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Median Individual Income of People with and without Disabilities with Earnings, Age 16 and Above in Louisiana

Median Individual Income With a Disability in Louisiana Counties have been grouped using the US state quartile ranges and Louisiana is in the third quartile with a value of $21,318. The following cities in Louisiana have the value, Baton Rouge $16,514, New Orleans $18 &757.Median Individual Income With a Disability Baton Rouge, $16,514New Orleans, $18,757 Median Individual Income Without a Disability in Louisiana Counties have been grouped using the US state quartile ranges and Louisiana is in the third quartile with a value of $21,318. The following cities in Louisiana have the value, Baton Rouge $16,514, New Orleans $18 &757.Median Individual Income Without a Disability Baton Rouge, $24,343New Orleans, $30,111

Data source. , American Community Survey, 5 Year Estimates, Table B18140, Median earnings in the past 12 months (in 2011 inflation-adjusted dollars) by disability status by sex for the civilian noninstitutionalized population 16 years and over with earnings.
Calculation. For each state and using 5 year ACS estimates, the median is identified by placing individual incomes (of people age 16 and over with and without disabilities living in the community) in value order and finding the middle number.
Note. Individual income refers to an individual's income received on a regular basis, and before any deductions or payments, on a regular basis in the past 12 calendar months.

Median Individual Income of People with and without Disabilities with Earnings, Age 16 and Above by Region
RegionMedian Individual Income With a DisabilityMedian Individual Income Without a Disability
United States$21,509$31,865
Louisiana$21,318$30,586
Baton Rouge$16,514$24,343
New Orleans$18,757$30,111