Chalmette, LA

Census Place

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2023 Population
22,447
1.15% 1-year growth
US Senator
Bill Cassidy
Republican Party
US Senator
John Kennedy
Republican Party
2023 Median Age
34.6
0% 1-year change
2023 Poverty Rate
24.5%
4.34% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$56,875
2.19% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$203,800
5.71% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
9,300
0.432% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Chalmette, LA had a population of 22.4k people with a median age of 34.6 and a median household income of $56,875. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Chalmette, LA grew from 22,192 to 22,447, a 1.15% increase and its median household income grew from $55,655 to $56,875, a 2.19% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Chalmette, LA are White (Non-Hispanic) (55.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (26.3%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (5.23%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (3.56%), and White (Hispanic) (3.03%).

None of the households in Chalmette, LA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96% of the residents in Chalmette, LA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Chalmette, LA are Nunez Community College (749 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2023, the median property value in Chalmette, LA was $203,800, and the homeownership rate was 59.9%.

Most people in Chalmette, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Chalmette, LA was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Chalmette, LA is home to a population of 22.4k people, from which 96% are citizens. As of 2023, 5.99% of Chalmette, LA residents were born outside of the country (1.35k people).

In 2023, there were 2.11 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12.4k people) in Chalmette, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.9k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.18k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

96%
2023 Citizenship
97.2%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 96% of Chalmette, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Chalmette, LA was 97.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Chalmette, LA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    12.4k ± 868
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    5.9k ± 551
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    1.18k ± 327
11.9%
Hispanic Population
2.68k people

In 2023, there were 2.11 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12.4k people) in Chalmette, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.9k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.18k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

11.9% of the people in Chalmette, LA are hispanic (2.68k people).

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Foreign-Born Population

5.99%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.35k people
5.18%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
1.15k people

As of 2023, 5.99% of Chalmette, LA residents (1.35k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Chalmette, LA was 5.18%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    240 ± 113
  2. Vietnam
    171 ± 79
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    119 ± 84

Chalmette, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.4 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Chalmette, LA employs 9.3k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Chalmette, LA were Accommodation & Food Services (1,185 people), Retail Trade (1,171 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,122 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($101,250), Finance & Insurance ($64,154), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,500).

Occupations

9.3k
2023 Value
± 727
0.432%
1 Year growth
± 10.8%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Chalmette, LA grew at a rate of 0.432%, from 9.26k employees to 9.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Chalmette, LA, are Sales & Related Occupations (1,030 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (966 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (919 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Chalmette, LA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

9.3k
2023 Value
± 727
0.432%
1 Year growth
± 10.8%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Chalmette, LA grew at a rate of 0.432%, from 9.26k employees to 9.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Chalmette, LA, are Accommodation & Food Services (1,185 people), Retail Trade (1,171 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,122 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Chalmette, LA, though some of these residents may live in Chalmette, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$48,216
Median earning men ± $4,669
$37,113
Median earning women ± $3,560

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Manufacturing ($120,086), Public Administration ($67,679), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($67,056).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($93,750), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,045), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($44,746).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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1.78%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.94M people employed in Louisiana. This represents a 1.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Louisiana.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 60.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.2%), followed by Other (0.547%).

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing the state of Louisiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Louisiana

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Bill Cassidy
Senator from Louisiana2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015
John Kennedy
Senator from Louisiana3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing Louisiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Louisiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representatives from Louisiana

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Louisiana have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Chalmette, LA awarded 749 degrees. The student population of Chalmette, LA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,102 male students and 1,848 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Chalmette, LA are White (311 and 42%), followed by Black or African American (237 and 32%), Hispanic or Latino (72 and 9.73%), and Unknown (62 and 8.38%).

The largest universities in Chalmette, LA by number of degrees awarded are Nunez Community College (749 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Chalmette, LA are Other Industrial Production Technology (102 and 13.6%), General Studies (98 and 13.1%), and Aeronautical & Aerospace Engineering Technology (62 and 8.28%).

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 2,950 students enrolled in Chalmette, LA, 37.4% men and 62.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 1,071 records, of which 74% were women and 26% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 48 degrees awarded
  2. 43 degrees awarded
  3. 42 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Chalmette, LA was Welding Technology with 48 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Chalmette, LA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
749 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Nunez Community College with 749 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 367 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Chalmette, LA, which is 0.961 times less than the 382 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 311 degrees mean that there were 1.31 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 237 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($3,335) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($920) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,625) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 1.13% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.891% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (1.18M), Some college (798k), and Secondary Education (592k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Chalmette, LA was $203,800 in 2023, which is 0.672 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $192,800 to $203,800, a 5.71% increase. The homeownership rate in Chalmette, LA is 59.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65%.

People in Chalmette, LA have an average commute time of 28.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Chalmette, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$203,800
Median Property Value 2023
±$11,481
$4,734
Median Property Taxes
±$484

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Chalmette, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Chalmette, LA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

59.9%
Homeownership
2023
69.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 59.9% of the housing units in Chalmette, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 61.4%.

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Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Chalmette, LA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$56,875
Median Household Income
± $6,587
7.9k
Number of Households
± 613

In 2023, the median household income of the 7.9k households in Chalmette, LA grew to $56,875 from the previous year's value of $55,655.

The following chart displays the households in Chalmette, LA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Chalmette, LA is from Chalmette, LA.
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This chart shows the number of workers in Chalmette, LA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (80.6%)
  2. Carpooled (9.15%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.5%)

In 2023, 80.6% of workers in Chalmette, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.15%) and those who worked at home (6.5%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

28.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Chalmette, LA have a longer commute time (28.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.79% of the workforce in Chalmette, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Chalmette, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Chalmette, LA have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

24.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Chalmette, LA (5.42k out of 22.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Chalmette, LA is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

89% of the population of Chalmette, LA has health coverage, with 31.8% on employee plans, 37.6% on Medicaid, 8.93% on Medicare, 9.27% on non-group plans, and 1.31% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Louisiana see 1,441 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.981% increase from the previous year (1,427 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1692 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 295 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.3% under 18 years, 22.6% between 18 and 34 years, 37.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

11%
Uninsured
31.8%
Employer Coverage
37.6%
Medicaid
8.93%
Medicare
9.27%
Non-Group
1.31%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Chalmette, LA grew by 8.49% from 10.1% to 11%.

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