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119th Congress · LA-1

Louisiana's 1st Congressional District

Louisiana's 1st Congressional District (LA-1) has a population of 765,531. The median household income is $73,782 and the median age is 39.9.

765,531

Population

210

People / sq mi

$73,782

Median Income

39.9

Median Age

LA-1 covers 3,653 sq mi of land at 209.6 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White71.6%
Black or African American12.6%
Asian0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3.0%

Economy & Income

$73,782

Median Household Income

$41,449

Per Capita Income

10.2%

Poverty Rate

3.0%

Unemployment

Housing

$259,800

Median Home Value

$1,203

Median Rent

72.1%

Homeownership

Education

89.1%

High School+

33.7%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Louisiana's 1st Congressional District (LA-1) has a population of 765,531 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. Each US Congressional District is drawn to be roughly equal in population (~760K people).

The median household income in Louisiana's 1st Congressional District is $73,782, with a per capita income of $41,449.

Louisiana's 1st Congressional District is 71.6% White, 12.6% Black, 0.0% Asian, and 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

Data for Louisiana's 1st Congressional District (119th Congress) from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from the Census Gazetteer files. Congressional districts are redrawn after each decennial Census; the 119th Congress (current) uses post-2020 boundaries.

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for this entity’s peers within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.