New Iberia

Population: 27,926
Median household income: $50,802
Median home value: $150,300

New Iberia is a community in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, home to 27,926 residents. Its median household income of $50,802 runs below the Iberia Parish figure of $57,811.

From 2019 to 2023, New Iberia's population declined 5.2% from 29,456 to 27,926, while its median home value rose 31.2% from $114,600 to $150,300.

17.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 51.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,926
Median age: 35.4 yrs
Median household income: $50,802
Median home value: $150,300
Median gross rent: $878
Housing units: 13,373
Homeownership rate: 51.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
Unemployment rate: 10.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

29,45627,926

Median household income

$38,221$50,802

Median home value

$114,600$150,300

Median gross rent

$762$878

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	29,456	$38,221	$114,600	$762
2020	28,965	$43,938	$116,200	$794
2021	28,844	$43,734	$123,700	$792
2022	28,363	$47,108	$150,600	$817
2023	27,926	$50,802	$150,300	$878

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

Age distribution

Under 58.9%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,481	8.9%
5 to 17	5,002	17.9%
18 to 24	2,369	8.5%
25 to 34	3,985	14.3%
35 to 44	3,087	11.1%
45 to 54	2,942	10.5%
55 to 64	3,320	11.9%
65 to 74	2,934	10.5%
75 and over	1,806	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,180	43.6%
Black or African American	12,198	43.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	69	0.2%
Asian	580	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2	0.0%
Some other race	18	0.1%
Two or more races	1,389	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,490	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.5%

High school graduate39.2%

Some college or associate's26.9%

Bachelor's degree11.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,984	16.5%
High school graduate	7,084	39.2%
Some college or associate's	4,863	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	2,049	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,094	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone82.7%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit0.6%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.2%

Other means4.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,439	82.7%
Carpooled	781	7.7%
Public transit	59	0.6%
Walked	172	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	323	3.2%
Other means	428	4.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,263	43.2%
15 to 29 min	3,004	30.4%
30 to 44 min	1,514	15.3%
45 to 59 min	656	6.6%
60+ min	442	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 26.6% (7,350 of 27,626)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,395	65.8%
Nonfamily households	3,848	34.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,243	84.1%
Vacant	2,130	15.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,730	51.0%
Renter-occupied	5,513	49.0%

1-unit, detached67.7%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units8.8%

5 to 19 units8.5%

20 or more units4.9%

Mobile home & other7.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,048	67.7%
1-unit, attached	321	2.4%
2 to 4 units	1,179	8.8%
5 to 19 units	1,136	8.5%
20 or more units	651	4.9%
Mobile home & other	1,038	7.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2254035
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 30.0055, -91.8203