Chipola's Livability
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About Chipola, LA
Chipola, LA is located in St. Helena County in the state of Louisiana.
The total City Population for Chipola is about 5,112 with about 1 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $101,000, which is roughly 20% lower than the Average Home Value of $125,814 for the state of Louisiana, and roughly 46% lower than the National Average of $188,692.
The Median Income Per Household is about $44,167, which is roughly 1% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $44,453 for the state of Louisiana, and roughly 23% lower higher than the National Average of $57,518.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.49Male Population Estimate: 48.5%
Female Population Estimate: 51.5%
Median Age: 39.9
Male Median Age: 37.2
Female Median Age: 41.7
Racial Demographic Estimates
White:37.9%
Hispanic:0.6%
Indian:0.6%
Other:0.2%
Asian:0.1%
Hawaiian:0.1%
Voting
![Bill Cassidy](/assets/images/politicians/senators/bill_cassidy.jpg)
![John Kennedy](/assets/images/politicians/senators/john_kennedy.jpg)
![John Bel Edwards](/assets/images/politicians/governors/john_bel_edwards.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 44.07%
Other: 0.89%
Libertarian: 0.7%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Chipola specifically.
Average # of Homicides for St. Helena County: About 16.3644 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for St. Helena County: About 340.304 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
St. Helena County is about 76% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 15% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
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.
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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): 70441Latitude: 30.922100
Longitude: -90.803200
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 249.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 225