Kaplan is a very small city located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 4,165 people and three associated neighborhoods, Kaplan is the 103rd largest community in Louisiana.When you are in Kaplan, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 41.47% of Kaplan’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Kaplan is a city of construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kaplan who work in office and administrative support (10.86%), food service (9.28%), and sales jobs (8.95%). Kaplan is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Kaplan, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town. Being a small city, Kaplan does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Kaplan has a very low overall level of education: only 7.26% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. The per capita income in Kaplan in 2022 was $24,667, which is lower middle income relative to Louisiana, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $98,668 for a family of four. However, Kaplan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Kaplan also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 34.92% of its population below the federal poverty line.Kaplan is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Kaplan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kaplan residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Kaplan include French, German, French Canadian, Acadian/Cajun, and Irish. The most common language spoken in Kaplan is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and French Creole.
