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Louisiana

LA · population 4,611,961 · GEOID 22

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Median gross rent is better than the national figure.

U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 5-Year · B01003 · 2020-2024 · pulled 2026-10-31

data 2026.10 · built 2026-10-31 · pulled 2026-10-31

Population

4,611,961

1.38% of United States · 4,611,961 of 334,922,499

Receipt U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 5-Year · B01003 · 2020-2024 · pulled 2026-10-31

Unemployment

4.0%

+0.0 pts above the United States

2024-012026-09

This placeUnited States

Table, 32 periods
Unemployment, against United States
PeriodThis placeUnited StatesMargin
2024-014.2%4.1%—
2024-024.1%4.2%—
2024-034.1%3.9%—
2024-044.1%3.5%—
2024-054.1%3.7%—
2024-064.2%4.3%—
2024-074.3%4.5%—
2024-084.4%4.4%—
2024-094.5%3.9%—
2024-104.5%3.9%—
2024-114.4%4.0%—
2024-124.4%3.8%—
2025-014.3%4.4%—
2025-024.3%4.5%—
2025-034.3%4.2%—
2025-044.3%3.9%—
2025-054.3%4.0%—
2025-064.3%4.4%—
2025-074.3%4.6%—
2025-084.2%4.5%—
2025-094.2%4.3%—
2025-114.2%4.3%—
2025-124.2%4.1%—
2026-014.3%4.7%—
2026-024.3%4.7%—
2026-034.4%4.3%—
2026-044.4%4.0%—
2026-054.5%4.1%—
2026-064.4%4.4%—
2026-074.4%4.4%—
2026-084.2%4.3%—
2026-094.0%4.0%—

Receipt U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · Local Area Unemployment Statistics · LASST220000000000003 · 2026-09 · pulled 2026-10-31

Median gross rent

$1,064

better than the United States

This place $1,064
United States $1,413

Receipt U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 5-Year · B25064 · 2020-2024 · pulled 2026-10-31

Output

$329.2B

+3.5% vs 2023

20162024
Table, 9 periods
Output
PeriodOutputMargin
2016$227.4B—
2017$239.8B—
2018$256.4B—
2019$257.5B—
2020$233.7B—
2021$273.1B—
2022$304.3B—
2023$318.0B—
2024$329.2B—

This measure has no national series.

Receipt U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · BEA Regional, CAGDP2 · CAGDP2-1 · 2024 · pulled 2026-10-31

Federal obligations

No federal obligations series for this place.

More about this place

Median age 38.0 U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Bachelor's degree or higher 27.0% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Poverty rate 18.9% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Labor force participation 59.3% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Median home value $216,500 U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Median household income $60,756 U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Unemployment rate, five-year average 6.3% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Consumer price index (United States) 336 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2026-09-01
30-year fixed mortgage rate (United States) 7.2% Freddie Mac · 2026-10-29