Laplace, LA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 19%

Household income 3%

Unemployment 3%

Index	Laplace	Louisiana	National
Income per capita	$24,151	$25,515	$29,829
Median household income	$56,732	$45,652	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$65,951	$59,392	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$37,756	$27,113	$35,192
Median earnings male	$40,633	$38,087	$36,919
Median earnings female	$27,087	$22,909	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.5%	4.6%	4.7%
Poverty level	15.0%	19.7%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Laplace is 19% lower than the national average
The median household income in Laplace is 3% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Laplace is 3% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Laplace is 1% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$37,817$56,732$113,464

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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Laplace median earnings by income bracket

Laplace employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.5%	1.9%
Manufacturing sector	19.5%	0.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.8%	8.0%
Wholesale & retail services	15.6%	13.4%
Public administration	2.8%	3.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.0%	3.0%
Education, health & social services	10.0%	39.0%
Other	25.7%	25.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Destrehan, LA	11,211	$84,044	51.9%
Montz, LA	2,059	$75,446	36.4%
Luling, LA	12,855	$68,594	24.0%
Paulina, LA	1,210	$67,060	21.2%
Ama, LA	1,349	$66,094	19.5%
Laplace, LA	28,845	$56,732	2.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Henderson, KY	28,870	$34,793	37.1%
Rahway, NJ	28,884	$66,457	20.1%
Courtenay, BC	28,804	n/a
Perry Hall, MD	28,797	$80,852	46.1%
Schererville, IN	28,899	$69,525	25.7%
Laplace, LA	28,845	$56,732	2.5%

Source: The Laplace, LA employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).