Buras vs Pointe a la Hache

A side-by-side comparison of Buras and Pointe a la Hache: population, income, housing, and more.

Buras and Pointe a la Hache are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Buras has the higher population (757 vs 344 in Pointe a la Hache). Since 2019, Pointe a la Hache's population has grown faster (+156.7% vs -4.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Buras	Pointe a la Hache
Population	757	344
Median age	46.2 yrs	54.4 yrs
Median household income	$57,596	—
Median home value	—	$37,700
Housing units	536	83
Homeownership rate	94.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	3.1%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buras	Pointe a la Hache
Population	789 → 757 (-4.1%)	134 → 344 (+156.7%)
Median household income	$40,714 → $57,596 (+41.5%)	$14,712 → $11,781 (-19.9%)
Median home value	$62,500 → $85,800 (+37.3%)	$72,600 → $37,700 (-48.1%)

Buras

Population

789757

Median household income

$40,714$57,596

Median home value

$62,500$85,800

Pointe a la Hache

Population

134344

Median household income

$14,712$11,781

Median home value

$72,600$37,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buras	Pointe a la Hache
Under 5	3.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	18.6%	14.2%
18 to 24	10.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	9.9%	0.0%
35 to 44	6.6%	0.0%
45 to 54	18.4%	77.9%
55 to 64	15.7%	0.0%
65 to 74	16.1%	5.2%
75 and over	0.7%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buras	Pointe a la Hache
White (non-Hispanic)	39.9%	3.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	94.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	50.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buras	Pointe a la Hache
No high school diploma	57.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	27.8%	16.3%
Some college or associate's	14.5%	80.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	3.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buras	Pointe a la Hache
Drove alone	72.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	16.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buras	Pointe a la Hache
1-unit, detached	20.0%	42.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	76.7%	57.8%

Poverty & households

	Buras	Pointe a la Hache
Poverty rate	29.7%	91.3%
Average household size	2.42	5.73
Mean commute (minutes)	37	—
Median year structure built	2004	2002