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70461

Slidell, LA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
34,808
Median household income
$89,003
People below poverty
11.5%
Median home value
$273,500

Income

The median income of households in 70461 was $89,003. An estimated 5.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 11.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 70461 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.1
$10,000 to $14,999 1.6
$15,000 to $24,999 5.1
$25,000 to $34,999 7.8
$35,000 to $49,999 7.9
$50,000 to $74,999 16
$75,000 to $99,999 13.4
$100,000 to $149,999 18.5
$150,000 to $199,999 12.7
$200,000 or more 11.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 70461 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 72348
Female 50545

An estimated 82% of households received earnings. An estimated 27.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 26.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,835. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 70461 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 82
Social Security 27.8
Retirement income 26.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.3
Cash public assistance income 0.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 11.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 15.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 5.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 11% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 70461 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 11.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 15.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 5.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 11

In 2020-2024, 13.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 68.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 44.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 20.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 70461 in 2020-2024, 91.1% had health insurance coverage and 8.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 65.2% and public coverage was 36.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 9.1%.


In 2020-2024, 70461 had a total population of 34,808 - 18,226 (52.4%) females and 16,582 (47.6%) males. The median age was 38 years. An estimated 26.7% of the population was under 18 years, 33.2% was 19 to 44 years, 24.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 13.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 70461 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1122 939
5 to 9 1056 1485
10 to 14 1373 1216
15 to 19 1502 1327
20 to 24 816 938
25 to 29 673 850
30 to 34 1193 1354
35 to 39 1339 1567
40 to 44 1234 1588
45 to 49 1135 1065
50 to 54 990 1171
55 to 59 1466 666
60 to 64 640 1291
65 to 69 585 921
70 to 74 519 577
75 to 79 406 666
80 to 84 263 282
85 and over 270 323

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 54.4% were White; 25.6% were Black or African American; 5.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.2% were Asian; 12.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 14.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 10.6% of the people in 70461 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 54.1% of the people in 70461 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 12,456 households in 70461. The average household size was 2.78 people.

Married-couple households made up 47.6% of the households in 70461 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 27% of all households, while 17.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 25.5% of all households.

In 70461, 41% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 28.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 70461 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 47.6
Cohabiting Couples 8.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
27

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 52.3% of males and 44.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 34.9 32.8
Now married, except separated 52.3 44.1
Separated 1.4 2.1
Widowed 3.1 6.1
Divorced 8.3 14.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 70461, 1,532 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 27.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 92.1% of the people living in 70461 were U.S. natives. 68.5% of the 70461 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 7.9% of 70461 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 25.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 44.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 70461 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 70461.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 70461 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 73.4
Asia 23.1
Europe 2.2
Africa 0
Northern America 1.3
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 70461 in 2020-2024, 11.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 7.1% of people at least five years old; 6.4% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 70461 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 7.1
Other Indo-European languages 2.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.6
Other languages 0.8

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 86.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 70461 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 70461 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 86.1
Different house, same county 4.9
Different county, same state 6.8
Different state 2
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 91.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 31% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 8.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 70461 was 9,582 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 692 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 6,990. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,900.

Educational Attainment of People in 70461 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 8.4
High school diploma or equivalency 26.6
Some college, no degree 24.6
Associate's degree 9.4
Bachelor's degree 20
Graduate or professional degree 11

Disability

In 70461, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 14.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3% of people under 18 years old, to 13% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 40.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 70461, 62.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 34.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 75.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 19.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 12,647 75.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 3,320 19.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 716 4.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 70461 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 70461 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.7
Construction 9.7
Manufacturing 6.6
Wholesale trade 4.3
Retail trade 9.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8
Information 0.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 29.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.4
Other Services, except public administration 3.6
Public administration 4.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 70461 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 7,193 43
Service occupations 2,721 16.3
Sales and office occupations 2,995 17.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,743 10.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,074 12.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 78.5% of 70461 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 32 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 70461 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 78.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.2
Other means 0.7
Worked from home 11.3

In 2020-2024, 70461 had a total of 13,350 housing units. Of these housing units, 81.3% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 14.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 4.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 70461 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 81.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 14.4
Mobile homes 4.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

17.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 70461 was 6.6 rooms, and of these housing units 80.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 70461 had 12,456 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 894 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 76.9% while renters occupied 23.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.84 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.59.

6.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 5.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.3% and another 25.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 70461:

House Heating Fuel Used in 70461 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 33.2
Electricity 65.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.7
No fuel used 0.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 70461 was $273,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 69.3 % had a mortgage. 30.7% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,808 and for owners without a mortgage it was $579.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 70461 was $1,247. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.