Cameron's Livability
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Diversity -
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Amenities
About Cameron, LA
Cameron, LA is located in Cameron County in the state of Louisiana.
The total City Population for Cameron is about 163 with about 7 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $94,300, which is roughly 31% lower than the Average Home Value of $136,991 for the state of Louisiana, and roughly 57% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $63,438, which is roughly 23% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $49,153 for the state of Louisiana, and roughly 2% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.59Male Population Estimate: 55.8%
Female Population Estimate: 44.2%
Median Age: 38.9
Male Median Age: 41.9
Female Median Age: 41.8
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:2.5%
Indian:2%
Hispanic:0.6%
Other:0.6%
Asian:0.2%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 8.02%
Libertarian: 0.57%
Other: 0.52%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Cameron specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Cameron County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Cameron County: About 251.572 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Cameron County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 13% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Cameron is about 6.7%.
Louisiana is ranked #42 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 24.35 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 8.8The average living wage for the state of Louisiana is $32.16/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Louisiana a minimum wage score of 3.6 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hr, which gives Louisiana a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 8.97 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Louisiana is $182.09, resulting in a UI benefit score of 25.32 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X Louisiana does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Louisiana does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ Louisiana does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Louisiana does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Louisiana does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Louisiana does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Louisiana does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Louisiana does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Louisiana does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Louisiana does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Louisiana does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Louisiana does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Louisiana does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X Louisiana does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Louisiana does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Louisiana does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Louisiana does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X Louisiana does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 70631Latitude: 29.787000
Longitude: -93.292500
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 0.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 337