Latest news about poverty in Coushatta, LA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
41.9% of Coushatta, LA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 55.7% greater than the poverty level of 18.6% across the entire state of Louisiana. 20.9% of high school graduates and 68.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 36.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 68.5%. For comparison, it was 39.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Coushatta, LA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Coushatta:
41.9%
Whole state:
18.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Coushatta:
8.5%
Whole state:
8.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Coushatta:
36.6%
Louisiana:
25.0%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 24.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Coushatta:
19.9%
Louisiana:
22.6%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
68.5%
Residents above poverty level:
39.9%
Poverty by age in Coushatta, LA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Coushatta,LA (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
94.0%6 to 11 years
88.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
9.0%16 and 17 years
4.0%18 to 24 years
21.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
58.0%45 to 54 years
35.0%55 to 64 years
39.0%65 to 74 years
5.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Coushatta,LA (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
47.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
54.0%18 to 24 years
61.0%25 to 34 years
16.0%35 to 44 years
25.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
31.0%65 to 74 years
56.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Coushatta,LA (% below half of poverty level)
38.2%Under 6 years
17.8%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
8.6%18 to 24 years
10.3%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
2.5%65 to 74 years
2.3%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Coushatta, LA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Coushatta, LA (%)
26.0%White
42.0%Black
80.0%Other race
78.0%2+ races
100.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Coushatta, LA (absolute numbers)
110White
506Black
9Other race
1692+ races
18Hispanic
41.9%Below poverty level
58.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Coushatta, LA
Children below poverty level:
Coushatta, Louisiana:
66.7%
State:
24.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Coushatta:
20.9%
Louisiana:
13.1%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Coushatta:
68.0%
Louisiana:
33.4%
18.6%Married-couple family
16.4%Male, no wife present
65.0%Female, no husband present
21.7%Worked full-time, year-round
12.4%Worked part-time
65.8%Did not work
54.5%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
45.5%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
2.9%1999 to 2000
5.9%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
15.7%1980 to 1989
27.5%1970 to 1979
24.5%1960 to 1969
7.8%1950 to 1959
3.9%1940 to 1949
11.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.3%1999 to 2000
1.0%1995 to 1998
0.7%1990 to 1994
15.3%1980 to 1989
25.4%1970 to 1979
16.9%1960 to 1969
16.6%1950 to 1959
16.9%1940 to 1949
6.8%1939 or earlier
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