Kaplan

Population: 4,271
Median household income: $36,578
Median home value: $153,800

Kaplan is a community in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, home to 4,271 residents. The median household income of $36,578 is below the Vermilion Parish median ($57,537).

Between 2019 and 2023, Kaplan's population declined 5.6% from 4,522 to 4,271, while its median home value rose 70.3% from $90,300 to $153,800.

83.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1973.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,271
Median age: 39.9 yrs
Median household income: $36,578
Median home value: $153,800
Median gross rent: $782
Housing units: 1,989
Homeownership rate: 60.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.3%
Unemployment rate: 9.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,5224,271

Median household income

$34,943$36,578

Median home value

$90,300$153,800

Median gross rent

$591$782

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,522	$34,943	$90,300	$591
2020	4,463	$32,045	$77,300	$375
2021	4,384	$52,783	$90,600	$643
2022	4,335	$38,505	$101,300	$719
2023	4,271	$36,578	$153,800	$782

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 448.1%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	273	6.4%
5 to 17	793	18.6%
18 to 24	450	10.5%
25 to 34	483	11.3%
35 to 44	344	8.1%
45 to 54	601	14.1%
55 to 64	665	15.6%
65 to 74	350	8.2%
75 and over	312	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,338	78.2%
Black or African American	461	10.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	233	5.5%
Some other race	50	1.2%
Two or more races	188	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.2%

High school graduate44.9%

Some college or associate's25.7%

Bachelor's degree6.2%

Graduate or professional degree1.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	611	22.2%
High school graduate	1,237	44.9%
Some college or associate's	707	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	172	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	28	1.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone79.3%

Carpooled17.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,192	79.3%
Carpooled	255	17.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	34	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	22	1.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	621	41.9%
15 to 29 min	433	29.2%
30 to 44 min	187	12.6%
45 to 59 min	191	12.9%
60+ min	49	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 34.9% (1,469 of 4,207)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,102	63.4%
Nonfamily households	637	36.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,739	87.4%
Vacant	250	12.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,056	60.7%
Renter-occupied	683	39.3%

1-unit, detached83.9%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units5.3%

Mobile home & other5.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,668	83.9%
1-unit, attached	58	2.9%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	52	2.6%
20 or more units	106	5.3%
Mobile home & other	105	5.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2239055
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.33 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 30.0060, -92.2839