Plaquemines County Information
Plaquemines in
Louisiana occupies
2,429 square miles and has a 2006 population of
22,512, a change from a 2000 population of
26,757 and
25,575 in 1990.
15.4% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
13.8% percent is 25-35, and
15.3% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
79 acts of violent crime reported in
Plaquemines in 2004, a change from
78 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
440 people:
4.8% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
5.4%.
Read more about
Plaquemines, Louisiana in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Plaquemines | |
| State | Louisiana | |
| Land Area | 2,429 sq. miles | Ranked 239 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 22,512 | Ranked 1,698 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 28,903 | |
| Population 2000 | 26,757 | Ranked 1,493 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 25,575 | Ranked 1,440 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 70.8% | |
| African American | 23% | |
| Asian American | 3.3% | |
| Native American | 2% | |
| Pacific Islander | % | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7.2% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 14.5% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 15.4% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 13.8% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 15.3% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14.3% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 9.6% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 5.6% | |
| Population 75 and up | 4.3% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 79 | 78 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 2 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 2 | |
| Robberies | 8 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 67 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 415 | 362 |
| Burglaries | 111 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 242 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 62 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 9,246 | 11,006 |
| Unemployed Population | 440 | 599 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.8% | 5.4% |
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