Lafourche Parish, LA Demographic Data
Lafourche Parish, LA Summary
Lafourche Parish is located in Louisiana
- Population: 97,029
- Area: 1,474.31 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1,068.21 sq. miles
- Water Area: 406.09 sq. miles
- Population Density: 65.81 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 0.00 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lafourche Parish, LA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
50,286
51%
50.8
Male
48,019
49%
49.2
Total Population
98,305
323,128,000
Lafourche Parish, LA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
5,957
6.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
4,495
4.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
8,168
8.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
7,704
7.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
5,639
5.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
14,167
14.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
11,720
11.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
14,103
14.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
6,652
6.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
5,603
5.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
8,528
8.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
4,048
4.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,521
1.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
75,262
76.6%
77.2
Female
38,794
51.5%
51.3
Male
36,468
48.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
70,548
71.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
17,025
17.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
14,097
14.3%
15.2
Female
7,911
56.1%
55.8
Male
6,186
43.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Lafourche Parish, LA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
96,654
98.3%
96.8
White
77,516
78.9%
72.6
Black or African American
13,471
13.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
2,473
2.5%
0.8
Asian
504
0.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
73
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
2,617
2.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,651
1.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
4,328
4.4%
17.8
Mexican
11.2
Puerto Rican
1.7
Cuban
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
93,977
95.6%
82.2
Lafourche Parish, LA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
5,668
8.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
9,036
13.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
26,143
39.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
11,516
17.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,304
3.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
7,890
11.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
3,785
5.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
14,704
22.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
51,638
77.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
11,675
17.6%
31.2
Lafourche Parish, LA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
24,645
30.9%
33.7%
Now Married
39,606
49.7%
47.5
Divorced
8,799
11.0%
11.0%
Separated
1,340
1.7%
2.0
Widowed
5,295
6.6
5.8%
Lafourche Parish, LA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
78,185
84.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
14,163
15.3%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Lafourche Parish, LA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
3,000
8.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
2,894
7.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
4,281
11.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
3,297
8.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
4,360
11.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
7,380
19.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
4,341
11.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
4,575
12.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
2,097
5.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
974
2.6%
6.4
Median household income
51,772
57,617
Per capita income
25,017
31,128
Lafourche Parish, LA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
3,854
9.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
3,465
8.2%
9.8
Construction
3,717
8.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
10,425
24.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,976
4.7%
6.6
Information
677
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
4,380
10.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,919
4.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
2,639
6.3%
11.4
Public administration
1,438
3.4%
4.6
Retail trade
3,904
9.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
2,872
6.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
850
2.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
7,843
18.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
12,241
29.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
4,872
11.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
8,550
20.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
8,610
20.4%
18.1%
Lafourche Parish, LA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
41,550
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
33,687
81.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
4,545
10.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
151
0.4%
5.1
Walked
250
0.6%
2.7
Other means
1,883
4.5%
1.8
Worked at home
1,034
2.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.3
26.6
Lafourche Parish, LA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
2,348
6.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
14,601
39.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
14,303
38.4%
37.1
3 or more
5,947
16.0%
21.0
Lafourche Parish, LA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
37,199
92.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
27,388
73.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
9,811
26.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
3,231
8.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Lafourche Parish, LA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
40,430
1 room
157
0.4%
2.4
2 rooms
839
2.1%
2.7
3 rooms
2,476
6.1%
9.1
4 rooms
7,790
19.3%
16.5
5 rooms
9,483
23.5%
19.8
6 rooms
8,549
21.1%
17.8
7 rooms
5,155
12.8%
12.0
8 rooms
2,607
6.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
3,374
8.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Lafourche Parish, LA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
40,430
1-unit, detached
28,682
70.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
582
1.4%
5.9
2-units
506
1.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
855
2.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
563
1.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
998
2.5%
4.4
20 or more units
1,285
3.2%
9.0
Mobile home
6,843
16.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
116
0.3%
0.1
Lafourche Parish, LA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,221
5.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,638
4.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
3,155
7.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
5,507
13.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
8,269
20.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
5,784
14.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
5,211
12.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
5,241
13.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
2,799
6.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
605
1.5%
1.4%
Lafourche Parish, LA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4.7
Electricity
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4.8
Coal or coke
0.1
Wood
1.9
Solar energy
0.1
Other fuel
0.5
No fuel used
1.1
Lafourche Parish, LA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
13,707
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
82
0.6%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
110
0.8%
7.0%
Less than $500
459
3.3%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
557
4.1%
11.8%
$500 to $999
3,456
25.2%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
3,688
26.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
5,355
39.1%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
6,868
50.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,697
19.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,585
11.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
622
4.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,871
13.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
64
0.0%
0.0%
Lafourche Parish, LA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
41,631,300
No Cash Rent
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
772
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
2,105
25.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
798
9.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
497
5.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,224
14.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
304
3.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
3,463
41.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,420
0.0%
0.0%
Lafourche Parish, LA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
27,388
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,844
10.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
5,817
21.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
4,591
16.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
5,405
19.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
5,055
18.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
2,994
10.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
430
1.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
252
0.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
153,700
205,000