Waggaman

  1. Waggaman Legal Resources
  2. Waggaman Statistics
  3. Waggaman Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Waggaman Employment Information
  5. Waggaman Family Information
  6. Waggaman Education Information
  7. Waggaman Public Benefits Information
  8. Waggaman Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Waggaman Legal Resources Back to top

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Waggaman Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 9,435
  • Land Area (2000): 14.457 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 2.536 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 3,096
Waggaman Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 8,930 94.97%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 473 5.03%

Waggaman Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Waggaman Employment Information Back to top
Waggaman Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 334 17.48%
2. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 263 13.76%
3. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 85 4.45%
4. Repair and Maintenance 85 4.45%
5. Other Transportation 77 4.03%
6. Health Care 74 3.87%
7. Public Administration 65 3.40%
8. Accommodation and Food Services 62 3.24%
9. Food and Beverage Stores 57 2.98%
10. Chemical Manufacturing 53 2.77%
11. Metal Manufactuing 51 2.67%
12. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 48 2.51%
13. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 42 2.20%
14. Mining 42 2.20%
15. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 35 1.83%
16. Rail Transportation 35 1.83%
17. Truck Transportation 34 1.78%
18. Electrical Goods, Wholesale 30 1.57%
19. Educational Services 24 1.26%
20. Vending Machine Operators 23 1.20%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 378 20.74%
2. Educational Services 266 14.59%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 176 9.65%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 96 5.27%
5. Food and Beverage Stores 82 4.50%
6. Public Administration 77 4.22%
7. Finance and Insurance 73 4.00%
8. Social Assistance 64 3.51%
9. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 46 2.52%
10. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 44 2.41%
11. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 37 2.03%
12. Other Transportation 35 1.92%
13. Personal and Laundry Services 35 1.92%
14. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 32 1.76%
15. Repair and Maintenance 31 1.70%
16. Department and Other General Stores 29 1.59%
17. Utilities 23 1.26%
18. Info Services and Data Processing 22 1.21%
19. Private Household Services 20 1.10%
20. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 19 1.04%

Waggaman Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 153 8.01%
2. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 112 5.86%
3. Other Installation / Maintenance 105 5.49%
4. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 93 4.87%
5. Other Production Occupations 91 4.76%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 80 4.19%
7. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 73 3.82%
8. Carpenters 65 3.40%
9. Vehicle Mechanics 64 3.35%
10. Other Material Moving Workers 58 3.04%
11. Pipelayers / Plumbers / Etc. 55 2.88%
12. Rail and Water Transportation 54 2.83%
13. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 51 2.67%
14. Electricians 47 2.46%
15. Other Management Occupations 46 2.41%
16. Construction Laborers 44 2.30%
17. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 43 2.25%
18. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 42 2.20%
19. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 40 2.09%
20. Drafters / Engineering / Mappers 38 1.99%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 129 7.08%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 116 6.36%
3. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 99 5.43%
4. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 95 5.21%
5. Cashiers 93 5.10%
6. Child Care Workers 81 4.44%
7. Secretaries and Admins 78 4.28%
8. Health Technologists and Technicians 68 3.73%
9. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 64 3.51%
10. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 62 3.40%
11. Other Management Occupations 58 3.18%
12. Waiters and Waitresses 58 3.18%
13. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 53 2.91%
14. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 49 2.69%
15. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 40 2.19%
16. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 40 2.19%
17. Registered Nurses 40 2.19%
18. Other Personal Care, Not child care 38 2.08%
19. Other Production Occupations 37 2.03%
20. Accountants and Auditors 33 1.81%

Waggaman Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 3,679 52.97%
15-35 hours 607 8.74%
1-14 hours 195 2.81%
No regular hours 2,464 35.48%

Waggaman Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 223 6.10%
5 AM-5:29 AM 138 3.77%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 179 4.89%
6 AM-6:29 AM 642 17.55%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 411 11.24%
7 AM-7:29 AM 595 16.27%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 407 11.13%
8 AM-8:29 AM 241 6.59%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 110 3.01%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 98 2.68%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 117 3.20%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 21 0.57%
Noon-3:59 PM 147 4.02%
4 PM-11:59 PM 329 8.99%

Waggaman Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 73 2.00%
5-9 227 6.21%
10-14 248 6.78%
15-19 379 10.36%
20-24 548 14.98%
25-29 219 5.99%
30-34 1,008 27.56%
35-39 155 4.24%
40-44 243 6.64%
45-59 353 9.65%
60-89 92 2.52%
At least 90 113 3.09%

Waggaman Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 22 0.60% 1,672 45.71%
30-44 0 0.00% 1,406 38.44%
45-59 0 0.00% 353 9.65%
At least 60 61 1.67% 144 3.94%

Waggaman Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 20 0.54%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 600 16.24%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 2,871 77.72%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 18 0.49%
Color 4 Box Other 29 0.79%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 83 2.25%
Color 6 Box Walked 37 1.00%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 36 0.97%

Waggaman Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Waggaman Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 3,010 (9,373 people)
Families (2000): 2,481 (8,482 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 753
People at same address in 1995: 6,415
Waggaman Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 349 11.59%
$10,000-$14,999 288 9.57%
$15,000-$19,999 197 6.54%
$20,000-$24,999 276 9.17%
$25,000-$29,999 249 8.27%
$30,000-$34,999 264 8.77%
$35,000-$39,999 243 8.07%
$40,000-$44,999 257 8.54%
$45,000-$49,999 98 3.26%
$50,000-$59,999 275 9.14%
$60,000-$74,999 258 8.57%
$75,000-$99,999 176 5.85%
$100,000-$124,999 46 1.53%
$125,000-$149,999 7 0.23%
$150,000-$199,999 23 0.76%
$200,000 or more 4 0.13%

Waggaman Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 434 14.47%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 746 24.87%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 72 2.40%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 632 21.07%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 8 0.27%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 558 18.61%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 2 0.07%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 305 10.17%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 1 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 139 4.63%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 102 3.40%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Waggaman Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 2,510 33.28%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 364 4.83%
Public Assistance 112 1.49%
Retirement 377 5.00%
Self Employment 185 2.45%
Social Security 778 10.32%
Supplemental Security 319 4.23%
Wage / Salary 2,447 32.44%
Other 450 5.97%

Waggaman Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 883 54.31%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 743 45.69%

Waggaman Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 306 9.12%
Color 1 Box Married 1,878 55.96%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,123 33.46%
Color 3 Box Widowed 49 1.46%

Waggaman Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 504 13.52%
Color 1 Box Married 1,888 50.64%
Color 2 Box Never Married 927 24.87%
Color 3 Box Widowed 409 10.97%

Waggaman Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Waggaman Education Information Back to top
Waggaman Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 581 8.85%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,478 22.52%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,302 35.07%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,522 23.19%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 263 4.01%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 339 5.16%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 79 1.20%

Waggaman Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 125 1.32% 49 0.52% 174 1.84%
Kindergarten 136 1.44% 33 0.35% 169 1.79%
Grades 1-4 563 5.97% 96 1.02% 659 6.98%
Grades 5-8 725 7.68% 69 0.73% 794 8.42%
Grades 9-12 587 6.22% 63 0.67% 650 6.89%
Undergrad college 240 2.54% 68 0.72% 308 3.26%
Graduate or professional school 41 0.43% 8 0.08% 49 0.52%
Total 2,417 25.62% 386 4.09% 2,803 29.71%

Waggaman Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Waggaman Public Benefits Information Back to top
Waggaman Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 7,648 81.98%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,681 18.02%

Waggaman Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Waggaman Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Waggaman Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,389 14.72%
10-19 Years 1,762 18.68%
20-29 Years 1,221 12.94%
30-39 Years 1,441 15.27%
40-49 Years 1,357 14.38%
50-59 Years 1,143 12.11%
60-69 Years 738 7.82%
70-79 Years 306 3.24%
80-89 Years 68 0.72%
90+ Years 10 0.11%

Waggaman Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 4,556 48.29%
Color 1 Box Female 4,879 51.71%

Waggaman Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 1 Box African-American 5,112 54.18%
Color 0 Box Caucasian 3,749 39.74%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 392 4.15%
Color 2 Box Asian 67 0.71%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 63 0.67%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 43 0.46%
Color 6 Box Other Race 8 0.08%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.01%

Waggaman Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. French Non-Basque 1,079 27.57%
2. German 624 15.95%
3. United States Or American 489 12.50%
4. Italian 467 11.93%
5. Irish 374 9.56%
6. African 337 8.61%
7. French Canadian 191 4.88%
8. English 102 2.61%
9. Acadian / Cajun 82 2.10%
10. Dutch 28 0.72%

Waggaman Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 8,234 93.81%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 330 3.76%
3. French 94 1.07%
4. Vietnamese 66 0.75%
5. Korean 18 0.21%
6. Arabic 11 0.13%
7. Tagalog 7 0.08%
8. French Creole 6 0.07%
9. Other West Germanic 6 0.07%
10. Italian 5 0.06%

Waggaman Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 9,120 96.99%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 134 1.43%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 149 1.58%

Waggaman Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Waggaman Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.