Elmwood vs Jean Lafitte

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

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

Elmwood has the higher population (6,022 vs 2,223 in Jean Lafitte). Elmwood has the higher median household income ($83,268 vs $61,703 in Jean Lafitte). Jean Lafitte has the higher median home value ($207,600 vs $188,300 in Elmwood).

Population, income & housing

	Elmwood	Jean Lafitte
Population	6,022	2,223
Median age	33.3 yrs	31.9 yrs
Median household income	$83,268	$61,703
Median home value	$188,300	$207,600
Median gross rent	$1,474	$973
Housing units	4,017	850
Homeownership rate	13.5%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	63.0%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	17.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elmwood	Jean Lafitte
Population	5,698 → 6,022 (+5.7%)	1,818 → 2,223 (+22.3%)
Median household income	$57,396 → $83,268 (+45.1%)	$55,671 → $61,703 (+10.8%)
Median home value	$209,800 → $188,300 (-10.2%)	$159,600 → $207,600 (+30.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,226 → $1,474 (+20.2%)	$1,020 → $973 (-4.6%)

Elmwood

Population

5,6986,022

Median household income

$57,396$83,268

Median home value

$209,800$188,300

Median gross rent

$1,226$1,474

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)

	Elmwood	Jean Lafitte
Under 5	3.8%	12.0%
5 to 17	13.3%	17.8%
18 to 24	4.3%	12.9%
25 to 34	36.8%	10.7%
35 to 44	11.1%	16.3%
45 to 54	8.7%	8.9%
55 to 64	9.5%	9.5%
65 to 74	10.0%	7.5%
75 and over	2.6%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elmwood	Jean Lafitte
White (non-Hispanic)	45.4%	84.9%
Black or African American	27.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.9%
Asian	12.2%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.7%	9.9%
Hispanic or Latino	11.3%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elmwood	Jean Lafitte
No high school diploma	1.7%	17.8%
High school graduate	7.2%	40.8%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	33.6%	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	29.5%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elmwood	Jean Lafitte
Drove alone	82.7%	87.2%
Carpooled	7.8%	3.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	5.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	2.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elmwood	Jean Lafitte
1-unit, detached	7.1%	67.8%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	50.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	32.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	30.1%

Poverty & households

	Elmwood	Jean Lafitte
Poverty rate	5.8%	13.3%
Average household size	1.70	3.17
Mean commute (minutes)	20	33
Median year structure built	1990	1992