Lafitte, LA Demographic Data
Lafitte, LA Summary
Lafitte is located in Jefferson Parish in Louisiana
- Population: 1,353
- Area: 6.41 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.83 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.57 sq. miles
- Population Density: 211.14 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 0.00 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lafitte, LA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
385
47%
50.8
Male
438
53%
49.2
Total Population
823
323,128,000
Lafitte, LA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
37
4.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
0
0.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
112
13.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
101
12.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
19
2.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
59
7.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
44
5.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
162
19.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
18
2.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
104
12.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
104
12.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
45
5.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
18
2.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
626
76.1%
77.2
Female
331
52.9%
51.3
Male
295
47.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
573
69.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
211
25.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
167
20.3%
15.2
Female
57
34.1%
55.8
Male
110
65.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
48
0.0%
0.0
Lafitte, LA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
823
100.0%
96.8
White
823
100.0%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
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
0
0.0%
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
823
100.0%
82.2
Lafitte, LA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
126
22.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
29
5.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
227
41.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
51
9.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
71
12.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
37
6.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
13
2.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
155
27.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
399
72.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
50
9.0%
31.2
Lafitte, LA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
167
24.8%
33.7%
Now Married
375
55.6%
47.5
Divorced
40
5.9%
11.0%
Separated
0
0.0%
2.0
Widowed
92
13.6
5.8%
Lafitte, LA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
776
98.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
10
1.3%
21.6%
Spanish
0
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
10
1.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Lafitte, LA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
42
13.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
4
1.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
84
26.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
5
1.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
80
24.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
53
16.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
8
2.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
32
10.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
13
4.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
39,271
57,617
Per capita income
19,496
31,128
Lafitte, LA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
76
25.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
38
12.7%
9.8
Construction
16
5.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
54
18.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
62
20.7%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
12
4.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
15
5.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
0
0.0%
11.4
Public administration
6
2.0%
4.6
Retail trade
7
2.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
13
4.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
95
31.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
104
34.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
27
9.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
66
22.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
7
2.3%
18.1%
Lafitte, LA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
294
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
215
73.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
7
2.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
14
4.8%
1.8
Worked at home
58
19.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
39.0
26.6
Lafitte, LA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
44
13.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
104
32.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
89
27.7%
37.1
3 or more
84
26.2%
21.0
Lafitte, LA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
321
78.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
270
84.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
51
15.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
89
21.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
4.2
0.0%
2.5
Lafitte, LA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
410
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
58
14.1%
9.1
4 rooms
29
7.1%
16.5
5 rooms
134
32.7%
19.8
6 rooms
80
19.5%
17.8
7 rooms
54
13.2%
12.0
8 rooms
10
2.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
45
11.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Lafitte, LA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
410
1-unit, detached
297
72.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
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
113
27.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lafitte, LA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
24
5.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
10
2.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
50
12.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
47
11.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
51
12.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
81
19.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
71
17.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
35
8.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
41
10.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Lafitte, LA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
114
35.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
202
62.9%
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
5
1.6%
1.1
Lafitte, LA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
146
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
4
2.7%
1.6%
$500 to $999
5
3.4%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
36
24.7%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
40
27.4%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
61
41.8%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
45
30.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
7
4.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
5
3.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
27
18.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
62
42.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lafitte, LA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
44
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
0
0.0%
41.0%
$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%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
44
100.0%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
7
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
0
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
0
0.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
0
0.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
44
100.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
7
0.0%
0.0%
Lafitte, LA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
270
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
21
7.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
23
8.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
55
20.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
38
14.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
24
8.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
109
40.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
191,700
205,000