Lafitte, LA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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730%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

100%

Household income NAT. AVG.

57%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lafitte	Louisiana	National
Income per capita	$247,706	$25,515	$29,829
Median household income	$0	$45,652	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$43,603	$59,392	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$27,113	$35,192
Median earnings male	$31,359	$38,087	$36,919
Median earnings female	$44,821	$22,909	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.0%	4.6%	4.7%
Poverty level	23.2%	19.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lafitte is 730% higher than the national average
The median household income in Lafitte is 100% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lafitte is 57% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Lafitte is 53% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$0 $0 $0

City

$30,431 $45,652 $91,304

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Lafitte median earnings by income bracket

Lafitte employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	20.1%	20.1%
Manufacturing sector	2.7%	2.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	4.5%	4.5%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	17.4%	17.4%
Education, health & social services	14.0%	14.0%
Other	41.3%	41.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Belle Chasse, LA	10,241	$85,360	54.3%
Estelle, LA	17,330	$71,948	30.1%
Cut Off, LA	5,362	$66,824	20.8%
Timberlane, LA	10,498	$60,867	10.0%
Jean Lafitte, LA	2,329	$52,083	5.9%
Lafitte, LA	850	$0	100.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hoonah, AK	850	$63,250	14.3%
Moores Hill, IN	850	$53,063	4.1%
Ashland, MT	850	$37,750	31.8%
Woodland, NC	850	$37,083	33.0%
Hankinson, ND	850	$60,000	8.5%
Lafitte, LA	850	$0	100.0%

Source: The Lafitte, LA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).