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Louisiana·St. John the Baptist County
6 tracts·24K people·$200K median·1,142/mi²
Black 56 · White 30 · Hispanic 8 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Married couple 43 · Other 32 · Living alone 25
Retail 29 · Manufacturing 19 · Professional 18 · Health 17 · Leisure 12 · Public admin 3 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 36 · Sales · office 20 · Production · transport 16 · Service 16 · Construction · maintenance 12
Drive alone 82 · Carpool 16 · Work from home 6 · Transit 1 · Walk 0 · Bike 0
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Laplace is $199,900 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Laplace has 28,343 residents across 5 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.1; the population is 56.0% Black, 30.2% White, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino, 3.7% Multiracial, 1.2% Asian and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.7 people; 19.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 13.1% (Census ACS).
John L. Ory Communications Magnet Elementary (43%), Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School (33%) and Emily C. Watkins Elementary (24%) lead the elementary schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,351/month, 14% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Laplace is $69,030 a year, 20% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Laplace, median rent is $1,351/month and the median home value is $199,900 (Census ACS).
Summer highs average 91°F; winter lows average 46°F; there are 107 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 64 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Laplace are lightning (90), tornado (88) and heat wave (79), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Laplace, 0.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).