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General Demographics

Homeless Demographics

Indicators National Louisiana  Populations Total population 304,059,724[1] 4,293,204[2] Families 34,884,816[3] 489,360[4] Children 89,378,554[5] 1,306,610[6]  Households Average family size 3.20[7] 3.20[8]  Family Composition One parent (female) 23.80%[9] 31.11%[10] One parent (male) 7.27%[11] 7.14%[12] Two-parent 68.93%[13] 61.75%[14]  Income Median family income $63,211[15] $50,727[16] Mean family income $82,719[17] $66,429[18] Fair market rent two-bedroom apartment $928[19] $746[20] Income needed to afford two-bedroom apartment $37,105[21] $29,830[22]  Employment Unemployed 5.80%[23] 6.43%[24]  Families Below Poverty Level Total 14.93%[25] 22.55%[26] Children under 5 21.02%[27] 29.69%[28] Children 5-17 16.53%[29] 25.16%[30]  Education No high school diploma 15.47%[31] 20.09%[32] High school and above 84.53%[33] 79.91%[34] Bachelor’s degree and above 27.41%[35] 20.39%[36] High school dropout rate 3.70%[37] 7.50%[38]  Teen Birth Rate Percent of total births to teens 10.36%[39] 13.66%[40] Birth rate ranking 48[41]