Blanchard

Population: 3,452
Median household income: $80,142
Median home value: $212,500

Blanchard is a community in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, home to 3,452 residents. At $80,142, its median household income sits above Caddo Parish's $50,067.

From 2019 to 2023, Blanchard's population grew 10.9% from 3,112 to 3,452, while its median home value rose 28.5% from $165,400 to $212,500.

82.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1996.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,452
Median age: 36.3 yrs
Median household income: $80,142
Median home value: $212,500
Median gross rent: $844
Housing units: 1,267
Homeownership rate: 79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.2%
Unemployment rate: 9.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,1123,452

Median household income

$75,912$80,142

Median home value

$165,400$212,500

Median gross rent

$994$844

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,112	$75,912	$165,400	$994
2020	3,137	$80,972	$168,100	$1,040
2021	3,434	$89,632	$180,200	$927
2022	3,471	$88,558	$188,500	$1,046
2023	3,452	$80,142	$212,500	$844

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1720.5%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3416.5%

35 to 449.9%

45 to 5415.4%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	155	4.5%
5 to 17	707	20.5%
18 to 24	227	6.6%
25 to 34	571	16.5%
35 to 44	341	9.9%
45 to 54	531	15.4%
55 to 64	433	12.5%
65 to 74	288	8.3%
75 and over	199	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,574	74.6%
Black or African American	705	20.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	28	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	28	0.8%
Two or more races	117	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.0%

High school graduate29.8%

Some college or associate's34.1%

Bachelor's degree17.7%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	283	12.0%
High school graduate	704	29.8%
Some college or associate's	805	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	419	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	152	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone84.8%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means3.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,301	84.8%
Carpooled	98	6.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	66	4.3%
Other means	58	3.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	373	25.4%
15 to 29 min	623	42.4%
30 to 44 min	402	27.4%
45 to 59 min	32	2.2%
60+ min	39	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.90
Poverty rate: 10.9% (377 of 3,452)

	Count	Share
Family households	942	79.2%
Nonfamily households	248	20.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,190	93.9%
Vacant	77	6.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	950	79.8%
Renter-occupied	240	20.2%

1-unit, detached82.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units2.2%

Mobile home & other9.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,039	82.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	85	6.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	28	2.2%
Mobile home & other	115	9.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2207730
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.47 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.6027, -93.8831