Cameron Parish, Louisiana

Interactive maps and statistics for Cameron Parish, Louisiana: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Louisiana and the United States.

Cameron Parish, Louisiana is among the highest in the country for median gross rent (146th of 3,215 counties), and among the lowest in the country for foreign born.

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Key figures

Statistic	Cameron Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	5,015	4,611,961	334,922,499	2900th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$75,278	$60,756	$80,734	825th of 3,221
Median Age	43.5	38.0	38.9	1060th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	16.8%	27.0%	35.7%	2530th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$202,500	$216,500	$332,700	1376th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,688	$1,064	$1,413	146th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.4%	18.9%	12.5%	2958th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.1%	6.3%	5.2%	2909th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	3.9	106.7	n/a	2914th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.4%	4.9%	14.1%	3092nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	80.2	n/a	n/a	253rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	95.4%	67.4%	65.2%	3rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.0	25.7	26.4	1181st of 3,221
Worked from Home	0.4%	8.1%	15.1%	3213th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.3%	n/a	n/a	2081st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	63.6%	41.8%	46.9%	72nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.3%	n/a	n/a	1396th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Cameron Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Cameron Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	85.8%	55.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.5%	7.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	30.5%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	8.8%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	25.4	58.9	61.4

Age in Cameron Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Cameron Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Median Age	43.5	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	24.3%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	4.1%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.8%	13.3%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	16.0%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.3%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.5%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Cameron Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Cameron Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Households	2,018	1,804,780	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	82.0%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	37.3%	30.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.4%	20.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	16.0%	31.6%	28.7%
Never Married	21.5%	36.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Cameron Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Cameron Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$35,609	$35,038	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.2%	22.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.8%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.8%	14.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.9%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.4%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	26.3%	37.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.6%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in Cameron Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Cameron Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Housing Units	3,463	2,108,902	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	69.0%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.1%	11.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	41.7%	14.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	2,005.0	1,983.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	4.6%	32.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.3%	32.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$936	$1,180	n/a

Education in Cameron Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Cameron Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Less than High School	7.8%	12.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	36.4%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	39.0%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.6%	17.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.2%	10.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Cameron Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Cameron Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.0%	59.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	91.2%	78.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.0%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	29.3%	28.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.9%	8.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.7%	8.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Cameron Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Cameron Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	88.1%	77.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.1%	2.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.3%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.3%	91.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.4%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.5%	6.4%	16.7%

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