Prairieville

Population: 35,010
Median household income: $115,610
Median home value: $302,200

Prairieville, a community in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, has 35,010 residents. At $115,610, its median household income sits above Ascension Parish's $92,266.

Between 2019 and 2023, Prairieville's population grew 9.5% from 31,974 to 35,010, while its median home value rose 27.8% from $236,500 to $302,200.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 21.8% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 75.2% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 35,010
Median age: 34.1 yrs
Median household income: $115,610
Median home value: $302,200
Median gross rent: $1,225
Housing units: 12,746
Homeownership rate: 87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

31,97435,010

Median household income

$99,953$115,610

Median home value

$236,500$302,200

Median gross rent

$1,188$1,225

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	31,974	$99,953	$236,500	$1,188
2020	33,228	$99,722	$259,000	$1,113
2021	34,118	$104,721	$256,100	$1,103
2022	34,215	$111,927	$292,100	$1,204
2023	35,010	$115,610	$302,200	$1,225

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1721.8%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4416.3%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 747.0%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,400	6.9%
5 to 17	7,623	21.8%
18 to 24	2,933	8.4%
25 to 34	4,829	13.8%
35 to 44	5,698	16.3%
45 to 54	3,732	10.7%
55 to 64	4,198	12.0%
65 to 74	2,449	7.0%
75 and over	1,148	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	26,321	75.2%
Black or African American	4,676	13.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	0.0%
Asian	626	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	311	0.9%
Two or more races	1,553	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,508	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate26.4%

Some college or associate's30.6%

Bachelor's degree23.6%

Graduate or professional degree13.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,231	5.6%
High school graduate	5,815	26.4%
Some college or associate's	6,750	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	5,210	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,048	13.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone85.7%

Carpooled3.7%

Public transit0.8%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.0%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,555	85.7%
Carpooled	665	3.7%
Public transit	150	0.8%
Walked	195	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,443	8.0%
Other means	135	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,642	15.8%
15 to 29 min	4,924	29.5%
30 to 44 min	5,281	31.6%
45 to 59 min	1,830	11.0%
60+ min	2,023	12.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.88
Poverty rate: 4.1% (1,435 of 34,939)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,452	77.7%
Nonfamily households	2,717	22.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,169	95.5%
Vacant	577	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,661	87.6%
Renter-occupied	1,508	12.4%

1-unit, detached82.7%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other10.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,544	82.7%
1-unit, attached	158	1.2%
2 to 4 units	251	2.0%
5 to 19 units	363	2.8%
20 or more units	53	0.4%
Mobile home & other	1,377	10.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2262385
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 22 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 30.3135, -90.9581