Utility's Livability
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About Utility, LA
Utility, LA is located in Catahoula County in the state of Louisiana.
The total City Population for Utility is about 7,678 with about 1 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $78,100, which is roughly 43% lower than the Average Home Value of $136,991 for the state of Louisiana, and roughly 64% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $37,048, which is roughly 25% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $49,153 for the state of Louisiana, and roughly 43% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.50Male Population Estimate: 49.3%
Female Population Estimate: 50.7%
Median Age: 40.4
Male Median Age: 39.4
Female Median Age: 41.4
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:27.1%
Hispanic:0.7%
Indian:0.6%
Other:0.4%
Asian:0.1%
Hawaiian:0%
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
Democratic: 26.12%
Libertarian: 0.54%
Other: 0.45%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Utility specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Catahoula County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Catahoula County: About 377.433 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Catahoula County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 24% 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): 71343Latitude: 31.602400
Longitude: -91.888700
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 44.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 318