Buras, LA Demographic Data
Buras, LA Summary
Buras is located in Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana
- Population: 775
- Area: 3.35 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.30 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.05 sq. miles
- Population Density: 231.48 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 0.00 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Buras, LA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
539
54%
50.8
Male
464
46%
49.2
Total Population
1,003
323,128,000
Buras, LA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
98
9.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
26
2.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
98
9.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
61
6.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
53
5.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
125
12.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
95
9.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
176
17.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
128
12.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
54
5.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
50
5.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
39
3.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
0
0.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
720
71.8%
77.2
Female
347
48.2%
51.3
Male
373
51.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
693
69.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
128
12.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
89
8.9%
15.2
Female
56
62.9%
55.8
Male
33
37.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Buras, LA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,003
100.0%
96.8
White
847
84.4%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
133
13.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
14
1.4%
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
78
7.8%
0.6
Other Asian
41
4.1%
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
23
2.3%
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
1,003
100.0%
82.2
Buras, LA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
176
26.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
50
7.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
261
39.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
97
14.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
3
0.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
40
6.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
40
6.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
226
33.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
441
66.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
80
12.0%
31.2
Buras, LA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
192
24.6%
33.7%
Now Married
352
45.1%
47.5
Divorced
153
19.6%
11.0%
Separated
15
1.9%
2.0
Widowed
69
8.8
5.8%
Buras, LA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
751
83.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
154
17.0%
21.6%
Spanish
0
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
20
2.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
134
14.8%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Buras, LA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
51
11.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
58
12.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
24
5.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
43
9.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
62
13.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
142
30.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
50
10.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
16
3.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
17
3.7%
6.4
Median household income
49,458
57,617
Per capita income
24,548
31,128
Buras, LA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
124
25.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
87
18.0%
9.8
Construction
81
16.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
59
12.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
0
0.0%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
7
1.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
27
5.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
11
2.3%
11.4
Public administration
7
1.4%
4.6
Retail trade
30
6.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
41
8.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
10
2.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
139
28.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
60
12.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
81
16.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
93
19.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
111
22.9%
18.1%
Buras, LA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
484
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
393
81.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
46
9.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
45
9.3%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
0
0.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.3
26.6
Buras, LA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
5
1.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
202
43.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
207
44.7%
37.1
3 or more
49
10.6%
21.0
Buras, LA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
463
85.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
416
89.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
47
10.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
76
14.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.2
0.0%
2.5
Buras, LA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
539
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
82
15.2%
9.1
4 rooms
130
24.1%
16.5
5 rooms
120
22.3%
19.8
6 rooms
158
29.3%
17.8
7 rooms
18
3.3%
12.0
8 rooms
12
2.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
19
3.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Buras, LA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
539
1-unit, detached
229
42.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
5
0.9%
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
299
55.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
6
1.1%
0.1
Buras, LA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
19
3.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
19
3.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
62
11.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
42
7.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
16
3.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
9
1.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
0
0.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
305
56.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
67
12.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Buras, LA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
18
3.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
445
96.1%
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
Buras, LA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
202
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%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
5
2.5%
28.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
7
3.5%
11.8%
$500 to $999
190
94.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
102
50.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
29
14.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
7
3.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
12
5.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
52
25.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Buras, LA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
40
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$500 to $999
11
27.5%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
29
72.5%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
7
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,132
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%
28
70.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
5
12.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
7
17.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
7
0.0%
0.0%
Buras, LA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
416
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
178
42.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
88
21.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
88
21.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
28
6.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
14
3.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
13
3.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
7
1.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
62,200
205,000