| Data |
Louisiana |
USA |
| Population, 2003 |
4.5 million (1.5% of total) |
291 million |
| Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
27.3% |
25.7% |
| Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
11.6% |
12.4% |
| White persons, percent, 2000 |
63.9% |
75.1% |
| Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 |
32.5% |
12.3% |
| White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
62.5% |
69.1% |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
2.4% |
12.5% |
| High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
74.8% |
80.4% |
| Homeownership rate, 2000 |
67.9% |
66.2% |
| Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
19.6% |
12.4% |
| Median household income, 1999 |
$32,566 (77.5% of national average) |
$41,994 |
| Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000) |
$29.99 billion
(1.6% of US total, $6,664 per capita) |
$1.9 trillion
($6,529 per capita) |
| Persons per square mile, 2000 |
102.6 |
79.6 |
