Kaplan is a very small city located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 4,164 people and three associated neighborhoods, Kaplan is the 103rd largest community in Louisiana.Kaplan is a blue-collar town, with 41.47% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. 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.In Kaplan, just 7.26% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%. 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.
