Louisiana residents got a closer look at the demographics that make up the state last week when the Census Bureau released new findings from the 2010 Census.
The new information adds a layer of detail to the population and housing data released by the Census last year, according to Tai Istre, Louisiana state data resource officer.
The analysis of 2010 data quantifies the state’s population by gender, and the findings show females are more plentiful in the Pelican State.
Louisiana’s population, which clocks in at more than 4.5 million, is made up of 2,314,080 women, while men account for 2,219,292 of the state’s residents. That marks approximately 96 men for every 100 women.
The analysis also explores the ages of residents in the state, where the majority of households and families have an average size of 3 members. The average age of residents is about 36 and the majority of Louisianians are between the ages of 50 to 54.
The state is home to 2,836,192 Caucasian residents, 1,452,396 African-American residents, 70,132 Asian residents, 30,579 American Indian or Alaska native residents and 1,963 native Hawaiian residents. Of these, 192,560 consider their ethnicity Hispanic or Latino.
Out of the 4,533,372 people living in Louisiana, 152,002 are foreign-born. Of the residents born in a different country, 53.7 percent are from Latin America, followed by 31.5 percent from Asia and 9.1 percent from Europe.
In regards to employment status, about 38 percent of Louisiana residents over the age of 16 are not in the labor force, with an unemployment rate of 6.2 percent.
Educational attainment in the state reported 28.5 percent of the population over the age of 25 obtained a high school diploma, with 17.7 percent receiving a bachelor’s degree or higher.
 
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