Plaquemine, LA Demographic Data
Plaquemine, LA Summary
Plaquemine is located in Iberville Parish in Louisiana
- Population: 7,098
- Area: 3.01 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.92 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.08 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,361.27 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 19.69 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Plaquemine, LA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,903
56%
50.8
Male
3,017
44%
49.2
Total Population
6,920
323,128,000
Plaquemine, LA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
501
7.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
807
11.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
545
7.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
467
6.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
424
6.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
984
14.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
768
11.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
744
10.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
306
4.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
433
6.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
401
5.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
328
4.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
212
3.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,852
70.1%
77.2
Female
2,937
60.5%
51.3
Male
1,915
39.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,550
65.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,197
17.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
941
13.6%
15.2
Female
620
65.9%
55.8
Male
321
34.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
32
0.0%
0.0
Plaquemine, LA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
6,902
99.7%
96.8
White
3,097
44.8%
72.6
Black or African American
3,709
53.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
15
0.2%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
81
1.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
18
0.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
316
4.6%
17.8
Mexican
160
2.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
23
0.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
133
1.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
6,604
95.4%
82.2
Plaquemine, LA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
161
3.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
582
13.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,658
39.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
992
23.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
197
4.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
344
8.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
242
5.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
743
17.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,433
82.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
586
14.0%
31.2
Plaquemine, LA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,745
34.4%
33.7%
Now Married
1,807
35.7%
47.5
Divorced
771
15.2%
11.0%
Separated
147
2.9%
2.0
Widowed
597
11.8
5.8%
Plaquemine, LA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
6,287
97.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
132
2.1%
21.6%
Spanish
24
0.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
108
1.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Plaquemine, LA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
271
10.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
163
6.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
333
12.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
233
8.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
433
16.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
573
21.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
260
9.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
267
10.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
98
3.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
16
0.6%
6.4
Median household income
42,430
57,617
Per capita income
21,826
31,128
Plaquemine, LA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
374
12.5%
9.8
Construction
295
9.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
675
22.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
216
7.2%
6.6
Information
44
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
350
11.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
186
6.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
209
7.0%
11.4
Public administration
269
9.0%
4.6
Retail trade
246
8.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
125
4.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
241
8.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
768
25.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
398
13.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
773
25.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
809
27.1%
18.1%
Plaquemine, LA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,917
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,447
83.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
236
8.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
147
5.0%
2.7
Other means
55
1.9%
1.8
Worked at home
32
1.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.3
26.6
Plaquemine, LA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
213
8.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,059
40.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
983
37.1%
37.1
3 or more
392
14.8%
21.0
Plaquemine, LA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,647
86.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,767
66.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
880
33.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
413
13.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.5
Plaquemine, LA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,060
1 room
10
0.3%
2.4
2 rooms
77
2.5%
2.7
3 rooms
116
3.8%
9.1
4 rooms
423
13.8%
16.5
5 rooms
895
29.2%
19.8
6 rooms
567
18.5%
17.8
7 rooms
610
19.9%
12.0
8 rooms
166
5.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
196
6.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Plaquemine, LA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,060
1-unit, detached
2,531
82.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
83
2.7%
5.9
2-units
56
1.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
91
3.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
52
1.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
52
1.7%
4.4
20 or more units
14
0.5%
9.0
Mobile home
133
4.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
48
1.6%
0.1
Plaquemine, LA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
485
15.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
208
6.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
377
12.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
250
8.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
626
20.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
201
6.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
270
8.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
589
19.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
54
1.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Plaquemine, LA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,495
56.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
1,152
43.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Plaquemine, LA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
843
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
52
6.2%
11.8%
Less than $500
69
8.2%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
144
17.1%
20.1%
$500 to $999
261
31.0%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
317
37.6%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
439
52.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
149
17.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
22
2.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
24
2.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
198
23.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
11
0.0%
0.0%
Plaquemine, LA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
821
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
34
4.1%
11.9%
Less than $500
65
7.9%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
96
11.7%
28.3%
$500 to $999
626
76.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
59
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
696
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
225
27.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
126
15.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
16
2.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
70
8.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
61
7.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
311
38.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
71
0.0%
0.0%
Plaquemine, LA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,767
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
214
12.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
499
28.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
278
15.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
354
20.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
321
18.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
101
5.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
124,100
205,000