Language Spoken At Home in Laplace
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 28,633 | 100% |
English only | 26,072 | 91.1% |
Language other than English | 2,561 | 8.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 901 | 3.1% |
Spanish | 1,936 | 6.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 797 | 2.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 320 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 30 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 304 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 73 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 1 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 1 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Laplace
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 30,732 | 100% |
American | 1,840 | 6.0% |
Arab | 57 | 0.2% |
Czech | 12 | 0.0% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 104 | 0.3% |
English | 956 | 3.1% |
French (except Basque) | 4,245 | 13.8% |
French Canadian | 343 | 1.1% |
German | 2,938 | 9.6% |
Greek | 19 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 44 | 0.1% |
Irish | 1,266 | 4.1% |
Italian | 1,765 | 5.7% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 0 | 0.0% |
Polish | 10 | 0.0% |
Portuguese | 17 | 0.1% |
Russian | 31 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 129 | 0.4% |
Scottish | 113 | 0.4% |
Slovak | 37 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 290 | 0.9% |
Swedish | 48 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 10 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 7 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 32 | 0.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 57 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Laplace
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 10,357 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 7,758 | 74.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,657 | 35.3% |
Married-couple family | 5,052 | 48.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,924 | 18.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 531 | 5.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 283 | 2.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,175 | 21.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,450 | 14.0% |
Nonfamily households | 2,599 | 25.1% |
Householder living alone | 2,245 | 21.7% |
65 years and over | 657 | 6.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 4,327 | 41.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,027 | 19.6% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Laplace
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 30,031 | 100% |
Householder | 10,357 | 34.5% |
Spouse | 4,986 | 16.6% |
Child | 10,737 | 35.8% |
Other relatives | 2,599 | 8.7% |
Nonrelatives | 1,352 | 4.5% |
Unmarried partner | 593 | 2.0% |
Marital Status in Laplace
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 11,504 | 100% |
Never married | 4,353 | 37.8% |
Now married, except separated | 5,445 | 47.3% |
Separated | 254 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 290 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 1,162 | 10.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 12,207 | 100% |
Never married | 3,775 | 30.9% |
Now married, except separated | 5,508 | 45.1% |
Separated | 420 | 3.4% |
Widowed | 926 | 7.6% |
Divorced | 1,578 | 12.9% |
Fertility in Laplace
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 407 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 267 | 65.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 62 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 52 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 62 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 92 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 14 | 0% |
Grandparents in Laplace
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 897 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 526 | 58.6% |
Less than 1 year | 100 | 11.1% |
1 or 2 years | 157 | 17.5% |
3 or 4 years | 151 | 16.8% |
5 or more years | 118 | 13.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 526 | 100% |
Who are female | 357 | 67.9% |
Who are married | 434 | 82.5% |
School Enrollment in Laplace
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 9,277 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 920 | 9.9% |
Kindergarten | 336 | 3.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,209 | 45.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,948 | 21.0% |
College or graduate school | 1,864 | 20.1% |
Educational Attainment in Laplace
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 19,210 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 785 | 4.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,321 | 12.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,745 | 35.1% |
Some college, no degree | 4,998 | 26.0% |
Associate's degree | 984 | 5.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,454 | 12.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 923 | 4.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 17.6% |
Veteran Status in Laplace
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 22,292 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,998 | 9.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Laplace
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 30,045 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,656 | 12.2% |
Under 18 years | 8,407 | 100% |
With a disability | 511 | 6.1% |
18 to 64 years | 18,863 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,009 | 10.7% |
65 years and over | 2,775 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,136 | 40.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Laplace
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 30,523 | 100% |
Same house | 27,213 | 89.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,290 | 10.8% |
Same county | 1,623 | 5.3% |
Different county | 1,667 | 5.5% |
Same state | 1,367 | 4.5% |
Different state | 300 | 1.0% |
Abroad | 20 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Laplace
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 30,732 | 100% |
Native | 29,325 | 95.4% |
Born in United States | 29,026 | 94.4% |
State of residence | 24,661 | 80.2% |
Different state | 4,365 | 14.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 299 | 1.0% |
Foreign born | 1,407 | 4.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Laplace
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,407 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 527 | 37.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 880 | 62.5% |
Year of Entry in Laplace
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,706 | 100% |
Native | 299 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 25 | 8.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 274 | 91.6% |
Foreign born | 1,407 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 46 | 3.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,361 | 96.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Laplace
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,407 | 100% |
Europe | 63 | 4.5% |
Asia | 143 | 10.2% |
Africa | 1 | 0.1% |
Oceania | 59 | 4.2% |
Latin America | 1,141 | 81.1% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |