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Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana (LA)

County population in 2022: 23,052 (80% urban, 20% rural); it was 26,757 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 3,467
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,576
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 7,114
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,034 (it was 1,907 in 2000)
% of renters here:

21%
State:

33%

Land area: 845 sq. mi.

Water area: 1584.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 27 people per square mile   (low).

March 2022 cost of living index in Plaquemines Parish: 98.3 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (20.3%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (11.5%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (10.2%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 67%
  • Government: 25%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Plaquemines Parish, LA (2022)
    • 14,03260.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 4,46319.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 1,9338.3%Hispanic or Latino
    • 1,5256.6%Two or more races
    • 1,0164.4%Asian alone
    • 2291.0%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 470.2%Some other race alone
    • 230.10%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

37.0 years
Louisiana median age:

38.2 years
Males: 11,967  (51.9%)
Females: 11,085  (48.1%)
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Average household size:
Plaquemines Parish:

2.0 people
Louisiana:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $74,711 ($38,173 in 1999)
This county:

$74,711
Louisiana:

$55,416

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $1,284 (lower quartile is $955, upper quartile is $2,025)
This county:

$1284
State:

$779


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $267,223 (it was $68,900 in 2000)
Plaquemines:

$267,223
Louisiana:

$209,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $90,861 - $442,866

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $372,617
Here:

$372,617
State:

$273,555

Townhouses or other attached units: $369,004
Here:

$369,004
State:

$297,713

In 2-unit structures: $266,957
Here:

$266,957
State:

$325,117

Mobile homes: $86,544
Here:

$86,544
State:

$89,857

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,836
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $449

Institutionalized population: 174

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 68
  • Burglaries: 38
  • Thefts: 90
  • Auto thefts: 13

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 2
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 57
  • Burglaries: 23
  • Thefts: 113
  • Auto thefts: 16
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Health of residents in Plaquemines Parish based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is about average.
71.0% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
43.7% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
55.6% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
64.3% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 199 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 167 pounds. This is more than average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 76 buildings, average cost: $276,900
  • 2021: 126 buildings, average cost: $300,500
  • 2020: 112 buildings, average cost: $323,700
  • 2019: 84 buildings, average cost: $287,000
  • 2018: 48 buildings, average cost: $265,000
  • 2017: 45 buildings, average cost: $253,600
  • 2016: 51 buildings, average cost: $306,900
  • 2015: 44 buildings, average cost: $292,500
  • 2014: 57 buildings, average cost: $228,300
  • 2013: 83 buildings, average cost: $273,000
  • 2012: 40 buildings, average cost: $120,100
  • 2011: 62 buildings, average cost: $111,800
  • 2010: 40 buildings, average cost: $94,500
  • 2009: 62 buildings, average cost: $99,700
  • 2008: 91 buildings, average cost: $94,800
  • 2007: 147 buildings, average cost: $80,900
  • 2006: 99 buildings, average cost: $104,300
  • 2005: 73 buildings, average cost: $102,700
  • 2004: 155 buildings, average cost: $101,700
  • 2003: 202 buildings, average cost: $96,300
  • 2002: 107 buildings, average cost: $90,100
  • 2001: 125 buildings, average cost: $79,100
  • 2000: 118 buildings, average cost: $93,700
  • 1999: 142 buildings, average cost: $84,200
  • 1998: 123 buildings, average cost: $84,200
  • 1997: 121 buildings, average cost: $84,200
Number of permits per 10,000 Plaquemines, LA residents
Average permit cost in Plaquemines, LA

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,387 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,175 (0.6%)

Distribution of median household income in Plaquemines, LA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Plaquemines, LA in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Plaquemines, LA in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 14.6%
Plaquemines Parish:

14.6%
Louisiana:

18.6%
(14.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 21.2% for Black residents, 10.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 7.1% for American Indian residents, 8.2% for other race residents, 9.3% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 37.0 years old
(Males: 35.7 years old, Females: 38.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 39.1 years old, Black residents: 35.8 years old, American Indian residents: 42.4 years old, Asian residents: 37.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27.9 years old, Other race residents: 34.5 years old)

Area name: New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Plaquemines Parish is $804 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $940 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1207 a month.

Cities in this county include: Belle Chasse, Buras-Triumph, Port Sulphur, Boothville-Venice, Empire, Buras, Boothville, Triumph, Venice, Pointe a la Hache.

Plaquemines Parish has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

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Neighboring counties: Clay County, Florida , Brazoria County, Texas , Iberville Parish , Jefferson County, Texas .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.5%
Louisiana:

3.8%

Unemployment by year in Plaquemines, LA
County total employment by year in Plaquemines, LA
County average yearly wages by year in Plaquemines, LA

Current college students: 1,234
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,238 (66.6% naturalized citizens)

Plaquemines Parish:

5.4%
Whole state:

4.2%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 3492010 or later
  • 1702000 to 2009
  • 1561990 to 1999
  • 3711980 to 1989
  • 1121970 to 1979
  • 150Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.4%

Plaquemines Parish marital status for males Plaquemines Parish marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 5,067
  • One, attached: 747
  • Two: 494
  • 3 or 4: 304
  • 5 to 9: 144
  • 10 to 19: 55
  • 50 or more: 96
  • Mobile homes: 2,722
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 72

Housing units in Plaquemines Parish with a mortgage: 2,813 (293 second mortgage, 152 home equity loan, 129 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Here:

100.0% with mortgage
State:

98.3% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Plaquemines Parish

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic8,7909
Evangelical Protestant3,85917
Mainline Protestant4092
Other19-
None9,965-
Plaquemines Parish Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 4
Plaquemines Parish:

1.85 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.56 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
This county:

1.39 / 10,000 pop.
Louisiana:

1.29 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11
Plaquemines Parish:

5.09 / 10,000 pop.
Louisiana:

4.49 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 12
This county:

5.56 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.92 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Plaquemines Parish:

11.3%
Louisiana:

10.9%

Adult obesity rate:
Plaquemines Parish:

30.9%
State:

29.2%

Agriculture in Plaquemines Parish:

Average size of farms: 181 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $34,391
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $2146.00
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 37.16%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 32.14%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $25,979
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 6.00%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 10.34%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $33,301
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.58%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 20.12
Vegetables: 113 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 1,155 acres

Earthquake activity:

Plaquemines Parish-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Louisiana state average. It is 61% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/10/2006 at 14:56:08, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 299.8 miles away from Plaquemines Parish center
On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 184.2 miles away from the county center
On 5/6/2018 at 16:47:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 135.4 miles away from the county center
On 6/30/1994 at 01:08:24, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 117.4 miles away from the county center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 304.0 miles away from Plaquemines Parish center
On 9/27/1992 at 17:02:34, a magnitude 3.8 (3.6 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 126.5 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Louisiana Hurricane Delta, Incident Period: October 6, 2020 - October 10, 2020, FEMA Id: 4570, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Louisiana Hurricane Laura, Incident Period: August 22, 2020 - August 27, 2020, FEMA Id: 4559, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Louisiana Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4484-LA: March 24, 2020, FEMA Id: 4484, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Louisiana Hurricane Barry, Incident Period: July 10, 2019 - July 15, 2019, FEMA Id: 4458, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Louisiana Tropical Storm Harvey, Incident Period: August 28, 2017 - September 10, 2017, FEMA Id: 4345, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
  • Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: December 28, 2015 to February 01, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3376: February 05, 2016, FEMA Id: 3376, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Louisiana Tropical Storm Isaac, Incident Period: August 26, 2012 to September 10, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3347: August 27, 2012, FEMA Id: 3347, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
  • Louisiana Hurricane Isaac, Incident Period: August 26, 2012 to September 10, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4080: August 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 4080, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Louisiana Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 01, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4041: October 28, 2011, FEMA Id: 4041, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
  • Louisiana Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 11, 2008 to November 07, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1792: September 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 1792, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • 17 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Plaquemines Parish (27) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 18
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 19, Tropical Storms: 6, Floods: 2, Storms: 2, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Plaquemines

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 13,012 (81.2%)
  • Carpooled: 1,863 (11.6%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 212 (1.3%)
  • Walked: 360 (2.2%)
  • Worked at home: 376 (2.3%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (18%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
  • Retail trade (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (23%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Retail trade (6%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
  • Management occupations (11%)
  • Transportation occupations (11%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (10%)
  • Production occupations (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Sales and related occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (23%)
  • Management occupations (12%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
  • Sales and related occupations (8%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Vietnam (23%)
  • Mexico (14%)
  • Cambodia (12%)
  • Thailand (9%)
  • Cuba (6%)
  • Uganda (5%)
  • El Salvador (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Plaquemines Parish


  • American (12%)
  • Italian (9%)
  • French (except Basque) (8%)
  • Croatian (5%)
  • German (4%)
  • African (3%)
  • Irish (3%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana in 2010:

  • 121 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 50 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
  • 35 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 27 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 26 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 11 people in maritime/merchant vessels
  • 2 people in other noninstitutional facilities

People in group quarters in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana in 2000:

  • 276 people in state prisons
  • 259 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
  • 76 people in nursing homes
  • 35 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 32 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 20 people in military barracks, etc.
  • 12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 8 people in other workers' dormitories
  • 6 people in religious group quarters
  • 2 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 2 people in crews of maritime vessels
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $81,229.

9.42% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($58,716 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

9.42%
Louisiana average:

6.53%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.68% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($35,176 average AGI)
3.74% relocated from other states ($23,542 average AGI)
Plaquemines Parish:

3.74%
Louisiana average:

2.12%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Jefferson Parish, LA  3.05% ($57,462 average AGI)
from Orleans Parish, LA  1.15% ($73,106)
from St. Bernard Parish, LA  0.33% ($33,741)
from St. Tammany Parish, LA  0.25% ($51,450)


10.94% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($50,851 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

10.94%
Louisiana average:

7.33%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.12% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($27,295 average AGI)
4.82% relocated to other states ($23,556 average AGI)
Plaquemines Parish:

4.82%
Louisiana average:

2.97%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Jefferson Parish, LA  2.63% ($46,427 average AGI)
to Orleans Parish, LA  1.19% ($46,081)
to St. Tammany Parish, LA  0.57% ($72,106)
to St. Bernard Parish, LA  0.45% ($41,703)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.1

Births per 1000 population in Plaquemines Parish

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 8.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Plaquemines Parish

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.7

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Plaquemines Parish
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 10.3%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.4%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Plaquemines Parish
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Plaquemines Parish
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Plaquemines Parish
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Plaquemines Parish
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Plaquemines Parish
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Plaquemines Parish

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 2,734 (2,251 aged, 483 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 781 (13%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana in 1999 - 2019:

  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (219)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (165)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (121)
  • Congestive heart failure (81)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (48)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (40)
  • Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (32)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (22)
  • Cardiac arrest, unspecified (21)
  • Person injured in unspecified motor-vehicle accident, traffic (11)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,407
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 814

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 15
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 55

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 3

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1

Household type by relationship:

Households: 23,052
  • Male householders: 3,798 (1,003 living alone), Female householders: 4,613 (854 living alone)
  • 4,887 spouses (4,887 opposite-sex spouses), 337 unmarried partners, (337 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 7,629 children (6,911 natural, 108 adopted, 589 stepchildren), 596 grandchildren, 87 brothers or sisters, 113 parents, 1 foster children, 331 other relatives, 228 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 416

Size of family households: 2,539 2-persons, 1,653 3-persons, 1,162 4-persons, 661 5-persons, 190 6-persons, 53 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,861 1-person, 168 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 19 4-persons.

3,879 married couples with children.
1,265 single-parent households (146 men, 1,119 women).

89.2% of residents of Plaquemines speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
4.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (35% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 30% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $223,032,000 ($7,699 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $76,546,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $55,930,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $34,738,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $76,000
Federal grants: $23,484,000
Federal procurement contracts: $80,289,000 ($52,882,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $28,516,000 ($20,328,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $432,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,003,000
Federal Government insurance: $717,801,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 2,190
Here:

76 per 1000 residents
State:

78 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,159
Here:

40 per 1000 residents
State:

49 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +7
Here:

+0 per 1000 residents
State:

+4 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +1,234
Here +43 per 1000 residents
State -20 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Plaquemines Parish

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.78 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.3
State:

6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

5.2
State:

4.4

Year house built in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
  • Year house built in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
  • 232020 or later
  • 1,2442010 to 2019
  • 3,4442000 to 2009
  • 1,5691990 to 1999
  • 8651980 to 1989
  • 1,2241970 to 1979
  • 8891960 to 1969
  • 2611950 to 1959
  • 1241940 to 1949
  • 471939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
  • 2041 room
  • 882 rooms
  • 2353 rooms
  • 4464 rooms
  • 1,2655 rooms
  • 9656 rooms
  • 1,0797 rooms
  • 9098 rooms
  • 9179+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
  • 611 room
  • 912 rooms
  • 1413 rooms
  • 3344 rooms
  • 7465 rooms
  • 3626 rooms
  • 3167 rooms
  • 1278 rooms
  • 1369+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
  • 213no bedroom
  • 1541 bedroom
  • 6132 bedrooms
  • 2,7083 bedrooms
  • 1,9524 bedrooms
  • 4775+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
  • 59no bedroom
  • 1091 bedroom
  • 5042 bedrooms
  • 1,2613 bedrooms
  • 3454 bedrooms
  • 655+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Plaquemines Parish in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Plaquemines Parish in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 341no vehicle
  • 1,6921 vehicle
  • 2,3932 vehicles
  • 1,1763 vehicles
  • 3284 vehicles
  • 1445+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Plaquemines Parish in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Plaquemines Parish in renter-occupied apartments
  • 111no vehicle
  • 9401 vehicle
  • 1,0562 vehicles
  • 1943 vehicles
  • 204 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

90.6% of Plaquemines Parish residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in Louisiana.

Plaquemines Parish:

90.6%
State average:

88.3%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 16,811
  • Other state: 4,770
  • Northeast: 840
  • Midwest: 1,175
  • South: 1,659
  • West: 1,066
Year householders moved into unit in Plaquemines Parish, LA
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Plaquemines Parish
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 57.3%Electricity
  • 40.2%Utility gas
  • 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.2%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 73.1%Electricity
  • 26.2%Utility gas
  • 0.7%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 579
Here:

20.3%
Louisiana:

19.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 259
Here:

21.7%
Louisiana:

18.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 119
Here:

14.3%
Louisiana:

17.4%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Plaquemines Parish government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Charges - Other: $2,822,000
    Other: $2,554,000
    Sewerage: $1,633,000
    Sewerage: $1,633,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,382,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,337,000
    Hospital Public: $1,082,000
    Regular Highways: $695,000
    Regular Highways: $590,000
    Parks and Recreation: $523,000
    Parks and Recreation: $521,000
    Hospital Public: $144,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $90,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $66,000
  • Construction - Natural Resources - Other: $28,795,000
    General - Other: $19,050,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $12,289,000
    General - Other: $9,840,000
    Water Utilities: $5,109,000
    General Public Buildings: $4,689,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,407,000
    Sewerage: $2,161,000
    Water Utilities: $1,247,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $752,000
    Transit Utilities: $265,000
    Sewerage: $191,000
    Transit Utilities: $175,000
    Libraries: $172,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,000
    Libraries: $3,000
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $15,181,000
    Financial Administration: $14,215,000
    Water Utilities: $9,477,000
    Local Fire Protection: $9,448,000
    Water Utilities: $9,385,000
    Local Fire Protection: $9,164,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $6,989,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $5,371,000
    Hospitals: $4,521,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $4,460,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $4,414,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,042,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,732,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,623,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,550,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,536,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,506,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,461,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,330,000
    Regular Highways: $2,994,000
    Regular Highways: $2,816,000
    Police Protection: $2,631,000
    Police Protection: $2,412,000
    Health - Other: $1,660,000
    Health - Other: $1,499,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,006,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,002,000
    Libraries: $859,000
    Libraries: $857,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $691,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $662,000
    Transit Utilities: $592,000
    Transit Utilities: $562,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $13,540,000
    Other: $10,201,000
    General Local Government Support: $9,206,000
    Other: $8,203,000
    Public Welfare: $2,532,000
    Transit Utilities: $481,000
    Transit Utilities: $190,000
    Public Welfare: $86,000
    Housing and Community Development: $72,000
    Housing and Community Development: $66,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $8,766,000
    Interest on Debt: $8,758,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $36,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $197,000
    Health and Hospitals: $20,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $138,020,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $138,020,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $138,020,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $138,020,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $125,159,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $119,355,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $117,668,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $112,657,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,887,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,023,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $84,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,000
  • Miscellaneous - Royalties: $6,783,000
    Royalties: $4,707,000
    Special Assessments: $2,472,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,130,000
    Special Assessments: $926,000
    General Revenue - Other: $875,000
    Rents: $555,000
    Rents: $553,000
    Interest Earnings: $457,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $329,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $211,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $103,000
    Sale of Property: $52,000
    General Revenue - Other: $34,000
    Sale of Property: $29,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $16,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $1,401,000
    Solid Waste Management: $403,000
    Local Fire Protection: $382,000
    Regular Highways: $105,000
    Financial Administration: $103,000
    General Public Building: $98,000
    Parks and Recreation: $87,000
    Central Staff Services: $73,000
    Central Staff Services: $67,000
    Libraries: $54,000
    Libraries: $47,000
    Financial Administration: $41,000
    Hospitals: $34,000
    Health - Other: $28,000
    Police Protection: $22,000
    General Public Building: $17,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $11,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $9,000
    Water Utilities: $6,000
    Local Fire Protection: $6,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $5,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $4,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $2,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
    Police Protection: $1,000
    Regular Highways: $1,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $95,423,000
    Cash and Securities: $81,680,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $6,215,000
    Water Utilities: $5,832,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $138,020,000
    Cash and Securities: $138,020,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $8,544,000
    General Local Government Support: $7,583,000
    Highways: $348,000
    Highways: $257,000
    Public Welfare: $116,000
    Public Welfare: $95,000
    Other: $19,000
    Other: $18,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $21,251,000
    Property: $16,254,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $13,394,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $12,914,000
    Severance: $1,062,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $747,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $717,000
    Amusements License: $576,000
    Amusements License: $404,000
    Other Selective Sales: $272,000
    Other Selective Sales: $268,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $17,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $32,375,000
    : $31,172,000

Plaquemines Parish government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Charges - Other: $2,822,000
    Other: $2,554,000
    Sewerage: $1,633,000
    Sewerage: $1,633,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,382,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,337,000
    Hospital Public: $1,082,000
    Regular Highways: $695,000
    Regular Highways: $590,000
    Parks and Recreation: $523,000
    Parks and Recreation: $521,000
    Hospital Public: $144,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $90,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $66,000
  • Construction - Natural Resources - Other: $28,795,000
    General - Other: $19,050,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $12,289,000
    General - Other: $9,840,000
    Water Utilities: $5,109,000
    General Public Buildings: $4,689,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,407,000
    Sewerage: $2,161,000
    Water Utilities: $1,247,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $752,000
    Transit Utilities: $265,000
    Sewerage: $191,000
    Transit Utilities: $175,000
    Libraries: $172,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,000
    Libraries: $3,000
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $15,181,000
    Financial Administration: $14,215,000
    Water Utilities: $9,477,000
    Local Fire Protection: $9,448,000
    Water Utilities: $9,385,000
    Local Fire Protection: $9,164,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $6,989,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $5,371,000
    Hospitals: $4,521,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $4,460,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $4,414,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,042,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,732,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,623,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,550,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,536,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,506,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,461,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,330,000
    Regular Highways: $2,994,000
    Regular Highways: $2,816,000
    Police Protection: $2,631,000
    Police Protection: $2,412,000
    Health - Other: $1,660,000
    Health - Other: $1,499,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,006,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,002,000
    Libraries: $859,000
    Libraries: $857,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $691,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $662,000
    Transit Utilities: $592,000
    Transit Utilities: $562,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $13,540,000
    Other: $10,201,000
    General Local Government Support: $9,206,000
    Other: $8,203,000
    Public Welfare: $2,532,000
    Transit Utilities: $481,000
    Transit Utilities: $190,000
    Public Welfare: $86,000
    Housing and Community Development: $72,000
    Housing and Community Development: $66,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $8,766,000
    Interest on Debt: $8,758,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $36,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $197,000
    Health and Hospitals: $20,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $138,020,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $138,020,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $138,020,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $138,020,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $125,159,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $119,355,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $117,668,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $112,657,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,887,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,023,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $84,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,000
  • Miscellaneous - Royalties: $6,783,000
    Royalties: $4,707,000
    Special Assessments: $2,472,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,130,000
    Special Assessments: $926,000
    General Revenue - Other: $875,000
    Rents: $555,000
    Rents: $553,000
    Interest Earnings: $457,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $329,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $211,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $103,000
    Sale of Property: $52,000
    General Revenue - Other: $34,000
    Sale of Property: $29,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $16,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $1,401,000
    Solid Waste Management: $403,000
    Local Fire Protection: $382,000
    Regular Highways: $105,000
    Financial Administration: $103,000
    General Public Building: $98,000
    Parks and Recreation: $87,000
    Central Staff Services: $73,000
    Central Staff Services: $67,000
    Libraries: $54,000
    Libraries: $47,000
    Financial Administration: $41,000
    Hospitals: $34,000
    Health - Other: $28,000
    Police Protection: $22,000
    General Public Building: $17,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $11,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $9,000
    Water Utilities: $6,000
    Local Fire Protection: $6,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $5,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $4,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $2,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
    Police Protection: $1,000
    Regular Highways: $1,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $95,423,000
    Cash and Securities: $81,680,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $6,215,000
    Water Utilities: $5,832,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $138,020,000
    Cash and Securities: $138,020,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $8,544,000
    General Local Government Support: $7,583,000
    Highways: $348,000
    Highways: $257,000
    Public Welfare: $116,000
    Public Welfare: $95,000
    Other: $19,000
    Other: $18,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $21,251,000
    Property: $16,254,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $13,394,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $12,914,000
    Severance: $1,062,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $747,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $717,000
    Amusements License: $576,000
    Amusements License: $404,000
    Other Selective Sales: $272,000
    Other Selective Sales: $268,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $17,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $32,375,000
    : $31,172,000

Plaquemines Parish government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Charges - Other: $2,822,000
    Other: $2,554,000
    Sewerage: $1,633,000
    Sewerage: $1,633,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,382,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,337,000
    Hospital Public: $1,082,000
    Regular Highways: $695,000
    Regular Highways: $590,000
    Parks and Recreation: $523,000
    Parks and Recreation: $521,000
    Hospital Public: $144,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $90,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $66,000
  • Construction - Natural Resources - Other: $28,795,000
    General - Other: $19,050,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $12,289,000
    General - Other: $9,840,000
    Water Utilities: $5,109,000
    General Public Buildings: $4,689,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,407,000
    Sewerage: $2,161,000
    Water Utilities: $1,247,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $752,000
    Transit Utilities: $265,000
    Sewerage: $191,000
    Transit Utilities: $175,000
    Libraries: $172,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,000
    Libraries: $3,000
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $15,181,000
    Financial Administration: $14,215,000
    Water Utilities: $9,477,000
    Local Fire Protection: $9,448,000
    Water Utilities: $9,385,000
    Local Fire Protection: $9,164,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $6,989,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $5,371,000
    Hospitals: $4,521,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $4,460,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $4,414,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,042,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,732,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,623,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,550,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,536,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,506,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,461,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,330,000
    Regular Highways: $2,994,000
    Regular Highways: $2,816,000
    Police Protection: $2,631,000
    Police Protection: $2,412,000
    Health - Other: $1,660,000
    Health - Other: $1,499,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,006,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,002,000
    Libraries: $859,000
    Libraries: $857,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $691,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $662,000
    Transit Utilities: $592,000
    Transit Utilities: $562,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $13,540,000
    Other: $10,201,000
    General Local Government Support: $9,206,000
    Other: $8,203,000
    Public Welfare: $2,532,000
    Transit Utilities: $481,000
    Transit Utilities: $190,000
    Public Welfare: $86,000
    Housing and Community Development: $72,000
    Housing and Community Development: $66,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $8,766,000
    Interest on Debt: $8,758,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $36,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $197,000
    Health and Hospitals: $20,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $138,020,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $138,020,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $138,020,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $138,020,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $125,159,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $119,355,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $117,668,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $112,657,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,887,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,023,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $84,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,000
  • Miscellaneous - Royalties: $6,783,000
    Royalties: $4,707,000
    Special Assessments: $2,472,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,130,000
    Special Assessments: $926,000
    General Revenue - Other: $875,000
    Rents: $555,000
    Rents: $553,000
    Interest Earnings: $457,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $329,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $211,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $103,000
    Sale of Property: $52,000
    General Revenue - Other: $34,000
    Sale of Property: $29,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $16,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $1,401,000
    Solid Waste Management: $403,000
    Local Fire Protection: $382,000
    Regular Highways: $105,000
    Financial Administration: $103,000
    General Public Building: $98,000
    Parks and Recreation: $87,000
    Central Staff Services: $73,000
    Central Staff Services: $67,000
    Libraries: $54,000
    Libraries: $47,000
    Financial Administration: $41,000
    Hospitals: $34,000
    Health - Other: $28,000
    Police Protection: $22,000
    General Public Building: $17,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $11,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $9,000
    Water Utilities: $6,000
    Local Fire Protection: $6,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $5,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $4,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $2,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
    Police Protection: $1,000
    Regular Highways: $1,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $95,423,000
    Cash and Securities: $81,680,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $6,215,000
    Water Utilities: $5,832,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $138,020,000
    Cash and Securities: $138,020,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $8,544,000
    General Local Government Support: $7,583,000
    Highways: $348,000
    Highways: $257,000
    Public Welfare: $116,000
    Public Welfare: $95,000
    Other: $19,000
    Other: $18,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $21,251,000
    Property: $16,254,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $13,394,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $12,914,000
    Severance: $1,062,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $747,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $717,000
    Amusements License: $576,000
    Amusements License: $404,000
    Other Selective Sales: $272,000
    Other Selective Sales: $268,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $17,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $32,375,000
    : $31,172,000

Plaquemines Parish government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Charges - Other: $2,822,000
    Other: $2,554,000
    Sewerage: $1,633,000
    Sewerage: $1,633,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,382,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,337,000
    Hospital Public: $1,082,000
    Regular Highways: $695,000
    Regular Highways: $590,000
    Parks and Recreation: $523,000
    Parks and Recreation: $521,000
    Hospital Public: $144,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $90,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $66,000
  • Construction - Natural Resources - Other: $28,795,000
    General - Other: $19,050,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $12,289,000
    General - Other: $9,840,000
    Water Utilities: $5,109,000
    General Public Buildings: $4,689,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,407,000
    Sewerage: $2,161,000
    Water Utilities: $1,247,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $752,000
    Transit Utilities: $265,000
    Sewerage: $191,000
    Transit Utilities: $175,000
    Libraries: $172,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,000
    Libraries: $3,000
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $15,181,000
    Financial Administration: $14,215,000
    Water Utilities: $9,477,000
    Local Fire Protection: $9,448,000
    Water Utilities: $9,385,000
    Local Fire Protection: $9,164,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $6,989,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $5,371,000
    Hospitals: $4,521,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $4,460,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $4,414,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,042,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,732,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,623,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,550,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,536,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,506,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,461,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,330,000
    Regular Highways: $2,994,000
    Regular Highways: $2,816,000
    Police Protection: $2,631,000
    Police Protection: $2,412,000
    Health - Other: $1,660,000
    Health - Other: $1,499,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,006,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,002,000
    Libraries: $859,000
    Libraries: $857,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $691,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $662,000
    Transit Utilities: $592,000
    Transit Utilities: $562,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $13,540,000
    Other: $10,201,000
    General Local Government Support: $9,206,000
    Other: $8,203,000
    Public Welfare: $2,532,000
    Transit Utilities: $481,000
    Transit Utilities: $190,000
    Public Welfare: $86,000
    Housing and Community Development: $72,000
    Housing and Community Development: $66,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $8,766,000
    Interest on Debt: $8,758,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $36,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $197,000
    Health and Hospitals: $20,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $138,020,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $138,020,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $138,020,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $138,020,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $125,159,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $119,355,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $117,668,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $112,657,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,887,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,023,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $84,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,000
  • Miscellaneous - Royalties: $6,783,000
    Royalties: $4,707,000
    Special Assessments: $2,472,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,130,000
    Special Assessments: $926,000
    General Revenue - Other: $875,000
    Rents: $555,000
    Rents: $553,000
    Interest Earnings: $457,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $329,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $211,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $103,000
    Sale of Property: $52,000
    General Revenue - Other: $34,000
    Sale of Property: $29,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $16,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $1,401,000
    Solid Waste Management: $403,000
    Local Fire Protection: $382,000
    Regular Highways: $105,000
    Financial Administration: $103,000
    General Public Building: $98,000
    Parks and Recreation: $87,000
    Central Staff Services: $73,000
    Central Staff Services: $67,000
    Libraries: $54,000
    Libraries: $47,000
    Financial Administration: $41,000
    Hospitals: $34,000
    Health - Other: $28,000
    Police Protection: $22,000
    General Public Building: $17,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $11,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $9,000
    Water Utilities: $6,000
    Local Fire Protection: $6,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $5,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $4,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $2,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
    Police Protection: $1,000
    Regular Highways: $1,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $95,423,000
    Cash and Securities: $81,680,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $6,215,000
    Water Utilities: $5,832,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $138,020,000
    Cash and Securities: $138,020,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $8,544,000
    General Local Government Support: $7,583,000
    Highways: $348,000
    Highways: $257,000
    Public Welfare: $116,000
    Public Welfare: $95,000
    Other: $19,000
    Other: $18,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $21,251,000
    Property: $16,254,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $13,394,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $12,914,000
    Severance: $1,062,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $747,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $717,000
    Amusements License: $576,000
    Amusements License: $404,000
    Other Selective Sales: $272,000
    Other Selective Sales: $268,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $17,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $32,375,000
    : $31,172,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 513
  • Number of aged recipients: 57
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 456
  • Number of recipients under 18: 65
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 331
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 117
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 163
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 217
Most common first names in Plaquemines Parish, LA among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John7673.5 years
Joseph7573.4 years
James4965.4 years
Charles4867.2 years
George4873.9 years
William4671.1 years
Mary4478.2 years
Robert4168.2 years
Thomas2665.4 years
Marie2577.8 years
Most common last names in Plaquemines Parish, LA among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Sylve4272.4 years
Williams4067.7 years
Buras3875.8 years
Smith3668.4 years
Ancar3276.3 years
Jones3159.5 years
Parker2670.6 years
Johnson2671.4 years
Barthelemy2577.0 years
Bartholomew2566.6 years
Businesses in Plaquemines Parish, LA
NameCountNameCount
Advance Auto Parts1Quiznos1
Burger King1RadioShack1
DHL1Subway2
Domino's Pizza1True Value1
FedEx4U-Haul1
H&R Block2UPS5
McDonald's1YMCA1
Popeyes1