Laplace is a medium-sized coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 27,519 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Laplace is the 16th largest community in Louisiana.

Laplace is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Laplace is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Laplace who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.14%), sales jobs (12.45%), and management occupations (7.67%).

One of the nice things about Laplace is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the town are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Residents of Laplace by-and-large get to work each day by driving: 97.1% use their own cars for their daily commute, making it a very car-oriented town. While Laplace may be a convenient place for driving around town, the negative aspect of this is that places that are suitable for walking or bicycling to and from work or stores may be few and far between. In general, car-oriented communities emphasize roads and convenience of driving, but not have a lot of walking-friendly areas to get from home to work, and tend not to have a lot of public transportation options.

Laplace Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Laplace who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 15.81% of the adults in Laplace have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Laplace in 2000 was $17,090, which is upper middle income relative to Louisiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $68,360 for a family of four.

Laplace is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Laplace home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Laplace is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Laplace include French, German, Italian, Irish, English, and French Canadian.

The most common language spoken in Laplace is English. Some people also speak Spanish.