Lawtell, LA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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25%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

19%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lawtell	Louisiana	National
Income per capita	$33,817	$37,400	$44,883
Median household income	$65,812	$67,394	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$0	$88,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$40,850	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$55,004	$54,343
Median earnings female	$23,763	$33,160	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	13.0%	19.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lawtell is 25% lower than the national average
The median household income in Lawtell is 19% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lawtell is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Lawtell is 14% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$43,870 $65,812 $131,624

City

$44,924 $67,394 $134,788

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Lawtell median earnings by income bracket

Lawtell employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	72.1%	72.1%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	27.9%	27.9%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Carencro, LA	9,636	$71,340	12.3%
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Sunset, LA	2,984	$55,392	31.9%
Cankton, LA	932	$55,147	32.2%
Lawtell, LA	762	$65,812	19.1%

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Parkin, AR	762	$36,817	54.7%
Doyle, CA	762	$96,551	18.7%
Chemung, IL	762	$57,905	28.8%
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Sewickley Hills, PA	762	$226,267	178.2%
Lawtell, LA	762	$65,812	19.1%

Source: The Lawtell, LA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.