Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

Plaquemines Parish has a population of 22,803 and has shrunk 5.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $282,900, about 3.3 times the county's median household income of $86,315.

Home price
$282,900
Income
$86,315
Population
22,803
Unemployment
4.2%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$282,900county
Median gross rent$1,573county
Median year homes here were built1997county
Share of homes built before 198027.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile28.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.6%county
Typical monthly rent$2,125county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,331county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,113county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,701county
Home insurance / yr$5,986(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.3(statewide)
Median household income$86,315county
Family health premium / yr$23,190(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,873(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.581(statewide)
Poverty rate12.9%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home5.9%county
Unemployment rate4.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.4%county
Share of workers employed by government19.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.1%county
Economic output per resident$175,711county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.50%county
Top state income tax3.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax10.13%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time25.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service28 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport6537092county
Miles to nearest general aviation field23 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station18 micounty
Households without a vehicle1.9%county
Traffic deaths35.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-8.5(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher21.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.6%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment4283county
Students per full-time teacher12.0county
Free lunch eligible61.1%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution14 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians22county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year19.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year15.3%county
Frequent mental distress19.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population22,803county
Land area in square miles781county
People per square mile of land29.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store20.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-5.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age37.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over14.1%county
Share of households that are one person23.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.9%county
Second languages10.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls74.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents106county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-9county
Households that moved in765county
Households that moved away823county
Average income of arriving households$60,905county
Average income of departing households$62,897county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year47county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings29.8%county
Violent crime rate520(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature71.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation54.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.72 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F63 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing5 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days334 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJan 24county
Average first fall frostDec 24county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$135county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh11.1¢county
Household electricity use1,224 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity62.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas34.4%county
Homes heated by propane1.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband88.5%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk26.4county
Coastal flood risk83.0county
Drought risk82.6county
Landslide risk15.6county
Hail risk27.7county
Earthquake risk29.5county
Tornado risk40.2county
Tropical cyclone risk94.9county
Extreme heat risk62.9county
Winter weather risk16.8county
Strong wind risk4.7county
Wildfire risk20.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Plaquemines Parish directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Louisiana figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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