Barataria vs Jean Lafitte

A side-by-side comparison of Barataria and Jean Lafitte: population, income, housing, and more.

Barataria and Jean Lafitte are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jean Lafitte has the higher population (2,223 vs 688 in Barataria). Barataria has the higher median household income ($82,772 vs $61,703 in Jean Lafitte). Jean Lafitte has the higher median home value ($207,600 vs $187,500 in Barataria).

Population, income & housing

	Barataria	Jean Lafitte
Population	688	2,223
Median age	53.1 yrs	31.9 yrs
Median household income	$82,772	$61,703
Median home value	$187,500	$207,600
Median gross rent	—	$973
Housing units	440	850
Homeownership rate	96.2%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.0%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	17.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barataria	Jean Lafitte
Population	1,200 → 688 (-42.7%)	1,818 → 2,223 (+22.3%)
Median household income	$49,931 → $82,772 (+65.8%)	$55,671 → $61,703 (+10.8%)
Median home value	$160,400 → $187,500 (+16.9%)	$159,600 → $207,600 (+30.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,020 → $973 (-4.6%)

Barataria

Population

1,200688

Median household income

$49,931$82,772

Median home value

$160,400$187,500

Jean Lafitte

Population

1,8182,223

Median household income

$55,671$61,703

Median home value

$159,600$207,600

Median gross rent

$1,020$973

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barataria	Jean Lafitte
Under 5	8.6%	12.0%
5 to 17	12.5%	17.8%
18 to 24	6.3%	12.9%
25 to 34	8.4%	10.7%
35 to 44	10.8%	16.3%
45 to 54	10.9%	8.9%
55 to 64	20.2%	9.5%
65 to 74	16.0%	7.5%
75 and over	6.4%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barataria	Jean Lafitte
White (non-Hispanic)	90.4%	84.9%
Black or African American	1.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	7.3%	9.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barataria	Jean Lafitte
No high school diploma	16.8%	17.8%
High school graduate	33.4%	40.8%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barataria	Jean Lafitte
Drove alone	83.5%	87.2%
Carpooled	3.6%	3.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.9%	5.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	2.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barataria	Jean Lafitte
1-unit, detached	100.0%	67.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	30.1%

Poverty & households

	Barataria	Jean Lafitte
Poverty rate	4.9%	13.3%
Average household size	2.40	3.17
Mean commute (minutes)	38	33
Median year structure built	1985	1992