Chataignier

Population: 348
Median household income: $36,528
Median home value: $91,400

Chataignier is a community in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, home to 348 residents. The median household income of $36,528 is below the Evangeline Parish median ($42,273).

Between 2019 and 2023, Chataignier's population grew 13.7% from 306 to 348, while its median home value rose 16.4% from $78,500 to $91,400.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 62.1% of the population. 80.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 348
Median age: 31.4 yrs
Median household income: $36,528
Median home value: $91,400
Median gross rent: $790
Housing units: 209
Homeownership rate: 37.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
Unemployment rate: 12.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

306348

Median household income

$30,313$36,528

Median home value

$78,500$91,400

Median gross rent

$509$790

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	306	$30,313	$78,500	$509
2020	249	$28,333	$75,000	$521
2021	281	$35,417	$74,200	$569
2022	290	$37,500	$87,500	$646
2023	348	$36,528	$91,400	$790

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

Age distribution

Under 517.0%

5 to 178.0%

18 to 2415.5%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 448.9%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6417.2%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over1.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	59	17.0%
5 to 17	28	8.0%
18 to 24	54	15.5%
25 to 34	42	12.1%
35 to 44	31	8.9%
45 to 54	36	10.3%
55 to 64	60	17.2%
65 to 74	34	9.8%
75 and over	4	1.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	119	34.2%
Black or African American	216	62.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	3	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.4%

High school graduate43.0%

Some college or associate's21.3%

Bachelor's degree13.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	36	17.4%
High school graduate	89	43.0%
Some college or associate's	44	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	28	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone80.6%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit5.3%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	137	80.6%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	9	5.3%
Walked	5	2.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	11.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	36	23.8%
15 to 29 min	63	41.7%
30 to 44 min	30	19.9%
45 to 59 min	5	3.3%
60+ min	17	11.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 17.0% (59 of 348)

	Count	Share
Family households	88	56.8%
Nonfamily households	67	43.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	155	74.2%
Vacant	54	25.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	58	37.4%
Renter-occupied	97	62.6%

1-unit, detached56.0%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units17.2%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units9.1%

Mobile home & other11.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	117	56.0%
1-unit, attached	1	0.5%
2 to 4 units	36	17.2%
5 to 19 units	12	5.7%
20 or more units	19	9.1%
Mobile home & other	24	11.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2214450
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.63 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 30.5696, -92.3168