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Plaquemines Parish

Population in July 2007: 1,781.
Males: 894  (50.2%)
Females: 887  (49.8%)
Median resident age:  33.9 years
Louisiana median age:  34.0 years

Zip codes: 70050.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,500 (it was $27,208 in 2000)
Empire  $33,500
Louisiana:  $40,926

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $64,700 (it was $56,500 in 2000)
Empire  $64,700
Louisiana:  $126,800

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Races in Empire:

  • White Non-Hispanic (60.4%)
  • Black (33.8%)
  • Vietnamese (2.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Other race (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Empire: 82.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (14.5%), French (13.7%), Irish (4.1%), German (3.6%), English (2.9%), Italian (2.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 4 feet

Land area: 5.32 square miles.

Population density: 335 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Empire

  • High school or higher: 60.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
  • Unemployed: 11.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Empire CDP

  • Never married: 24.9%
  • Now married: 53.3%
  • Separated: 2.9%
  • Widowed: 8.9%
  • Divorced: 10.0%

91 residents are foreign born (2.3% Europe, 1.5% Asia).

This place:  4.1%
Louisiana:  2.6%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Empire:  0.4% ($199)
Louisiana:  0.2% ($199)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: New Orleans, LA (50.3 miles , pop. 484,674).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (397.6 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Buras-Triumph, LA (7.3 miles ), Port Sulphur, LA (9.7 miles ), Boothville-Venice, LA (16.0 miles ), Grand Isle, LA (30.1 miles ), Poydras, LA (37.9 miles ), Lafitte, LA (39.2 miles ), Violet, LA (40.0 miles ), Barataria, LA (41.2 miles ).

Latitude: 29.40 N, Longitude: 89.61 W


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Most common industries for males:
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (29%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Mining (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (3%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (25%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Food and beverage stores (10%)
  • Mining (9%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
  • Construction (4%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (25%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Extraction workers (3%)
  • Rail and water transportation workers (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Art and design workers (5%)


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Empire-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Louisiana state average. It is 35% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/1/1965, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 6.4 miles away from the Empire place center injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 10/30/1967, a category 2 tornado 6.4 miles away from the place center injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Empire:
  • EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 39 miles; METAIRIE, LA)
  • HEALTHWEST REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 45 miles; GRETNA, LA)
  • MEADOWCREST HOSPITAL (about 45 miles; GRETNA, LA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Empire:
  • LAKEFRONT (about 52 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: NEW)
  • LOUIS ARMSTRONG NEW ORLEANS INTL (about 60 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: MSY)
  • STENNIS INTL (about 68 miles; BAY ST LOUIS, MS; ID: HSA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Empire:
  • NEW ORLEANS NAS JRB/ALVIN CALLENDER FIELD/ (about 42 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: NBG)
  • SOUTH LAFOURCHE (about 45 miles; GALLIANO, LA; ID: L49)
  • NEW ORLEANS DOWNTOWN (about 50 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: 7N0)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Empire:
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER (about 51 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 2,496)
  • SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT NEW ORLEANS (about 52 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,217)
  • XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 52 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,659)
  • DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 8,193)
  • TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 52 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 10,230)
  • LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS (about 52 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 4,399)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS (about 54 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 12,442)

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Churches in Empire include: Apostolic Church (A), Second Mount Zion Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Nairn Cemetery (1), Cannon Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Empire Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.9 people
Louisiana:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  74.4%
Whole state:  69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  7.8%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  27.9%
Whole state:  19.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  12.2%
Whole state:  9.4%

Empire compared to Louisiana state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

12.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,434 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  12.72%
Louisiana average:  8.89%

0.20% of residents moved from foreign countries ($589 average AGI)
Plaquemines Parish:  0.20%
Louisiana average:  0.11%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Jefferson Parish, LA  3.51% ($36,249 average AGI)
from Orleans Parish, LA  2.10% ($44,073)
from St. Bernard Parish, LA  1.93% ($38,778)


31.96% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,191 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  31.96%
Louisiana average:  13.45%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Jefferson Parish, LA  4.45% ($33,503 average AGI)
to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA  1.29% ($27,019)
to Orleans Parish, LA  1.17% ($30,663)


Strongest AM radio stations in Empire:
  • WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
  • WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
  • KAGY (1510 AM; daytime; 1 kW; PORT SULPHUR, LA; Owner: SPOTLIGHT BROADCASTING OF NEW ORLEANS, LLC)
  • WTIX (690 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WTIX, INC.)
  • WYLD (940 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
  • WODT (1280 AM; 5 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSMB (1350 AM; 5 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
  • KLEB (1600 AM; 5 kW; GOLDEN MEADOW, LA; Owner: COASTAL BROADCASTING OF LAROSE, INC.)
  • WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
  • WFNO (830 AM; 5 kW; NORCO, LA; Owner: WFNO, L.L.C.)
  • WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Empire:
  • KKND (106.7 FM; PORT SULPHUR, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KNOU (104.5 FM; EMPIRE, LA; Owner: ON TOP COMMUNICATIONS OF LOUISIANA, LLC)
  • KMRL (91.9 FM; BURAS, LA; Owner: WHITE DOVE FELLOWSHIP, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Empire:
  • WYES-TV (Channel 12; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: GREATER NEW ORLEANS ED TV FOUNDATION)


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