Jean Lafitte vs Lafitte

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

Jean Lafitte and 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 464 in Lafitte). Jean Lafitte has the higher median household income ($61,703 vs $47,059 in Lafitte). Jean Lafitte has the higher median home value ($207,600 vs $190,200 in Lafitte).

Population, income & housing

	Jean Lafitte	Lafitte
Population	2,223	464
Median age	31.9 yrs	49.4 yrs
Median household income	$61,703	$47,059
Median home value	$207,600	$190,200
Median gross rent	$973	—
Housing units	850	336
Homeownership rate	81.1%	82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.9%	14.0%
Unemployment rate	17.8%	10.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jean Lafitte	Lafitte
Population	1,818 → 2,223 (+22.3%)	816 → 464 (-43.1%)
Median household income	$55,671 → $61,703 (+10.8%)	$58,375 → $47,059 (-19.4%)
Median home value	$159,600 → $207,600 (+30.1%)	$268,800 → $190,200 (-29.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,020 → $973 (-4.6%)	—

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

Lafitte

Population

816464

Median household income

$58,375$47,059

Median home value

$268,800$190,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jean Lafitte	Lafitte
Under 5	12.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.8%	21.3%
18 to 24	12.9%	1.7%
25 to 34	10.7%	4.5%
35 to 44	16.3%	16.4%
45 to 54	8.9%	18.1%
55 to 64	9.5%	17.7%
65 to 74	7.5%	15.5%
75 and over	4.5%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jean Lafitte	Lafitte
White (non-Hispanic)	84.9%	99.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.9%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jean Lafitte	Lafitte
No high school diploma	17.8%	23.8%
High school graduate	40.8%	45.7%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	16.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.2%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jean Lafitte	Lafitte
Drove alone	87.2%	83.4%
Carpooled	3.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	12.4%
Other means	1.8%	4.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jean Lafitte	Lafitte
1-unit, detached	67.8%	82.7%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.0%
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	30.1%	17.3%

Poverty & households

	Jean Lafitte	Lafitte
Poverty rate	13.3%	2.8%
Average household size	3.17	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	33	40
Median year structure built	1992	1981