Median Household Income
$86,315
Median Home Value
$282,900
Median Gross Rent
$1,573/mo
Poverty Rate
12.9%
Unemployment Rate
4.0%
Homeownership Rate
75.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
21.5%
Median Age
37.5
Population Over Time
Plaquemines Parish shrank 3.2% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
23,545
2016
23,584
2018
23,373
2020
23,305
2022
23,305
2024
22,803
Business & Industry
Plaquemines Parish has 644 business establishments employing 8,089 people.
Construction
63
Accommodation and food services
60
Wholesale trade
57
Professional, scientific, and technical services
57
Other services (except public administration)
56
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
34
Real estate and rental and leasing
26
Health care and social assistance
23
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.