines Parish	Rank	Louisiana	US
Income per capita	$25,015	9th	$23,853	$27,915
Income per household	$55,301	6th	$44,086	$52,762
Income below poverty line	9.4%	64th	18.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Plaquemines Parish	Rank	Louisiana	US
Non-farm private establishments	698	29th	103,216	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	11,603	23rd	1,617,229	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,269	33rd	375,808	27,092,908
Retail sales	$113,637	50th	$56,543,203	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$5,322	53rd	$12,921	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$43,227	24th	$9,729,869	$613,795,732