Prairieville, LA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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37%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

84%

Household income NAT. AVG.

8%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Prairieville	Louisiana	National
Income per capita	$61,336	$37,400	$44,883
Median household income	$149,705	$67,394	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$163,858	$88,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$65,586	$40,850	$52,080
Median earnings male	$108,345	$55,004	$54,343
Median earnings female	$70,548	$33,160	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.5%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	4.6%	19.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Prairieville is 37% higher than the national average
The median household income in Prairieville is 84% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Prairieville is 8% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Prairieville is 70% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$99,793 $149,705 $299,410

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Prairieville median earnings by income bracket

Prairieville employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.9%	11.9%
Manufacturing sector	19.5%	19.5%
Financial & insurance services	3.6%	3.6%
Wholesale & retail services	19.1%	19.1%
Public administration	9.4%	9.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.2%	5.2%
Education, health & social services	8.3%	8.3%
Other	21.9%	21.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Oak Hills Place, LA	8,788	$153,943	89.3%
Shenandoah, LA	21,716	$138,777	70.6%
Village St. George, LA	7,891	$133,257	63.8%
Westminster, LA	2,779	$126,690	55.8%
Old Jefferson, LA	7,565	$111,487	37.1%
Prairieville, LA	34,153	$149,705	84.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Leduc, AB	34,166	n/a
Lake Stevens, WA	34,189	$138,957	70.8%
Baldwin, NY	34,096	$178,305	119.2%
Stratford, ON	34,224	n/a
Parkland, FL	34,063	$237,354	191.8%
Prairieville, LA	34,153	$149,705	84.1%

Source: The Prairieville, 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.