Edgard, LA Demographic Data
Edgard, LA Summary
Edgard is located in St. John The Baptist Parish in Louisiana
- Population: 2,439
- Area: 14.16 sq. miles
- Land Area: 11.60 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.56 sq. miles
- Population Density: 172.25 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 6.56 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Edgard, LA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,250
51%
50.8
Male
1,216
49%
49.2
Total Population
2,466
323,128,000
Edgard, LA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
184
7.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
123
5.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
94
3.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
189
7.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
196
7.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
213
8.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
284
11.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
461
18.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
146
5.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
90
3.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
391
15.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
64
2.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
31
1.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,930
78.3%
77.2
Female
1,055
54.7%
51.3
Male
875
45.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,865
75.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
523
21.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
486
19.7%
15.2
Female
228
46.9%
55.8
Male
258
53.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Edgard, LA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,452
99.4%
96.8
White
86
3.5%
72.6
Black or African American
2,366
95.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
14
0.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
0
0.0%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,466
100.0%
82.2
Edgard, LA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
13
0.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
142
8.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
512
30.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
546
32.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
45
2.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
279
16.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
143
8.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
155
9.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,525
90.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
422
25.1%
31.2
Edgard, LA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
849
41.1%
33.7%
Now Married
693
33.6%
47.5
Divorced
434
21.0%
11.0%
Separated
72
3.5%
2.0
Widowed
17
0.8
5.8%
Edgard, LA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,272
99.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
10
0.4%
21.6%
Spanish
0
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
10
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Edgard, LA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
111
12.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
48
5.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
83
9.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
99
11.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
144
16.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
170
19.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
98
11.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
66
7.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
29
3.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
43
4.8%
6.4
Median household income
48,205
57,617
Per capita income
24,314
31,128
Edgard, LA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
15
1.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
92
10.0%
9.8
Construction
76
8.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
262
28.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
80
8.7%
6.6
Information
26
2.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
93
10.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
32
3.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
118
12.8%
11.4
Public administration
74
8.0%
4.6
Retail trade
35
3.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
20
2.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
100
10.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
363
39.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
95
10.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
222
24.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
143
15.5%
18.1%
Edgard, LA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
923
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
827
89.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
83
9.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
13
1.4%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
0
0.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
30.7
26.6
Edgard, LA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
58
6.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
331
37.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
293
32.9%
37.1
3 or more
209
23.5%
21.0
Edgard, LA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
891
89.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
632
70.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
259
29.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
108
10.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.5
Edgard, LA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
999
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
61
6.1%
9.1
4 rooms
141
14.1%
16.5
5 rooms
224
22.4%
19.8
6 rooms
255
25.5%
17.8
7 rooms
100
10.0%
12.0
8 rooms
138
13.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
80
8.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Edgard, LA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
999
1-unit, detached
709
71.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
107
10.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
26
2.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
157
15.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Edgard, LA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
169
16.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
7
0.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
37
3.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
168
16.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
187
18.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
133
13.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
117
11.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
124
12.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
57
5.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Edgard, LA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
185
20.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
46
5.2%
4.7
Electricity
660
74.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Edgard, LA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
266
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,000 to $1,499
43
16.2%
28.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
57
21.4%
11.8%
$500 to $999
73
27.4%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
93
35.0%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
143
53.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
12
4.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
70
26.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
41
15.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Edgard, LA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
196
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
Less than $500
39
19.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
157
80.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
63
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
652
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
25
12.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
35
17.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
30
15.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
33
16.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
73
37.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
63
0.0%
0.0%
Edgard, LA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
632
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
107
16.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
157
24.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
21
3.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
137
21.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
124
19.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
86
13.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
159,200
205,000