Kaplan is a very small city located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 4,209 people and three associated neighborhoods, Kaplan is the 103rd largest community in Louisiana.The armed forces are a huge part of the life in Kaplan, employing 6.95% of the workforce. While it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy, where the Healthcare and Construction industries employ 24.05% and 20.02% of the civilian workforce, respectively. Kaplan is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In Kaplan, just 12.95% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. The per capita income in Kaplan in 2022 was $25,808, which is middle income relative to Louisiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,232 for a family of four. However, Kaplan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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 German, French, 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.
